[Sample] "Now I just don't know" [Verse One: Blacastan] I'm up early in the morning with no plans to go to school Twist up an L and cop an Olde English 22 Couple of loosies, my man Holla deuce me Now And Laters, bag of chips, quarter water juice B Criminal route, middle school drop out Give me your undivided, so I can tell you what it's 'bout No food in the fridge, no pops in the house Throw Illmatic in the tape deck and zone out Simpler times, petty crimes, nickles and dimes Same n***as that you run with will stick you for shines And probably around the way like Guru said Send kites to your older brother holdin' his head Up north, f**ed around, blew trial and court Bummy, no child support, foul style of course Ran the streets in the golden era I know real rap A baby in the 80's when n***as sold real crack [Hook] "Now I just don't know" [Verse Two] I'm more conscious of my health, watching what I eat now Brown rice with the bean sprouts, I'm tofu'd out Yo, my n***as say I'm buggin', I'm just tryin' to live cousin Switched up the diet, shedding pounds like nothing Calisthenic money plus cardiovascular Cross training on the bike feeling spectacular Blood flowing, heart pumping, hour and a half Hit the pad then I work out with the pen and the pad Keep the mind sharp, book reading, 48 Laws sh** History channel, flat panel, feeding my conscious No longer shootin' the breeze with n***as 'bout nonsense Took too many years to grow up this much '9-6, blowing dust, not givin' a f** I had to man up and change direction, change perception Been married, got divorced, I loved and I lost On a journey through life tryin' to find my course [Hook] [Verse Three: Reef The Lost Cauze] I'm damn near 30 Yeah it's time to stop coasting Trying to fall back some, time to stop smoking Trying to take my bull by the horns and stop hoping I might crack a smile but homie I'm not joking My life 'bout to change for the better it seems And that don't necessarily mean cheddar and cream It mean, good health and sleep at night I'm starting to see the light, it's about peace in life And I, damn near missed the point Spending all my time doing shows and writing joints I still do it But now I put me first and then music So if I don't hit you back right away, don't take offense to it It just means that I'm takin' a break Never a flake, I'm a human that learn from mistakes Cause that what make you a man Understand like my fam Blacastan This is the plan, nahI'msayin'? [Hook] [Scratches] "The budda monks in ya truck" - Nas 'It Ain't Hard To Tell' "Turn the ba** up" Nas 'It Ain't Hard To Tell" "Manifesting thoughts in my infinite style" - Brand Nubian 'Wake Up' "Drop science on ya ear" - Large Professor 'Mad Scientist' "Intellectual, I rap lyrical" - Pete Rock '#1 Soul Brother' "I drop science on an instrumental" - Pete Rock '#1 Soul Brother' "Old school, new school, need to learn though" - Notorious B.I.G. 'Who Shot Ya' "Knowledge, wisdom, understanding" - Jeru The Damaja 'Ya Playin Yaself' "And if ya don't know, now ya now" - Notorious B.I.G. 'Juicy'