*whattttuppp LA!!!* [Verse One] When i'm not stuck in eirenophrenia Worrying i'm going to get stuck with my dad's schizophrenia Nostalgia best hits me when i'm with my friends Going down memory lane, we hit a dead end Reminiscing about middle and high school, and the sh** we got into Wishing i had someone to provide commonition, instead i was worried about crew competition All the fights, stupidity, running from the cops, so that means run ins with the law all the time Getting into parapraxis, while my cousin's getting spracked, sh** The violence and our temper, talking sh** loud, no snitchin, stay silent Remember when i took up band cla**? i took up clarinet I s**ed so bad that i got kicked out, the instructor wasn't hearin' it Bumping reverie and rotting out while i was catching tags Man i swear, those was the most fun i've ever had Would i do it again? hell yeah But i survived all the sh**, i find it mirific Thanks mom, i owe you more than one for everything, believe it [Nas sample] [Verse Two] Now I'm 20, not used to growing up I'm used to being sick on the freeways always throwing up No vomit, means I took a can and I bombed it, but the feds would cover it up, Amish Reminiscing about the good days when i was actually acting bad But you can shut me up, if you handed me a can 16 w/ no plan, all mad because i got no love from my dad How the f** you gonna beat your kids and call yourself a man? Me crew and i would roam around for something to do Young as f**, ain't no goals to pursue Everyone's on their skateboards while i'd “tag” along like a Philippines kid writin graff No offence, i say that sh** for laughs Hang at the riverbed by the park til dark or until we got chased out my narcs Played our part, we tore the city apart They say its a crime to alter perfection But we had a different perspective Keep it steppin or respect it Now I'm older, here's my perception: We vandalized the city and perfected it Experiments and sh**, we were some crazy a** kids Fast forward to now I'm furthering my education Hoping to gain a career and acknowledged new faces Its weird but we all gotta do it Life is harder but ill do it I got success that I'm pursuing On my way to college on the 266, facin life i'm older now Hangin with and older crowd Less friends, less stress I learned that the hard way Around the way b*tch! and things always change