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[00:04.50]It was all a dream, as a teen I had ambitions to MC
[00:08.30]But the transition wasn't as simple as it seems
[00:10.96]To turn your life story into the simplest of things
[00:13.56]Intimate themes made for interesting sixteens
[00:16.56]And I was fifteen when I heard Rhyme Goes On
[00:19.27]By Eric B and Rakim, my mind grew numb
[00:22.17]I was in awe at how Rakim linked words
[00:24.70]His cadence, his pattern of speech, the beats merged
[00:27.51]And right then, something from within emerged
[00:30.26]Became TriloGGG and that's when life deterred
[00:33.07]I mean detoured, to take a path less traveled
[00:35.91]Bumpy roads ahead but I rose above the frazzle
[00:38.72]Way more gravel than the smooth road to college
[00:41.35]And fakes rose up like Manute Bol to block it
[00:44.03]But if it didn't work out, other doors would open
[00:46.60]Was intrigued with tech since my first Commodore was open
[00:49.61]Since Matthew Broderick war dialed with the modem
[00:52.42]I knew somehow that it would come back around
[00:55.08]But right now I'm flowing, began Club Ghetto
[00:58.02]Cincinnati's open off the song Heavy Metal
[01:00.68]Put us on your schedule, pencil us in
[01:03.28]Did show after show, released Livin' 'n Cin
[01:06.18]Took the city by storm
[01:07.69]But eventually the reign/rain ended
[01:09.54]And that's when Remy was born
[01:11.67]Took my passion for rapping and hacking computers
[01:14.36]Mashed them both together and made my past my future
[01:17.29]Now that I'm here it's clear my story's just begun
[01:19.92]I first guest appeared on the album Zero One
[01:55.69]It was summer '97 when it started coming down
[01:58.38]Went from treading in the mainstream to floating underground
[02:01.35]Loved the beats and sounds, never guessed I'd rap to them
[02:04.02]Then Canibus snatched crowns with heads attach to them
[02:06.85]That line made me question with battle rap intentions
[02:09.68]The vision had been shifted it was different not to mention
[02:12.16]I was still disconnected, looking at the trend
[02:14.83]Traded Bone Thugs N Harmony for Common with my friend
[02:18.00]Finally in '99 we found some other rappers
[02:20.55]I was downloading Pharoahe Monch from everyone on Napster
[02:23.59]Hi-Tek and Mood new exposure growing faster
[02:25.95]Mr. Dibbs held it down along with Animal Crackers
[02:28.75]It was Blueprint and Sage, tag them, add them to the factor
[02:31.64]Of memories before but you hear them in the after
[02:34.32]The music made emotions that these words could never capture
[02:37.15]My backyard was Scribble Jam, start another chapter
[02:40.01]Ruckus Man, Otherwise, ADM, and Prime
[02:42.85]RhymeFest and Juice had me losing my mind
[02:45.24]Never seen such passion, Brother Ali was a beast
[02:48.20]Eyedea and Unseen, may you both rest in peace
[02:50.88]Rewind Jedi Mind had the Heavenly Divine
[02:53.56]Non-Phixion, Black Helicopters in the sky
[02:56.56]Then they suggest my geography expanded
[02:59.16]The Heavy Hitters disc was a whole other planet
[03:01.95]It's funny looking back how I changed from year to year
[03:04.71]Still hip hop was constant, I held it near and dear
[03:07.63]J-Live's wit had me grinning ear to ear
[03:10.13]But I never would have known, owe it all to peer-to-peer
[03:12.83]When my AudioGalaxy was showing my the stars
[03:15.97]Windows rolled down, freestyling in my car
[03:18.49]Consistently at house parties rhyming every bar
[03:21.06]Rocking Masters of the Universe by Binary Star
[03:45.86]Through the trials and the triumphs, the balance is kept
[03:48.58]So while one man work hard, another man slept
[03:51.57]I, took a look off the edge of the ledge
[03:54.20]Then a quick sec to hedge all my bets then lept, huh
[03:57.60]Told myself to expect disappointment
[03:59.75]Cause my corporate experience at best was a disjointed mess
[04:03.05]Of old spaghetti code, low man on a totem pole
[04:05.71]Wanted to leave but I was typecast with petty roles
[04:08.66]Five years, no va-cay they had me by my balls
[04:11.38]My cubicle was like a cell with reinforced walls
[04:14.24]Did demos while working on support calls
[04:16.60]Woke up my inner rebel, all he needed was a cause
[04:19.76]Started saving up my paper to reduce the risk
[04:22.53]Went out on my first tour then I called it quits
[04:25.17]Less dough but more happy than I've ever been
[04:27.56]A full-time artist, and haven't looked back since
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