I am still that son that's risen,
I am still that peace kid
see I'm still that Jordan wearing,
67 inch young Puerto Rican
with the gift of speaking,
I am the veteran, was in the began
and I'm a be here when it end,
I told you before, I tell you again,
I send your pictures over the wall,
round trip is how we rip yo,
whenever it comes to the call,
we won't fall, I said it, cuz we stand tall,
so all y 'all who thought we fell,
better listen while I tell you the deal,
I'm rather fine, see it's cuz,
Rats got my back, for the duration,
No hesitation, no limitations,
yo, we takin' over nations
We aim and take casualties cause
And been so since the early 80s straight
From the Bronx to West Covina,
And been so since the early 80s straight
From the Bronx to West Covina,
I glance at my surroundings
I focus in on who's holdin' mic
I walk in with a pencil shakin'
I create this frame of talk
Weather squabblin' or word droppin'
My spine been carried y 'all for years
Had I terried y 'all with four
Bein' led by small -minded peers
I push rap to perpetuate my
That is just to get you hatin'
just who the ghostwriter really be
It's silly me I will address and put
Truthfully I write for two people
I rock it to feel harmonic
and journey big and watch
I spill it for y 'all to see
I evangelize between the highs and
I smack the beers, I rap the tears
just turn off the lights and see
And ask yourself the remaining question,
We aim and take casualties
From the Bronx to West Covina,
Take casualties cause we's MC's
From the Bronx to West Covina,
The written word of a legend,
I only heard what felt deep in the fifth dimension
Five times too many rhymes
Ten grades over ten years
has been this culture's dissension
who first predicted the de mise
On demo tapes or on demo cries
But in fact they were demo lies
about a hopeless demo life
Where the hustle reigns as king
Would I still pursue this thing?
No, instead I grow into a professional
Banged up from the battle
And as you can tell I can't take it
to play the game with you and fake it
Either you get it or you don't
Either you win it or you won't
Never achieve those dreams
put food on your kids tables
But in other states for free
Unless God told you to do it
You dumb and reminiscent of me
We aim and take casualties
And been so since the early 80s straight
From the Bronx to West Covina
And been so since the early 80s straight
From the Bronx to West Covina
Now no man come between us