From Here to Fame

Who getting money with me,
 Who aint sitting on their ass,
 Who aint waiting for somebody to come and show him the path.
 Eyes wide alive looking for the leaders,
 Do you think it's really wise if government formers? defeat us.
 Think about it
 Ask yourself
 Yo are they crooks,
 if they gonna keep a secret would they show you the book.
 And take a second look
 Ask yourself
 Your own questions
 Aint no need for second guessing
 When it comes from this lesson.
 'Cause if they shut it off today
 Who's gonna stay,
 This shits for real and it aint a play
 to take 'a?" babies away.
 It could be the last days
 But some brains on vacation,
 And just because you aint here
 Do you want it to be the end of civilisation.
 Maybe your kids can rule this nation
 Stop your brain from free-basing.
 Yo why you lacing?
 You got your education,
 You can make a change
 You can make a difference when this shit aint strange.
 So why you claiming fame?
 You can do it
 You can work your way through it.
 Don't know if you knew it.
 But waters can flow like fluid
 Or can be stiff as a brick
 Which is it? Whats the lick,
 If you had to pick, which pick,
 would make your style sick.
 Make you more legit.
 Make it your time to shine
 You better do it quick before I make your time mine.
 My light shine, illuminate grey state to state?
 I find "pray?" like the earthquake
 But wait -- theres more.
 Assure you I can endure
 I own land without rap
 While most rappers are poor.
 This aint a dis
 This is some real shit
 You deal with it
 Problem is, you use your heart to kill shit. I feel with it.
 You need to quit it, that child shit
 I'm sodick???,
 your ego wont let you admit
 You aint wicked.
 You aint the killer upon?? try to explain
 And fuck you rappers that aint true to the game.
 So why you claiming fame?
 You had it all,
 You got it worked out,
 Got a deegree,
 Still got murked out.
 Safe your trips way down south
 You're from up north.
 Now your beds soft, sleep in it.
 He shot you in your face,
 You're a?????????
 Now how you plan to end it.
 Oh Death dont know no name,
 And everybody mention you at the basketball game.
 They say you play for the team and you had nice hands.
 Not to mention all the ladies loved you up on the stands.
 Now they mention your scandal and how you moving scale.
 How could you do your mother wrong and say you going to hell.
 I dont believe it,
 Why do they do your name like that,
 If anybody was heading for fame it was you Black.
 Its a tough life we're living,
 to all my people locked up or missing,
 Death don't know shame, I hope you're listening
 Its your life, live it
 Do your thing, watch your pivot
 Only you know the path, what is it?
 Was you claiming fame?