Started from the bottom now we here
Started from the bottom but it’s gonna take a couple years
If you compare your beginning to another’s height
You might feel like there is no hope in sight →

Behind all success is a long line of losses
Gotta lay the bricks before becoming bosses
Gotta roll the wheel before you get flossin’
Gotta be Officer Ricky ‘fore you Rick Rossin’

{Ross Grunt}… but I got a different namesake
The rap game’s big enough for two poets named Blake
What immortal hand? I’m more Immortal Tech
If my time’s not ripe, it’s cuz I’m more than fresh

Ha! The fresh king of Berkeley
Throne made of knowledge so no one can usurp me
Spine made of steel will – no one can divert me
Layin’ down the law so call yo attorney

[Rob Newman] Measure twice before cuttin’
Begin with the end in mind before stuntin’
Double check the cornerstones and yo assumptions
If you don’t start somethin’ there gon’ be nothin’

I paraphrased DMX, kid
The president of eloquence is duly elected
The battle for your dreams is rarely uncontested
So stock up on courage, it’s time to get invested

It’s takes a little time to perfect the grind
But you know we still gonna shine
Everybody say OH YEAH (OH YEAH)
Say OH YEAH (OH YEAH)

Journey too long, boots too heavy
Can’t let the weight of waitin’ upset me
Tempting to look at those who have surpassed me
But comparison’s guaranteed to make me unhappy

It’s not a track meet, but we all have startin’ blocks
Where you are now is where you better start the clock
Focus on the goal cuz we tend to start a lot
But once you pass the finish line, you’re gonna be hard to stop

Yo I’m hard as rocks combined with adamantium
Take time to grow like the Precambrian
And I make the planet spin, evolution can begin
Once we start problem solvin’ and stop pannickin’

Forget Anakin, I’mma be the fly talker
Before you kneel, make sure you’re at the right altar
Keep your eyes forward or else you might falter
Not talkin’ helicopters when I mention my choppa

Blocka Blocka, Yeah I see you start to sweat
I’m not in the building, son, I’m the architect
Better size me up until the shoe fits
Not Hov, but I’m laying down the next Blueprint

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Rome wasn’t built in 24 hours
Need a little help and a little more power
To construct a structure so indestructible
My fire’s the only way to make it combustible

Untouchable, not talkin’ bout the caste
But like stratification, I’mma make it last
If you don’t know what I’m sayin’, take a class
Disrupt the status quo – go on and shake it fast

Gain a little mass until it’s critical
Gotta turn on a dime – it’s so pivotal
But don’t get caught in the spin and the ritual
Exit the Empire with Force that’s centrifugal

[Ha!] Shout out to Newton
Break the inertia, it’s time to get movin’
Because when you see the momentum we’re producin’
Your face will physically express the confusion

But don’t worry son, do your homework
While you listen to Andre Ramone work
Featuring raps by yours truly
I’ll kick it on the track until they make the movie