The Becoming (Explicit Version)-Little Brother

[ti:The Becoming (Explicit Version)] [ar:Little Brother] [al:The Minstrel Show] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.64]The Becoming (Explicit Version) - Little Brother [00:02.00] [00:05.30]I went from niggaz tellin' me [00:06.95]I really shouldn't rhyme [00:08.15]To droppin' a classic album muhf**kers couldn't find [00:11.06]Took my respect [00:11.89]Took lessons and took the time [00:13.22]And if you want a success story [00:14.75]Just take a look at mine [00:15.91]I was blessed with the right components [00:17.79]So precise [00:18.50]'Cause I write so tight within the moment [00:20.60]And spit like my life depended on it [00:22.53]I target you herbs [00:23.89]On some teleprompter sh*t [00:25.22]I got you watching your words [00:26.46]Tay rhymes are real life [00:27.87]Yours are so 'For instance' [00:29.44]Taxin' these niggaz like no dependents [00:31.89]12 bar courtroom drama with no co-defendants [00:34.49]Don't beat it off [00:35.48]Come to your senses [00:36.67]You know [00:37.12]Ni**a [00:37.29]Hard rock [00:37.95]My block is where you better be from [00:39.91]Top of the line [00:40.65]My team will never settle for crumbs [00:42.41]And he's hated [00:43.36]But still rated 2nd to none [00:45.15]I'm everything you wanna be but have yet to become [00:47.76]It all started back in '99 when time was hard [00:50.60]North Carolina Central but we called it the yard [00:53.10]'Cause niggaz wasn't trying to study abroad [00:55.26]They was trynna study a broad [00:56.67]Or two ir three up in the dorms [00:58.51]Met my ni**a Chaundon and I started to ponder [01:01.12]F**k this [01:01.91]I'mma quit the football team tomorrow [01:03.87]Did shows around town [01:04.96]And word got around that battling Tay [01:07.45]Was like yelling 'spic' in Tijuana [01:09.47]Build my rep up [01:10.40]That's when Pooh and 9th stepped up [01:12.21]9th was old school [01:13.12]Pooh was young and playing catch up [01:14.79]Cool [01:15.23]'Cause he could still rock an instrumental [01:16.93]Our first joints [01:17.68]Yeah they was wack [01:18.72]But niggaz could hear potential in 'em [01:20.46]Honing our skills for survival [01:21.95]Hustling [01:22.60]Our flyers passed out like mamma at revival [01:25.31] [01:25.99]The real deal on how I repped my peeps [01:27.82]You ain't goin' find this in no press release [01:29.86] [01:30.77]Hard rock [01:31.35]My block is where you better be from [01:33.13]Top of the line [01:34.01]My team will never settle for crumbs [01:35.76]And he's hated [01:36.68]But still rated 2nd to none [01:38.44]I'm everything you wanna be but have yet to become [01:41.15]And he's shook [01:42.00]That's what your team is telling me [01:43.36]Son [01:43.73]Still hated [01:44.64]But still rated 2nd to none [01:46.40]And Greensboro 'cause that's the only 'boro I'm from [01:49.02]I'm everything you wanna be [01:50.55]But have yet to become