From the Ground Up Lyrics

Made it from the ground up Homie, now what? Lookin' at the top, yeah that's where you found us Built it from the ground up Now they round up To see me hit the stage for these racks I count up Did it from the ground up Built my sound up And know we only ever keep the real around us Made it from the ground up Had to mount up Show them how it's done, I ain't talkin' 'bout luck Built it from the ground up I know just where to begin From the time I started rappin', always knew that I could win Then I laid my own foundation, brick by brick, and with cement I became solidified, and I don't got time to lament But I know that lookin' back at my struggle, it makes me humble Tryin' to navigate it through a concrete jungle And you know I self-funded myself, no uncle Or anyone that could put up the money, I had to buckle Down, and sacrifice but no, that don't do it justice Always knew that I was born to lead, just like Augustus And when I look around, I see so many snakes amongst us I just hope they'll never say they punked us 'Cause I stayed ready and prepared for whatever had came along You would hear me gettin' better every time I made a song And I built relationships, no I never played them wrong Buildin' up my empire, feelin' like I'm Genghis Khan Made it from the ground up Homie, now what? Lookin' at the top, yeah that's where you found us Built it from the ground up Now they round up To see me hit the stage for these racks I count up Did it from the ground up Built my sound up And know we only ever keep the real around us Made it from the ground up Had to mount up Show them how it's done, I ain't talkin' 'bout luck Built it from the ground up Made improvement every day, look what I became To the fire from a flame, it's a higher game I inspire brains, people that desire change Or in dire straits, I'm going to show them what it takes To be a boss in the world that you created And always showin' love, to anybody who aided Yeah, I had to believe it in myself to be the greatest While they were sleepin' on me so hard, they looked sedated But now you see me waking them up, and ain't got no alarm Ain't no reason y'all cannot admit that I've been goin' hard Wavy, and I keep some beasts around me like it's Noah's Ark I'm going to change the world, 'cause I know just what my flow will spark Genius But I built myself into this I was patient, while my determination was ruthless Every step was calculated, I was never clueless Dedicated my whole life, bitch, I really do this Made it from the ground up Homie, now what? Lookin' at the top, yeah that's where you found us Built it from the ground up Now they round up To see me hit the stage for these racks I count up Did it from the ground up Built my sound up And know we only ever keep the real around us Made it from the ground up Had to mount up Show them how it's done, I ain't talkin' 'bout luck Built it from the ground up