[00:02.24] Yeah, this album is dedicated [00:05.54] To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin' [00:08.28] To all the people that lived above the [00:10.14] Buildings that I was hustlin' in front of [00:11.51] Called the police on me when I was just tryin' to [00:13.07] Make some money to feed my daughter (it's all good) [00:15.32] And all the niggas in the struggle [00:16.22] You know what I'm sayin'? It's all good, baby baby [00:20.74] It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine [00:23.96] Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine [00:26.77] Hangin' pictures on my wall [00:28.29] Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl [00:31.68] I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped [00:33.82] Smokin' weed in Bambu, sippin' on Private Stock [00:36.82] Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack [00:39.48] With the hat to match [00:41.18] Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha [00:43.60] You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far [00:46.50] Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight [00:48.86] Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade [00:51.73] Born sinner, the opposite of a winner [00:54.16] Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner [00:56.42] Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri [00:58.85] Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski [01:01.45] I'm blowin' up like you thought I would [01:03.68] Call the crib, same number, same hood [01:05.77] It's all good (It's all good) [01:07.96] And if you don't know, now you know, nigga [01:12.27] You know very well [01:14.36] Who you are [01:16.52] Don't let 'em hold you down [01:19.61] Reach for the stars [01:22.35] You had a goal [01:24.34] But not that many [01:26.88] 'Cause you're the only one [01:29.05] I'll give you good and plenty [01:31.29] I made the change from a common thief [01:33.12] To up close and personal with Robin Leach [01:35.48] And I'm far from cheap [01:37.03] I smoke skunk with my peeps all day [01:38.98] Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way [01:40.75] The Moët and Alizé keep me pissy [01:42.33] Girls used to diss me [01:43.97] Now they write letters 'cause they miss me [01:46.17] I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff [01:48.75] I was too used to packin' gats and stuff [01:51.26] Now honeys play me close like butter play toast [01:53.86] From the Mississippi down to the East Coast [01:56.25] Condos in Queens, indo for weeks [01:58.86] Sold-out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak [02:01.42] Livin' life without fear [02:03.49] Puttin' five karats in my baby girl's ear [02:06.03] Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool [02:09.05] Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school [02:11.64] Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood [02:14.69] And it's still all good, uh [02:17.63] And if you don't know, now you know, nigga [02:22.42] You know very well [02:24.34] Who you are [02:26.50] Don't let 'em hold you down [02:29.68] Reach for the stars [02:32.17] You had a goal [02:33.92] But not that many [02:36.63] 'Cause you're the only one [02:39.32] I'll give you good and plenty [02:41.71] Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis [02:43.99] When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this [02:46.41] 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa [02:48.83] Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur [02:51.47] Phone bill about two G's flat [02:53.75] No need to worry, my accountant handles that [02:56.42] And my whole crew is loungin' [02:58.82] Celebratin' every day, no more public housin' [03:01.78] Thinkin' back on my one-room shack [03:03.79] Now my mom pimps a Ac' with minks on her back [03:06.30] And she loves to show me off of course [03:08.73] Smiles every time my face is up in The Source [03:11.36] We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us [03:13.96] No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us [03:16.39] Birthdays was the worst days [03:18.92] Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty [03:21.28] Uh, damn right, I like the life I live [03:23.68] 'Cause I went from negative to positive [03:25.56] And it's all (It's all good, nigga) [03:28.63] And if you don't know, now you know, nigga [03:32.33] You know very well [03:34.24] Who you are [03:36.57] Don't let 'em hold you down [03:39.25] And if you don't know, now you know, nigga [03:41.39] Reach for the stars [03:42.18] You had a goal [03:44.33] But not that many [03:46.56] 'Cause you're the only one [03:49.00] And if you don't know, now you know, nigga [03:50.77] I'll give you good and plenty [03:51.58] Representin' B-Town in the house [03:53.81] Junior Mafia, mad flavor [03:56.57] Uh, uh, yeah, aight [04:03.00] You know very well [04:06.20] [04:14.75] Who you are [04:16.84] Don't let 'em hold you down [04:19.45] Reach for the stars [04:22.37] You had a goal [04:24.47] But not that many [04:26.64] 'Cause you're the only one [04:29.17] I'll give you good and plenty [04:32.37] Biggie Smalls, it's all good, nigga [04:34.78] Junior Mafia, it's all good, nigga [04:38.53] Bad Boy, it's all good, nigga [04:43.63] It's all good [04:47.28] That's right, '94 [04:49.37] And on and on, and on and on [04:52.33] You know very well [04:54.27] Who you are [04:56.72] Don't let 'em hold you down [04:59.66] Reach for the stars [05:00.44]