Dual Core, Remington Forbes, Blueprint - Running lyrics

It was all a dream
As a teen I had ambitions to MC
But the transition wasn't as
Simple as it seems
To turn your life story into
The simplest of things
Intimate themes made for interesting sixteens
And I was fifteen when I heard Rhyme Goes On
By Eric B and Rakim, my mind grew numb
I was in awe at how Rakim linked words
His cadence, his pattern of speech
The beats merged
And right then, something from within emerged
Became TriloGGG and that's when life deterred
I mean detoured, to take a path less traveled
Bumpy roads ahead but I
Rose above the frazzle
Way more gravel than the
Smooth road to college
And fakes rose up like Manute Bol to block it
But, if it didn't work out
Other doors would open
Was intrigued with tech since my
First Commodore was open
Since Matthew Broderick war dialed
With the modem
I knew somehow that it would come back around
But right now I'm flowing, began Club Ghetto
Cincinnati's open off the song Heavy Metal
Put us on your schedule, pencil us in
Did show after show, released Livin' 'n Cin
Took the city by storm
But eventually the reign rain ended
And that's when Remy was born
Took my passion for rapping
And hacking computers
Mashed them both together and made
My past my future
Now that I'm here it's clear
My story's just begun
I first guest appeared on the album Zero One

It was summer '97 when it started coming down
Went from treading in the
Mainstream to floating underground
Loved the beats and sounds
Never guessed I'd rap to them
Then Canibus snatched crowns with
Heads attach to them
That line made me question
With battle rap intentions
The vision had been shifted it
Was different not to mention
I was still disconnected
Looking at the trend
Traded Bone Thugs N Harmony for
Common with my friend
Finally in '99 we found some other rappers
I was downloading Pharoahe Monch
From everyone on Napster
Hi Tek and Mood new exposure growing faster
Mr dibbs held it down
Along with Animal Crackers
It was Blueprint and Sage, tag them
Add them to the factor
Of memories before but you hear
Them in the after
The music made emotions that these
Words could never capture
My backyard was Scribble Jam
Start another chapter
Ruckus Man, Otherwise, ADM, and Prime
RhymeFest and Juice had me losing my mind
Never seen such passion
Brother Ali was a beast
Eyedea and Unseen, may you both rest in peace
Rewind Jedi Mind had the Heavenly Divine
Non-Phixion, Black Helicopters in the sky
Then they suggest my geography expanded
The Heavy Hitters disc was
A whole other planet
It's funny looking back how I
Changed from year to year
Still hip hop was constant
I held it near and dear
J-Live's wit had me grinning ear to ear
But, I never would have known
Owe it all to peer-to-peer
When my AudioGalaxy was showing my the stars
Windows rolled down, freestyling in my car
Consistently at house parties
Rhyming every bar
Rocking Masters of the Universe
By Binary Star

Through the trials and the triumphs
The balance is kept
So while one man work hard, another man slept
I, took a look off the edge of the ledge
Then a quick sec to hedge
All my bets then lept, huh
Told myself to expect disappointment
Cause my corporate experience at best
Was a disjointed mess of old spaghetti code
Low man on a totem pole
Wanted to leave but I was
Typecast with petty roles
Five years, no va-cay they had me by my balls
My cubicle was like a
Cell with reinforced walls
Did demos while working on support calls
Woke up my inner rebel
All he needed was a cause
Started saving up my paper to reduce the risk
Went out on my first tour
Then I called it quit's
Less dough but more happy than I've ever been
A full-time artist
And haven't looked back since