Joe Budden - Last Real Nigga Alive lyrics

On top (come on) all right

Lord have mercy, Jesus Christ
He's just nice
He just writes with the pencil
(just tell my side of the story)
Look at the bullshit I been through
(Mood Muzik: The Worst of Joe Budden)
It's the next generation of rap
Now let's continue (Relate to it)
Y'all might not understand now 'cause
The picture is tainted
I'ma take the time out for y'all
To try to explain it
I was a kid in Jerz, no name, no stage
Listen close while I get everybody
On the same page me and Dub made music
(But) , the times was hard
And we really couldn't pursue it
'cause we both had jobs (talk to 'em)
Bryce said we could get straight cream


Rap over other niggas beats and I
Ain't know about the mixtape scene
(I ain't know about it) so we did that
Goin' off my godbrother's promise
I spit a hundred bars over "Nastradamus"
(Y'all don't remember that)
And Bryce knew Cut so I had hope all along
Next C tape was two freestyles and a song
(let's go)
He gave C, said "It's the go, I bet you"
C said, "He's all right
But what's so special?"
(But what's so special 'bout him?)
Held onto it and it must've been luck
Because some nigga named Webb went in
The back of his truck and found my shit
Listened and the rhythm was ill
Said, "This kid's all right and watch
Me get him a deal" (and he did that)
On Top met me and Dubb and we liked him
Gave us ten-G's started makin' music loosely
But DJ's was hesitant to play
'em because nobody knew me
I guess Joe Budden was new
I needed some help
So Fab came through and we
Did "Coming For You"
Did another joint later on with
Tah Murdah and Black Child
The streets finally started to react now
Made some songs, it was such a long process
Skane stopped by to check progress
Him and Webb steady bangin' Clue
Who was still ignorin'
Cutmaster and Envy were still supportin'
Then Clue got with it
'cause my man called hype
Tellin' me I'm on the Clue tapes
Spittin' and let's get it
People started to really see
What was what now
Your boy got a lil bit of buzz now
Everything was so timely
'Cause Skane went up there and told Kevin
Liles he wanted to sign me
(And I was hype y'all)
So On Top went to meet with
Lyor and Kev about business
They started talkin' some Spit shit (Spit)
It was a new label, we ain't know all about
The rappers they wanted to sign
But wasn't sure about
Made it sound worth my while
Though it was weird for me
Told me if I broke the label
They'd take care of me (You know)
Put out "Get Right With Me" speed things up
But that shit ain't keep things up
I started noticin' (What?)
That Def Jam treated Spit as a knockoff
And Jump Off's better than that y'all
I got off then I'm on Def Jam
(Doing what?) , waitin' and chillin'
Left the mixtapes to get things
Straight in the buildin'
Left the streets dry
I ain't give 'em no ether
'Nitti and Skane up there
Beggin' for a feature and they gave us one
And we thought it was hittin'
We thought 3rd Storee would sell
But they didn't
And I liked that song and the hook
Plus they was shootin' a video and we
Was mad thirsty for a look
But they ruined that shit
Had my whole camp feelin' the worst
At the last minute cut my second verse
And the politics had me hopeless
And the label just kept overlookin' me
Travel from state to state
Club banger, no video
Spinnin' top eight at eight
By the time Def Jam knew
It bumped and had flavor (It's too late)
Record died down, this is eight months later
(Too late and that whole time I was
Out of the street mix
So they tried to bring it
Back with a bullshit remix
And now they respectin' a nigga
But, I'm scared 'cause the SoundScan
Is straight disrespectin' a nigga
(It's fucked up right now)
So, it's back to the mixtapes where I
Ain't gotta deal with the nonsense
And the next two leaders (Y'all 'ready know)
So at a time where the
Whole rap game is shaken
There's a slot wide open and
It's there for the takin'