Running ft. Remington Forbes & Blueprint 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 quits

Less dough but more happy than I've ever been

A full-time artist, and haven't looked back since