Intro

Came out the womb '88 Landed on this planet, CA, the Sunshine State Oblivious to the problems I'd soon face FC, home of the brave, the mindstate reckless Government deciding your fate Stick-up kids, hit licks, divide the cake How I survived my youth without catching a shell? Writing them lyrics you can feel like braille It's my life, my love, my stripes and scars Sweat dripping from the nozzle of the pen I did it despite the odds Who nice as 'Shawn? Excite the universe when I recite a bar Precise, when I ride the drums I outshine the sun Brainstorm, I provide the flood I can turn a whole metropolis to a peninsula Ink-pen emperor, slang remain infinite I came to rearrange the game from all angles Paid dues, made my move to Los Angel-s Rock like Aesop, sound like a fable Kerosene flow--melt microphone cables Coming from the bottomless pit to the top of the globe Santiago the Prince; where the fuck is my robe? One minute till 6 in the morn' You know the area code, 5-59 into my zone Then came Exile, emerged out the Blu A nigga with an attitude Who knew I would maneuver through the manure and come out clean? Still, I’m just a kid with the world on a string