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Grammy
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Joell Ortiz
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And the Grammy goes to Open up that envelope No, not those envelopes My envelopes got a bag in 'em J.U.S.T.I.C.E League I don't need your awards, that's not what I look towards I don't want a reward for any song I record I ain't gotta look back to know that I'm movin' forward I ain't tryna compete, buy things that I can't afford I'm just doin' me, rhyming beautifully like the bluest sea I mean, musically I'm like truancy You gon' learn today there's no schoolin' me All my rap classmates know not to fool with me Check my rap sheet, two or three eulogies Lock me up, lose the key for everything I do to beats For those who wouldn't sign me, I ain't losin' sleep I put the past behind me like we drew up a sweep Came up rough, I know what to do with defeats I turn all of those to motivational musical speech Oh, and by the way, guess what I'm doin' to eat? Yup, rappin', who cares about the snappin' Of the pictures and the carpets and the fake hands clappin' And the "should've been me's" in all the afterparties acting Like you having a good time, but you guzzling down 'yac and Tryna be accepted by people who tryna do the same I'm just tryna hit the booth with flames Plus I suck at being corny so I don't play them music games All the politics is stupid lame If you ain't Billy Danze then I don't cosign the shit y'all do for fame A lot of y'all don't know who I'm talkin' about 'Cause you ain't from where they'll mop you up when you walk out the house We have nothing in common 'cept our love for rhyming No nominee but y'all know what category I'm in I don't think any rapper could do me any harm With this word designing, like a lineman, I defend my arm But if you wanna step, then bring it on And catch this hook, not the type that make you sing along I may not ever win a Grammy But I'm takin' care of me and my family, and that's a win to me (Okay, let me open this up And the rap album of the year goes to) I may not ever win a Grammy But I'm takin' care of me and my family, and that's a win to me (Make some noise for 'em, woo Alright, yeah) How so? I grew up in a single parent household Pick up the house phone, it's no dial tone When the cable wasn't out though I would watch Tom and Jerry on the floor near a mouse hole Intro to my life, but the outro Much different, see them credits rolling down slow? I'd like to thank God, I owe this to you Thank Dennis for introducing me to the booth I escaped holding nines in the projects Now I'm a artist working on my ninth project Somebody tell 9th Wonder I'm the object Of rap discussion, why I ain't get the Grammy nod yet? Lot of politicking and some bottom kissing I ain't got the time, I'm renovating my mama kitchen Did her bathroom since we ain't have a pot to piss in No more lobby pitching, this is honest living Just left the hospital, seeing a fan that was in a car collision And met another one with a heart condition We had a lot of laughs, keepin' optimistic Before I left, we took pics, I told the doctors, "Get in" This real world, not a 'Gram post Life turned into the story that my hands wrote Man, I'm 'bout to world tour for the third time All because of how crazy I make these words rhyme Sold out shows, they cheering for me I can't believe that everyone here is for me Last stop Moscow, minus twenty degrees I'ma fly in from the snow and land on a beach Relax in some water that's clear as can be I went from airing beef to airing these beats If there ever was a day they was sharing a seat I'm sure I wouldn't have a problem preparing a speech I may not ever win a Grammy But I'm takin' care of me and my family, and that's a win to me (Okay, let me open this up And the rap album of the year goes to) I may not ever win a Grammy But I'm takin' care of me and my family, and that's a win to me (Make some noise for 'em, woo Alright, yeah)
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