ShadyKnight - Never Been the Same Lyrics

I'm the best in the game and I'll prove it
I'm in love with the music
I do what I do 'cause you love what I'm doing
These rappers just do what they do just to do it
And it's almost abusive, and it's making me ashamed
So remember the name
I'm taking the blame for these stupid little bastards
Because of my absence, it's never been the same

When I start spittin' I'm always rippin' the competition
On a mission to break you down to your compositions
Your mama listens - trying to live in a calm position
But people always be bringing the drama when they got it with 'em
People want the rhythm so I spit it disgusting
I bust and I trust that you won't cut the mustard
You motherf*ckers could never try to spit it like us though
And people been knowing that I been going for the gusto
Got a fresh flow for ya, 'cause I been a pro for ya
King of performing, I'll get it going at the show for ya
Always been giving, you'll never know what I lived in
Nearly a hundred percent of it's too f*cked up to blow it for ya
Don't need your sympathy; Dope: the epitome
When I'm writing rap you know it's wrote from the pit of me
Smoke with the sinners, but I broke from the dinner table
Hope to begin again and try to make a better me

I'm the best in the game and I'll prove it
I'm in love with the music
I do what I do 'cause you love what I'm doing
These rappers just do what they do just to do it
And it's almost abusive, and it's making me ashamed
So remember the name
I'm taking the blame for these stupid little bastards
Because of my absence, it's never been the same

Now I'm back from retirement because of my environment
I'm living a life that's damn well worth admiring
I hope I'm inspiring some people to live better
And proving to some others that it's going to get better
I know I'm a trendsetter, I glow like a red letter
You're trying to sound hard, but you look like a bed wetter
I'm hoping to get cheddar by doing what I love
So I'm using my life to make some music for the thugs
Got homies selling drugs, and brothers working youth groups
And people still act like they belong in a Goof troop
Never tried to shoot hoops, then they try to shoot groups
So never spread a rumor even if you got the true scoop
Know that you can trust Coop, 'cause I only bust truth
But I'll be the first to admit that I don't trust you
'Cause I been through a lot, but I know my music's hot
Tell the people at the top I'm proven to bust booths

I'm the best in the game and I'll prove it
I'm in love with the music
I do what I do 'cause you love what I'm doing
These rappers just do what they do just to do it
And it's almost abusive, and it's making me ashamed
So remember the name
I'm taking the blame for these stupid little bastards
Because of my absence, it's never been the same

I was broke and pathetic but I'm dope and inventive
So I'm saying things you've never heard wrote in a sentence
You know that I'm clever, and I'm never going to quit rap
I feel like a divorced man who actually got his shit back
Got a call from dispatch: "Spit another diss track
These kids seem to love when you rap at people you're pissed at"
The only problem is these beefs are always a mismatch
These kids that I could easy-bake with a wrist snap
Always had a special way of making my words work
I'm painting you a picture and I know what my word's worth
Writing letters to squares like filling a word search
And looking for a purpose while I'm walking this cursed Earth
I write with a bloodthirst, right from the first verse
I've proven that I'm hype and I'm the type who prefers verbs
I like my procured herbs, the type where the bud burns
But I'm not leaving without the respect I deserve first

I'm the best in the game and I'll prove it
I'm in love with the music
I do what I do 'cause you love what I'm doing
These rappers just do what they do just to do it
And it's almost abusive, and it's making me ashamed
So remember the name
I'm taking the blame for these stupid little bastards
Because of my absence, it's never been the same

I'm the best in the game and I'll prove it
I'm in love with the music
I do what I do 'cause you love what I'm doing
These rappers just do what they do just to do it
And it's almost abusive, and it's making me ashamed
So remember the name
I'm taking the blame for these stupid little bastards
Because of my absence, it's never been the same