Big Shadows

Remember Spliff Star?

Remember Memphis Bleek?

Remember all them side kicks that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Remember Lil Cease?

Remember Murphy lee?

No disrespect is meant but dawg that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

I was a youngin', late bloomer

Never had recorded writing raps on my computer

When I was a shorty, uncle Mark he introducethe

Legends of this game, to my ears then I grew up

Never thought I'd be a rapper wanted to be Kobe

Wasn't good enough for NBA, that hit me slowly

Meanwhile I was writing all on message boards

Nerdy text battles, backpackers I would join

Way before this liquor burned, life took a different turn

I started biting Canibus and using bigger words

Met a couple other kids they nice as hell damn

Thought that I was fly, they got me in a tail spin

One of them was named Therapist, thought I was arrogant

Cause I won competitions that he thought was unmerited

Got a little cooler, had a lot in common

Way more than just rhyming, talking how we'd change the climate of this rap game

So I put out 'Do The Right Thing'

And that **** ain't do a damn thing

He dropped The Come Up like a year later

Both of us on this journey tryna be some entertainers

Months past then he told me them industry heads was talking

Tryna get more MySpace friends, hoping they'd log in, discover me

But who knew that Jay would discover you?

Swear when I heard, I felt that **** like its my "W"

Remember Spliff Star?

Remember Memphis Bleek?

Remember all them side kicks that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Remember Lil Cease?

Remember Murphy lee?

No disrespect is meant but dawg that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Happiness lasted and now I'm living vicarious

That could happen for me, inspiration was my inheritance

I dropped a classic verse on this song called The Badness

Then gave the internet madness on this song called Enchanted

I was buzzing, touring I think I fell in love in London with a girl named Claire

But see this world ain't fair

Meanwhile I went from omen to his little homie

You know his protege or whatever they wanna call me

I started getting angry, like damn don't want no more help

My foolish pride, suicide, I put that gun on myself

Metaphorically

Cause the majority saw me as something

That historically is not where I want to be when my story peaks

They call me AZ, I think I'm more like Nas

Lauryn hill but they often treat me like I'm Pras

I think I'm top 5 talent wise

I may not be on TV screens but the camera lies

Remember Spliff Star?

Remember Memphis Bleek?

Remember all them side kicks that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Remember Lil Cease?

Remember Murphy lee?

No disrespect is meant but dawg that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Poor me, poor me, woe is me poetry

Damn I'm drowning in my pity, think I need some chlorine, wake up!

Boy stop acting like a hoe, there ain't no captain save em'

Make it happen by any and all means

It's a million that would love to be in my position

Had to stop my ******** that's when I unlocked my vision

Elephant eyes adjusting my skies

Past wasn't heaven but I had one hell of a time

I been blessed, I had fans scream my name in a crowd

All around the world so I had to change up my style

This is just a platform, up to me to transform

Do I focus on the rose or just on the black thorns?

Remember Spliff Star?

Remember Memphis Bleek?

Remember all them side kicks that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows

Remember Lil Cease?

Remember Murphy lee?

No disrespect is meant but dawg that ain't what's meant for me

Big shadows, I think I need more sun, big shadows, big shadows