Long Winding Road - 欧阳靖 (MC Jin)
I seen it before uh yeah
Hundred grand jin uh
Check it check it check it out
I'mma take yall back on this journey real quick uh
Take ya'll back in time
It's a oldie but a goodie
Check me out yall uh
Ayo the streets is quick to talk
Like jin things ain't been the same
Since you left 106 and park
Remember when them cats hit you with them chinese jokes
You came back hard and held it down for chinese folks word
But what else was I suppose to do
You either win or go home it's non negotiable
This was 4 years ago but when shorties pass my way
They look at me sideways like it was last friday
Damn ain't that a testament of skill
I took 7 weeks and finessed it into to a deal
Had the hood in a frenzy no question I was ill
Pulled out the all chain and my destiny was sealed
Mo money mo problems ain't that a b**ch
So much drama in my life you would think I was rich
Recall my first advance prepared for whats next
Sitting on the train just starin at the check
Copped the used sc 17 cash
Threw the chrome 20s on and put the rest in the stash
Told my fam pack up no more chasing a home
Or staying at relatives well get a place of our own
And even though the feeling was good
Don't get it twisted naw money we still in the hood
Now a year's gone by with no sign of release
What happened to jin the buzz starting to die on the streets
As far as rhymes go I ain't never running out but
Without distribution I ain't never coming out
Trying to find my way out of the dumps
Then learn chinese dropped and got me out of my slump
Fell out my chair when the sh*t hit the bassment
Look this ain't just a song it's a statement
My intent was never to exploit my descent
When it went national it was a major event
It seems like for everyone one step forward I take
It's three steps back I'm sure you could sorta relate
And the streets know I'm d**e on the mic
They the same ones telling me yo they ain't promoting you right
Ayo jin how you expect to make a killing
When damita jo struggling to do a million
Yet I'm feeling no regrets on the moves I make
Cause I been the underdog since I came
Out the gate mothawhhut
Ayo static I owe you for this one man
Uh huh you know how we do man
It's a new day a new beginning
Oh no no no the story don't stop there
I'm just getting started
Lemme see lemme keep going yall
Check it out
Uh uh uh uh
Where do I start gota find me a spot
04 that's when the rest is history finally dropped
Did a joint with a kanye in one single night
Just to find out the roc wouldnt clear the single rights
Back to the drawing board we go
Got two labels fighting for creative control
Virgins like jin we need a crossover track
Either that or well just keep pushing ya sh*t back
Went against my better judgement shot a video for
Senorita a couple of chicks loved it
And that's cause they like to shake in the club
But that song ain't truly show what I'm capable of
Did 20k the first week of release
Didn't cry I just kept working the streets
When the smoke clear say what you want I
Scanned over 100 thou in less than 12 months
Now you figure that's minus heavy rotation
On every television and radio station
Some say I flopped I say f**k what they think
Over a 100 thousand heads f**ked with the chink
And that only grows at a phenomenal rate
Out of 50 I done ran thru 39 of these states
The love that I receive I'm earning it
From the smack dvd sh*t to the 50k tournaments
You hear the punch lines and think yeah that's quite ill
When I'm battling I think about the gas and light bill
And that's barely enough to survive
To the point I might have to get a 9 to 5
Maybe this rap thing just wasn't meant to be
Didn't know it was a 100% me
Upon instinct I decided to quit
Not for publicity but the fire was lit
To burn down what they saw as a decoy
In order to rebuild you gota destroy
So me and kamel got it popping
And there you have the birth of the crafty doctrine
Properganda hit stores I refuse to wait
Sales were mediocre but the reviews were great
I walked down a long winding road just to get here
Follow my footprints they'll never disappear
Yeah
