Lost & Found (Album Version)

[INTRO] Original - A first form from which varieties arise An authentic work of art as opposed to an imitation or reproduction [CHORUS] Why should I try to sound like ya'll sound That's what's wrong with the rap game right now Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns Wit a bunch of cliccs I'll probably rap circles around [VERSE 1] I spit heatrock and I ain't talking rollin Soon as the beat knock I'm crowd controlling When I hear ya'll thats an awful sound I don't ride beats I take them off the ground Land them somewhere show them the town Even on foreign ground I let them know I'm around I don't follow everybody when it's time to rap At one time everybody thought the world was flat Sounds like you? that was my intention I paid dues now dudes pay attention I live for it even though the flicks is hittin' Cribs sick you can see the booth from the kitchen Speak on it cause I saw it happen This is hip hop, dawg I ain't just rappin Ya'll looking at a real MC Man you couldn't check a mic for me [CHORUS] Why should I try to sound like ya'll sound That's what's wrong wit the rap game right now Why should I try to flow the way ya'll flow Or do a show like ya'll show Naw that ain't where my head at now Ya'll in the hip hop lost and found Man, that's wrong with the rap game right now When it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around [VERSE 2] Let's talk about rhyme capability Let's talk about hip hop versatility Let's talk about taking the game beyond Now how the hell we gon have a battle of wits Trick you ain't armed Let's talk about love for the game I mean real love Back before there was fame I'm real wit it I ain't claiming to reign But when ya'll talk about rap Ya'll gon start saying my name For real though I ain't playin Plenty of ya'll love a brotha just scared to say it Yo the first ever rap grammy Let's talk about the only reason yo ass went to Miami (Yup) truck wit rims (check) throw back jersey (check) champagne bottles (check) lot's of models (check) Damn that's the list for 90 percent of ya'll videos and songs Am I wrong [CHORUS] [VERSE 3] LOST (lost) When you a slave to the biz Wit no care for the cost of what you sayin to kids FOUND (found) Is when ya lyrics are a test of time And your mom hear that your spirit is blessed divine LOST (lost) Is when you rhyme til your throat gets sore But you don't even believe what you say no more FOUND (found) Is when you bleed heart into the mic And the pain you sustain it can change a life LOST Is when you hide behind the freedom of speech While sure you're free to do it But what it mean to do it Did you mean to do it Did you need to do it Did you take time to think about the seeds you ruined FOUND Is ESCO, dead PREZ and them FOUND Is Lauren Hill FOUND Is Rakim FOUND Can be you If you felt the message and ask yourself this questioin [CHORUS OUT]