Month: September 2013

Drake Drakinson
Mrs. Wilkinson
Grade 7

Started From The Bottom

I done kept it real from the jump
have                         basketball reference?
Living at my mama’s house we’d argue every mornin’
feel free to talk to me about this
Nigga, I was trying to get it on my own
is this referring          get what?
to your mother?
Working all night, traffic on the way home
don’t wait so late to do your homework
And my uncle calling me like “Where ya at?
                                asking         are you
I gave you the keys told ya bring it right back”
                 keys to what?         them
Nigga, I just think it’s funny how it goes
is this referring to               how what goes?
your mother again?
Now I’m on the road, half a million for a show
                        half a million what?
And we…

[Chorus:]
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?            where?
Started from the bottom now my whole team fucking here
                        of what?              a sports reference?   
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?           where exactly?
Started from the bottom now the whole team here, nigga
                        of what?                                  the mother again?
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                        of what?         in your bedroom?
Started from the bottom now the whole team fucking here,
                        of what?                     is having sexual intercourse
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                        of what?              where?
Started from the bottom now the whole team here nigga
                        of what?               do you play soccer?   

[Verse 2:]
Boys tell stories about the man
                                 what man?
Say I never struggled, wasn’t hungry, yeah, I doubt it, nigga
                                           you doubt you weren’t hungry?
I could turn your boy into the man
                whose boy?         what man?
There ain’t really much I hear that’s poppin’ off without us, nigga
        isn’t                                   balloons?          is this referring to a clown?
We just want the credit where it’s due
there will be extra credit on the quiz
I’m a worry about me, give a fuck about you
going to                 I don’t give a darn
Nigga, just as a reminder to myself
you overuse this word
I wear every single chain, even when I’m in the house
             a prison reference?
Cause we…
Because

[Chorus:]
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                        of what?              where?
Started from the bottom now my whole team fucking here
                       of what?                 having sexual relations where?
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?          where are you at?
Started from the bottom now the whole team here, nigga
                        of what?                           is this your cat’s name?

[Bridge:]
No new niggas, nigga we don’t feel that
   a foster mother?
Fuck a fake friend, where you real friends at?
have sexual                   are your
relations with
We don’t like to do too much explaining
                                          on what topic?
Story stays the same I never changed it
what novel?
No new niggas, nigga we don’t feel that
         too many niggas
Fuck a fake friend, where you real friends at?
have adult                   are your
relations with
We don’t like to do too much explaining
                                  about what exactly?
Story stay the same through the money and the fame
by which author?
Cause we…
Because

[Chorus:]
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                        of what?        locations please?
Started from the bottom now my whole team fucking here
                       of what?                 please watch the language
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?        be more specific
Started from the bottom now the whole team here, nigga
                       of what?           a basketball team?
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?           in class?
Started from the bottom now my whole team here, nigga
                       of what?          did they make it to the playoffs?
Started from the bottom now we’re here
                       of what?            too vague
Started from the bottom now the whole team here nigga
                       of what?           whereabouts is your team’s location?