Long Live The Rose That Grew From

I'm Responsible For What I Did. I'm Not Responible For What Every Black Male Did. Yes! I Call Myself A Thug, Because I Grew Up In The Ghetto. And Im Still Standing.

Role Is Something People Play, Model Is Something People Make, Both Of Those Things Are Fake.

I Know What Good Morals Are, But You're Supposed To Disregard Good Morals When You're Living In A Crazy, Bad World. If You're In Hell, How Can You Live Like An Angel? You're Surrounded By Devils,trying To Be An Angel? That's Like Suicide.

When My Mama Asks Me Will I Ever Change, I Tell Her Yeah... But It's Clear I Will Always Be The Same Until The End Of Time.

It's Like If You Plant Something In The Concrete And If It Grow And The Rose Petal Got All Kinds Of Scratches And Marks, You Ain't Gonna Say, 'damn, Look At All The Scratches And Marks On The Rose That Grew From The Concrete.' You're Gonna Be Like, 'damn, A Rose Grew From The Concrete?'