PlayGround Legend (feat. Shaun Judah)

Yeah, I'm just another legend of the playground

A legend of the playground

Yeah, just a local legend of the playground, check, uh

From the age of thirteen I knew I was different, humble but gifted

Blessed beyond measure but life wasn't and no picnic

Was a scholar slash baller slash class clown

Simple dude puttin' ketchup in my hash browns

And ain't much changed, I gained some wisdom, lost a step on the court

Still a baller in a separate sport

Tom Shepard of sorts, the local legend back to show him how it's done

But I've only just begun

They try hard not to let your man eat

But my skillet got it poppin' in these 'Ham streets

See opposition and just laugh now

I mastered the craft of turnin' beef into a cash cow, reachin' in this man down

Yeah, I'm feelin' like the man now, not cause of status but the habits have changed

And kept pressin' for that number one spot, shattered the game

And took a number two on the scattered remains, I'm like, hey

I'm just another legend of the playground, yeah

I'm just a local legend of the playground

A legend of the playground, but we don't play around

Wanted to be noticed and leave a mark

Not be tagged as a mark, scarlet emblem my cross my starter jacket

Pappy called it racket, but I knew that from the start

That a spark would ignite things in my heart

I'm full of magic

Mappin' a classic, check the key to see the legend

Learn the battle on the school bus, gauntlet, sharpened by brethren

Iron City, center point to Ensley, Central Park, Woodlawn and Pratt City

Took a few punchlines to my ego

So every sparring session was a blessing, had to sharpen up my Deebo

Jackin' cats for they beats, beatin' rappers, eatin' emcees

But feelin' incomplete, I channeled poetry for peace

That piece of calm became the balance for my speech and the core of inspiration that I teach

Bars above par, wisdom through the wire

We elevatin' higher

Boy to man, man to emcee, always inspire, I'm a legend

I'm just another legend of the playground, yeah

I'm just a local legend of the playground

A legend of the playground, but we don't play around

To make it out my state, they say the chance is slim as Tori Doe

Nause when it's static, they lookin' for who to pop, it's like the Maury show

They shot, Doe, shot Mone, burnt Bam in his car

Crazy to think just how damaged we are

The planets revolve and life goes on

But you never understand the gravity until you takin that leap

I be the first to yell Geronimo, said forget designer clothes

And went Sam's to cop them CD cases for cheap

Late night burnin' wasn't no weed jars and sparkers

More like playlists, CDRs and markers

See we were stars regardless of the chart status

Them strict city shows rappin' our songs, kids rappin' along

And givin' depth to the palms of those that came near me

From nothin' to start a Big Bang theory

Yeah, but soon the lights fade

And so do invitations to the stage, still a legend, tho, yeah, the legend of the playground

Just another legend of the playground, yeah, the legend of the playground, but we don't play around