Alright, look

Yo

Let me take y'all back, when a younger Cuckoo fell in love with rap

Hearing tracks from the likes of Biggie, Shady and Pac

Playing music through the speakers, got the neighbours going mad

Got the thing on full whack, when I'm bumping to Stan

And causing havoc when I'm listening to the Mathers LP

I've gotta crank it up for all eyes on me

And still I've got this habit, I'll probably have it for the rest of my life

I'm repping hip-hop till I'm ready to die

Shout to Cole, shout to Ye, shout to Joyner and Jay-Z

Shout to Kendrick, Dr Dre, Snoop and Cool J, see

I'm a student of The Game, 50 and Mobb Deep,

NWA, The Wu Tang, Drake, Eazy-E

I grew up gifted, didn't know it till they taught me

Treach showed me that by nature, Cuckoo could be naughty

Made me look at life from a birds view like Cordae

I knew that I was special, but in hindsight, that's Logic

Shout to Nas, Jack Harlow, Afro Man,

Aitch, Stormzy and Dave, I can't forget my homeland

Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Ludacris and Lloyd Banks

Shout to all the legends that have taught me how to rap

Taught me how to transfer lyrics from my soul to the pad

Taught me how to deal with problems I didn't know that I had

Taught me that there's more to life than always going for the bag

Taught me that I can inspire people just like they have

I may have, not done it yet, but who knows? Man I might do

Them posters on my walls always looking up to idols,

Got me saying prayers in the morning and the night too

Maybe that one day I'll get to almost be just like you

Want nothing more than to leave a legacy

I feel like chasing my dreams is meant to be because it's destiny

Shaking hands of idols, taking photos while they're next to me

Promise that I'll make it long as life don't get the best of me

Hip-hop, has always been about bragging and boasting

And I'm better than you at this

And I'm better than you at that

And I finally found something that-

Yeah this kid over here, you know

He may have more chicks, like

He may have better clothes or whatever but

He can't do this like me, you know what I mean?

He can't write what I'm writing right now

And it started to feel like, you know

Maybe Marshall's getting a little respect

Yo, look, I wanna fill up stadiums, I know it's crazy but I think that I can make it

If I'm brave enough to work for what I truly think I'm capable of

If I keep on practicing just like my idols did

Maybe I'll get good enough to maybe even rival it

I'm contemplating even giving up my life for it

And grinding it despite society saying my life's at risk

If I really want it I believe that I should fight for it

I don't want a normal life I want it how my idols live

Want my future wife and kids to live with all the finer things

She got a diamond ring and the kids that have to grind for things

That's the type of shit I keep in mind when I be writing things

Hope to all the kids who feel like me is what I'd like to bring

Cause music's powerful that's why I really vibe with it

I can name some artists that have really saved my life with it

That's why people round the world have really took a like to it

And looking up to idols that can really rock the mic with it

Songs can make you cry, question why you live the life you live

Songs can make you angry till the beat feels like you're fighting it

Music brings you joy, it's not a toy though use it right cos it's

Strong enough to start a war but also is enlightening

Then people wonder why I'm passionate for it

I can take my enemies and I can bash them in with it

I can show my brothers love with so much passion and respect

When they got problems going on I can distract them from their heads

I'm dreaming bigger than just stacking up the bread

Want my influence on people to be massive when I'm dead

When I'm gone will they be sad and will a tear be ever shed

Will they bump out all my tracks and mourn so dearly for my death

First of all you have to make sure that this thing is for you

And it's who you are, and you're built for this

You know? And then you have to give it the passion that's necessary

You know? like I said I don't do it for the money

The money's gonna come

I do it because of the love that I have for it, you know what I'm saying?

If I was a plumber or something like that I still would make hip hop records

That's how much love I have for it, you know?