"Its hard to be nice taught me how to be nice"

Hip Hop Has been good to me Hip Hop Has been nice and kind Hip Hop Has been good to me So I'm giving it back I'm giving…

…probably would It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice That is advice, on how to be nice This is what I do…

…work It's taught me well, and how to act proper Just say please and thank you, and fuck you copper It changed my life, and made me…

…the gates of "Hey, Ahmir, would you like to come to [swanky elitist place]?" opened — I'd say "no," mostly because it's been hammered in my DNA to…

…a prime place in which someone of my physical size can be seen as a dangerous element. I wait and wait in cars until I feel it's safe for me to…

…tell if he's provoking me or not. I don't know how to not internalize the overall message this whole Trayvon case has taught me…

…the gates of "Hey, Ahmir, would you like to come to [swanky elitist place]?" opened — I'd say "no," mostly because it's been hammered in my DNA to…

…a prime place in which someone of my physical size can be seen as a dangerous element. I wait and wait in cars until I feel it's safe for me to…

…a psych ward. I've just taught myself throughout the years to just accept it and maybe even see it as funny. But it kept eating at me…

…wanna tell you You taught me a lot of shit Told me some shit I felt too Told you a lot of shit I had no one to tell to…

Such a sweet soul, I can't understand it Death came around and picked you like a bandit But you with God now, but it's hard to…

…in classes, just dance and let stuff go and release our stress and you taught me peace You taught me how to have fun and how to…

But I try... To feel the sunlight on my eyes Shake off the shadows That were following me around It's very nice you know and quite a lot to take in To…

…thing about the clouds... How they are moving Sometimes it's nice to stay home... When everybody goes out It's nice and quiet when…

…push it away I was watching, watching you do it to me I taught myself to throw it away And you get used to being happy You get used to it, used to it, used to it... Make no mistake to be…

…as simple as that. I like sleeping, man. It's a nice place to be ...Right I was walking along through unfamiliar streets And it felt strange because…

…will offer you a plan B And maybe some peace and quiet for your friends and family How hard is it to decide to be in a good mood And then just be…

…how it's got to be Then you can fall in love, get on with your life and be free" Almost before he could finished this sentence he…

…as simple as that. I like sleeping, man. It's a nice place to be ...Right I was walking along through unfamiliar streets And it felt strange because…

…will offer you a plan B And maybe some peace and quiet for your friends and family How hard is it to decide to be in a good mood And then just be…

…how it's got to be Then you can fall in love, get on with your life and be free" Almost before he could finished this sentence he…

…through Queens bridge Projects He let me drive it, before Ready to Die hit BIG and I hit blunts performing at the Arc Next thing…

…this bullshit There's more shit than wanting to be this King of New York shit Uh, uh Lord have mercy, Jesus Christ He's just nice, He just slice…

…on she hittin' the sheets With a rapper who wanted me on his songs thinking he strong I taught her how to…

…*ggas listen up and I'ma tell you how the whole thing start Off top I brung Queens up from hard times Rockin' at the Fever, streets…

…on his songs, thinkin' he strong I taught her how to watch for cars who might follow Taught her street sh*t that I know Her weakness…

…a rapper's rapper G-O-D, S-O-N – they'll be none after I was Scarface, Jay was Manolo It hurt me when I had to kill him…

…that Yo, they said if Nils beats me, well that would be a miracle I said, "If he's stressing and bed wetting and isn't ready to wreck it So makes up…

…been a threat dawg; talking shit in that blog Is the dumbest thing you've done since you taught your mom how to…

…hard for the camera That's not part of your character, it's a part, it's a character I'm Gordon Ramsey the way I'm slicing this virgin To be…

…the news That negative attention be the reason we lose Instead of paying bills niggas wanna buy shoes If it's money over bitches, is it that hard to…

…don't be a statistic Have yo main bitch sending me pictures Feeling futuristic might buy me a Fisker Or a time machine to…

Denny's Got pennies for my thoughts, now look what I done bought Did the most with what I was taught A Carolina nigga bound to be…

…the news That negative attention be the reason we lose Instead of paying bills n*ggas wanna buy shoes If it's money over b*tches, is it that hard to…

…don't be a statistic Have yo main b*tch sending me pictures Feeling futuristic might buy me a Fisker Or a time machine to…

Denny's Got pennies for my thoughts, now look what I done bought Did the most with what I was taught A Carolina n*gga bound to be…

…my little guy thank the Lord for blessin me wit a seed before he died my father taught these lessons to me an before I die, I…

…share the same lessons that he was stressin to me nigga it's in yo blood, you gone be a thug no matter the cause niggas born to floss, an be…

…it's in yo blood, you gone be a thug no matter the cost born to floss, an to be the boss that's how he was taught I…

…guy Thank the Lord for blessin me wit a seed Before he died My father taught these lessons to me An before I die, I share…

…the same lessons that he was stressin to me n*gga it's in yo blood, you gone be a thug No matter the cause n*ggas born to floss, an be…

…It's in yo blood, you gone be a thug No matter the cost Born to floss, an to be the boss That's how he was taught I raised you…

He said, "How is it you never write me a nice one? They're always so hard to sit through" He said, "I know they're good ones…

…put something to rest To think how you saved me when everyone hated me How do you sum that shit up? There just isn't room…

There's still time to write This could be out of sight If you can just hang on in there How can I hold a flame to the hurt and the pain To…