[Verse]
Dear Summer, hello it's Stat, I want to re-introduce myself
So you can feel what I felt
Damn I couldn't help
Let me start at the beginning, explain why I'm still on the shelf
Pursuing this wealth, February 03, I dropped a mixtape
L.T., Zeke and me grinding to make a way
While L gave it to Mel-Man, he gave it to Dre
Jeff Dixon sent this demo to Mike [?]
Anyway, thinking I was getting on anyday
Took a trip to L.A. with [?] to get away
During that time Mel met me outside
Of Encore where he heard me bust live, told me I
Could come by, work at [?], I didn't realise
Dre was gonna be in the studio but he was there and my
Heart was beating fast
This could be the last
Opportunity for me to make big, big cash
Big, big paper, stacking in the stash
Dre had a beat planned so I start writing to it
Said "It was for Detox" He took a liking to it
Now he in the booth spitting what I just wrote
I was high off the moment, it's like God Spoke
5 a.m. falling asleep, then Dre told me
To come into the booth and give him so energy
And that's how The Future came to be (Came to be)
I was hyped than a mug, he gave me a copy
I hit up Zeke, I was so geeked
Thanking God so much, I ain't had time to sleep (Yeah!)
The next week we started recording the Detox LP
Not signed, my bills piling up (Ah)
Proceeded to drop Volume 2, the streets is dry
Put out The Future, I'm gone, bye bye
Every label rolled up, said I was fire
Me and Zeke put together the GMM Empire
People change like models change attire
We still kept it moving like wheels and tyres
Ski gave it to Dark, Dark gave it to P
P gave it to Em and he hit up D
Yeah Dre, they both signed S.T.A.T
Nobody else got a deal like me but Fifty (Fifty)
And that's an honour, 'cause he's a real life G
He's multi and that's what I aspire to be (Aspire to be)
Dropped Volume 3, started recording my album
Em told me "A classic should be the outcome"
Buck hit me up, gave me a shot to shine
I was excited 'cause he invited me to come rhyme
He's a real mothafucka that's why I fucks with Buck
Bun B told me "To grind and keep my head up" (Head up lil nigga)
Em sent me a beat, for me to wear it up
Dropped 8 Balls, Here We Go, that's my Set Up
Encore came out, The Massacre Came Out
Documentary came out, still no Statlanta
Dropped Like Dat to raise the street's antennas
Shot my video in Thomasville Heights in Atlanta
It only came on once on BET
Plus I heard Shady signing Bobby Creek (What up Bobby)
I was hurt 'cause didn't nobody even tell me
He from right down the street
Now what if Dr. Dre would've signed Bubba Sparxxx before Eminem's release
I'm just telling the truth, he gotta let it be, Pete
I was happy 'cause they took me on tour
Going town to town, watching fans get down
Leaving Chi-Town on our way to [?]
Got into an accident
I could've faded to black, or been paralysed, broke my back
Cherry, Alchemist, Zeke, Neil, got more than a scratch
But next show, guess who's back?
Popping pills, all for the love of rap
Almost collapsed but I made it through that
The tour over, damn near [?]
Plus my girl pregnant, I'm finna have me a lil Stat
My cousin Courtney died from cancer, I'm still hurt from that
Went back to L.A. to finish up my shit with Dre
Things was going good, we went to Hawaii (What up Dre)
To record some songs the world would say
Some hits motherfucka, definitely on my way
Came back home, album done and it's sound
Now Obie got shot, the shit broke me down
But he cool, even though he got a hole in his crown
My son was born, hear me now (Hear me now)
Need money in the worst way, looking at the news
Saw Proof got shot on my ex-girl's birthday
Fucked up crying 'cause that could've been me
My God, why you had to go and take a soldier like P?
In 54 I told Eminem he
Should keep pushing on and record more songs
Now Busta came out with The Big Bang
Dear Summer, soon after can your boy do his thang?
Maybe August, early September
You know what I mean, can you remember?
Make a lil green for Shady/Aftermath and Iovine
Me and my team
Eat straight big cake, dawg I can't wait
Dear Summer, I know you got a lot on your plate
I just want me a date, Statlanta to come through
And kick down the gates
YEAH!
[Outro]
Yeah, that's part 1 of my story
Y'all stay tuned for part 2
