text: It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine
  Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
  Hanging pictures on my wall
  Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
  I let my tape rock til my tape popped
  Smokin weed in Bambú, sippin on Private Stock
  Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
  With the hat to match
  Remember Rappin Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha
  You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far
  Now Im in the limelight cause I rhyme tight
  Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
  Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
  Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
  Im blowin up like you thought I would
  Call the crib, same number, same hood, its all good
  And if you dont know, now you know
  You know very well
  Who you are
  Dont let em hold you down
  Reach for the stars
  You had a goal
  But not that many
  Cause youre the only one
  Ill give you good and plenty
  I made the change from a common thief
  To up close and personal with Robin Leach
  And Im far from cheap, I smoke skunk with my peeps all day
  Spread love, its the Brooklyn way
  The Moët and Alizé keep me pissy, girls used to diss me
  Now they write letters cause they miss me
  I never thought it could happen, this rapping stuff
  I was too used to packing gats and stuff
  Now honeys play me close like butter play toast
  From the Mississippi down to the East Coast
  Condos in Queens, indo for weeks
  Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak
  And if you dont know, now you know
  You know very well
  Who you are
  Dont let em hold you down
  Reach for the stars
  You had a goal
  But not that many
  Cause youre the only one
  Ill give you good and plenty
  Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
  When I was dead broke, man, I couldnt picture this
  50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa
  Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
  Phone bill about two Gs flat
  No need to worry, my accountant handles that
  And my whole crew is loungin
  Celebrating every day, no more public housing
  Thinkin back on my one-room shack
  Now my mom pimps an Ac with minks on her back
  And she loves to show me off of course
  Smiles every time my face is up in The Source
  We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us
  No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us
  Birthdays was the worst days
  Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty
  Damn right I like the life I live
  Cause I went from negative to positive
  And if you dont know, now you know
  You know very well
  Who you are
  Dont let em hold you down
  Reach for the stars
  You had a goal
  But not that many
  Cause youre the only one
  Ill give you good and plenty