Oldest Brother Intro

I be rappin', braggin' 'bout all that gangsta shit that I did
But what's really gangsta is me being there for my kids
I'm a better father than mines was, mines wasn't there
I remember asking my mother "Why daddy disappear?"
She ain't had the answer, then she died from cancer
Then me and my lil' brothers became a burden on grandma
Growing up in the projects, no father, no mother
I gotta figure all this shit out, I'm the oldest brother

So eventually a nigga start hustlin'
Got shot, start shootin' niggas, all that shit come with it
Beefin' over drug money, respect our territory
I be feelin' like Biggie and Nas when I'm tellin' stories
Still down to spin the block and go hit them niggas up
But I prefer to drop my kids off at school and pick 'em up
Been there, done that, all that street shit is played out
Me and wifey in the crib buildin' the kids a new playhouse

All my kids bring out the lil' kid in me
I be doin' things with them I wish my father did with me
I turned out okay, I survived, it wasn't that hard
Now my kids got their own swimming pool in their backyard

But certain niggas know if I get the call
For them a nigga gotta go and strap up and risk it all
Crazy how a nigga think but that's how a nigga think
That's how shit be, I ain't actin' like my shit don't stink
We live by a certain code, niggas'll never break it
If the love ain't real, it's gon' show, you can never fake it
The same shit I got I want for my niggas too
Want everybody to shine, still feel like we got the illest crew

Thinkin' 'bout all the gangsta shit that I did
Like what's really gangsta is me being there for my kids
I'm a better father than mines was, mines wasn't there
I remember asking my mother "Why daddy disappear?"
She ain't had the answer, then she died from cancer
Then me and my lil' brothers became a burden on grandma
Growing up in the projects, no father, no mother
I gotta figure all this shit out, I'm the oldest brother