Before Famous

Before Famous

Before Famous

I'm going to explain how I started, I'll write it down for you (listen)Te vo' a explicar cómo empecé, te lo redacto (listen)
I came back from playing basketball, arrived from school and locked myself in my room (yes, sir)Salí de jugar básquet, llegué de la escuela y me encerré en el cuarto (yes, sir)
As a kid, I dreamed of success and reaching highDe chamaco soñaba con el éxito y llegar alto
I go to bed and wake up and it's like 4:15 (uh-huh)Me acuesto y me levanto y son como las 4:15 (ajá)
And that's when the sadness starts, alone within four wallsY ahí empiezan las tristezas, solo entre cuatro paredes
Damn, my family isn't here, I only see them on social mediaPuñeta, mi familia no está, solo la veo en las redes
And I wonder: what the hell have I achieved by studying?Y me pregunto: ¿qué carajos he logra'o con estudiar?
That they're charging me for a scholarship I can't pay?¿Que me estén cobrando una beca que no puedo pagar?
Because I went to tryouts and they never picked me (yeah)Pues que iba a los tryouts y nunca me cogían (yeh)
The teachers saw me, they said I was going to be a delinquentLas maestras me veían, que yo iba a ser delincuente ellas decían
They should've given me a scholarship abroad, I wanted to be in the NBAQue me becaran allá afuera se me dio, yo quería ser nba
But it was for a singer that Mike was born (let's get it)Pero es que pa' cantante fue que mike nació (let's get it)
And that's written, God has it written (yup)Y eso está escrito, Dios lo tiene escrito (yup)
Joking around since I was a kidJoseando de chamaquito
Selling weed in front of Tito's store (you understand?)Vendiendo pasto frente al negocio de tito (¿me entiende'?)
The spring break arrived, the muse came to me and we hit playLlegó el spring break, la musa me llegó y le dimos play
I felt like being a singer and millionaire, flow like Rick Ross & Drake, uh (you feel me?)Me dio con ser cantante y millonario, flow rick ross & drake, uh (you feel me?)

They say what's meant for you, no one can take awayDicen que lo que está pa' ti no te lo quita nadie
People will say something anywayLa gente como quiera algo va a decir
Well, man, there's the detailBueno, 'mano, ahí está el detalle

And I don't stop joking aroundY no paro de josear
I have faith that it will happen for me, nowTengo fe que se me va a dar, ya
Nothing stupid has ever been writtenNunca se ha escrito na' del pendejo
That's why I don't let anyone bring me downPor eso es que yo de nadie me dejo

And I don't stop joking aroundY no paro de josear
I have faith that it will happen for me, nowTengo fe que se me va a dar, ya
Nothing stupid has ever been writtenNunca se ha escrito na' del pendejo
That's why I don't let anyone bring me downPor eso es que yo de nadie me dejo

Thanks to the internet (yup)Gracias al internet (yup)
Now everyone sees that everything is possible, flow like Kevin GarnettAhora to' el mundo ve que to' es posible, flow Kevin garnett
I'm a champion, I'll die fightingSoy campeón, guerreando muero
I walked under storm and downpourCaminé bajo tormenta y aguacero
Life is short and I won't take anything to the graveLa vida es corta y no me llevo na' pa'l agujero
That's what my grandma and Nelson Mandela told meAsí me dijo abuela y nelson mandela
"Make the most of time flying by""Aprovecha que el tiempo vuela"
And don't listen to any foolY que no le haga caso a ningún hijuela
Ah, and it's okay, I didn't want to finish schoolAh, y está bien, no quise terminar la escuela
Hol' up, Geniuz, let me continue this shit acapella (g-g-g-g, g)Hol' up, geniuz, déjame seguir esta mierda a capela (g-g-g-g, g)
I'm all about the moneyYo estoy puesto pa'l dinero
The one who criticizes is always more screwed up than you (broke niggas)El que critica siempre está más jodi'o que uno (broke niggas)
Fuck it, I vaccinate myself against the enviousFuck it, en contra de envidiosos me vacuno
Someone will always try to trip you up, well, for me it can be threeSiempre alguien va a meterte el pie, pues por mí pueden ser tres
And the Glock is eager to leave more than one stuck, hah (prrr!)Y la Glock está loco por dejar pega'o a más de uno, hah (prrr!)
Haters gonna hateHaters gonna hate
We started to rap and sell drugs at 16Empezamos a endecar y a vender droga a los 16
Since I was a kid they said I would die like ScarfaceDesde chamaco decían que iba a morir flow scarface
Because I was doing what I felt like with the lawPorque estaba haciendo lo que me salía 'el bicho con la ley
I'm 25 now and I found love (yeah)Ya tengo 25 y conocí el amor (yeh)
My son was born and I learned the value and forgot that painNació mi hijo y aprendí el valor y me olvidé de aquel dolor
We went through all the gray clouds, the sun came outPasamo' todas las nubes grises, salió el Sol
And I understood that life is like an elevatorY comprendí de que la vida es similar a un ascensor
Up and down (you understand?)Un sube y baja (¿me entiende'?)
Now I have a child, I work for himAhora tengo una cría, por él se trabaja
I'm a warrior and I don't want him to see me in a boxSoy un guerrero y yo no quiero que él me vea dentro de una caja
I want to see him grow, thanks to music I understoodLo quiero ver crecer, gracias a la música pude entender
That the past is only used to learnQue el pasado solo se usa pa' aprender