Verse 1

East coast kid with the soul of kanye

No wonder why big brothers say I sound like jay

I can't even front, I never knew who nas was

But once I heard illmatic god damn I was buzzed

And Now I Can't forget shady, on that guilty conscience

That motherfucker was crazy, l-i-k-e grady

But I never really was deep, into analyzing lyrics

But now I wanna feel it, im talking bout the spirit

I wanna do more than hear it, so I started studying cole

The punchlines of los

And now the flow is coming like a ho on the corner of the street

Swear im headed for the top, I hope that me an b.i.g. meet

Now,ive watched notroious about 20 times

And im still tryna figure why this man had to die

And why is death, not a solved crime?

God damn if I get on, I hope I figure out why

Hook

Yea, what im tryna be, im tryna follow my destiny and I'm... (x4)

This rap shit im getting deep in it

Only time I lie in the booth is when I sleep in it

Dont ya realize that I put my soul up in this game

Dolla$ bitch, so dont think, that ima ever change

You think lebron got a monkey on his shoulder

Well I got an ape on mine, quote on quote friends telling me how to grind

Telling me how to rhyme, motherfucker I put in the time

And I put in the hours I use to devour memories I dont wanna see

A sellout is not who I wanna be

All I wanna be is me god dammit

Yea, all I wanna be is me god dammit

Unh, yea, I'm tryna to touch the sky and when I die I die

Can't worry, bout what I can't control

I put my feet forward, let my mind be gone

And when I make it to the top ima scream

Hook

Yea, what im tryna be, im tryna follow my destiny and I'm... (x4)

I ain't a gangsta like pac but im tryna make changes

To put me in the right direction

And when I get on

My middle finger will raise to everybody who tried to rearrange my life

I ain't tryna act black, I ain't tryna act white

Im just tryna spit crack, im just tryna be nice

God damn just let rap, where's the crime in that

I dont give a motherfuck if you laugh, how I look

All that matters to me is whats inside of my book

Like the basegod just let me cook

All I want is an oppurtunity at greatness

And if its infront of my face bitch ima take it

Last few bars let me make it clear

I ain't calling it rap no more im calling it my career, yea

Keep on speaking I can't hear defeat

Ima keep going crazy like james jean baptiste

Hook

Yea, what im tryna be, im tryna follow my destiny and I'm... (x4)