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In the coldest winter ever, I learned to b-more careful I didn't want to be another statistic by taking on the role of becoming unrealistically materiallistic like when it means more to find that name brand jacket that everyone huslin has instead of being able to score into the highest percentile bracket that those ivy league not skool of hard knocks accepts so i don't make myself another "concept" i wanted to be the one that surpasses the honorable mention not wins best dressed and mentioned to be dishornorable stuck in detention i gotta be at the top of my game doin the magna cum loude thing not spittin game to the next trying to spend they whole check for a damn diamond ring by me books so i can read my way out this hood don't waste ya time trying to by me things that you think make me feel good in the coldest winter ever i learned to be more careful i had to distinguish the difference between

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