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Blueprint

Can I write this without being corny and still be prideful?
I grew up on Hip-Hop, and I have a lot of idols
Every time I pick up the pen and use ink
I hope to write something that would have been good enough for Jay-Z's blueprint

I grew up on the likes of Tupac, Lupe Fiasco and Wu-tang
The only 11 year old who was listening to lyrics that some adults struggled to understand
I'm thankful I grew up on rappers who would share a message
That's why when I have an issue, I'm not scared to address it 

8 years old, was the first time I heard Eminem
Since then I've put my heart into my poetry and made it genuine
I learned you could be emotional without being feminine
Sometimes I like to have fun and see how many rhymes I can pencil in 

Tupac gave me quote after quote
Isn't it funny how people you've never met, can give you hope?
50 Cent surviving being shot 9 times, made me feel like I could survive anything 
I looked up to, Eminem, 50 Cent, Scarface, Rakim like they were my parents
Foster care staff, telling me the music was inappropriate because of the swearing

Which just showed me they don't listen to the words being rapped
It's great when you relate, and you feel your own hurt being matched 
I remember the emotion I felt when I first heard Eminem release Like toy soldiers
I didn't really start to appreciate Jay-Z until I got older

Sleep is the cousin of death, Nas Taught me that
I came to see that People make up lies and spread rumours when they're short of facts
I'll always have love for Nas, Eminem, 50, Game, Wu-Tang, Scarface, Ice Cube
There's more that inspired me, and I'm thankful, because of them I write too

I always loved Hip-Hop and had a lot of idols
I just hope I managed to write this without being corny and can still be prideful
Every time I pick up the pen to use ink
I hope I write a the good enough to be on Nas's Illmatic album or Jay-Z's blueprint

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