i seen it before uh yeah   hundred grand jin uh   check it check it check it out   imma take yall back on this journey real quick uh   take ya'll back in time   its a oldie but a goodie   check me out yall uh      ayo the streets is quick to talk   like jin things aint been the same since you left 106 and park   remember when them cats hit you with them Chinese jokes   you came back hard and held it down for Chinese folks (word)   but what else was I suppose to do   you either win or go home its non negotiable   this was 4 yrs ago but when shorties pass my way   they look at me sideways like it was last Friday   damn aint that a testament of skill   i took 7 weeks and finessed it into to a deal   had the hood in a frenzy no question I was ill   pulled out the R chain and my destiny was sealed   mo money mo problems aint that a bitch   so much drama in my life you would think I was rich   recall my first advance prepared for whats next   sittin on the train just starin at the check   copped the used SC 17 cash   threw the chrome 20s on and put the rest in the stash   told my fam pack up no more chasin a home   or stayin at relatives well get a place of our own   and even though the feelin was good   dont get it twisted naw money we still in the hood   now a years gone by with no sign of release   what happened to Jin? the buzz startin to die on the streets   as far as rhymes go I aint never runnin out but   without distribution I aint never comin out   tryin to find my way out of the dumps   then Learn Chinese dropped and got me out of my slump   fell out my chair when the shit hit the bassment   look this aint just a song its a statement   my intent was never to exploit my descent   when it went national it was a major event   it seems like for everyone one step forward I take   its three steps back Im sure you could sorta relate   and the streets know Im dope on the mic   they the same ones tellin me yo they aint promotin you right   ayo jin how you expect to make a killin   when damita jo strugglin to do a million   yet Im feelin no regrets on the moves I make   cause I been the underdog since I came out the gate mothaWHHUT!!      yeah uh   ayo Static i owe you for this one man   uh huh you know how we do man   its a new day a new beginning   oh no no no the story dont stop there   im just gettin started   lemme see lemme keep goin yall   check it out   uh uh uh uh uh      where do I start gota find me a spot   04 thats when THE REST IS HISTORY finally dropped   did a joint with a Kanye in one single night   just to find out the Roc wouldnt clear the single rights   back to the drawin board we go   got two labels fightin for creative control   Virgins like Jin we need a crossover track   either that or well just keep pushin ya shit back   went against my better judgement shot a video for   Senorita a couple of chicks loved it   and thats cause they like to shake in the club   but that song aint truly show what Im capable of   did 20k the first week of release   didnt cry I just kept workin the streets   when the smoke clear say what you want I   scanned over 100 thou in less than 12 months   now you figure thats minus heavy rotation   on every television and radio station   some say I flopped I say fuck what they think   over a 100 thousand heads fucked with the chink   and that number only grows at a phenomenal rate   out of 50 I done ran thru 39 of these states   the love that I receive Im earnin it   from the SMACK DVD shit to the 50K tournaments   you hear the punch lines and think yeah thats quite ill   when Im battlin I think about the gas and light bill   and thats barely enough to survive   to the point I might have to get a 9 to 5   maybe this rap thing just wasnt meant to be   didnt know it was a 100% me   upon instinct I decided to quit   not for publicity but the fire was lit   to burn down what they saw as a decoy   in order to rebuild you gota destroy   so me and Kamel got it poppin   and there you have the birth of the Crafty doctrine   Properganda hit stores I refuse to wait   sales were mediocre but the reviews were great   I walked down a long winding road just to get here   follow my footprints theyll never disappear   yeah