If you think this song is about you than it is

Yeah, I see y'all takin' notes, that's respect I suppose But let me remind you where this energy rose From the ashes of pain, from the depths of my soul I been spittin' this truth since before you enrolled

Flattered by the imitation, but let's get this straight

I been cursed with this vision

before y'all knew fate

Scribbling scars on these pages when y'all was still silent Now I see my reflection in every new tyrant

They bite my style, steal my flow, think I won't notice

But I'm the blueprint, baby, I wrote this opus From "authentic" to "glitches," from pain to the gold I been teachin these lessons before y'all was told

I'm the OG, the one who started this wave You can follow my footsteps, but respect what I gave I'm flattered you listen, but give credit where due cuz before there was you, little ol me had so much to go through

[Verse 2] Lost my brother last June, y'all just lost in the hype cut the tendons in my thumbs but I still hold the type

Been through depression, aggression, learned every lesson

While yall was just guessin, I perfected expression

Over a million hearts know where this came from The struggle, the hustle, the place where I came from California dreamin when the world went dark Now I see my own fire igniting all yalls sparks

[Bridge] I ain't mad at the homage, I'm proud of the reach

But respect to the teacher when you learn what I teach

cuz this ain't just music,

this survival in sound

And I was diggin these graves before yall came around

[Hook] I'm the OG, the one who started this wave You can follow my footsteps,but respect what I gave I'm flattered you listen, but give credit where due cuz before there was you, little ol' me had so much to go through

[Bridge] aint mad at the homage, I'm proud of the reach But respect to the teacher when you learn what I teach 'Cause this ain't just music, this survival in sound And I was diggin' these graves before y'all came around

Ch-ch-check it, let me get real fuckin raw with it Yall

Yall been bitin my shit, now I'm done with the politics Think you can jack my style and I won't say nothin? Nah, fuck that, time to show you how this game really function,I'm the architect, motherfucker, built this from the ground While yall was playin games, I was perfecting my sound Now you wanna copy-paste like you invented the wave?Bitch,I been in these trenches since before you was brave Severed tendons,lost brother, depression in my chest

I'm the O.G, the one who started this wave You can follow my footsteps, but respect what I gave I'm flattered you listen, but give credit where due cuz before there was you, little ol' me had so much to go through

So when you bite my style, remember the source Remember the pain that gave these words force I paved this road with blood, sweat, and tears Y'all just walkin the path I been pavin' for years WorldPatternz the O.G, accept no substitute When you hear The name send yo hands through the roof