Artist: 9th Wonder f/ Khrysis Album: The Wonder Years Song: Make it Big Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com [9th Wonder from "The Wonder Years" documentary] Man, y'know... I don't think, we decide our own legacy... to be honest with you, when you leave the game or you leave this Earth, people will decide a legacy for you. We're just here to do what we're supposed to do. Everybody else will decide, y'know, what was your legacy, "he was this" or "he was that", "he did this," "he did that". People are gonna decide that for you. You have no control over that. I just wanna make the best music I possibly can and... It's in my um... in my realm, uphold the culture of hip-hop but so many people my age has abandoned it. Maybe cause of their lack of knowledge about it. But to uphold my- the culture of hip-hop, cause it is my culture and um... that's about it [Terrace Martin] You are a star, a star you are A star, a star you are A star, a star you are [9th Wonder] Uh, I'ma make it big Uh.. I'ma make it big (Who said I wouldn't make it big?) I'ma make it big Like Tom Hanks nigga, I'ma make it +Big+ (9thmatic... and 9th Wonder) I'ma make it big Yeah... yeah, I'ma make it big 'Matic 9 Wonder the best, who wan' test? (who wan' test?) I was like the freshest lil' nigga in sixth grade Used to rock Js', Gazelles', and tight fades Seventh grade came, I jam to Public Ene-my and the homies, the classes that I was inna (that I was inna) Sucker for a square, then eighth grade was here Ninth grade came and I was like, "Yeah!" (YEAH!) Freshest lil' nigga became a freshman Fan of The D.O.C. and X-Clan J Brother, P you ready for tenth grade? Sophomore b-ball team that I made (Boom!) Made out with a girl that was in my grade with the green-eyed shade and the patent leather shoes Junior year time came the REAL good news 1080 SAT scores, yeah dude! N to the C to the C to the U Durham '85, exit 1-7-2 In senior year, what the hell you gon' do? Stay around here and work a nine-to-five gig? Naw homeboy, sheeit! I'ma make it big Like Tom Hanks nigga, I'ma make it +Big+ Naw homeboy, sheeit! I'ma make it big 9th 9thmatic shit, I'ma make it big Wonder Wonder 9 shit, I'ma make it big [Khrysis] I'm on that Supercalifragilisticfragonago-bullshit With more lines than the words on your tabernacle pulpit Chuuch~! Young Khrysis the rebel I get down, do my dance on instrumentals And blaps that be slammin on cats like heavy metal Don't try this at home kids, get on my level Huh, we don't ever ever settle Wack niggaz try to dunk us, the some +Brokeback+ fuckers Ain't got time for them suckers, I work too hard You wanna take mine? PSSH, well hardy harr! Heh, in your dreams, this ain't easy as it seems Been doin this since the teens, you can say it's in the genes Uncle on the sax, granny singin in the opera Rest in peace Uncle Mark touring with the gospel Group that he started, he was livin out his dream Then they passed it on to me, I told 'em I'ma make it big Yeah, huh... said I'ma make it big Khrysis in the booth and uh, I'ma make it big Matic on the tra-dic and said, make it big Yeah nigga I'ma make it big, c'mon! [9th Wonder] Make it big, make it big big, I'ma make it big Yeah... (I'ma make it big) Big Boy/Shoney style, get a pancake Serve type sweet on the beats that I make Like the jawn said said, "Aiyyo pimp, it's +Threats+" (Threats!) Then Jay start spittin and I was like, "Yes!" Then Jay called 9th, 9th Wonder of the World B needed some beats, so then we did "Girl" (Girl!) And "Is She the Reason?" and then the "Game Over" Overseas, international, bonjour! Tour when R. Kelly and Jay got jumped off Jiggaman stayed and Kells got kicked off Mary J. jumped on tour, now who knew? The very next year, I'm on "The Breakthrough" "Thank you, 9th Wonder," she said on the tube +Good Woman Down+ with a Grammy, nigga - OOOOOOOOHH~! Now here comes Badu +Honeeeeey+, yeah you know the tunes You so sweet, nigga sweet like syrup Back to the syrup, then Luda was like "WAKE UP!" Another 9th banger with Common on the jam 1989, +Do the Right Thing+, bam! (BAM!) Sal's Pizzeria-type pizzas like big Yeah homeboy, nigga, I'ma make it big I'ma make it big yeah, I'ma make it big Yeah 9thmatic yeah, I'm a make it big