Artist: Ab-Soul Album: Long Term (Mixtape) Song: Introduction Typed by: AZ Lyrics Long term is defined as: To mature over or after a relatively long period of time To earn capital gain derived from the sale or exchange of an asset held for a specified time (This is Long Term) Long term is defined as: To earn capital gain To mature over or after a relatively long period of time Long term I know it's short notice But this is Long Term Don't make the wrong turn You're all trapped in my circle of doom Be aware, success'll be circling through I puff a square for my niggas who ain't here To see me unbelievably make the unbelievable believe in me Yeah, that's what I do times 2000 more than you In 2000 I was cool In '01 I had fun In '02 I recorded my first song, and I was sprung In '03 I was deep In '04 I had flow In '05 I signed to Street Beef for no dough In '06 I met Punchline, damn I thank Punchline He saw more in my music than metaphors and punchlines '07 dude Dawg told me I was family And now it's '08, Long Term, bon appetite [Chorus] This is Long Term I hope you love it cause I'm thinking long term I came, I saw, and conquered And it's an honor To share this with you, wait no longer Mother fucker this is Long Term Shout out to Top Notch, cause they gon' ride for me That special pinhead who stay by my side, homie Prospect holding a spot in the sky for me That's on my life, real niggas never die, homie Now all eyes on me, I see you niggas watching Hoping that Soul sell out like a fucking auction I'm in the laboratory working on a concoction I ain't rapping, I'm a chemical reaction To you niggas slackin' Like suit bottoms, yo what's happening? I'm back again, dope shop open like a cabinet Chauffeurs could get arrested for trafficking me Like I'm wrapped in vaseline and go for 18 5 a key At 18 I was a G, sneaking in clubs Breaking down dubs and the whole hood showed love Never thought I would make it this far in this game Now every bar is insane, but not the Long Beach game And I don't need a big chain or Escalade on 6s Cause I can roll with Juice and take all of your bitches And you ain't never seen a top dog so vicious I'm a star, right? Women hand me they wish-list My reign is endless You would need an umbrella that lasts forever to witness My lyrical fitness My physical's eminent I know Caucasians that compare me to Eminem when he thought he was infinite But this ain't 8 Mile and I ain't rapping But ladies used to do me shady after math classes Black lip bastard with black glasses Bad habits backing up in the back of cab stratus ass magic I'm Jay, more graphic, uncensored So if your kids have it homie, it's promotional use only And after this you owe me, like the letter after N my friend I present Long Term, let's begin This is Long Term