Jazzmatazz Volume 2: The New Reality

[Guru]<br>Dedicated to all my peeps, who looked out over the years<br>KnawhatI`msayin? This one`s for you<br><br>Chorus: Guru + Me`Shell<br><br>For you, dedicated true<br>I`m doin this one for you<br>For you, dedicated true<br>I`m doin this one for you<br><br>[Guru]<br>To my moms and my pops, I`m glad you stayed together<br>I don`t know too many people to demonstrate true love better<br>Nowadays kids don`t have anyone<br>but you were there and determined, to make me get plenty done<br>Yes to achieve although a lot of times I hurt you<br>But I`m matured now, I`m showin you my true virtue<br>As I deliver to you, an oath of neverending love<br>admiration and respect, for there is nothing above<br>a mother`s strength and a father`s concern<br>There was guidance, no matter which way I turned<br>Yo pops if I could be half the man you are I`d be a star<br>Moms thanks for pushin me real far<br>As I proceed through the tundra, and harsh winds<br>I think reviewin what you`ve instilled within<br>So I`m takin time out to let you know<br>Once a boy now a man thanks for helpin me grow<br><br>Chorus 2X<br><br>[Guru]<br>Goin out to my peoples, for all the times we`ve spent<br>Fifty deep up in the party gettin crazy stupid bent<br>Around the block puffin lye, cruisin in the car<br>Whatever we was doin I won`t forget it Baby Pah<br>When I had no dough, you were there<br>You hooked me with some ends, to show me that you cared<br>You stood by me through the ups and downs<br>while the other fakin clowns tried to start hangin around<br>See you were always genuine<br>That`s why respect is due, and I got you on my mind<br>A lot of people might not understand the way we click<br>We`re rollin thick, hittin harder than a ton of bricks<br>With all the drama and the phony personas<br>I`d rather check my man so we can share some knowledge<br>If the streets were college, some MC`s would flunk out<br>Sendin shouts to my peeps, crazy love no doubt<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Guru]<br>A true friend kid, is mad mad rare<br>Trustin others is a risk, a lot of things ain`t fair<br>Cause where I be at, a lot of strange things happen jack<br>You can know a kid for years and still he`ll stab you in the back<br>But that`s alright cause I`m a good judge of character<br>And me and my family, we maintain the balance to<br>master the challenges of life<br>Like the chain and the star, we link up to shine mad bright<br>To all my boys way across the country<br>dealin with the struggle, the good the bad and the ugly<br>Yo under pressure we`re the best<br>No matter what the circumstance no matter how much stress<br>Our force has the power, to bring forth change<br>I`d rather see us succeed than feel shame or go insane<br>Dedicated to my fam that supported<br>You shall always, I said always be applauded<br><br>Chorus 2X