Jin Long Winding Road Lyrics

I seen it before... uh.. yeah.. hundred grand Jin uh check it check it check it out. we'll take yall back on this journey real quick uh take yall back in time. it's an oldie but a goodie. check me out yall.. uh... yo... yo.

ayo the streets is quick to talk
like jin things aint been the same since u left 106 and parkremember when them cats hit u with them chinese jokes
u came back hard and held it down for chinese folks
word.. but what else was i supposed to do?
u either win or go home, it's negotiable
this was four years ago
but when shorties pass my way
they look at me sideways
like it was last friday, d___
aint that a testimental skill
i took 7 weeks and invest it into a deal
had the hood in a frenzy, no question i was ill
pulled out the R chain and my destiny was filled
mo' money mo' problems aint that a b____
so much drama in my life you would think i was rich
recall my first advance, prepare for what's next
sittin on the train just starin at the check
copped a used SE, 17 cash
threw the chrome 20's on and put the rest in a stash
told my fam pack up, no more chasin a home
or stayin at relatives, we'll get a place of our own
and even though the feeling was good
don't get it twisted, nah money, we still in the hood
now as years gone by wit no sign of release
what happened to jin? the buzz started to dye on the streets
as far as rhymes go, i aint never runnin out
but without distribution i aint ever comin' out
tryna find my way out of the dumps
then Learn Chinese dropped and got me out of my slump
fell out my chair when the s___ hit the bassment
look this aint just not a song, it's a statement
my intent, was never to exploit my descent
when it went national, it was a major event
it seems like for every one step forward i take
it's three steps back, im sure u could sorta relate
and the streets know im dope on the mic
they the same ones tellin me "yo they aint promotin u right"
"ayo jin, how u expect to make a killin
when ??? jones is strugglin to do a million"
yeah im feelin no regrets on the moves i make
cuz i been the underdog since i came out the gate, m____ WUT

ayo Statik, i owe u for this one man. uh huh. u know how we do man, it's a new day, a new beginning. oh no no no, the story dont stop there, im just gettin started. let me see, let me keep goin yall , check it out uh uh uh uh.

where do i start, gotta find me a spot
'04, that's when The Rest is History finally dropped
did a joint with Kanye in one single night
just to find out the Roc wouldn't clear the single rights
back to the drawing board we go
got two labels fightin for creative control
Virgin's like "jin we need a crossover track
either that, or we'll just keep pushin ur s___ back"
went against my better judgement
shot a video for senorita, a couple of chicks loved it
and that's cuz they like to shake in the club
but that song aint truly show what im capable of
did 20k the first week of release
didn't cry, i just kept workin the streets
when the smoke clear, say what you want
i stand over 100 thou in less than twelve months
now u figure, that's minus heavy rotation
on every television and radio station
some say i flopped, i say f___ what they think
over 100 thousand heads f___ wit the c____
and that number only grows at a phenemonen rate
outta 50 i already ran thru 39 of these states
the love the i receive, im earning it
from the Smack DVD s___ to the 50k tournaments
u hear the punchlines and think "yeah that's quite ill"
when im battlin, i think about the gas and light bill
and that's badly enough to survive
to the point i might have to get a 9-to-5
maybe this rap thing just wasn't meant to be
didn't know it was 100% me
a part 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, u gotta destroy
so me and Kamel got it poppin
and then u got the birth of the Crafty doctrine
Properganda hit stores, i refused to wait
sales were mediocre, but the reviews were great
i walked down a long winding road just to get here
follow my footprints, they'll never disappear, YEAH.