I’m from a small hood, but I had big dreams/My uncle Robert taught me how to use the big beam/That was right before he caught his life sentences/Do what you gotta, just put your life in it, hey
from How I Did It (Perfection) lyrics by Young Jeezy
Perfection is hardly the word, especially when his whole style is in response to a bunch of hungry fans who can’t tell the difference between real rap and a televised commercial set to a beat. It’s a hard sell – that what he’s experienced is any different than every other canned rapper out there.
