Hook: Keyshia Cole
See, ever since the day I got the chance to make a change,
I've been in this game, it's a new day, and I'm making it known cause, I just
want the world to know, I'm paying my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna
let you know, I'm paying homage cause you've paved the way for me, Yeah.

Verse 1: The Game
I swear to God, It feel like every day is my birthday, let the top down
California's my birthplace. So I'ma take you there like Big took niggas to New
York, usually had us feeling like we was from New York, And that's real shit
blazed the Philly, it's summertime shout out to Will Smith, cause who didn't
wanna be the fresh prince flat top gold chain and some fresh kicks? My Nigga Nas
told me money make the world go round, and Uncle Luke showed me how to make my
girl go down. I've been around HIP HOP since '85, she had her ups and downs but
she stayed alive. I used to think LL stood for Love LA, He from queens how the
fuck he put that with Cool J? Red Kangol hat, red sweatsuit to match, red
Adidas, Nigga Game is back

Hook: Keyshia Cole
And ever since the day I got the chance to make a change,
I've been in this game, it's a new day, and I'm making it known cause, I just
want the world to know, I'm paying my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna
let you know, I'm paying homage cause you've paved the way for me, Yeah.

Verse 2: The Game
Public Enemy and NWA is on my boombox had to say, today was a good day, had the
hood buzzing, Ice Cube my favorite rapper, yall niggas cant tell me nothin.
Everybody's first bootleg was Boyz n the Hood, whoever thought Gangsta Rap would
make noise in the hood, when the cars ride by with the boomin system, two door
Mustang and the roof was missing. Every girl at ya school had the new extensions
even gangstas was dancing like New Edition. Cause the house parties stayed
rockin all night, niggas came through and shot it up but it was alright, Cause
after the cops left it was a party then, you down wit OPP then bring Naughty in.
They say it never rain in southern California, Tony Toni lied. Sit back, watch
Game throw his money in the sky.

Hook: Keyshia Cole
And ever since the day I got the chance to make a change,
I've been in this game, it's a new day, and I'm making it known cause, I just
want the world to know, I'm paying my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna
let you know, I'm paying homage cause you've paved the way for me, Yeah.

Verse 3: The Game
Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M get the money, in the back, I relax
with all the hunnies. DJ bring it back, let it go, mix it in with Black Rob,
make em say WHOA. Every thing full circle, Game living major, girl(')s on my hip
like a Skytel pager now I'm on the top, let the champagne pop, throw ya hands in
the sky cause The Game don't stop. Just a little more change, gotta Benz and the
Range, every rap metaphor always ends in my name: the Cool Hercs, DJ Red Alerts,
before I was born they was talking bout The Game. Ask a Jay-Z Fan bout Big Daddy
Kane; don't know em, Game gonna show em, just like they showed me, my lyrics is
O.G. When it's all said and done you niggas gon' quote me.

Hook: Keyshia Cole
And ever since the day I got the chance to make a change,
I've been in this game, it's a new day, and I'm making it known cause, I just
want the world to know, I'm paying my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna
let you know, I'm paying homage cause you've paved the way for me, Yeah.

See, Mary J. I want you to understand you paved the way (for me)
I'm givin homage (to you)