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Long Way To Go (Feat. Mr. Probz) - Joe Budden



     
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Chorus:
I'm feeling tired and the pain shows
Such a long way to go now
Such a long way to go, gotta be strong by myself now, such a long road.
So, so cold, weaken all my bones,but I gotta work hard just to reach my goal
Such a long way to go, so many miles left but I'm here now[Joe Budden]
Please Lord something gotta give
They say for every negative there's a positive.
But I aint positive for every buck deposited,
We still in the hood livin like hostages.
And never mind colleges,
School of hard knock scholarship dealing with politics,
I would just sell success in the store if i could bottle it
But, I aint a millionaire won't see me Forbes son
Life is like a beach chair when you can afford one.
Ruger loaded just in case the war come,
Might as well everything is comin to the forefront.
Need a clear head just to think

And fuck a drink and my two-step nigga
I'm two-steps from a drink.
So pressure either bust pipes or it make diamonds,
No matter how high up the mountain, I stay climbing.
Freedom I keep chancing,
So if I fall like Beyonce I just get back up and keep dancing.[Chorus][Mr. Probz]
Never met a goal that I couldn't reach,
Never been a lesson I couldn't teach.
I done been through the world and back,
Fuck school I got all the facts.
All I do is stand tall,
When they got my back against the wall,
When it's game time all we do is ball.
My niggas'll be here in one call, one call.
When shit gets heavy all I do is pick up the phone
Aint gotta go through nothing alone,
When shit get heavy all I do is pick up the phone
Aint gotta walk through this world alone, if I'm on my own.I keep on standing on my own 2 feet
Everytime that I cry, when I sweat, when I bleed
See nothing can stop me no nothing except me[Chorus][Joe Budden]
I'm chasing after pies with bags under my eyes,
You looking at my representative mask is a disguise,
And I don't do things like I used to.
The past is the past,
I'm presently thinkin` bout the future.
Certain niggas bettin I fall,
I'm speed joggin through the quick sand,
I'm jugglin 3 medicine balls
See I'm coming up, used to share a room with 2 cellmates
Now I tower over the devil but this aint Hell Date.
Long way to go I see my feet getting blisters.
I dare em' talk to me like Mike Richards
Or play Don Imus, and think its cool to disrespect our sisters
I guess we got a while fore' they actually get the picture.
I think about Virginia Tech, think about Katrina.
Niggas that caught Sean Bell slippin with the nina.
A day before the wedding,
Safety off the weapon,
Though all these things play in my head
I keep steppin`.[Chorus]
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Joe Budden (born August 31, 1980 in Spanish Harlem, New York) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. In recent years he has come to prominence as one of the most skilled and sought-for rappers in the game, despite his best work being on the internet mixtape circuit.

His music initially gained popularity on New York City's famous mixtape circuit in 2002. Although his biggest mainstream hit to-date is 2003's up-tempo "Pump It Up," Budden is known for his reflective and often insecure lyrics. He is widely considered one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, thanks largely in part to his numerous works on mixtapes by such DJ's as DJ Clue, Clinton Sparks, DJ On Point, and DJ Envy.

On one particular mixtape song, called "Crosscountry Connection", Joe started a feud with the G-Unit camp. The Game took offense to a line where Joe claims that gangsta rappers should "be in a G-Unit video with all the gangsta actors", obviously claiming G-Unit are fake gangstas. Unbeknownst to Budden, The Game had just recently signed with the G-Unit camp. The Game and G-Unit fired a few diss songs Budden's way; he replied in kind. The feud was ended when The Game and Budden met in a club in New York City and put the past aside.

During winter and spring of 2005, through Joe Budden mixtapes and hip-hop rumor mills, it was said that he departed from Def Jam to Roc-A-Fella Records with CEO Damon Dash. In reality, Budden was legally obligated to stay with Def Jam. In the beginning of Budden's career, it took him a long time to get public exposure, working more than three years from the first time his demo tapes were heard to the first time he was on the radio. He has appeared on many tracks with other artists including 112, Amerie, Brandy, Cassidy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Freeway, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Jin, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Marques Houston, Usher, and more recently a remix to the hit song "Hollaback Girl" with Gwen Stefani. Some of these were not official remixes, simply mixtape tracks where a Joe Budden verse was added to an existing song.

Though he is thought of as one of rap's most skilled lyricists, Budden's success outside of the mixtape circuit has been marginal purposely. He is known to have invested in real estate in North Jersey and instead of blowing up into the rap scene he decided to make money from other methods instead of getting a record deal. His music is usually more sensitive and thought provoking than that of gangsta rappers, but subsequently, it is also more explicit and unrelenting than most "conscious" or "backpack" rappers.

In late December of 2005, Joe released a mixtape after almost 5 months of being absent from the game. Mood Muzik 2 is considered by most to be a lyrical masterpiece and with so deep tracks such as "Dumb Out" and the emotional "3 Sides to a Story" (in which Joe harrowingly describes a disturbing situation), many wondered had these songs originally been scheduled to appear on The Growth.

In 2007, he was released by Def Jam. In December 2007, he released Mood Muzik 3, which many are calling the best mixtape of the year, with some even saying it's the album of the year since it contains all original material. Some have questioned this since the beat for 'Ventilation' is an edit of 'It's A Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)' by Kool G Rap.

In October 2008, Joe Budden released another highly-rated mixtape, Halfway House; featuring album cuts such as 'Touch & Go' and a snippet of 'Blood On The Wall', a diss to Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

In his career up to his 2nd album, he has worked with artists such as Busta Rhymes and Christina Milian, and has been involved in feuds with rapper The Game and G-Unit. He has since reconciled with The Game.

Since this reconciliation, Joe Budden signed to Amalgam Digital records, and both artists finalized the beef and have collaborated on the single 'The Future' for Joe Budden's now-released 2nd album, Padded Room. The album released February 24th in the U.S. and March 3rd in Canada.

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