Hoop Dreams

[Hoop Dreams Movie Clip]

[J. Arrr]

Yep
Look
A few semesters in the books left
Coaches was beggin for me to hoop, yes
Pops was great at ball but I won’t fuckin with his footsteps
Focused on this chick, tryna locker like where the books kept
But I ain’t have my head in em
GPA was bout an 0.7 like lead pencils
Dead giveaway
Time was Precious, Gab Sidibe
But still the grades to get by at the skin of my teeth
Killing my weeks just procrastinating
I barely graduated
Tryna get shit done last minute was fascinating
Whole fam saying congratulations
Now get acclimated with the real world where predators spar
I knew I couldn’t work a regular job, but I had a talent with ball so I used it
A few years later, I’m doing music
Loops mean, all the while hoop dreams becoming lucid
Made a move to Wisconsin, this Christian college I didn’t vibe with
Just a control system that didn’t fly with my meaning
Kicked outta school after the season
But I was the happiest leaving campus
Keeping sanity was most important, I had to refocus
Locked myself in the gym, worked on my free throws & jumper
I just we need the opportunity once, bruh
I kept telling myself
I met my nigga Cor J, he was ahead of the rest
Helped me to get overseas
I tasked the lord just please carry my steps
Now I’m in France showing confidence
When Ransom hit me to feature on Broken Promises
That’s more accomplishments
The team I was playing for was holding documents
I’m frustrated so I’m going bonkers when I finally got the chance to play
Cause what’s the point of having talents that you can’t display?
If you don’t know about that battle, then you can’t relate
But back to the story, it’s growing painful
Cause technically I’m a rookie but know the game though
I’m attacking them lanes, I know my angles
Undercut on a fast break, broken ankle
I was attacking them lanes, I knew my angles
Got undercut on a fast break, broke my ankle

Fuck, man
Shit, I ain't been the same since, dog
But fuck it, we here now