Intro (Ain’t the Same)

[Interlude: 19-year-old Boonie Mayfield]
“6-7 years old, I was surrounded by hip-hop music. My older cousins, older friends that I was being raised around. They were listening to all the stuff as far as — A Tribe Called Quest, Das Efx, De La Soul."

[Verse: 29-year-old Boonie Mayfield]
Something ain’t the same
More candles to blow out
The wishes never came
Half the time I go out
I wish I never came
I used to love to show out
But now I just refrain
No need to entertain
I keep a low pro out
I see the same mind frame niggas can’t grow out
I find it kinda lame, I find it kinda plain
Caught up in the matrix, suckered by the game
But who am I to blame
The world ain’t perfect
So why be ashamed?
All I do is complain
It’s mundane

[Interlude: 19-year-old Boonie Mayfield]
“... Kid N’ Play, MC Late, Queen Latifah. A lot of people.”

[Audio clip of a young Boonie Mayfield about to rap at a live freestyle battle]