[Hook x2] Came from the gutter but I’m risin’ up proper, Turned all the pain to a power that’s louder. Used to be lost, now the vision done blossomed— From the block to the boardroom, look how I bossed ’em. [Soulful Singing] From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom... [Verse 1 – 16 Bars] In ’83 Aaron Simpson put me on with the Rappin Nerds, Early taste of the mic, first time flippin’ them words. I Barely graduated high school, ’88 was the year date, Didn’t know that real life had a whole different weight. Late bloomer in the streets ’89 was my start, Made up for lost time, living hard, with a reckless heart. ’93 Golf Links Road almost laid me to rest, Car twisted like a can but I walked ’cause I’m blessed. ’99 that control tower fall hit me harder than most, Twenty feet to the concrete—felt the touch of a ghost. Right knee crushed, leg broke, but I still stood tall, Didn’t fold, didn’t bow, didn’t lose, but i paid the cost. 94' the courts threw a dope charge that could’ve locked me away, Twenty to forty years on the table but I beat it that day. Born with seizures, man, survival been my norm— From the block to the boardroom, a warrior was born. [Hook x2] Came from the gutter but I’m risin’ up proper, Turned all the pain to a power that’s louder. Used to be lost, now the vision done blossomed— From the block to the boardroom, look how I bossed ’em. [Soulful Singing] From The Block To The Boardroom... [Verse 2 – 16 Bars] Eighteen years with the bottle had me losin’ my mind, Chasin’ women, hit the strip clubs, tryna leave pain behind. In 89" Back of my head got cracked way before that run, Boredom and trauma had me numb to the fun. In ’09 left hip replacement had to rebuild my stride, But a king don’t fall, he just learns how to ride. Then the bottom hit deep, nowhere left to go, Had to sleep on them buses and the trains in the cold. One year in that lifestyle, no water bed but a rolling bed, But I never lost the spark that was still in my head. Skid Row took me in where the fighters survive, Where the wounded keep pushin’ just to stay alive. Every scar, every moment put a fire in my core, From the block to the boardroom I was meant for more. [Hook x2] Came from the gutter but I’m risin’ up proper, Turned all the pain to a power that’s louder. Used to be lost, now the vision done blossomed— From the block to the boardroom, look how I bossed ’em. [Soulful Singing] From The Block To The Boardroom... [Verse 3 – 16 Bars] Now I’m buildin’ up ACTION—yeah the mission is real, Acquiring Causes connect the people we feel. To Intertwine Our Nations through the work we spark, Turnin’ pain into purpose, bringin’ light to the dark. AI Media in motion, every move is precise, Out The Box Economics help the hood think twice. From addiction to ambition, from the bottle to plans, From the alleys and the shadows to upliftin’ the lands. I’m the proof that the broken still can rise from the fall, That the lost still lead when they answer the call. You can climb from the bottom if you push through the storm, From the block to the boardroom a new king was born. Now I’m speakin’ onlt the truth, teachin’ hope through the pain, If I made it through hell, you can rise just the same. My purpose is to inspire —no longer livin’ deformed, From the block to the boardroom—look how I transformed. [Hook x2] Came from the gutter but I’m risin’ up proper, Turned all the pain to a power that’s louder. Used to be lost, now the vision done blossomed— From the block to the boardroom, look how I bossed ’em. [Soulful Singing] From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom... From The Block To The Boardroom...
