This track goes out to any one
who has a dream
Mr. Criminal had a dream
But it seem like no matter what
Something would always get in the way
You really want something in life
You work hard to get it you know
No matter what any
one would say
You overcome you're obstacles
Consistency breeds success
Blood, sweat and tears
Look at me now
It was all a dream,
I used to read lowrider magazines
Lighter Shade and Cypress
Hill up on the tv screen
Hanging posters on my wall
I never used to rap til I got trapped
in isolation juvenile hall
Right there up in my cell I felt
this gift that was givin'
Determine to make a way from nothing,
keep myself out of prison
So that's what I did,
I started writing down
My feelings on paper
about the way that I live
Growing up in the varrio, the
things that I seen
All the gangsters, killers, prostitutes,
dope dealers and fiends
All the robberies in progress
2- 11's and 187's
Homies passing away,
taking trips up to heaven
So dear Lord,
if you hear me please bless me tonight
I know I'm wrong but don't let the
cops ar rest me tonight
Recorded demos on karaoke
machines
No education,
no degree but still I follow my dreams
Look at me now
And I know the haters hate it, oh
shit Criminal made it
And they just can't fake it
Look at me now
Life's had it's ups and downs,
smiles and frowns
But still I represent for the brown
Look at me now
Been a long road but I seem
to get through
If they only knew,
all the shit I've been through
Look at me now
Coming up and as hard as it seems
All I did was stay dedicated
and follow my dreams
2001 I was court free,
cases dismissed
No probation no parole,
I served my debt to the pricks
Now the only thing that's on my
mind was stacking my grip
Keep riding dropping flows and I'll be
coming up quick
So trip the homie chava started
coming around
Bumping the brown royal comp
from odm from the brown
And he told me one of the tracks
about some vato he knew
He used to party all around
and kick up dust with him too
So I figured, shit,
that's my opportunity there
Next time you hear he's coming around
just hit me up and I'm their
You gotta open up the door
on opportunity knocks
Inked a deal with hi power,
started my rhymes from the top
In the stu dio writing lyrics,
dropping tracks round the clock
Ten months later my shit was in the
shops bumping on blocks
In other words,
my dreams started to come true
And my lyrics were fueled by all the
things I've been through
Look at me
now
And I know the haters hate
it, oh shit Criminal made it
And they just can't fake it
Look at me now
Life's had it's ups and downs,
smiles and frowns
But still I represent for the brown
Look at me now
Been a long road but I seem
to get through
If they only knew,
all the shit I've been through
Look at me now
Coming up and as hard as it seems
All I did was stay dedicated
and follow my dreams
Now all my hi- power soldier doing
shows 'round the globe
Collecting checks and making
money off the lyrics I wrote
Stories I told, drama that I had to unfold
Now satisfied with my beats so
I started making my own
Shit, my attitude has I want
it all or it's nothing
I laced the kick, clap,
bass leased never percussion
Because I'm coming up
in anyway that I can
Doing shows in Cali, Texas,
Denver, Portland, Japan
On stage with the crowd going crazy
People screaming got em waving
their hands side to side
And I mean it when I say in one day
I'm gonna take it to the top
And when it gets all eyes on me,
it is my destiny to drop
As long as Mr Criminal's on
it, it can never be a flop
I keep my estilo on point,
fuck the remedy you got
I'm just trying to be successful,
let these lyrics be heard
Represent it for my raza, homie
watch and observe
Look at me
now
And I know the haters hate it, oh
shit Criminal made it
And they just can't fake it
Look at me now
Life's had it's ups and downs,
smiles and frowns
But still I represent for the brown
Look at me now
Been a long road but I seem
to get through
If they only knew,
all the shit I've been through
Look at me now
Coming up and as hard as it seems
All I did was stay dedicated
and follow my dreams
Mr. Criminal 
