| When we first started |
| Together on the first album |
| You know, The World Report |
| It’s like, I more or less had the general position |
| I was the general in the team |
| Or the infantry or however you want to term it |
| And you know, I’m not gonna they were like |
| I’m not gonna say they were soldiers |
| You know what I mean |
| But they were more like field n*ggas |
| You know what I’m saying |
| They was heavy in the field |
| They was deep in the streets and all that |
| I had more experience |
| You know what I’m saying |
| I had dropped intelligent hoodlum pride to that |
| I was with the juice crew and all that but |
| So when we came together |
| Like I said |
| I had more of the vision of where things should be |
| How it would go or whatever |
| But as time progressed each one of us |
| You know what I’m saying |
| Grew and at the same time they grew a lot more |
| So today now when we come together to the tables you know |
| We come together as not only just generals we all commanders now |
| You know everybody done built up their stripes and stars |
| And their resume speaks for theyself |
| Cuz if you look at it |
| Each one had their own level of success |
| And identified themselves as solo entities |
| You feel me |
| As their own individuals |
| So now it’s a whole different type of aura it’s a whole |
| The cycle is complete now |
| And that’s what counts man |
| That’s why it’s the new 5% |
| Not in terms of like we’re not trying to change the degrees |
| We’re not trying to change the lessons in terms of |
| You know what I’m saying |
| How we build as guards and all that or how the guards build with |
| Or the foundation of that |
| What we’re saying is |
| We’re the new 5% within ourselves |
| Like this is our new lessons in terms of where we came from |
| This is the new 5% |
| We’re us right now |
| You feel me |
| And that’s what we are |