Memories Back Then: A T.I. , B.o.B and Kendrick Lamar story

Prologue

T.I.

I' m Tip Harris. Just another nigga from the ATL. I go to school cause I have to not cause I want to. school's stupid. I ain't neva seen one of these from my school come out to be nothin but prostitutes, strippers, dope dealers, thugs and hobos. What's the point of going to school? Me and my partners we just go to make our mamas happy and then by lunch we dip out. And we do what us yungin's do. Smoke, drink and fuck around. Ain't know changing in that. Cause ain't nobody gettin' out these streets.

B.o.B

Mayne, these streets ain't no joke. I watched 3 of my homies die right out on Marietta St. I don't wanna be in this environment anymore. I gotta get my family and myself out here. This education thing is taking too long. I need to get outta here. Real quick. I need some way to get out. Seein all these niggas like 2Pac, Biggie, 50 get out by rappin makes me wanna go it too. If that's the fast way out imma try that shit.

Kendrick

I'm always caught up in my thoughts. I'm just that type of person. What might be on my mind you may ask? Money,pussy and getting the fuck outta Compton. That's the only thing on my mind right now. Pussy and money. That's a gender thing I guess. A nigga thing actually. That's all we niggas want. I'm always out to get them two things. It's kinda hard to get pussy. Bitches are so uptight and snobby. Always think they betta than a nigga. But one day these bitches gon' bow down to me. They'll be the one chasing me and not the other way around. Money. Who doesn't want money? Everyone in the world needs money. I'm sick of living this poor life. I intend to change that. By doing the only thing that I am passionate about.. writing and making music. Getting outta Compton is a physical thing. An emotional thing. A mental thing. Compton is mentally, physically and emotionally draining. I'm tired of seeing my friends and even my enemies dying. Compton. I call it the land of corpses. I'm not cut out for this life. I'm not like these other niggas, smoking weed and getting drugs and selling dope. Although it's all familiar to me, I can't do it. Its not my thing, I'm not that person. I have bigger plans. Greater accomplishments to achieve and they definitely won't happen in Compton. You can say I'm a good kid in a mad city.