Don't forget about me, don't forget about me Don't forget about me, don't forget about me I'll never forget where I come from, I'm from the bottom The shoes on my feet, I remember how I got them When I didn't have a car, I was on the bus stop When I needed cash, I was selling crack rock Didn't have a lot, but a nigga had enough Had to keep it moving when the going got tough It was bad, y'all Lost some niggas on the way, it's sad, y'all They couldn't make it here today Now I do it for my homies that'll never get to do it And I do it for the mamas tryna make it on their own Yeah, I do it for the thugs on the yard locked up And I do it for New Orleans, couldn't do it all alone While I'm out here on the grind, looking out for me All my homies saying, y'all don't forget about me I'm just tryna shine and see what I can be But I can't hear them saying, y'all don't forget about me Don't forget about the hard nights Don't forget about the downtown streetlights Don't forget about your brother, don't forget about his daughters Don't forget your little nieces growing up without a father And son, remember mama Remember all the nights you had to put up with your drama And for anybody else who's saying, don't forget you My advice is that you just be unforgettable Now I do it for my homies that'll never get to do it And I do it for the mamas tryna make it on their own Yeah, I do it for the thugs on the yard locked up And I do it for New Orleans, couldn't do it all alone While I'm out here on the grind, looking out for me All my homies saying, y'all don't forget about me I'm just tryna shine and see what I can be But I can't hear them saying, y'all don't forget about me Like, 30 missed calls on my shit And shit, I woke up and I called my cousin back And I was like, man, what's up? You heard me? And a nigga told me a nigga killed my brother, man So from that point on, it was always like, man You gotta, it's either this or that And a nigga can't choose that route, you heard me? Somebody gotta survive So that's what it was