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boyz ii men cookin' it up motownphilly style baby!! Btw me and mama cooked chicken for dinner tonight too haha and I got that new cd from boyz ii men today too in the mail, i feel like it's 1995 all over again!! LOL, this is just what I needed to feel good after a long month of my life with papa sick, it's like god answered my prayers again with this great day...

I did a lil' online shopping at amazon.com with some of the tax refund I received from filing my taxes online and I got those 2 singles from there on CD for under $1 for each one, it felt nice to get those singles since the only single I had on CD was "Just The Two Of Us" which always makes me and papa share some great memories and with him being sick right now I'm looking forward to these singles bringing some more confort! Just figured I'd let the JJFP.com fam know...

Going For Success(2012 Self Reflection)
Song By G. Miller Jr. AkA Big Ted
Written On Feb. 9, 2012

Hook:
We're Going For Success
In A World Of Stress
Thirsting For Water To Get Blessed
Everyday Is A Test
I maintain to be passing
When I'm looking to accelerate
Then I'll be able to escape
Since I'm going for success
I know I'm bound to win
I'm going for success
That's right, I'm going for success

Verse One:
In a world getting colder
I'm watching mama and papa getting older
More weight goes on to my shoulder
Since my responsibility goes some more
I'm not trying to win awards
Or break records on Billboards
But peeps gotta see
They just gotta see
I just want to be heard
That's right, I only wanna be heard

Hook:
We're Going For Success
In A World Of Stress
Thirsting For Water To Get Blessed
Everyday Is A Test
I maintain to be passing
When I'm looking to accelerate
Then I'll be able to escape
Since I'm going for success
I know I'm bound to win
I'm going for success
That's right, I'm going for success

Verse Two:
It's only natural
That's right it's only natural
I just want to get paid
I only want to be paid
Paid my dues for the working days
That's right I strive to work everyday
But being unemployed
Reminds me of how I feel annoyed
The foundation can't destroy
My papa needs his medicaid
My mama needs money to buy steaks
And I need money to make some tapes
That's right the hell with mp3s
I'm doing this old school baby

Hook:
We're Going For Success
In A World Of Stress
Thirsting For Water To Get Blessed
Everyday Is A Test
I maintain to be passing
When I'm looking to accelerate
Then I'll be able to escape
Since I'm going for success
I know I'm bound to win
I'm going for success
That's right, I'm going for success

Verse Three:
I try not to think too far ahead
When I'm like Boyz II Men
Singing about 4 Seasons Of Loneliness
And that road coming to the end
Since I don't currently have a girlfriend
But I know that's all right
I'm not worrying about a wife
At almost 27 I just want to live my life
At my own pace
Run my own race
And with all my peeps, I'll maintain
That's right baby I'll maintain
Oh yeah!

Hook:
We're Going For Success
In A World Of Stress
Thirsting For Water To Get Blessed
Everyday Is A Test
I maintain to be passing
When I'm looking to accelerate
Then I'll be able to escape
Since I'm going for success
I know I'm bound to win
I'm going for success
That's right, I'm going for success

I wrote this right after I bought the Lost and Found CD almost 7 years ago, the happiest moment of my life so far!!

“Big Ted's JJFP Anthem For Lost and Found” (JJFP 1985-2005 and beyond)

Hook(Big Ted Chantin'):
Even when I get signed
JJFP will still be the greatest of all time
Nothing will ever change my mind
'Cause if it wasn't for them my hip-hop knowledge would be blind
Unique individuals continually shine
Black/white/rich/poor peeps all relate to their vibe
Their creativity represent the ways of life

Verse One:
Now in this year of 2005
Once again Jazzy Jeff's on the wheels and The Fresh Prince is on the mic
To burn all competitors since they're the top duo of all time
“Y'all know” what happens when Jeff's cuts back up The Prince's rhymes
It's a moment of monogomy like “Summertime”
But let's go back to year 1985
Which was the 1st year of my life
And the moment when these two forces combined
Then a year later in '86
The release of “Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble” would hit
The b-boy circles and block parties formed a moment of bliss
They'd rock the house as the freshest
Then in '88 they released a classic disc
“He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper”
They'd reign as hip-hop masters
Winnin' the 1st grammy in the music's history for “Parents Just Don't Understand”
So all those hip-hop non-believers were slammed
'Cause like FP said: “I told my mother I could never make a wack jam”
And the duo took even further command
When Quincy Jones offered them a plan
Of turnin' their hip-hop dominance into a TV show that was seen across the lands
Starting in '90, “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air”
Took hip-hop to a place that nobody else could compare
Of sayin' they did 'cause this cross-over of hip-hop opened a lot of doors for hip-hop artists
Now the industry's a billion-dollar industry in the stock market
With mcs on the red carpet
[Repeat Hook]

Verse Two:
“And In This Corner” they vetoed fake crews like the supreme court
Cuttin' no slack in the music
There was haters talkin' foolish
Sayin' that their style was soft since other rappers started rhymin' about bustin' bullets
Too many started going on that gangsta tip talkin' stupid
So they'd set 'em straight on “Code Red”
Showin' those haters they never lost their street sense
Yet they still kept the music positive
A lil' “Somethin' Like Dis” would remind that they never forgot about their “Homebase”
Even though you'd see them on your TVs on Monday
And now it's actually shown everyday
But anyways we'd then see FP doin' blockbuster classic movies like “Bad Boys” and “Independance Day”
While Jazzy Jeff was on the low still rockin' crowds with turntable displays
It still wasn't the same feelin' until they decided to concentrate workin' on “Big Willie Style”
Which would be released in '97
That's when I started to get into their music
I only knew them from watchin' them on my TV set when I was 10
I didn't know that the Fresh Prince was a lyricist until I heard “Just Crusin'”
And a year later I was blown away when I heard the transformer scratches from Jazzy Jeff
When I bought their “Greatest Hits”
We've been “So Fresh” throughout this “Willenium”
[Repeat Hook]

Verse Two:
They worked together on 7 of the 8 Fresh Prince discs
Up to this point, even though FP has been “Born To Reign”
The diehearts like myself that he wasn't gonna be supreme without Jeff's scratches
So now once again it's about to happen
Don't sleep on Jeff 'cause he got his “A Touch Of Jazz” label established
We're preparing for “The Return Of The Magnificent” turntable assassin
Just when everyone has thought Fresh Prince was gonna just stay acting
The critics will see the sustaining passion
Once again they'll be lost 'cause Philly's finest has found the interaction
To bring us more anthems
The critics will once again be sayin' “I Wish I Made That”
Who knows what the future holds for them
The White House might be the future home of Fresh Prince
And they'll be a party thrown by “The Magnificent” with fellow hip-hop heads in attendance
This might sound a bit of a stretch
Or a “shadow dream” for some
But who would've thought that 2 kids from West Philly
Would be having 2 decades of longevity
So anythin' that comes their way from this point on as “potnas”, they'll always stay “Numero Uno” on the scene
Their “Love For The Game” and fighting through “The Rain” is an inspiration for you and me
“Tell Me Why” you'd doubt their legacy
[Repeat Hook]

I wrote this rhyme back in the day, the true heads that were on the forum back in 2005 probably remember this, back when we were all waiting for "Lost and Found" to drop, I was hoping the Eagles would win so JJFP would make their own song as well just like how LL Cool J has done this year with the Giants winning:

“ '05 PE Super Bowl Anthem”
Chorus:
A dynasty in the making
PE's “Fightin' The Power” and breaking
Other teams who're cowards that start shaking
When they see PE on the schedule they just hate it
They'll all taste defeat, so face it
PE's got the true dynasty now and'll dominate the Patriots
To get known in NFL history as the greatest

Verse One:
April '99 marked the start of this dynasty
Before then there were hard times for PE
Back in '98, they were only 3-13
On the other end of history
Only the die-hard fans were down with the team
And many have jumped on this bandwagon now 'cause of victories
But that day in '99 was when they drafted a QB
After hiring head coach Andy Reid
Who has lead playoff pushes since the Y2K
Mcnabb has been the one to lead the way
When he retires he'll be compared to Marino and Elway
As one of the greatest QB's that have ever played
Of course he wouldn't be nothin' if the offensive line didn't dominate
Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan have had his back
They're lineman beasts who don't give up the sacks
They're the type of lineman who'll lead Mcnabb's longevity to last
As the opposing 'D' falls flat
To build a dynasty is a tall task
4 Straight titles in the NFC East exhibits the raw craft
Has been designed and chemistry has always clawed to attract
The best players to perform with 100% effort stacked
In the NFL there's never a moment to slack
'Nuff props to the ownership and coaching staff
Who put time in to focus making game plans
Westbrook has become a stable running back
Look at the total yardage from scrimabe he has
A jack of all trades is what he's known as
If you need big yardage call Fredex
He made that clutch catch last year on 4th and 26
And also stepped up this year in the playoffs when PE lost Terrell Owens
I'll get more into giving props to Owens in a minute
But when you're looking for top tight ends
Look no further and you'll find Chad Lewis and L.J. Smith
They've made opposing defenders look mad foolish
As for the 'D', PE's got a lot of weapons charging
Brian Dawkins' leadership go the secondary sparkling
He's been on PE since '96, being through the dark and bright moments
Jerimiah Trotter, Hollis Thomas, and Corey Simon also take no garbage
I can't forget about Mark Simoneau and Hugh Douglas
That 'D's delivering hard hits
PE's “Shuttin' Down” them haters
The cheering crowd of tailgators
Know all about the winning field goals from David Akers
[Repeat Chorus]

Verse Two:
There's a lot of jealousy that occurs
Opponents plottin' for PE to go backwards
Week after week they had to learn
That there's no relief when their plans don't work
They can't match the schemes that we interacted to burn
Competition who thought that plan would reverse
From 3 years of not getting over the hump
They wanted PE to self-destruct
Sayin' that the winning days would be outnumbered
When the media wanted PE and their fans to feel cursed
So nobody would wanna play for the birds
But then before last summer
PE landed both Terrell Owens and Jevon Kearse
Now all them punks felt remorse
For those words they spoke
The offense has been able to explode
Thanks to the plays of TO
Mcnabb has eclerated with the extra option that came to show
Silencin' critics thoughts of how team chemistry would unfold
By adding another marquee player to the mold
But it only benefitted adding more weapons to the arsenal
All the drama and controversy never overshadowed the master goal
Kearse has lived up to the hype as well
Giving opposing quarterbacks all types of hell
The Lombardi trophy's up for grabs, so it's time to excell
Let's kick back and check the scene
This moment will last long in our memories
As we're able to witness true power of this destiny
The master coach Andy Reid will charge PE
'Cause they'll prove to have more heart
Than Bill Bellicheck and company
Once again like I mentioned in the chorus, this is history in the making
The Lombardi trophy's what PE'll be taking
[Repeat Chorus]