My Name Is lyrics

[Intro: Dr. Dre]
Yo, man I don't think they heard you, why don't you tell them what your name is?

[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
I said my name is Kendrick, Lamar
n*gga my name is Kendrick, Lamar
I said my name is Kendrick, Lamar
I said my name is Kendrick, Lamar

[Verse 1]
I can tell you what it is
I can tell you what it isn't
No more K. Dot
My mother had named me Kendrick
f*ck a stage name
That's the name that I was given
The only thing that I can identify with in this business
I'm just a good kid from Compton that wanna rap
Weighing my options pick up a bible or strap
I never killed a man
Never sold any crack
All I ever did was try to keep my city on the map
But this monkey on my back
Y'all don't want me to win
I'm tryna find some dreams you want me to follow trends
So just to get a dollar will I sell my soul?
I look the devil in the eye and tell him, "Hell no"
They say anything worth having is worth the wait
Well I want the world, tell me how long that takes
There's no time like now
I could cut my patience short
Or give 'em some more gowns, I don't even want the crown
I just want a peace of mind and n*gga when I get it
You won't get a piece of mine
Won't you mind your own business?
A rich n*gga buy anything you sell him
A broke n*gga believe anything that you tell him
Well I'm a broke n*gga but I still wouldn't listen to you
Even if your hand was on a Bible quote n*gga
My new saying saying is 0-10, why lie?
And if you ain't trying to win, then why try?
Now you can low-ball or give me high five
This is I n*gga, look into my eye
n*gga I am
[Chorus]
Kendrick, Lamar
n*gga my name is Kendrick, Lamar
I said my name is Kendrick, Lamar
I changed the name 'cause I was tired of being like y'all
Now finally I'm ready to tell the world who I are