This is the introduction to Vic Mensa’s long awaited debut studio album, The Autobiography. The track contains a sample from “Didn’t I” by soul artist Darondo.

Vic Mensa raps about how he used to tell people that he would one day be successful and blow up. However, he also highlights the fact that he has stayed loyal to his family and friends back home, he proves to his skeptics that his tree will grow, but never lose its roots.

Didn’t I tell you we was gon' make it to the top nigga?

He also unloads a lot of feelings toward his hometown, expressing how difficult it was for him to leave his inner circle and coming back for funerals.

I jumped on the first plane when Nikko dad died

It seems to be a “tradition” for Chicago’s MCs to leave the town before dedicating a song to the “Windy City” like Kanye West did in “Homecoming”.