I saidComptonwhatthedealwhat's upmanthat's rightthat's right y'alllookgoodoutheremanthisspecialholdonletmegetmyphoneoutholdup I gottatakemy I don't wanttohold y'alluptoolongbut I gottagetthisholdupthat's rightman I wanttocomeoutherejusttotell y'allhowmuch I appreciate y'all I'm proudof y'all I'm proudofthecityofCompton I'm proudofCompton
Collegemostimportantly I'm proudofthegraduatesouthereyouknowthat's right I knowwhatittakesyouknow y'allhad a lotofhardshipnotonlyinyourhouseinyourcommunitiesbutmostimportantlywithinyourselfandthat's thetoughestthingtoovercomeandwestillgrowingdaybydaybrickbybrickmakingsurethatwedevelopnotonlyonthephysicalformbutinthespiritualaswellyouknowsoseeing y'allouthereit's notonly a representationoftheworldwhatis a representationofmeandwhen I walkoutinthesecitiesandthesethesecountries I couldbeproudandsaythisiswhere I'm fromyouknow
I stillbelieveinComptonComptonalwaysbeen a futureforme I thinkwebreathesomeofthemostincredibleindividualscreatorsintellectualstalentwehaditsincedayonethat's why I alwaysscreamedthiscity I'lltrywiththeworldit's noplacelikethisonerightherenoplacenoplaceand I stillbelieve I stillbelieveineverythingthatwedoingbrickbybrick I stillbelieveit's timethatwechangethenarrativesyouknowsomepeopletellusyouknowthisgeneration I don't havewhatittakesGen Z wetalkaboutitalldaytheytrytopullusdownandsaywedon't knowwhatwe'redoingtheywrongthoughyouknowwhybecausenotonly y'allhavewhatittakesbut y'allhavesomethingevenbigger y'allhavetheheart y'allhad a couragetobeindependentthinkersindependentthinkersit's nothingmorevaluablethanthat y'allcangoouthereandtellandexpressyourthoughtsandsayitwithconvictionandpassionandstandonitandbeunapologeticaboutitandsomebodypullyoutothesideyouknowwhatyouwaswrongaboutthatandyoucouldbelike I appreciateityouknowortheycouldsay I appreciateyouforgivingmethewisdomandthecouragetobejustasmuchasindepthandyouknowstrongwithconvictionaboutthemessagethatyouhaveanditspreadsnotonlybetweenthepersonyoutalkingtobutsubconsciouslythroughkidsthat's youngerthanyourselvesandthat's something I canalwaysappreciatethisdegreethat y'allhaverighthereisjustasbigasanydegree I don't carewhatschooldon't carewhatinstitutionComptonCollegethisComptondegreeisjustasbignowit's allabouttakingtheseresourcesandtakingwhatyoulearnedandapplyingthemassimpleasthatandapplyingthemyougohavehardshipsyougohavetribulationsjustasyouhadcomingupherebutguesswhatyougotsomebodyspecialbehindyourcornerandallaroundyouandthat's Godperiodperiodperiodeverystepofthewaywhenyoufallandyouhaveyourshortcomingshe's righttherewhenyouhaveyourvictorieshe's righttheregetyourselfgracegiveyourselftimetogrowandappreciateitbecausehe's growingwithyoueveryindividualouthereisexperiencing a humanlife a humanexperienceandGodisexperiencingitwithyousowhenyougothroughthingshe's goingwithithe's righttherewithyouhe's talkingtoyouallyougottodoistalkback I walkon a beacheverydayand I'm talkingtoGod
I'm justtalkinglikehethehomie I sweartoGod I putthatonmygrandmamagrave I talkedtohimnexttomelikethehomiejustlikethepeoplethatyougrowupwithyou I don't careifyougot a curseyougot a cussyougotyoutalktohimasifyouknowhimsinceyouwasbornthewayheknowsyouit's thetruthit's thetruthso I want y'alltogooutherecelebrateyourselvesenjoyyourselfbutkeepthatspiritwithinyoubecauseitdon't stopfromhereitdon't stop I love y'alland I hopewecontinuetospreadspreadthislove I appreciate y'allmyloveohyesyesdr. Carlinyoudon't haveyourphonewegottogetdr. Carlisleonedr. Currycanyougetdr. Carlislepleaseyesyescomeonyougottocomewithmecomeon
I saidComptonwhatthedealwhat's upmanthat's rightthat's right y'alllookgoodoutheremanthisspecialholdonletmegetmyphoneoutholdup I gottatakemy I don't wanttohold y'alluptoolongbut I gottagetthisholdupthat's rightman I wanttocomeoutherejusttotell y'allhowmuch I appreciate y'all I'm proudof y'all I'm proudofthecityofCompton I'm proudofCompton
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