[Verse 1]
We all dream big but we got little ambition
To make it a reality you gotta make it your mission
You got a mind state but it's locked on failure
You want success because your lifes been hell, ya
Want out of the rut. Yeah. You just want your cut
But you gotta work for it homie, life is not a s*ut
Who, when you ask for the p**y, she just gives it up
Nah, you gotta work her up
And when you're pushed down, kicked out, you come up swinging
Even when you're almost out, and them bells are ringing
You want success more than you want the air
But when them new Jordans are out you go and cop a pair
You're living a contradiction. You wondering what's missin'
That'd be your work ethic which is flat out pathetic
You wanna provide for your family but your stagnant
You're a disappointment and your name is Jack b**h, uh
[Chorus]
Don't knock the hustle, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the, don't knock the, don't knock the hustle uh
Don't knock the hustle, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the, don't knock the, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the hustle, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the, don't knock the, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the hustle, don't knock the hustle
Don't knock the, don't knock the, don't knock the hustle uh
[Verse 2]
f** it. Cuz now I'm coming up swingin'
First verse gave me a real look, look at what's missin'
Got a look at my mission, now I'ma grab my vision
Sick of living this life but I'm even sicker
Of wishing for sh** to get better on its own
I'ma spaz on the microphone
Life is cause and effect and I'ma cause my future
Strife is inevitable, in fact that's the sh** I'm used to
But I ain't gonna lose my future over some sh** that y'all are thinking
I'ma float to the top while the rest of y'all are sinking
Allow me to catch my breath...
(Pause)
I'ma destroy the rest
Of anyone who'll test
My dream is closer to being achieved
Every second of my life, it's the sh** I need
Cuz man I need to succeed. Yeah I need to succeed
Like a ho I'm sick of living life down on my knees
Lord knows I'll be damned if I fall
But even if I do, I'ma give it my all
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
We all dream big but got little ambition
But f** it all, cuz now I'm coming up swinging
Now this ain't redundant but I can see my vision
That first verse gave me a real look, look at what's missing
Second showed me I'll do anything for my destiny
Time, effort, need. You know that's the recipe
And it's time to release the energy that rests in me
It'll manifest in bars to tear apart my enemies
Watch my mind elevate to the level of the greats
I'ma escalate to fame, you all just sit and wait
I'ma do it for my grandmama, do it for myself
I only care if it's hot, boy. f** if it sells
I do it for the props. I do it for hip-hop
I'ma spit till the end cuz this is all I've got
I spit to release the sh** that's locked, locked in my head
And if I don't blow up, sh**, I'm better off dead
[Chorus]