Duke - Not Stopping lyrics

[2Pac Shakur Intro] What I want people to know is that don't Don't support the phonies, support the real You know what I mean, how can these people be talking About how they so real that they don't care about our communities How can they be talking about what they all this you know "the hood blah ba-ba blah... They don't care about our communities, you know what I mean Listen to the words people say in their lyrics And tell me if that's some real sh- If that's real to you, you know what I mean Listen to what they're saying Don't just bob your head to the beat, peep the game And listen to what I'm saying and hold us accountable for it You know what I mean [Verse 1] Focused trying not to be hopeless Because broke-ness ain't funny tell me what the joke is You ain't laughing if you know this Won't play the cards I was dealt I much rather take your chips now Go Fish In a sea of piranha, all I see is dishonor I must say I disagree with you Honor How you give a man a d**h with no evidence Tears from his relatives hopefully his soul was heaven sent So rest in peace to that man Troy Davis Those kids Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis They were the victims of circumstance that hurt your chances Of living so we quick to see flashing lights on those ambulances So even if you're chilling better use your wisdom And know that people out there steady trying to get you And for those J's you might get stretched out on the block Laying in your socks damn these crimes shots will never stop [Hook] I'm not stopping, not stopping ‘til I'm on When I get there I'm a do it, I'm a do it ‘til I'm gone No matter if I got to do it on my own I'm focused I'm in my zone, so come with me if you want [Verse 2] This is for the blocks where they grew up Where homies sold rocks and had tools tucked Under their belt like the shirt on a new tux It's too much; this is why the street done blew up Nobody to love them, they never know enough Scholarship applications and financial aid Focused on immediate and substantial pay That's an idea penciled that you can't erase In other words, they ain't have much knowledge about college So for them I'll keep it flowing like leaky faucets And spread the word like sneaky gossip ‘til they peep the process Be conscious, I'm trying to see more of us taking office Like Barack is If you don't have enough drive then park it We run it no walking And you can get served without appointments like walk-ins They say if u ain't talking money it's “non cents” But I still comment and cash in with my calm sense [Hook] [Verse 3] These days, rappers taking the game just for a joke Mainstream rapping about getting money and clothes Nah ain't hating, do what you do For a change though let's talk about uplifting the youth Getting up out these ghettos, fathers raising their kids But nah, they out for cash claim they all about their biz On the real, you made it out why not bring the hood with you Instead of pointless shouts, let's look at the bigger picture It's time to move forward as a society Got it on paper but in real life there's no equality It's odd to me, consciously, probably you too We ought to be carrying books not toting that deuce-deuce It's too true, that we lose nine times out of ten But when that ‘one-time' come by he's gonna run til the end Came back again, but now 5-0 drive slow Caught him carrying more keys than do re mi fa so [Hook]