[Prod.by Lloyd Veezy]
I jumped in for my first single the same day my pockets went empty
I wasn't thoughtless 2days after
When I was told ill never make it
Many n***as think people hate, but it turns out they tell the truth
That same truth hurt me many times, when I was told I'm lame in the booth
I quit for months, and hated the fact that rap wasn't my thing
N***as yelled artizo crazy, stay confident and do your thing
3 years on rehearsals about my life got me my sk**s
I'm that same n***a the streets looked at and said he's pathetic
Being ditched after deals for looking all pathetic
I was denied being signed for the same reason how tragic
Some tragic sh*t can put many dreamers through magic
Cause
Same n***as that are undermined prove to people they better
A n***a can Dress like sh*t but you'll never know what's on his mind
A n***a that's not worth you, can make you feel left behind
That's obligation, same emotion that puts you through regression
You Claim you got swag, but still jam on a rap session
(Hook)
Real cats think straight "Think Straight"
And don't care bout what haters "what haters say"
The streets talk but we don't really care "Don't really care"
I was told never mind what they say cause they always hate
I'ma drop tapes "drop tapes"
Drop nice music for what good it makes "Good it makes"
Its about intelligence and how you meditate "How You Meditate"
As long I stay confident ill see the best I get
(Verse 2)
In the past when I was young there was ma**ive gee's, hatred causing enemies, that's a curse dat denies n***as ta relate
Out of millions, one will k** you at the after debate
Cause the same idea's yal thought of gets em p**t when you spit em first
Or intelligence gets em hating expressing what they couldn't
But instead I'm that type of kid inspired by n***as who manage doing what I fail
So I can pick up where they left off, so one day when they gone, we'll stay and take over
They ask why I love hip-hop
Is it cause I wanna be famous
Told em I want respect from a 1000 fans for what a n***a loves
Like Kanye, we keep it all good and work hard to be no new slaves
Life is short, I'm tryna play my part and drop hits Before I end in the grave
Ill be shinning and riding for what its worth
And make the best of it as long I'm in earth
With the brilliants I project from my pierced eye, so when they witness it ill be easy ta find
Without a blind fold unless they all die
I've been living nightmares since the date of my birth, and I'm stuck with the past and ill make sure it goes, cause life is short and I gotta time a good end
(Hook)