Hook: Nas On the real All you crab n***as know the deal (X9) Verse 1: I'm waking up I don't even wanna get up But I got goals Brushed my teeth and hop in some clothes Moms on the road 7 am traffic caused the tempo to be slow So I popped my earphones No such thang as a stereo Know what I'm saying ? I get tired of the same sh** they already played I get to school Not even pa** the door I'm already hearing people Being immature I could be in the studio Making tracks or dropping them Instead I'm stuck in school Surprise that I'm out of Algebra 2 The only I learn In high school Is everybody not your friend Fallouts tend to happen But where does that begin? I get out of school Hop on the rail And head to work Even tho 4 hours and a half still ain't enough But I gotta make this bread I ain't tryna see myself Live off some spread (Hook) Verse 2: Hip hop has been inspired in my life Whether I was feeling down Or left out I would just write Raise in the nawf side The block of the hard knocks n***as I grew up Got work in they pockets Rolled up in a knot Police be rolling through the hood Looking to raid a spot That ain't nothing new That's just a daily basis Walk through Main Street You see bums Down the corner Pipe out and getting wasted Or a fiend Dodging a case By being chased by the jakes Few minutes later On the news Mugshot with its face For 6 years I walk everyday Smelling piss and being asked for Spare change In the middle of 10th grade I moved out the hood Hopefully life would be the same But it didn't sh** is different Not big but independent I kept it lowkey Cause n***as didn't know I was gifted No one will listen So I put my mind to the pen Started crafting a message Took them awhile But I pa** this test Took a few guesses I remember being raised with a silverware Now I'm grinding my a** off Till I reach some where (Outro: Joey Bada$$) Since 9 5, Momma been workin 95