Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. - You Gotta Believe It lyrics

[Intro:] I'd like to thank everybody for coming out It's the last song on the album Friday night at St. Andrews Hahaha Imma leave y'all with some positives They say I'm always negative Haha Pay your dues man Hard-work pays off and reach for the stars You can make it [Verse 1: Bizarre] If you believe then you can achieve Just ask and you shall receive And I shall proceed to rock the mic Hip Hop shop every Saturday night You wanna be a rapper, dreams of being an engineer Grab some equipment, buy you some gear Go to guitar center on your next pay day You can't afford it,put it on layaway That's what I say, it's called paying dues f** a new watch, f** buying some new shoes (f** that) Here's what you do, invest in your self Stand up, have some respect for your self You wanna be like Dr. Dre or Hi-Tek A couple of years, you ain't quite there yet Just believe, my n***a just believe Just ask and you shall receive D-Twizzy [Hook: Monica Blaire] Ask and you shall receive Yes You gotta believe it You gotta pound that pavement Work those stations in rotation Ask and you shall receive Yes But you gotta believe it It's all about you What you gon' do What you gon' do [Verse 2: Bizarre] You wanna be famous, get a lot of cheddar There's a million rappers What makes you better Freestyle? Is that all you gon' gimme? What about writing a verse? Working on your delivery How many battles you been in? How many shows you rocked? And I don't give a f**'bout how many Glocks you bought This is Hip-Hop, we're all tryna sell And all real gangstas are dead or in jail You got a dream, your dream is rapping Now what you gon do to make this happen? Go to New York and look for the AML Go to Shade45 tell em you know Bizarre Be like Bone Thugs and bust up to Cleveland Homeless in L.A barely out there eating This ain't all in vain man,I feel your pain Before the sunshine, there's always rain [Hook] [Verse 3: Bizarre] You wanna emcee but you got no bucks You got no money and you're damn near a vault (damn) Homeless in L.A, nowhere to stay Greyhound ticket, leaves on Monday But don't leave yet, reach for the clouds You might see Jimmy Iovine, you might run into Kevin Laws Be proud, hold your head high (stand up) At the end of the day, you can say you tried Get in a rap battle, drop a n***a head Hit him with punchlines, make sure he dead Go to shady records, stand on the curb Wait all day for Paul Rosenberg And if he say no, come back tomorrow (f** It) Bust a freestyle, let him feel sorrow If you belive then you can anchieve Just ask and you shall receive D-Twizzy [Hook] [Outro: Monica Blaire] (Ad Libs) Don't give up, it's all about you What you gonna do