Maceo - The Struggle lyrics

This for my hustlers getting this cheddar makin money aint sh** you can tell us We the ones take all the risks government is the one who ship the bricks in Man we the ones who distributes it member we fellas cant find a job so how the f**k we gonna eat when we cant even find a job mama and daddy they doing they thing working barely even payin the bills The streets is a jungle where I live MTV wouldn't cum in my crib Telling u game when I spit this sh** i eat sleep and sh** the streets So what the f**k u gone tell me Rap or jus be all I can be hustle grind get whats mine how to make weed stuff a dime F**k whoever tryna knock my shine remember b**h ima get whats mines Serve whatever get through the day in the same dirty clothes for days Aint even ate in a day or so and really I aint even stunting no soap Bills is do I need some food jus like chess ima bust a move Flip sumthin supply the food n dats jus something dat a hustla do I'm working 24 hour shifts f**k 12 I gota get this here I'm working 24 hour shifts f**k 12 I gota get this here Chorus2x This is for the streets 2x This is for the hoods this is for the blocks All these crooked cops This is for the brothers that always gota hustla day in and day out gota make it through the struggle Ima make it im a g since a child I been in these streets Hustling tryna make ends meet its plenty mo n***as jus like me Trapped behind violent sh** right from wrong they didn't learn dat sh** Pitchin moves that's all they learned cook it up but don't let it burn Gota make this money the best way we kno how Cause aint nothing funny when they cut the lights out Mamas always workin n daddy hes gone been tired of the struggle so god took him home Understand stuff we go through barely even got clothes or shoes Forgive me god but that's all I kno wheres the faith when I need hope No one got us right, that's y I was up all night Getting hara**ed by the cops 50 deep on the block Slamin me down in front of the folks cause I supply wat they smoke The street was open, so I went that's the only way how it made since If I didn't then I would starve n maceo wouldn't b no star Older brother kep me in line gave me advice told me grind Get yo money n***a f**k them hatas block em out n***a get this papa Live it up we stack this cash fed time if they bust our a** Street n***a know how I fell maintain and keep it real Street n***a know how I fell maintain and keep it real Chorus2x This is for the streets 2x This is for the hoods this is for the blocks All these crooked cops This is for the brothers that always gota hustla day in and day out gota make it through the struggle