I really came from the grit
I gave my life to this shit
Willing to die for this shit
Either gon die or get rich
I had a 79 chevy
Young and ambitious was ready
I knew this shit would heavy
It wasnt' shit you could tell me
No way this shit is gon fail me
I'm a make you bitches smell me
Im a make you niggas feel me
Won't stop until the world hear me
Oh i mean this shit dearly
Oh i seen this shit clearly
Started off as a vision
Then became how i'm livin
If it wasn't for this rap
I would of been a statistic
Prolly dead or in prison
Prolly serve a life sentence
Too many nigga pretending
Just for a like of a image
You just a puppet a gimmick
Only gon last for a minute
You nigga should be ashamed
See me i'm true to the game
Don't give a fuck bout the fame
They couldn't stop my reign
Still
How could you
How could you
How could you hate on this
I really came from the sewer
I was knee deep in manuer
I had to learn to maneuver
Where I come from it was crucial
I had to sleep with the rats the roaches the snakes
Thats that shit that we used to
I defied all the odds
I'm livin proof theres a god
Still i rise
You look surprise look alive
I took my time
I did this shit my way
I moved at my own pace
Tell me this
How could you hate
Smile in my face but cant wait
To see me face down in the lake
I'm a go down with the great
I got too much shit at stake
Got to set my people straight
Whatever it take
I need the house with the gate
They was sleep and now they wake
I been raw since 1998
Gave my all so I could make it shake
Now i ball like I play for the states
I'm a champion
I came to win
How could
How could you
How could you hate on this
How could you
How could you hate on this
Still riding good