Uh, really had no choice or other options Then selling coke grabbing a ball spitting rhymes often Life is what you make it, streets will leave you naked Shaking on the pavement, lifestyle this is entertainment Hard to cope spoken antidote from what I wrote Hustling harder longer road goals from being broke Pen the syllabus, spoken to existence words to cinema Limitless, spoke oxygen to images Begin again the lineage ever since we little kids And teach my seeds there ain't no end to what the limit is Envisioning this life I'm now liven in Celebrating takin flicks splash of coke and put the liquor in These memories are priceless, streets are cold as my ice is Drinks are on the house no longer asking for prices This life is, more than I asked and I surpassed it Peace from Ca Level 13 with the classic Ayo, hustle minded the grind, that's just a part of me Like blood arteries I bleed and share it through the artistry Define it like its fine carpentry, move consciously Young atlas liftin the weight of this world up off of me In Cali heat west coast kid running them alley streets Street fighting, fighting for freedom ducking the the police Chucks Dickie creased get the piece, get the green If there's green got a piece, if it's peace it's serene Those before me laid the format I just peeped the theme Family told me reach for dreams, OG told me streets was mean Moving through it beat the odds every time that I seen the ring Punched the clock different type of work when it's to feed the team Held each other down my sisters and brothers complete the scene The keepers of the culture focus and knowledge the kings & queens