Ah-hah yeah
Mm, yeah
Ooh-ooh-oh, yeah
All we talked about was tryin' to make it out the hood (get out the hood)
Then we made it out the hood now
All we talk about is how we still in the hood (still in the hood)
My nigga, what's good?
I know you tryin' (keep it real with me)
Somebody lyin' (tryin' to deal with me)
Are you really livin' or you're just busy dyin'?
Being too real will throw a nigga off his deen
A fiend can't understand the importance of a king
Sleep in peace, preyin', extortin' was his thing
Since bein' able to sling, lost a portion of the team
No regime, low esteem
Nothin' stable supportin' a nigga dream
The streets preach it, but they don't teach it
It's no secret, fuck how real you keep it
Lead by example, you slip and they gon' stamp you
Every game's a gamble, fame's hard to handle
On all levels, hustle, we all rebels
It's only wack when you slack and back peddle
Rap thorough, but we act ghetto
Stack, stack, stack, then it's right back to the borough
Front for who though, these the niggas that you know
From the ground been down since day uno
All we talked about was tryin' to make it out the hood (get out the hood)
Then we made it out the hood now
All we talk about is how we still in the hood (still in the hood)
My nigga, what's good?
I know you tryin' (keep it real with me)
Somebody lyin' (tryin' to deal with me)
Are you really livin' or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Are you really livin'?
Thought if you knew better with cheddar, you do better
Try buyin' stocks instead of a new sweater
Abandoned lots, build shops, that's true treasure
Opposed to the block, gettin' shot by whoever
Lost so many, that pain is still in me
Puffin' with that Henny, had me feelin' like a chimney
So I quit that, hopped and got my shit back
I give it gift wrapped when I stop to chit chat
A man on a mission, you have to have vision
Be the voice of reason and revamp ya livin'
Duck death, side step prison
Love ya set, but always rep ya siblings
I hate to see it for some, they can't leave it
I guess they breathe it, who am I to plea with?
Bless to those that understand the goal
Get it while it's hot before ya hand go cold
All we talked about was tryin' to make it out the hood (get out the hood)
Then we made it out the hood now
All we talk about is how we still in the hood (still in the hood)
My nigga, what's good?
I know you tryin' (keep it real with me)
Somebody lyin' (tryin' to deal with me)
Are you really livin' or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Or you're just busy dyin'?
Are you really livin'?