it's a fact

yeah

that's what it do to you

that's what it do to you

i'm just thinkin'

ya know what i'm sayin'?

i'ma think i lied though

you know

the shit a nigga been through

where a nigga goin'

take a look in my eyes

tell me what you see

a nigga who was young

grew up to be a g

i started off playin' basketball for my coach

he started hatin'

so i took a different approach

i'ma rap

fuck sweatin' an' i'ma do somthin'

that a nigga won't be regrettin'

could i ride? no

could i steal? no

could i jack? no

should i kill? no

nah

i gotta get my shit together

'cause a nigga need a house an' big furniture with the leather

i pick up the pen

i pick up the pace

an' i used to be broke

i couldn't even pick up my face

but now

listen to the shit a nigga be doin'

while you nigga's think that a nigga's career be ruined

from smokin' an' drinkin'

drinkin' an' smokin'

an' i'ma try an' go platinum while you thinkin' an' hopin'

wishin' an' lookin'

tryin' to do what i do

an' if ya fuck with me

i'll shoot or i'll sue

an' how you wanna handle business

i can get it like that

an' sellin' work on the block

i used to get it like that

but i had to back back an' open up my eyes

when you runnin' in these streets

you might get a surprise

your friend could be a foe

your girl could be a hoe

an' everybody think got your back

you don't know

doop been here before a nigga got rich

so doop right here when i ridin' in my 6

my nigga cease make beats for me everyday

an' guess what? he don't never ask to get payed

my nigga red keep it real

hump got my back

when i didn't have a car

hump bought a lac

now hump bought a jag an' i'm in it

runnin' through these hoes but my name ain't emitt

an' it's a fact

everybody smilin' ain't your friend

everybody with a grin contemplatin' on you

man

an' it's a fact

you reap what you sow

better watch what you do

'cause you do it to somebody

they gon' do it to you

it's a fact

your best friend will turn his back on ya

pull a gat on ya

even rat on ya

an' it's a fact that most niggaz act like hoes

it's a fact that most niggaz act like hoes

now who can you trust

who can you depend on?

when you all broke

need money to lend on

when you tryin'a ball an' your money been gone

when you tryn'a put the down payment on 10 homes

will your nigga ride for you? will your nigga bust?

will a nigga come an' get your ass out them cuffs?

will your nigga take you to the mall an' buy some clothes?

will your nigga ever put you first before them hoes?

will your nigga buy you drink an' smoke up the weed?

ride for your ass when niggaz shootin' down your street

come to your funeral an' tell a fuckin' story

think about them nuts that we took with no glory

that category

the list

the rappin'

the hoes

the hoes an' the shows

it comes an' it goes

de da

de da

de da

straight up

nigga

that's how i feel

know what i'm sayin'?

everybody needs to be ballin' nigga

if you got a chain

nigga

your nigga need to have a chain

if you got a cut

nigga

your nigga need a cut

nigga

if you gotta hundred in your pocket

your nigga got at least have fifty

man

know what i'm sayin'?

niggaz get in the rap game forget about them niggaz

who helped 'em nigga

keep it real

nigga

so that's why i don't wanna fuck with you new niggaz

man

i ain't shootin' marbles with you niggaz

man

but y'all cool

if it ain't suckafree don't fuck wit me

'cause i know you got your eyes on my luxury

if you ain't suckafree don't fuck with me

'cause i know you got your eyes on my luxury

an' it's a fact

everybody smilin' ain't your friend

everybody with a grin contemplatin' on you man

an' it's a fact

you reap what you sow

better watch what you do

'cause you do it to somebody

they gon' do it to you

it's a fact

your best friend will turn his back on ya

pull a gat on ya

even rat on ya

an' it's a fact that most niggaz act like hoes

it's a fact that most niggaz act like hoes