Industry drove me insane/
I had to regain my sanity/ uh
Nigga's i thought was my friends/ yeah
They tried they hardest to damage me/ facts
Gave the wrong nigga's my loyalty/ uh
My loyalty made me a fool nigga/
Thought it was rules to this shit/
But nigga's don't live by no rules nigga/
Feel like I'm too real for this game/ huh
So many times that i wanted to leave it/
Convincing myself i don't see what I'm seeing/
Played with my mind i ain't wanna believe it/
Took something i loved made me hate it/ huh
It ain't feel good when i made it/ nah
This shit made me question my greatness/ uh
When i never been less than greatness/ yeah
I always had what it took/ yeah
They said i aint' have the look/ yeah
They told me switch up my image/ yeah
Young & was dumb so i listened/ yeah
I started losing myself/ huh
I wasn't true to myself/ nah
But i ain't have nobody help/ nah
Had to go through it myself/ yeah
Rapping bout jewelry & cars/ yeah
Only thing i faked in bars/ yeah
It never changed ima star/ yeah
Just trying to make it was hard/ huh
The shit wasn't good for my health/ yeah
Discouragement was all that i felt/ yeah
Got out the streets with my hustle & talent that's
All i know ain't nothin else/ yeah
Went crazy chasing this wealth/ huh
I wasn't pacing myself/ huh
Paving a way for these nigga's/ yeah
but these nigga's ungrateful as
Hell/ shit
That's why i stayed to myself/ huh
You wasn't there through all the shoot outs/ huh
Running through alleys with tools out/ huh
Turn right around & see ____/
I risked my life for this shit/ huh
& i ain't think twice bout this shit/ yeah
Cause i don't just do this shit for me/
I do it for the 4 for the 5 & the 6/ yeah
From my city i'm as nice as it gets/ yeah
They ain't never seen a nigga like me/ huh
Legend from the city ain't no might be/ huh
Wana walk in my shoes tread lightly/
I ain't never took a loss just learned lessons/ huh
Everything i survived is a blessing/ yeah
Had some rough times with depression/ yeah
Suicidal thought manifesting/ uh
In my room all alone on them long nights/ uh
Everything wrong in my home life/ yeah
Hard to keep myself motivated/ yeah
Feeling like lifes overrated/ uh
Some how stayed dedicated/ yeah
Had to rebuild up my confidence/
My city down played my accomplishment/
Act like they ain't wana acknowledge it/
Even shot up my charger to silence it/
6 shots in my body still talking my nigga/
Next time that you take a shot at success/
Make sure that you hit the target my nigga/
Only one can break me is God/ yeah
Still here cause i still got a job/ yeah
I never paid mind to the rumors/ uh
Cause they could never say cheese a fraud/ yeah
Never let em take me apart/ uh
My experiences made me a boss/ yeah
Nigga's say they solid but we'll see whose solid when
Shit hit the fan & get harsh/ yeah
I done been through it i done seen it all/ yeah
Even tried to walk before i crawled/ yeah
Gotta learn to crawl before you walk/ huh
Can't skip steps to get on/ nah
Don't mistake horses for no pawns/ yeah
Miss that step can't afford it/ nah
Ain't no real nigga's left its a shortage/
When nigga's show you who they is don't ignore it/ huh
The game made it hard when they learned i was smart/
They knew they couldn't take advantage of me/
Ain't have my best interest but still they pretended/
Playing me close i let down my defenses/
Owing me money ain't been paid in a minute/
Bills don't stop so i stayed in the trenches/
Damn near had to wait a year for some checks/
Ain't even pay it all they just paid a percentage/
This what it's like when you chasing your dreams?/
Write for your artist get pennies from streams?/
These labels ignore you you ain't got a hit/
Treat the work you put in like that shit ain't shit/
Took my street money & invested into rap/
Took my rap money & invested in a business/
Two years in & that business start failing took back what i could
& i hit the road wit it/
34th & jaynes only breed go getters/
Put budda on told lil bro get it/
Walk that shit down i'll be back in a minute/
I was destined for this shit ain't no accident nigga/
Speaking on my name speak accurate nigga/
North O gang wars ima graduate nigga/
Voice of the city I'm a advocate nigga/
I don't talk much show action lil nigga/
Never see me ride with no accident killers/
Everything next to me official/ huh
Can't goto war wit no nigga's that freeze/
Keep looking to long gone dismiss you/ huh
Don't try these shoes on won't fit you/ Nah
Shit ain't always what it look like blood/
Closest ones to you work against you/ huh
Shit ain't all love when it looks like love/
(echos out)