I come from the ′partments it was bad

Ramen noodles, cup of water all we had

It's like you gon′ eat or you gon' starveEither you gon' hustle or you rob

Never had no hoop dreams, but I always wanted to ball

Ever since a jit I knew I was gon′ be rich

Never though it′d be like this

But now I got the money, so every day we lit

By the time I turned 10 I was running wild

Listening to Juvenile

Staying at my grandma house

My mama got put out

I've been through some shit that you would never know

But I keep a smile, I can′t let it show

I was 15 Jock and Dee, caught a murder case

Runnin' with the robbers, man I know we upped the murder rates

I was sittin′ in jail when Lil' Man got shot in his face

Damn that shit bad, they say that′s my neice dad

Brian got killed

That shit crazy

You can't listen once you here

They tried to say we made the hit, but lookahere

I love that nigga like my brother, that's for real

That′s for real

I come from the ′partments it was bad

Ramen noodles, cup of water all we had

It's like you gon′ eat or you gon' starve

Either you gon′ hustle or you rob

Never had no hoop dreams, but I always wanted to ball

Ever since a jit I knew I was gon' be rich

Never though it′d be like this

But now I got the money, so every day we lit

25 cent froze cups in the hood

Me and Tyrone playing nick-a-knock in the bricks up no good

Had a walkie talkie watching for the 12 tryna make a sale

Lil' Joe ain't even kill nobody, but he got life in jail

Perkys get you by

Them youngins knock ′em down

[?] to my phone when you got back in town

They see me on the stage now, though I ain′t get a cap and gown

Want me to hit it raw dawg

200 for that pussy, gee baby don't you play hard ball

Lil′ Pooh them bring them rods out

Ice on me, can't thaw it out

Fuck this drink might pour it out

Chain look like I′m showing out

Xans, but I ain't goin′ out

Sales coming in and out

We just tryna sew the block

Grandma found my stash box and she tried to throw me out

I come from the 'partments it was bad

Ramen noodles, cup of water all we had

It's like you gon′ eat or you gon′ starve

Either you gon' hustle or you rob

Never had no hoop dreams, but I always wanted to ball

Ever since a jit I knew I was gon′ be rich

Never though it'd be like this

But now I got the money, so every day we lit