An A&R once told me
"you can determine the worth
Of a song within 15 seconds of it playing"
With complete n utter lack of the fact
That it takes takes all 3 minutes
And 40seconds of a song
To comprehend what I'm sayin'
It ain't a single if it don't fly
It ain't a hit if it don't ride
Now he couldn't tell me the components
Of a smash but the ringtones
Were their alltime high
And a rappers only as big as his chain,
The flashier the better
They say money make the World go round
You never lost til you lose your crown
And they don't love you
Till you're on the ground
Or when you're maxing
Out your bank account
Yeah, you do it all just to live the life
Even if it means you don't live it right
And even if it means
You don't survive the night
But if even if you do
You won't survive the hype
Of an American rapstar
Push it to the limit just to get up high
With a wood grain kitted?
Ride around town like I never lived in it
Gun in my dash, pray I never kill with it
I'm that real with it
Got my eyes on the prize
Bills still due, muthaf-ck 9-5
Searching for a freak
That wanna f-ck once or twice
Wanna buy a bottle
But I aint paid my ties
This aint no lie, I got a vision
And a masterplan
To hit the block and blow up like a Taliban
I make run the plane never have to land
I make it where them lames
Never stand a chance
Shit, you'll never know
What the time'll tell
And see the star or find the scale?
We be buying or you tryna sell
You either fall or you grind the rails
They say money make the World go round
You never lost til you lose your crown
And they don't love you
Till you're on the ground
Or when you're maxing
Out your bank account
Yeah, you do it all just to live the life
Even if it means you don't live it right
And even if it means
You don't survive the night
But if even if you do
You won't survive the hype
Of an American rapstar
So watch me get it how I live
Waiting on my momma,
Screaming f-ck how they feel
Dodging jail cells and them pigs down in gal
They shot Oscar Grant swear
It gave a n-gga chills
Lets keep it real,
If you ain't looking keep your eyes closed
Will I pay what I owe, only God knows
I ain't for show, give me strength
Just to change what I can't
And understand the difference
Between a n-gga and the King that I am
Gotta keep ya finger on the trigger
Pac died, Biggie died,
They ain't found a killer
Momma say she worried
'Cause I rap about the Government
And how the Church caked other people
Out there struggling its real though)
I just call it how it is foe
I'm breathing for a reason,
What you here for?
They got us with the villains who a chill for?
Cause they murdered all the heroes
They say money make the World go round
You never lost til you lose your crown
And they don't love you
Till you're on the ground
Or when you're maxing
Out your bank account
Yeah, you do it all just to live the life
Even if it means you don't live it right
And even if it means
You don't survive the night
But if even if you do
You won't survive the hype
Of an American rapstar
