I came from drop tops and old school Chevy's **** boys rollin' through, *******ttin' on ya heavy Just came in the trunk beatin' down your block Only 4 years old and Biggie got shot I remember playing on the block, hanging on the block Young *****s slanging on the block, getting off them rocks Now we livin' better now, Gucci sweater now Weather still getting colder, we could change the weather now Came up in criminal days Living these criminal ways, what can I say Hugging the block every day Grindin' and making a way And that I pray, for better days That it don't be the same tomorrow Now I celebrate my sorrows with this bottle And say (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) Everything good, but, everything bad Mama always said show thanks for what you have Boy never forget to realise your bad Just go up and grind you, if you let it Now I'm out here tryna get it, really out here tryna get it Always knew that I would make it, maybe it was so prophetic Cause I came from the bottom and the humbless beginnings From the youngest ***** grindin' to the youngest ***** wining Came up in criminal days Living these criminal ways, what can I say Hugging the block every day Grindin' and making a way And that I pray, for better days That it don't be the same tomorrow Now I celebrate my sorrows with this bottle And say (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) 'Fore you die you make your mark and reach new levels Want the bread, want the diamonds and the bezels And if these ******* that you want, have several Just gotta know, lotta *******t's temporary It won't last, no, no, it won't last, no Meaning it til' here Next thing you know it's all gone That's why I been on my crazy outchea Long as I grind, better days are near Came up in criminal days Living these criminal ways, what can I say Hugging the block every day Grindin' and making a way And that I pray, for better days That it don't be the same tomorrow Now I celebrate my sorrows with this bottle And say (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) (Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey, Hip-Hop, hey) By VE