I come from the apartments, 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 hood drinks, but I always won the ball Every cent's legit, I know I was gon' be rich Never thought it'd be like this But now I got the money, so every day we lit By the time I turned ten, I was runnin' wild Listenin' to Juvenile, stayin' at my grandma's house My momma got pulled out, I been through some shit that you'll never know But I keep a smile, I can't let it show I would fill teams, rockin' D, call the murder case Runnin' with the robbers, man, I know we up to murder rate I was sent in jail, my lil' man got shot in his face Damn, that shit bad, they say that's my niece dead Brian got killed, that shit crazy, you can't listen what you hear They try to say we made a hit, but look who here I love that nigga like my brother, that's for real, that's for real I come from the apartments, 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 robbed Never had no hood drinks, but I always wanted to ball Every sense of shit, I know I was gon' be rich Never thought it'd be like this But now I got the money, so every day we lit Twenty-five cent frog cups in the hood Me and Tyrone playin', nigga knockin' the bricks up, no good Had to walk, talk, watchin' for the 12s, tryna make a sale The Joe ain't even kill nobody, but he got life in jail Perkins, get your bottom young and knock him down Lil' one took my phone when you got back in town You see me on the stage now, though I ain't get a cap and gun Want me to hit a raw dog, 200 for that pussy G, baby Don't you play a hardball, lil' Poodle ran them rods out Ice on me, can't thaw it out, fuck this drink, might pour it out Chain look like I'm Shawna, dance, but I ain't goin' up Tell her, come in, in and out, we just tryna show the block Grandma found my stash back, and she tryna throw me out I come from the apartments, 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 out Never had no hood drinks, but I always wanted to ball Ever since a kid, I know I was gon' be rich Never thought it'd be like this But now I got the money, so every day we lit I got the money, so every day we lit