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If Drake started from the bottom then I started From the top Why these industry fucks tryna be Everything they're not Be happy with what you got 'cause most don't got a lot All they possess Is the dream to someday take your spot Watch, Tables turn and bridges get burned The deeper I Get into this game the more truths I learn The more I'm concerned, the more I fucking hate It As my fame grows my love for hip-hop Gets tainted Waiting for the positive change in the Game But after these underground lyricists hit the Radio They start sounding the same like the lames They used to criticize But personally I'd rather Keep my dignity I refuse to dumb it down, I refuse to exploit my body Honestly I'm not Doing it for the money 'Cause I'm broke as Fuck and my EBT balance low How I ain't Got no money with all this talent and flow? They say hip-hop is dead, I'm starting to believe It At first I had faith but now I Got my reasons People think I'm rich but finances Is subtle Believe me homeboy I'm living in this Struggle They say hip-hop is dead, I'm starting to Believe it At first I had faith but now I got my reasons People think I'm rich but Finances is subtle Believe me homeboy I'm living in This struggle I'm sick of people that never knew Me saying I changed Let's get it straight dog We were never one and the same If you Ain't from my crew, didn't grow up in my Hood Wasn't riding with me back in the day When times wasn't good Don't ask me for a Free shirt, a CD, a holster 'Cause I'm going Home to my grandma's house after this shit is Over I'm an independent artist starving trying to Make a bargain Ain't got a steady income so I can't afford my own apartment Embarking on this Journey wondering where it's gonna take me Having a Lot of doubts about it thinking of alternative Routes lately It's crazy meeting people I used to Idolize And realizing they're an everyday person Like you and I Why shouldn't I sell out? Simply 'cause I love it Man it ain't making No money but money ain't making no man fuck It Why shouldn't I sell out? Simply 'cause I love it Man it ain't making No money but money ain't making no man fuck It They say hip-hop is dead, I'm trying to Revive it At first I lost faith but I'm Still out here riding People think I'm rich but Finances is subtle Believe me homeboy I'm living in This struggle They say hip-hop is dead, I'm trying To revive it At first I lost faith but I'm still out here riding People think I'm rich But finances is subtle Believe me homeboy I'm living In this struggle Dead, dead Revive Ride it Rich, Rich Subtle Homeboy Struggle Dead, dead Revive it Faith, Faith Ride it Rich, rich Subtle Homeboy Struggle