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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lil Wayne
Vocals
Dr. Dre
Sampled Artist
Snoop Dogg
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Songwriter
Mario K Jefferson
Songwriter
Darius Ginn Jr
Songwriter
Brian Anthony Bailey
Songwriter
Ricardo Brown
Songwriter
Nathaniel Hale
Songwriter
Isaac Lee Hayes
Songwriter
Craig A. Longmiles
Songwriter
Andre Romell Young
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Manny Galvez
Recording Engineer
Jason Delattiboudere
Assistant Recording Engineer
Fabian Marasciullo
Mixing Engineer
McCoy Socalgargoyle
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Colin Leonard
Mastering Engineer
M. Testa
Recording Engineer
R!O & Kamo
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I thank the Lord I'm not a broke ****
I’m dope, ****
Change my name I ain't like 'Average Joe' ****
Up above of my above average, hoe ****
Tight frame with a tight camera, toe ****
I got killers on the front line
You on the sideline
Follow the guidelines
Or you be in the skyline
Killers on the inside, and on your blindside
Shoot you right between your motherfuckin' eyebrows
Ooh, kill ’em
It's that Carter 5, let me get 'em
I'm feeling like 'John Gotti Lennon'
And you gon' respect my mind, and my sign
And my emblem
You got money on your mind and we're aiming at your temple
Check me out or just be quiet in the library, ****
Or the flowers on your bread gon' be dyin' every winter
And as long as I’m alive I’m a financial wizard
And as long as I can make a dolla outta dime and a nickle
Thank the Lord I'm not a broke ****
[Verse 2]
I get the money I’m a hustler
So if you're buying what I'm selling, you're a customer
See I can get it to you anywhere, anything
But it’s point-blank range, when the pistol bang
I mix it up, I fix it up, and I switched it up
I locked down this end and got it twisted up
See I'm a dog, but I LOC, with my LOCs
They say, "You are what you smoke"
[Verse 3]
I grew up around dope ****, uh uh dope ****
I grew up around dope ****
[Verse 4]
Yea, I grew up around dope **** and cold killers
And most **** was both, ****
Two sports ****
I was no different from those ****
But I was chose, ****
See those **** somewhere with me in these hoes, ****
Momma was a go-getter, a coach ****
Taught me everything I know, ****
A soul sister, taught me how to be a goal tender
Support system for that bitch, you played her role with ya
And those children, I ain't lying, slime
All my **** balling, it's a fucking team sport
I could change the world but I done lost the remote
All my **** balling, that's how it's supposed to be, hoe
I could change the world, I'd rather change to beast mode
Coke sniffers and dope stickers
And most **** was both, ****
Explode ****, pop a motherfuckin' cork, ****
To those ****, 'cause life's too fucking short, ****
Get old ****, I ain't lying
Got a gold mirror just to see my goals clearer
Be a role player, role model, when you roll with her
And they say you don't need to be with us, stay on the road, ****
That way I wouldn't come to the end of the road with 'em
Man, all my **** targets, that's including me, hoe
I could change the world, I rather change the people
And definitions 'cause we're defined by our legal roles
All your haters fueling, my needle broke
Lord, I ain't a broke ****
[Verse 5]
I thank the Lord I ain't a broke ****
I thank the Lord I ain't a broke ****
[Verse 6]
I get the money, I'm a hustler
So if you're buying what I'm selling, you're a customer
See I can get it to you anywhere, anything
But it's point-blank range, when the pistol bang
I mix it up, I fix it up, and I switched it up
I locked down this end and got it twisted up
See I'm a dog, but I LOC, with my LOCs
They say "You're what you smoke"
[Verse 7]
I grew up around dope ****, uh, uh, dope ****
I grew up around dope ****
I thank the Lord I ain't a broke ****
Written by: Andre Young, Brian Anthony Bailey, Calvin Broadus, Craig A. Longmiles, Darius Ginn Jr, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., Isaac Lee Hayes, Mario K Jefferson, Nathaniel Hale, Ricardo Brown