One Life (feat. J. Stone & Masego)

One life, ****, one love

Reach them heights and keep goin' up

100 Miles and Runnin', we ain't slowin' up

Fifteen Bentleys back-to-back, yeah, they know it's us

They know it's us, hit the lights and come glow with us

Yeah, throw the dice and keep rollin' up

Had to earn them stripes when we was growin' up

**** see you make it out, they hate to show you love

I'm honestly a better man

An odyssey of reverence

I gotta speak it from within

A lot of tree, a lot of gin

Bottle all the hate and bring it over here

Don't be scared, accept your fate, mind over fear

How many funerals I done been to after all these years?

Got it tatted on my face so I don't shed a tear

Just so we clear, **** been hatin' on me my whole career

Catchin' fades while the little homies hold my beer

Had to move out of Compton, too much tension here

Glock on my lap, I'm in this Lamborghini, switchin' gears

I've been rappin' at this level for like fifteen years

My **** Puppet been in solitary my whole career

I know my purpose, kill any **** that wanna interfere

Shoot that ****, pick up the shell, keep it for a souvenir

Yeah, it's hard to smile when you losin' peers

Paint on that Grand National lookin' like some new veneers

All-black tint, they lookin' at it like "Who in there?"

This LA, think twice before movin' here

You only got one life, ****, one love

Reach them heights and keep goin' up

100 Miles and Runnin', we ain't slowin' up

Fifteen Bentleys back-to-back, yeah, they know it's us

They know it's us, hit the lights and come glow with us

Yeah, throw the dice and keep rollin' up

Had to earn them stripes when we was growin' up

**** see you make it out, they hate to show you love

I'm honestly a better man

An odyssey of reverence

I gotta speak it from within

A lot of tree, a lot of gin

Yeah, sellin' my own tapes to put food on the dinner plate

I used to curb-serve, but it was better on that interstate

You can tell what's on my belt to know I'm heavyweight

My .45 compliment the Louis, I'm forever straight

I was grindin' on the steps just to make a profit

I was tryna get a check, I'm just bein' honest

We was taught to stay solid and remain loyal

My reputation good and my gang royal

We was cookin' crack, makin' cocaine boil

Invade your block with my troopers like we came for oil

We gave up our childhood just to go on Slauson

When you see that yellow tape, ****, you know it's caution

****, you ain't been against all odds

****, you ain't been to Crenshaw High

No, no, ****, you ain't never did drive-bys

****, you ain't never seen shots fired

No, quiet

The Cincinnati fitted made me a marked man

By the Palmer Bloccs and 12 sittin' inside that parked van

Pacin' to the store, pocket full of hard ten

Let me get a Olde English, yeah, the tall can

It really ain't no options when you born in Compton

Shoot at your opps and keep the cops out till they bring the SWAT in

They told Dre not to sign that ****, he a hot-head

The Documentary went dime and that's what brought Dot in

I'm a gang-banger, fuck your Top Ten

Tell your engineer make space and get your ass boxed in

I never fold under pressure, I ain't gon' never break

I never told, I never snitch, I never hesitate

To pull my nine

Empty the clip, if I get caught

Then I'ma do my time

I took the risk, count up my losses

I'ma die for mine

My kids first, my momma second

On my daddy grave, you don't wanna test it, ****

One life, ****, one love

Reach them heights and keep goin' up

100 Miles and Runnin', we ain't slowin' up

Fifteen Bentleys back-to-back, yeah, they know it's us

They know it's us, hit the lights and come glow with us

Yeah, throw the dice and keep rollin' up

Had to earn them stripes when we was growin' up

**** see you make it out, they hate to show you love

My job is to somehow

Make them curious enough

Or persuade them

By hook or crook

To get more aware of themselves

And where they came from

And what they are into

And what is already there

And just to bring it out

This is what compels me to compel them

And I will do it by whatever means necessary