Had to Be a Hustler

Growin' up in my hood, it was really on like that

I had to put it down to had to do me a jab

To give me a sack, so I can come up

On the block, servin' rocks from sun down to sun up

I was, really puttin' it down like that

And dressed in all black, straight down for the jack

I was a youngster, packing a 4-5

Bailin' on the looney ass eastside (Right)

I had my chore, so I played the part of a gangsta

Never ever coulda be a pranksta

Pushin' **** in their face, puttin' punk bitches in their place, now feel the bass

Give you a taste of this gangsta shit

I got the cavvy tracks and my rhymes are on hit

And like some weed it will rush ya

'Cause hangin' on my block, you had to be a hustler

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

Now the year is 1989, I'm on the cavvy spot and I'm doin' fine

I got riches, I got bitches

I got a candy green 4 with 16 switches

On some triple gold one's

Every single day straight swervin', sippin' on a cold one

On my way to the weed spot

I got my Glock in my stash spot 'cause the cops are kinda hot

And now I gots me a sack

And now I'm headin' back to the street where the fuckin' money at

It's the block where I slang

And all the G **** hang and the young **** bang

Puttin' it down every single night

Getting there drunk, showin' off, tryna fight

One another, but we still had love

And rest in peace to my **** up above

Because uh...

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

It's a cold thang when you got no game

See every smoker on the block know my name

I was a youngster wit' boulders for your shoulders

And still slangin' cavvy down my shoulder

And I got some **** down wit' me

See every single day, we sell a pound you see

Or that bomb ass doja mack

So come on my block and get a fat sack

We got the shit that'll fuck you up

So don't take it to the head or you might get stung

So grab a partner and spark the bomb

'Cause it'll have you like tweakin' from dusk to dawn

I tell the truth and I never lie

'Cause I promise I smoke chronic 'til the day I die

And a new face on the block, we couldn't trust ya

'Cause you might be a busta

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya