Wasn't for this music, I'd prolly be dead Instead I'm on top and I'm countin' this bread Sittin' in the mansion, could've been in the feds Drop top even with a price on my head, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine, only a matter of time It's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa I was born poor, but I'ma die rich Ridin' in the 7 like I'm Pac in '96 Still rockin' with the clique I had to grind with Went to war, flip nickels and sold them dimes with Yeah, I used to sell nicks of reggie, nigga I get the chills every time that Liv confetti hit us North Philly skinny bull but I'm heavy, nigga They switched sides they was never with us And petty niggas wanna mention my name to get acknowledged Hoppin' that we act like a fool and give them violence I'd rather kill 'em all with success and give 'em knowledge Then throw it all away for a sucker 'cause we the hottest My momma crib big as a church, I'm bein' modest No sleep, puttin' in work, that's how she got it 'Bout it, 'bout it, I started grindin' when niggas doubted Now I got it, I'm drippin' in diamonds, a nigga shinin' That's gangsta Wasn't for this music, I'd prolly be dead Instead I'm on top and I'm countin' this bread Sittin' in the mansion, could've been in the feds Drop top even with a price on my head, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa Out in Hollywood trying not to get caught up in it Struggle was brought up in it, hustle, we gonna get it This one is for my youngins going to school with corner niggas Don't get caught up in that boxing corner, nigga Times changed, it's feeling like live niggas verse corny niggas They building more jails, I'm warning niggas, shots fire Momma crying, traumatizing they morning, niggas Them cops killing us like it's war with niggas, it's on with niggas I did shed so many tears at that corner store Man I spent so many years at that corner store I see my niggas disappear at that corner store When they was sleepin' we was there at that corner store Yeah, and we was eating at the corner store Coppers catch us and they beat us at that corner store Shit, we was toting on them heaters at that corner store 'Cause they was plotting, tryna leave us at that corner store Wasn't for this music, I'd prolly be dead Instead I'm on top and I'm countin' this bread Sittin' in the mansion, could've been in the feds Drop top even with a price on my head, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine Whole city came out just to see me rhyme Started off in Impalas, now it's DB9 In the Aston like he James Bond, who he think he is? Diamonds dancing all on me, doing the stanky leg I hear them whispers, niggas talkin' what they think he made Think what you want, you gon' think I'm paid Should he be ballin'? I don't think he's safe All I did was think and pray, I got young niggas in the grave They got murdered by a nigga with some bitter ways They don't give a fuck about us, put us in a cage Let us out with that parole, man, this shit a maze RIP to Snupe, RIP to Scooter RIP to Dex, told him not to be a shooter I tell Snupe, "They don't love ya, they just want to do ya" You see that truck? That's the feds watchin', not an Uber Wasn't for this music, I'd prolly be dead Instead I'm on top and I'm countin' this bread Sittin' in the mansion, could've been in the feds Drop top even with a price on my head, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa It's no roof so they can see me shine No roof so they can see me shine Only a matter of time, it's dedicated, put it all to the grind It's no roof so they can see me shine, whoa