Keep Hustlin'
Look, this is my life, and it's a battle within
I gotta survive, even if I'm sinnin' to win
And if I show no remorse I reap the devil's reward
He said he'd give me riches but I'm lookin' for more
When I was young, witnessed my dad standin' for right
Black pride in him even though he passin' for white
Took years from my life, now I'm missin' the man
Moms on some other shit and now I'm missin' the plan
And so I'm...stuck in this fuck-a-marole
All the lessons to a young teen baby was cold
Then my pimpin'-ass Uncle put me up on the game
It really ain't no love it's 'bout this, paper mayne
Put me in a position, got me out on a mission
Collectin from the hoes turned on to my pimpin'
A nigga from Memphis dealin' with life as a struggle
This is the gift I was given so I just live by my hustle
Keep hustlin'-It ain't over for me, no it ain't over for me
Keep flowin'-I'ma step my game up and get what's comin' to me
Now I'm just gettin by, and it's fuckin' with me
See others doin big thangs they was nothin' to me
I'm seein' what I used to be, and it's lookin' legit
Got my hands on some music, started fuckin' with it
Put it down hard, then I started bumpin' to this
I let some others get a dose and they was nuttin' to this
Let me check my connections cause we go back in the day
Say they was lookin for 'dro, heard I was hustlin' hay
Got me connin my niggaz, spittin game to my hoes
This my opportunity I feel like anything goes
I was never 'sposed to see the new millenium mayne
And I refuse to let my dad die in vain
So I give it my all, you feel my struggle and pain
If you ain't feelin what I'm spittin' trick you late to the game
But the closest ones to me know I'm holdin' it down
You gon' feel me one day, we gon' be heard in the town
Hustle and Flow. Great Movie. Kind of predictable. but still, it was great. This song was played during one of the scenes in this movie and it caught my attention almost immediately. Not that Im a angry black man from Memphis hustling tricks or anything...although, pimpin' is pimpin' HA HAAAA. It just kind of makes me think...I can do anything. And that's what music is suppose to make you feel. Inspired. Alive. Ready to take on anything. And that nothing can tear you down.
I've been pretty torn down lately, weighed down by the world. It was nice to finally feel that weight removed. and this song really amplifies that feeling.
So many court dates. so little time. Im pretty sure I can talk myself out of all the major infractions. The minor ones, however, might be a little more difficult. I'm predicting points on my liscense in the not too distant future. I really do suck at driving.
stupid asian female. STEREOTYPE'D.