[lil' wayne]   What   This.. this here's real, nigga   It's real, nigga   Too real   Pay attention even though I'm young, nigga   Look, look   This one here's on tha up, dog   For all my people with bad luck, dog   Strugglin', tryin' ta make a buck, dog   For all tha peeps who ain't with us, dog   For all my niggas in angola, stay tough, dog   See, this from shorty on tha real   I'm tired of seein' my niggas gettin' killed   They hustlin' for a mil, nigga, hustle for your bills   If ya think ya need help, holla at me, wodie, I'm trill   If I got it ta spend, then I got it ta kill   But listen, man.. I know ya see tha ice glistenin', man   I know it make you wanna go get it bad   But ya gotta think 'fore ya move, partna   'cause it'll make your ship sink and you will lose, partna   I know you hate ta take it from a young nigga like me   But I betcha can't name one nigga like me   That's why I'm tryin' ta preach, my nigga   And teach, my nigga   If ya don't work ya don't eat, my nigga      (chorus 2x [juvenile])   They got a million and one things that you could be doin'   Than hangin' around this motherfucker talkin' to your children   Get off your ass, lil' daddy, and go and get it   It's starin' at ya right in your face, you ain't wit it      [juvenile]   Look at ya, you're fuckin' up and I can tell it too   What is ya smokin'? everything a nigga sellin' you? !   I know you could do better than that, and deserve more   Ya use to be tight with your game back in '84   All tha hoes use ta jock ya   Niggas use ta knock ya   Stay a big shot, motherfucker couldn't stop ya   Then ya went ta runnin' 'round tha project with them junkies   Holes in your shoes, and your body all funky   Lips all ashy, eyes popped out   Spendin' your children check, takin' food out they mouth   And you get mad with me 'cause I don't wanna give you ten   I don't support your habit, nigga, y'all grown men   I got kids ta feed, I got bills ta pay   I got people comin' askin' for shit everyday   I can't please everybody, but I love my folks   If I give ya everything, baby, i'ma be broke      (chorus 2x)      [turk]   Look... look.. look   Where I stay, times is hard for a lot of my peeps   Some of my rounds doin' bad.. can't even much eat   Everytime I pass through, beggin' me for a dollar   Thinkin' I owe them somethin', don't even wanna holla   Nigga who use ta be ballin' ain't ballin' no mo'   I can see they life fadin' away slowly for sure   Niggas who I come up with get me full of that dope   Use ta care about theyself, ain't care no mo'   Niggas want me ta help 'em.. ain't helpin' theyself   You must be out your mind if you ain't helpin' yourself   Ain't no love loss... I just gotta stay my distance   Gotta keep my mind straight.. before I come up missin'   Gotta do my rap thing, and make my paper, mister   Ain't gon' let nobody stop me from gettin' my six figures   Gettin' my shine on, bling-blingin' everyday   If you're not for tha right, stay tha fuck out my way, nigga      (chorus 2x)      [b.g.]   Everytime I hit tha block, it look like it get worse   Make me wonder if v.l. and magnolia got a curse   My niggas still my niggas... got love for 'em all   I hate to see that market ride they back and make 'em fall   Somebody tell me, if I didn't have change and I was broke   Would I get tha same attention when I'm in tha next four-door   No, I don't think so, I'll be a equal nigga   On the set, smokin' jo's, beggin' people for scrilla   On the reala... if I could do it, then you could   Lay your hustle down and make your way out the hood   Ain't nobody gon' give no hand-outs, I swear   Ain't nobody gon' pay tha bills in your house, I swear   They don't care, ya gotta stand on your own, my nigga   You ain't no child, look in tha mirror, you're grown, my nigga   Do yourself a favor: leave tha heroin alone, my nigga   And get your hustle on, nigga, get it on, my nigga      (chorus 4x)      [juvenile talking]   Man, you could be out here tryin' ta do somethin', man   I mean everytime we come through, man, I do somethin' for my people, man   I give tha little kids a dollar or so, ya know what I'm sayin'   I try ta do things for tha football team   Try ta take care of my people   Try ta show them how ta help theyself   'cause they got a lot of problems