Kids coming up from the alleys not like the valleys

South town San Dieto rats out here in Cali

So Cal with the crew to show 'em how

You like me now, with the sound straight underground

Puttin' it down, lift up this jewel that I have found

And pass it around, flowing against the crowd

Hip-hop hardknox rhym'n soon as the toon drops

Negative small talks, homie star kick'n rocks

And take it down the blocks where it belongs

A demo of songs but they wouldn't put me on

Thought I was gone, too late but who's to say

My pockets are empty and I got dues to pay



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To the tic tock you don't stop

To the tic tock you don't quit, hit it



CHORUS

Freestyle, freak with the flava its the sure shot

Floss up the Ave when the spot gets hot

Still pay'n dues and knockin' em out the box

That's how it is homie like it or not



It's bad enough late bill skeep stacking up

No one ever told me that it would cost this much

So buckle up and come along for the ride

Catchin the vibes and stayin true to my trive

I got mad love for the ones that still around

Knew you'd be down from the get-go here and now

You make me proud from the diapers to the grave

No masquarade stay the same like in the day

And one day when we all get saved

We're gonna change the world no matter what they say

And stay real playing what we feel

I'll keep prayin for you while you shoot for thrill



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CHORUS



It's been a long time

It's been a long time comin



Hated by many and loved by less

Hold the thresh, resurrected here in the West

Clinch the fist; dismiss the stereotype myths

Loose lips sink ships, then plead the fifth

You hated this,