They say this is a big, rich town, yeah, yeah And I just come from the poorest part, oh Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it This is where it goes down, yeah (yeah, yeah) I just happen to come up hard (come up hard) Legal or illegal, baby, I gotta make it I never took a straight path nowhere Life's full of twist and turns Bumps and bruises, I live, I learn Yeah slick talker, shit talker, New Yorker Collectin' property, playin' Monopoly (ha, ha) You might want bond with us, build and break bread You think I'm fucking 'round, look there's money to make here More snakes than rats, it's just a habit to my habitat Grab this strap, I'ma show you who to blam it at Goddamn can we all just get along? (Nah) Hell no, not when you forget who put you on (yeah) My plug gave me the keys to success Take two and make three, they the best Pure shit, not weak shit, I got this Fearless not careless, now watch this Money flip like it's suppose to flip Reup, then double up, watch me hit the lick They say this is a big, rich town, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) And I just come from the poorest part, oh Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it This is where it goes down, yeah (yeah, yeah) I just happen to come up hard (come up hard) Legal or illegal, baby, I gotta make it Ha, watch how you move in my city Ooh yeah, we kinda cool but we pity too, yeah I know a killer, and he still in school If I tell him that it's up, then it's litty, ooh yeah They tryna knock me for my shit (ooh) Yeah, Hoodie messed up, I wish you would try to get through Before I was rappin', I was like you hittin' licks too Now I'm buyin' everything, like I'm too good for a rental You act like you know everything, you don't know what I been through Send my goonie to pull up on you, like Suge with the pistol He might hit you up and spin your block wit your friend too If you pull up on me and you movin' wild then it's lit You know it's always on me, even when I sleep, it's under the pillow They been plottin' on me since I was eighteen wearin' Kenzo Ain't written no G's Mike Amiri got me official They ain't want me when I wasn't hard to get to They say this is a big, rich town, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) And I just come from the poorest part, oh Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it This is where it goes down, yeah (yeah, yeah) I just happen to come up hard (come up hard) Legal or illegal, baby, I gotta make it