Born addicted crack, I'm a child that's Black I'm steady feelin the flack, Way I'm livin is whack But my mind in tact, I'm just statin the facts I gotta watch my back, so I don't get ransacked I share my life on wax, I share my life don't tax Yeah.... life's an act, so I light these packs And I write these tracks, my pen got my back I'm feelin so compact, Feelin the world attack Check my icon rap, this my life contract Feel my eye contact, Feel like I'm on track Got my wounds all wrapped, Pray I don't get clapped I roll the dice - play craps, share my life no cap In the house like traps, I got the drip no tap When they play my craft, They say AK snaps That's cos AK raps, Yeah my flow run laps I'm tryna bridge the gaps, While I eat these scraps I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it Yeah I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it I'm in the field I'm never sittin on the benches I'm in the trenches I'm livin with the consequences Been in the fences Now I'm livin life extensive I'm hella pensive, I got the enemies defensive No apprehension, I carry shit that I don't mention I feel the tension, I rise above any contention Spirit retention, I'm livin in my own dimension Too much pretention, So I put them on suspension Got they attention, they all attendin my convention This my invention, I do it with the best intentions An ascension, I use it as a death prevention A life extension, I'm writin rhymes to get a pension Usin my vision, creatin shit with with precision This an extension This the root of my decision I made revisions, cuttin shit like an incision I got provisions, I gotta dodge any collision I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it Yeah I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it I'm just a child of the ghetto Got ancient blood like a Pharaoh I'm pullin strings like Gepetto, yeah I'm still that fancy fly fellow, huh I know the value of this life, yeah Seen it all so you know I got that insight I know I'm wrong if I aint right, yeah But if I'm wrong, I got a chance to get it right, yeah I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it Yeah I'm tryna make it but they wanna take it I got the ball I'm shootin hoops, and I always make it I got the world in my hands and I'm tryna shake it Everyday I build it up while they try to break it