Diamond in the Rough

Yea! Hidden Gem Uh, here we are, aye Diamond in the rough I'm cut different from my peers and I know shining is a must Keep on diggin' ain't no time for givin' up Got one life to live it up I still got a lot to prove, sacrificed a lot and still I got a lot to lose Put it on the line and just watch for what I do Yea! Aye, yea I've been battled tested, ever since an adolescent Dealt with mad aggression, around the time my father left For good without a trace, he was in and out my life I know it's such a shame, he missed out on all the times When I was growing up, never got a call to see How I been holding up, when we used to speak He'd hardly ever open up, and tell me certain things He thought I wasn't old enough, to understand That was back when I was putting mixtapes out on datpiff Thought that'd be enough to put my name up on the map quick I was thinking I would blow before I finished high school Little did I know it wasn't time for my arrival I did a lot of shows, to get some people out But everybody stayed at home, I couldn't even bring a crowd That shit would irk my soul, since nobody would hear me out I'd be the last to go, on stage as people clearing out Talking on the phone with my brother serving twenty He said he's glad to hear about the man that I'm becoming I told 'em ain't no slowing down I gotta keep it running I promise I'ma hold it down that ain't up for discussion A heavy hitting spitter out here handing out concussions And bells are what I'm ringing need a helmet when I bring it And the hell with what they speaking I'm the illest nigga breathing How can you not believe it swear to God they gotta see it I still dream about the day, I perform in coliseums But as of right now a nigga still gon' be in school I'll still be working part time making salads prepping food Do what I gotta do 'til I make better revenue Every trip I just improve I'm back and better in the booth I'm better in the booth Hidden gem I'm a diamond in the rough I'm cut different from my peers and I know shining is a must I gotta keep on digging ain't no time for giving up I'ma kill it while I'm here I got one life to live it up yup I still got a lot to prove, sacrificed a lot and still I got a lot to lose Put it on the line and just watch for what I do Whoever's in my way it's guaranteed I'm running through Believe it I'm the truth