Hoop Dreams

Look, uh Goldsouls Steph, we got another one man I lost my grandmomma five years ago Still ain't let it go Depression steady killing my growth It's complicated algebraic No matter the slope I'll never feel like I'm on top of the hill So keep your accolades, just give me the bills Cause reparations what that white man owe I laid the seeds now I reap what I sow Who'd ever thought I'd blossom Now you should hear the gossip Should of supported back then Instead of playing possum And every chick I couldn't get Now a nigga got em' Them same chicks play the bench They never make the roster I reminisce about the nights filled with Henny celebrating life like I wasn't empty Trying to make the family proud Without no penny, we took a drive down rodeo It opened our eyes Whole time I'm hoping inside She lower her pride And forgive me for the bullshit Just stick by my side Cause I know I need a down chick To fulfill this ride, at times I'm feeling hopeless How many make it out the hood Without a pink notice Media's only focus Is where the next vote is A bunch of fucking vultures all for exposure They don't f*ck with the culture, uh I'm making moves like Jews it's all kosher Chilling off the coast of Rica Only plans I have for the future A legend in your speaker And I never need a feature nigga Every nigga got Hoop dreams Yeah, cause every nigga got Hoop dreams Yeah, every nigga got Hoop dreams Uh, cause every nigga got Hoop dreams Uh, Back when I lived at 801 Playing D-Money one on one He was one of one Should of made it to the league 4th Ward's illest breed Don't ever doubt it Another rose from the concrete Look how I sprouted On the verge of reaching heights They never assumed Feel like Mike in '83 When he was walking the moon I'm something special I've been schooled, don't let em' test you This is God's work with perks I'm just a vessel, uhh Y'all do it for the gram I'm doing for my fam, just hold a nigga down While I execute the plan Got hunger in my eyes, if you ain't the squad Then you prey, you can't tell I'm on a mission Lost some niggas long the way Cause they couldn't see the vision Too stuck in the tunnel, can't let your fears run you Gotta go after mine, giving it all I got Even if I miss Well at least I took the shot Every nigga got Hoop dreams Yeah, cause every nigga got Hoop dreams Yeah, every nigga got Hoop dreams Uh, cause every nigga got Hoop dreams