Hustling

So you wanna be an emcee? Ok I see you hustling with no days off Hoping that it pays off Doing all the dirty work Hope you get the stains off Trying to get a raise bruh Man you're getting laid off Started rapping told em Hey! Don't you quit your day job Go get your sound up hustle on the side Till you get thumbs up like hustling for a ride Jotting down your plans to take over the reins you Practice every day to show 'em what you can do Even if it pains you that's when you grow most Sometimes you take a shot hit the goal post so close Back to drawing boards rocking old clothes Looking for advice? Well, first and foremost Be wary of the show boats sending you the wrong notes Let 'em call you slow poke don't you know most of this stuff Is just patience and experience You can't have one without the other that's delirious Listening to haters now? Don't take yourself too serious Go and hold yourself accountable no questions period All you can control is your maniacal focus Swarm em like a locust go out and show this I see you hustling with no days off Hoping that it pays off Doing all the dirty work Hope you get the stains off Trying to get a raise bruh Man you're getting laid off Started rapping told em Hey! Don't you quit your day job I was crowned the champion of goldmic dot com Thousands of emcees the hell is going on No stage fright late nights I was writing rhymes Putting 'em behind bars like fighting crimes Stiff competition had me second guessing I took it as an opportunity to learn a lesson A blessing that I had the Will like I am Legend They didn't want it like I did I guess I was destined You can win battles but can you make a hit? I dropped 'The Sacrifice' radio played that shit Rhythm of the Talent Search I won the competition They gave me twenty thousand off of one submission I got studio time and invested the cheque In two thousand six I recorded Reflect My first studio album don't you ever forget iQ is the clique we got your respect Now I was performing ignoring the skeptics Comparing me to other rappers? They just didn't get it One two one two microphone check it I was in my own class like a special ed kid Dropped Live and Direct volume mixtapes They still gave me that look resting bitch face In which case I got my performances Killed every set sent no condolences Breath control like Wim Hof ripping it at concerts Needed motivation I built Homegrown Monsters Partnering with bredrens had to make a statement We left your favorite rappers all tied up in the basement I was in amazement surrounded by the talent Every track I hopped on I rose to the challenge Took many years just to get to this verse I kill it at my live shows the way I rehearse If you want the real shit I'm quenching your thirst Progress over perfection never the reverse I see you hustling with no days off Hoping that it pays off Doing all the dirty work Hope you get the stains off Trying to get a raise bruh Man you're getting laid off Started rapping told em Hey! Don't you quit your day job I see you hustling with no days off Hoping that it pays off Doing all the dirty work Hope you get the stains off