[Intro]
Today is the day that we celebrate hood success
This for everybody that said we gon’ be nobody
And made something out of nothing
For everybody who down right now
But you on your way up, you prove the whole world wrong

[Verse 1]
Look at me now, I’m on top of my game
Through the tropical rains and vipers cock-blocking my change
I done seen so many true Gs get dropped, it’s a shame
So I make sure to keep these haters in my optical range
I stayed on it day and night until my hustle was polished
Got a degree in hoodology, the streets are my college
Love my city but I’m hating all this static I’m peepin’
Every year we lose a legend and these boys are still beefin’
Violating the hood rules, lying and cheating
I ain’t sittin’ on twenty million but I promise I’m eatin’
When it comes to the game, know I got plenty to mash on ya
You can shine but concentrate on realness, it lasts longer
Utilizing my time, nothing going to waste
I can’t get two steps from the finish line and drop out the race
And true to myself is the only way I can stay
‘Cause I ain’t never met nobody that can beat me being K

[Chorus x2]
Look at me now, I done overcame the turbulent weather
They thought that it was over for me but I’m stronger than ever
The longer the time you put in, the longer the cheddar
I wrote a letter, dear haters, thanks for making me better
[Verse 2]
We gotta get this cash if it’s the last thing that we do
So our people in jail will have something to come home to
And they won’t have to hit the block and start hustling again
And then months after they get out, go right back in
I wake up focused and ready with my mind on my grands
If you hatin’ on me then you got too much time on your hands
Man, I got family in my corner, riding with me, I’m straight
A ounce of love carries more weight than a ton of your hate
Right or wrong, sometimes the weak got to depend on the strong
And jealous people tryna fade me, like the end of a song
And you can come up, but when you fall, it’s rarely a sequel
What’s the use of having cash if you ain’t feeding your people
If you fake, sooner or later you gon’ show yo hand
I’m self-made to the fullest, I don’t owe no man
Except the man above all men who kept me and saved me
I’m thankful for the day Patricia Ann and LV made me

[Chorus x2]
Look at me now, I done overcame the turbulent weather
They thought that it was over for me but I’m stronger than ever
The longer the time you put in, the longer the cheddar
I wrote a letter, dear haters, thanks for making me better

[Verse 3]
Ain’t no moving to the suburbs, I can’t even see it
The hood put me on my feet so why the hell would I leave it?
We gon’ clean it up and fix it, houses, streets and clothes
I’m from the place where nine out of ten police is hoes
If you ain’t loyal to the game, ain’t no way you can win it
Hustle is like your body, it won’t work if your heart ain’t in it
You gots to be mentally strong or you won’t last long
Some of the coldest Gs that ever lived got talked down on
Get your business hand strong, stack paper by any means
You live with mama but got a ride with new rims and 20 screens
I ain’t trippin’ if you flashy, just keep hustling harder
Ain’t nothing wrong with having things if you get ‘em in proper order
Now, we gettin’ smarter, stackin’ rainy or sunny
Opening businesses throughout the hood with black owned money
And ain’t no more being broke, it’s all real, no graphics
And watching haters in my rearview gettin’ stuck in the traffic
[Chorus x2]
Look at me now, I done overcame the turbulent weather
They thought that it was over for me but I’m stronger than ever
The longer the time you put in, the longer the cheddar
I wrote a letter, dear haters, thanks for making me better