[Intro: AZ]
Peace to all the playas
Those that got they paper up and
Peddled pass the oppression
From bein trapped in them poverty stricken
Urban, over-populated projects

[Chorus: Keffa & AZ]
What happens to you don't make you a real n***a (Did what you did for the dollars)
How you deal with it dictates a real n***a
Real, you don't even know how that feels, n***a (Sanity over sucka shit)
Tryna keep it real when no one keeps it real with ya (Salute to the real ones)
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Rе— Real n***as (Real n***as)
Re— Rе-Re— Re— they keep it real with ya
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Re— Real n***as
Re— Re-Re— Re— they keep it trill with ya

[Verse 1: AZ]
Search on, I'm solid, my word bond
The wise acknowledge, I'm polished, my worth long
I get it on, put that on my first born
I'm about it, stand strong, been quenched, the thirst gone
I do this, stay feets away from the duelers
Never fold, was told don't fraternize with the foolish
It's cos', get dollars but don't doze
It shows if you sleepin' or on ya toes
The woes'll worry n***as, the beef'll bury n***as
The grief was in the streets, knee-deep with thirty n***as at least
Seen killers war with they peeps to eat
Seen dealers fall to defeat
Police well-undercover couldn't tell from one another
Me, I was puffin' Ls, makin' sales to jungle brothers
The gutter, you get money and you a sucka, they love ya
And just like that'll cut ya jugular
[Chorus: Keffa]
What happens to you don't make you a real n***a
How you deal with it dictates a real n***a
Real, you don't even know how that feels, n***a
Tryna keep it real when no one keeps it real with ya
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Re— Real n***as
Re— Re-Re— Re— they keep it real with ya
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Re— Real n***as
Re— Re-Re— Re— they keep it trill with ya

[Verse 2: AZ]
Civilize from 85er, it made me liver
Legitimized illegal ties that made me dollars
Mercedes driver, mama bear, she raised a rider
So say the saga, gully n***as do what they gotta
Don't get tired, I'm righteous, but still'll riot
Pressure, apply it when necessary, though admire
My men of honor, the killers address the drama
Never question karma, know them feds'll arrest ya mama
The streets watchin', play sleep or keep options
It's that or either trial, you coppin' or detoxin'
Few will duck it, sources choose on who you fuck with
My moves adjusted on hammer time, you can't touch this
Top-tier, I'm official, I rock wears
I do not fear, I'm like ahk on his salat prayers
Stops here, accept it or reject it
I rest on ethics, nothin' left but to respect it
[Chorus: Keffa]
What happens to you don't make you a real n***a
How you deal with it dictates a real n***a
Real, you don't even know how that feels, n***a
Tryna keep it real when no one keeps it real with ya
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Re— Real n***as
Re— Re-Re— Re— they keep it real with ya
Re— Re-Re— Re— Re-Re— Real n***as
Re— Re-Re— Re— they keep it trill with ya

[Post-Chorus: AZ]
You pay dues, you learn, you get schooled (Get schooled)
You chew your food and return, you live smooth (Live smooth)
The last jewels of concern is cash rules
Act fool if you choose, but that's you, haha

[Outro: AZ]
I'm tryna get it all, stay in the cut
And live the dream for all my peeps that never made it
I rep for you, I ride for you
I rap for you (Go off)