Had To Be A Hustler

[Verse 1]

Growin' up in my hood, it was really on like that

I had to put it down to had to do me a jab

To give me a sack, so I can come up

On the block, servin' rocks from sun down to sun up

I was, really puttin' it down like that

And dressed in all black, straight down for the jack

I was a youngster, packin' a .4-5

Bailin' on the looney ass Eastside (Right)

I had my chore, so I played the part, of a gangsta

Never ever coulda be a pranksta

Pushin' niggas in their face

Puttin' punk bitches in their place, now feel the bass

Give you a taste of this gangsta shit

I got the cavvy tracks and my rhymes are on hit

And like some weed, it will rush ya

'Cause hangin' on my block, you had to be a hustler

[Chorus]

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

[Verse 2]

Now the year is 1989, I'm on the cavvy spot and I'm doin' fine

I got riches, I got bitches

I got a candy green 4 wit' sixteen switches

On some triple gold ones

Every single day straight swervin', sippin' on a cold one

On my way to the weed spot

I got my Glock in my stash spot 'cause the cops are kinda hot

And now I gots me a sack

And now I'm headin' back to the street where the fuckin' money at

It's the block where I slang

And all the G niggas hang and the young niggas bang

Puttin' it down every single night

Getting dead drunk, showin' off, tryna fight

One another, but we still had love

And rest in peace to my niggas up above

Because, uh...

[Chorus]

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

[Verse 3]

It's a cold thang when you got no game

See, every smoker on the block know my name

I was a youngster wit' boulders for your shoulders

And still slangin' cavvy down my shoulder

And I, got some niggas down wit' me

See, every single day, we sell a pound, you see

Or that bomb ass doja mack

So come on my block and get a fat sack

We got the shit that'll fuck you up

So don't take it to the head or you might get stuck

So grab a partner and spark the bomb

'Cause it'll have you like tweakin' from dusk to dawn

I tell the truth and I never lie

'Cause I promise I smoke Chronic 'til the day I die

And a new face on the block, we couldn't trust ya

'Cause you might be a buster

[Chorus]

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya

You had to be a hustler

'Cause if you was a buster, you know we wouldn't trust ya