"No Guarantees in the Game"

(Verse 1)
If you want the 411 on Top Billion I'll give you the news,
I'm from that M-O-N-R-O-E write it if you're confused,
Just made 22 I'm geeked I ain't chained or deceased,
Got these LV Beats and now I'm floodin' the streets,
I'm from the bottom of the map but top of The Boot,
Call it the roof where youngins shoot out the coupe,
And in the bayou dump the proof,
Southern roots all I knew growin' up was introduced,
To box Chevys, smokin' reggie, du-rags, and Jordan 2s,
CipherMusicGroup my crew but see my rounds,
Hardly studio-found 'cause most project-bound,
Ain't no hope in my town so every day I'm around,
Niggas puttin' faith in pushin' pounds 'til inmates or underground,
How that sound? Desperate, huh, I won't even mention, bruh,
My nigs got kids and they kids are havin' babies, son,
So I can't mess it up if I get a chance,
'Cause if this rappin' advance I'm savin' lives of the fam

(Chorus)
Man I hustle, Man I hustle,
That's the only way to blow,
Money doubles, Money doubles,
That's my effort how it shows,
Stayin' humble, Stayin' humble,
Is the way I remain because I see everyday,
No guarantees in the game,
Man I hustle, Man I hustle,
That's the only way to blow,
Money doubles, Money doubles,
That's my effort how it shows,
Stayin' humble, stayin' humble,
Is the way I remain because I see everyday,
No guarantees in the game

(Verse 2)
Let's keep it honest, my nigga, go get your dollars, my nigga,
'Cause nothins promised, my nigga, even tomorrow ain't wit' ya,
Every day gotta chase the pay like it's goin' away,
'Cause who's to say this cake'll stay this game don't play,
I drop mixtapes like every month 'cause that's how I'm comin' up,
The day that I switch up when ya'll memory like elephants,
'Til then I'm relevant in the streets like where's the weed,
But all that grinding doesn't mean any green is guaranteed,
Man, I've seen niggas get they cash right overnight,
And others grind they whole life to keep on the lights,
If the lick is tight you can flood yourself with ice,
Or make the Feds indict it's roll of the dice,
I'm in the stu' every night rappin' for my A-alikes,
Who only know this way of life risk takin' for a major price,
Like dopeboys that's bakin' white I'm takin' that chance,
'Cause if this trappin' advance I'm savin' lives of the fam

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(Verse 3)
I ain't grow up seein' rappers or rich athletes or actors,
I'm from where the trappers only factored they were who mattered,
Their cars were never tattered they'd be candy paint splattered,
Drivin' faster with Master P out 18-inch ghetto blasters,
From the trunk I looked up to them from the jump,
Each time they drove up like they told us "Get ya money up,"
Youngins comin' up we were impressionable,
Though there were sharks in the water put our flesh in the pool,
Some hopped out like me before they got chomped feet,
Others made it scot-free but most met Jaw's teeth,
Now I'm bothered 'cause I got friends in that water,
I wanna pull 'em to harbor but it's harder and harder,
And as I go farther and farther in this game of Hip-Hop,
I know I'm promised jack but I want the slaughter to stop,
So I'm puttin' work on the block no grams just jams,
'Cause if this hustle advance I'm savin' lives of the fam

(Chorus)