Here we go, turn it up, let it start From block to block, we're snatchin' hearts and jackin' marks And the punk police can't fight me, I'm better than you, we can have peace someday, gee But right now I got my mind set up Lookin' down the problem, but nah, get up Cause it's time to make the payback fact To my brothers on the block, rattlesnakes, black, black And accept no substitutes, I bring truth to the youth Tear a roof over old school, although I won't turn the other cheek In case you can't see, that's why we burn the other week Now we got em in this mass blast, how long will it last Till the poor get more cash, until it rains up Till the young black males blaze up Life's a mess, don't stress, test, or give in But be thankful that you're livin' blessed Much love to my brothers in the pen See ya when I free ya, if not, when they shove me in Once again, it's an all out strike Keep your hands in the gap, now your boys watch your back Cause in the alleys out in Cali or uptown You'll mess with the best and the best will help you Scream if you feel me, say it clearly, you're too near me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Pump your fists like this, holla if you hear me If you're pissed to the cell, I'm slivin' it up One way or another, you'll be givin' it up I guess cause I'm black boy, other brothers say Please sing songs when you're capped on But it's time for a new plan, bam I'll be singin' like a one man clan Here we go, turn it up, don't stop Till my homies on the block get dropped Like cops, I'm still around for ya Keepin' my sound in the ground for ya And I'ma throw a change up Queer like you've never heard my name up Now my homies in the black streets The black streets can feel me when they rollin' in they black jeans This ain't just a rap song, a black song Tellin' all my brothers get they strap on And look for me in the struggle Hustlin' down the brothers bubble Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Will I quit, will I quit They claim that I'm violent but still I kick Representin', never give up on a good thing We'd stop it if we could, it's a hood thing And now I'm like a major threat Cause I'll remind you of the things you were made to forget Really know it, to all my boys Know the real from the bosses and the T-Coys And if you're up to like a real cheat Hold me fist if you feel me Holla if you hear me Learn to survive in the 9 train I make crime pay, others make crime pay Whatever it takes to live is there Cause nobody else will give a damn So we live like cave beasts Wait for the day to let the braves free Still mean till they kill me I love it when they fear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me Holla if you hear me