[Nipsey Hussle] Look, my nigga this is dedication, this is anti-hesitation This a real nigga celebration This a Dime Blocc declaration
Fifty-Ninth and Fifth Ave, granny´s house with vanilla wafers This the remedy, the separation 2Pac of my generation, blue pill in the fuckin´ Matrix Red rose in the gray pavement Young black nigga trapped and he can´t change it Know he a genius, he just can´t claim it ´Cause they left him no platforms to explain it He frustrated so he get faded But deep down inside he know you can´t fade him How long should I stay dedicated? How long ´til opportunity meet preparation? I need some real nigga reparations ´Fore I run up in your bank just for recreation
[Nipsey Hussle] Dedication, hard work plus patience
The sum of all my sacrifice, I´m done waitin´ I´m done waitin´, told you that I wasn´t playin´ Now you hear what I been sayin´ Dedication It´s dedication, look
[Kendrick Lamar] I spent my whole life thinkin´ out the box Boxin´ homies three-on-one, got DP´ed but I ain´t drop Chirp on me, here I come, brrt, spin around the block They blurped on me, said I ran a stop sign but that´s a lie I spent my whole life starin´ at the stage Playin´ Sega, daddy smokin´ sherm, mama playin´ spades Catchin´ vapors, grandma said I´d get some Jordans for my grades
That´s my baby, when she died my heart broke a hundred ways I spent my whole life tryna make it, tryna chase it The cycle of a black man divided, tryna break it You take a loss? Shit, don´t cry about it, just embrace it Minor setback for major comeback, that´s my favorite My nigga L said, "You do a song with Nip, K. Dot he a better Crip" I said he a man first, you hear the words out his lips? About flourishing from the streets to black businesses? Level four yard livin´ given to false imprisonment Listen close my nigga
It´s bigger than deuces and fours my nigga Since elementary we close my nigga, yeah, straight like that I give you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back For generations we been dealt bad hands with bad plans Prove your dedication by hoppin´ out Grand Am´s I´m at the premiere politickin´ with Top, Nip, and Snoop Damn, Pac watchin´ the way we grew, from dedication
[Kendrick Lamar] If it ain´t congratulate then it look like hate If it ain´t congratulate then it look like what, Nipsey? Hol´ up!
[Nipsey Hussle] This ain´t entertainment, it´s for niggas on the slave ship These songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves with Ended up on shore to their amazement Now I hope the example I set´s not contagious Lock us behind gates but can´t tame us Used to be stay safe, now it´s stay dangerous ´Cause ain´t no point in playin´ defense nigga That´s why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket Couple mil, tour the world, now my life crackin´ Cook the books, bring it back so it´s no taxes Royalties, publishing, plus I own masters I´ll be damned if I slave for some white crackers I was mappin´ this out, I hit the heights backwards
Hoppin´ out the eighty-five in Reebok classics Ran a couple marathons just to get established To make it happen, you got to have it
[Nipsey Hussle] Dedication, hard work plus patience The sum of all my sacrifice, I´m done waitin´ I´m done waitin´, told you that I wasn´t playin´ Now you hear what I been sayin´ Dedication It´s dedication