Had to Be a Hustler

Lyrics

[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 [Hook] 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 one's 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 there drunk, showin' off, tryna fight One another, but we still had love And rest in peace to my niggas up above Because uh... [Hook] 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 stung 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 [Hook] 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