Hold Up

I’m takin’ a chance ‘cause I know this…

hold up

Came from the dirt, now they actin’ like they know us…

hold up

Really didn’t know the smoke till it showed up…

Light one, then I roll up,

toke up…

But I really just woke up…

hold up

I’m awake to the fake, I can see through the glow-up,

Same ones show love now, back then wouldn’t show up.

Now it’s pressure when I stroll up,

whole squad done grown up,

Pain made a beast outta me…

I had no luck.

Late nights, cold floors, stomach hurtin’, no plate,

Real scars, hard lessons, learned young—no breaks.

Seen love turn hate, seen bros turn snakes,

That’s why I move low-key, keep distance, no trace.

Mind heavy, heart scarred, soul full of mileage,

Had to hustle through the storm, turn pain into dollars.

Still prayin’ for my people while I’m duckin’ them sirens,

Tryna make it out clean, but this street life’s violent.

And I ain’t cappin’ in these verses, every line got history,

Buried too much hurt deep down where it sits in me.

Now I spark one, think slow, let it breathe—

Thankful I survived what was designed to finish me.

I’m takin’ a chance ‘cause I know this…

hold up

Really didn’t know the smoke till it rolled in…

hold up

I’m just here, let the whole blunt burn slow…

Roll up…

Toke up…

Then I level up—

hold up

Woke up with a mission, can’t sleep on my dreams,

Everybody got advice, ain’t nobody seen what I seen.

Had blood on the pavement, tears in between,

Now I’m chasin’ every dollar with my foot on the beam.

Still humble, but pressure make diamonds outta struggle,

If it’s smoke in the air, I done learned how to love it.

Came a long way from the nights with nothin’,

Now I speak from the pain—

and the streets feel the substance.