Saved My Life

Man, I couldn't believe that shit (I couldn't believe)
I seen that motion
People say I had to get permission just to rap (what?)
I mean, just to rap (what?) Really? (Really?)

Rapping really saved my life, they can't take that away
They already took my freedom and took my gags away (damn)
Why they wanna do a G like that?
Why they wanna violate my freedom of speech like that?

Look, I've been rapping since 13, the game admire me (yeah)
I was gone almost 13, the streets still ride with me (ride)
Came home, dropping my court, try to silence me (damn)
DA say they gon' violate me, I rap too violently (that's cold)
Man, I'm the heart of the streets, can't go away silently (I can't)
Fighting for my first amendment right, I know Slim proud of me (proud)
City hall contact me (what's up?) Mayor been following me
See I deserve a key to the city, they wanna honor me

I was thinking about shutting it up, going away quietly (quietly)
Nah, they got me fucked up, that's that Tupac in me (that's that Tupac)
I really didn't change my life, and they still bother me
It's 'cause I put on for real niggas, and do it honorably
I'm a real nigga (nigga), I stand on all ten (toes)
Real niggas stand with me (yeah), they all want me to win (win)
I fuck with dope boys (boys), they used to sell bricks
I'm from the N-O nigga (what's up?) And we all with the shit (yes)

Rapping really saved my life, they can't take that away
They already took my freedom and took my gags away (damn)
Why they wanna do a G like that? (Why?)
Why they wanna violate my freedom of speech like that? (Why?)

Rapping really saved my life, they can't take that away
They already took my freedom and took my gags away (damn)
Why they wanna do a G like that? (Why?)
Why they wanna violate my freedom of speech like that? (Why?)

I ain't never had shit easy, got it the hard way (hard way)
Dick good, booty bitchy, and that's what my bra say (bra say)
I'ma win, it's real nigga season, that's what the call say (call say)
Highly favored and I'm blessed, that's what the Lord say (Lord say)
Obstructing justice, 924G, that's what the charge say (charge say)
Thought I had the freedom of speech, that's what the law say (law say)
Every day I didn't excel, it was a hard day (it was hard)
Got motion, that's what the risk, that's what the call say (what the call say)

They ain't only hating on me (what else?) It's discrimination (damn)
It's unconstitutional (what else?) And borderline racist (whoo)
Man, that shit crazy, them in those streets made me (made me)
Man, they ain't break me, slim and be ready (facts)
Give it up, I can't (can't), I'm a street poet (poet)
One of the realest in this shit, nigga the streets know it (know it)
They got love for the boy, yeah, the streets show it (show it)
The G's tell me don't stop (stop), just keep going

Rapping really saved my life, they can't take that away
They already took my freedom and took my gags away (damn)
Why they wanna do a G like that? (Why?)
Why they wanna violate my freedom of speech like that? (Why?)

Rapping really saved my life, they can't take that away
They already took my freedom and took my gags away (damn)
Why they wanna do a G like that? (Why?)
Why they wanna violate my freedom of speech like that? (Why?)

Man, I been rapping since I was 13, man (for real)
How you expect me to come home and not fall in love with my career?
Man, you wanna tell me I can't do nothing pertaining to rap (what?)
Or pertaining to entertainment that I can't make money off?
Like, really, what you want me out here robbing shit?
Want me out your layin' niggas down, swiping cards, committing fraud?

Like, what's really going on man? Nigga just trying to make an honest living, man (the fuck)
It's only entertainment, man (that's all it is, man) you know what I'm sayin'
You can't hold a nigga raps against a man, (it's freedom of speech man), you heard me, that's wrong, man
You might as well go tell Robert De Niro he can't make no more mob movies, man
(What's up with the principles, man?) You trying to tell me I can't write a fictitious book?
Come on, man, stop it