One life nigga one love
Reach them heights and keep goin up
Hundred miles and runnin we aint slowin up
15 Bentleys back to back yeah they know its us
They know its us
Hit them lights and come glow with us
Yeah throw them dice and keep rollin up
Had to earn them stripes when we was growin up
Niggas see you make it out they hate to show you love

Im honestly a veteran
An odyssey a river ends
I gotta speak it from within yeah
A lot of tree a lot of gems

Bottle all that hate and bring it over here
Dont be scared accept your fate mind over fear
How many funerals I done been to all these years?
Got it tatted on my face so I dont shed a tear
Just so we clear niggas been hatin on me my whole career
Catchin fades while the little homies hold my beer
Had to move out of Compton too much tension here
Glock on my lap Im in this Lamborghini switchin gears
I been rappin at this level for like 15 years
My nigga Pup had been in solitary my whole career
I know my purpose kill any nigga that wanna interfere
Shoot that nigga pick up the shell keep it for a souvenir yeah
Its hard to smile when you losin peers
Paint on that Grand National lookin like some new veneers
All black tint they lookin at it like Who in there?
This LA think twice before movin here

You only got one life nigga one love
Reach them heights and keep goin up
Hundred miles and runnin we aint slowin up
15 Bentleys back to back yeah they know its us
They know its us
Hit them lights and come glow with us
Yeah throw them dice and keep rollin up
Had to earn them stripes when we was growin up
Niggas see you make it out they hate to show you love

Im honestly a veteran
An odyssey a river ends
I gotta speak it from within yeah
A lot of tree a lot of gems

Yeah sellin my own taste to put food on the dinner plate
I used to curb syrup but it was better on that interstate

You could tell whats on my belt to know Im heavyweight
My .45 compliment the Louis Im forever straight
I was grindin on the steps just to make a profit
I was tryna get a check Im just bein honest
We was taught to stay solid and remain loyal
My reputation good and my game royal
We was cookin crack makin cocaine boil
Invade your block with my troopers like we came for oil
We gave up our childhood just to go on Slauson
When you see that yellow tape nigga you know its caution
Nigga you aint been against all odds
Nigga you aint been to Crenshaw High no no
Nigga you aint never did drive-bys
Nigga you aint never seen shots fired
Nope quiet

The Cincinnati fitted made me a marked man
By the Parma blocks and 12 sittin inside that parked van
Pacin to the store pocket full of hard tin
Let me get a Olde English yeah the tall can
It really aint no options when you born in Compton
Shoot at your opps and keep them cops out til they bring the SWAT in
They told Dre not to sign that nigga He a hot head
The Documentary went diamond thats what brought Dot in
Im a gangbanger f*ck your top 10
Tell your engineer make space and get your ass boxed in
I never fold under pressure I aint gon never break
I never told I never snitch I never hesitate to pull my .9
Empty the clip if I get caught Ima do my time
I took the risk counted my losses Ima die for mine
My kids first my mama second
On my daddy grave you dont wanna test it nigga

One life nigga one love
Reach them heights and keep goin up
Hundred miles and runnin we aint slowin up
15 Bentleys back to back yeah they know its us
They know its us
Hit them lights and come glow with us
Yeah throw them dice and keep rollin up
Had to earn them stripes when we was growin up
Niggas see you make it out they hate to show you love

My job is to somehow make them curious enough
Or persuade them by hook or crooked
To get more aware of themselves and where they came from
And what they are into and what is already there and just to bring it out
This is what compels me to compel them
And I will do it by whatever means necessary