Ain't That A B!tch? (Sampled Track)

[Intro] Ain’t that a bitch, look how they switch when the lights get dim From the bottom of the trench, I been built for the grim Real pain in the whip, got the block in the mist If you know what it is, then you know what it is [Verse 1] Ain’t that a bitch, had to hustle just to breathe in the cold Young and reckless in the field, every lesson got told Mama cried, I was out, I was chasing that gold Now I move with that steel, keep the pressure controlled Philly nights, dark skies, where the real ones roam Every corner got a story, every block got a tone Seen friends turn foes, seen the love turn stone So I stand ten toes, never begged, never moaned Came from crumbs, now the table got strain They was laughing at the hunger, now they respecting the name I don’t talk for the clout, I let the drift do its thing If the topic get hot, then the heat gon’ sing Mask on, no fear, when the mission is set Ain’t no sleep in the race, I be chasing respect They can doubt, I ain’t moved, I just tighten the grip Ain’t that a bitch? I was down, now I’m up in the mix [Chorus] Ain’t that a bitch, how the fake ones fold When the pressure hit hard and the nights get cold Ain’t that a bitch, had to make my own way From the mud to the top, I ain’t here to play Ain’t that a bitch, see the hunger in my eyes If you know about the struggle, then you know the vibe Ain’t that a bitch, but I’m still on my grind Philly in my lungs, keep that pain in my rhymes [Verse 2] Ain’t that a bitch, I remember them days with the empty fridge Now I’m flipping every loss like a championship bridge They was plotting from afar, I could see through the mist Every handshake feel fake when your name in they list I was young with a chip, had to learn how to move Couldn’t trust every face, had to watch every groove In the back of the Ford, talking dreams with the crew But the streets got a price, and they don’t miss you Cold block, hot temper, had to calm that down Too many nights seeing sirens circle round If I’m speaking on truth, then you know it’s profound ’Cause the pain made a poet out the kid in the town I don’t glorify the hurt, but I know where I’m from Where the pressure make monsters and the weak come undone So I stand like a king with the weight on my lungs Ain’t that a bitch? Still I rise, still I come [Bridge] Hold up, let the bass shake, let the city hear From the struggle to the spotlight, I been fighting here Every scar got a story, every loss got a face Ain’t that a bitch? I survived by grace [Verse 3] Ain’t that a bitch, now they watching every move that I make Same ones used to laugh when I was eating off plate Now they circling close like they want a piece of the cake But I learned from the snakes, I don’t give what I take Philly pride in my step, got that grit in my chest Every line that I spit got a clip in the vest I been tested by the best and the worst in the set So I never let up, I just sharpen my edge When the rain hit the roof, I was plotting inside Had to turn all that pain into a reason to glide I don’t chase, I attract, let the vision decide And I keep it one hundred, never switch, never hide Ain’t that a bitch how the tables can turn? One wrong move in the jungle and you bound to get burned So I stay on point, let the lesson be earned From the ashes I came, now the whole block learns [Chorus] Ain’t that a bitch, how the fake ones fold When the pressure hit hard and the nights get cold Ain’t that a bitch, had to make my own way From the mud to the top, I ain’t here to play Ain’t that a bitch, see the hunger in my eyes If you know about the struggle, then you know the vibe Ain’t that a bitch, but I’m still on my grind Philly in my lungs, keep that fire in my rhymes [Verse 4] Ain’t that a bitch, I done seen how the fame make ’em change Used to talk ’bout the code, now they moving strange I stayed in my lane, never ran with the flock Had to build from the ground, put the pressure on lock Every day is a test, every night is a war And the peace feel rare when you come from the sore I was dodging them traps, had to learn what they for Now I move like a shadow when I step through the door I don’t owe nobody nothing but the truth in my chest If I said it, I meant it, never half, never less Philly winters make you hard, make you numb to the stress So I wear what I carry like a badge on my flesh They can hate from the sideline, I don’t hear none I been focused on the mission since the race begun And the view from the pain got me seeing the sun Ain’t that a bitch? [Bridge] Ain’t that a bitch, look at what the struggle made Turned my fear to a flame, turned my night into day Every wound made me wiser, every loss made me pray Now I’m cutting through the noise in a whole different way [Final Chorus] Ain’t that a bitch, had to grind when they said I would fold I was carrying the heat while they playing it cold Every step in the trenches got a story untold Every scar on my body got a memory stitched. Ain't that a bitch? [Fades Out]