HUSTLER BALLER Veinteuno / 21 — Two Male Voices VOICE 1: Deep, low, calm, boss energy — mostly English. VOICE 2: Raspy, aggressive, street-hustler energy — mostly Spanish. They trade bars, interrupt each other, and join only on key hook lines. [INTRO — VOICE 1, LOW] VOICE 1: I remember being broke… still thinking like a millionaire. VOICE 2: Sin feria en los bolsillos… VOICE 1: But expensive ideas. VOICE 2: Y ahora sí hay con qué. VOICE 1: Hustler. VOICE 2: Baller. BOTH: Veinteuno. [VERSE 1 — BACK AND FORTH] VOICE 1: I came from counting every dollar— VOICE 2: Yo de hacer rendir centavos. VOICE 1: Now the numbers getting bigger— VOICE 2: Y los tratos más pesados. VOICE 1: I don’t talk about the moves— VOICE 2: Hasta verlos realizados. VOICE 1: They keep asking what I’m driving— VOICE 2: Ni me acuerdo cuál dejamos. VOICE 1: Fresh fit, clean shoes, business meeting at eleven. VOICE 2: A las doce otro contrato, a la una cae otro cliente. VOICE 1: Money never changed the hunger. VOICE 2: Nomás cambió los ambientes. VOICE 1: Same motherfucker hustling— VOICE 2: Pero ahora diferente. [PRE-HOOK — VOICES OVERLAP] VOICE 1: If I want it, I’ma get it. VOICE 2: Si lo quiero, voy por él. VOICE 1: If they tell me that I can’t— VOICE 2: Me dan más ganas también. VOICE 1: We don’t wait for opportunities— VOICE 2: Las hacemos aparecer. BOTH: You can lose it all tonight… mañana lo hacemos otra vez. [HOOK — BOTH TRADING LINES] VOICE 1: Hustler! VOICE 2: ¡Baller! VOICE 1: Started with nothing— VOICE 2: ¡Y ahora quieren alcanzarnos! VOICE 1: Hustler! VOICE 2: ¡Baller! VOICE 1: Money talks— VOICE 2: ¡Pues déjala hablando! VOICE 1: Dollars— VOICE 2: Pesos— VOICE 1: Business— VOICE 2: Tratos— BOTH: Different language, same damn hustle. VOICE 1: I don’t need to look successful— VOICE 2: Ni demostrar que traigo feria. BOTH: We didn’t inherit the fucking table… WE BUILT THE WHOLE DAMN AREA. [VERSE 2 — VOICE 2 STARTS] VOICE 2: Yo aprendí desde temprano que el respeto no se compra, puedes cargar cien cadenas y seguir valiendo sombra. VOICE 1: That’s why I invest in myself, put the money back to work. Everybody wants the lifestyle, ain’t nobody want the dirt. VOICE 2: Quieren foto con el carro— VOICE 1: But don’t wanna take the risk. VOICE 2: Quieren gastar como patrones— VOICE 1: Without owning any shit. VOICE 2: ¡Ahí está la diferencia! VOICE 1: Owner mentality. VOICE 2: No trabajo por apariencia. VOICE 1: I’m building something after me. [BREAK — CONVERSATIONAL] VOICE 2: Ey, compa… ¿cuánto ocupamos? VOICE 1: How much can it make? VOICE 2: Esa era la respuesta. VOICE 1: Exactly. VOICE 2: Entonces dale. VOICE 1: Run it. [FINAL HOOK — BIGGER] VOICE 1: Hustler! VOICE 2: ¡Baller! VOICE 1: From the floor— VOICE 2: ¡Hasta arriba! VOICE 1: More money— VOICE 2: Más negocios— BOTH: PERO LA MISMA DISCIPLINA. VOICE 1: California nights— VOICE 2: Con la mente trabajando. VOICE 1: Tomorrow ain’t guaranteed— VOICE 2: Por eso hoy seguimos dando. VOICE 1: Hustler. VOICE 2: Baller. VOICE 1: Two voices. VOICE 2: Una visión. BOTH: De la pluma del Veinteuno… Twenty-One. [OUTRO — VOICE 1 LOW] VOICE 1: We don’t chase the lifestyle… VOICE 2: Construimos la vida. VOICE 1: That’s different.
