“No Mo Thuggin”

[Female & Male Chorus] No mo “Thuggin” No mo “Hood Claimin” No mo “Block Boy shit” No “Crippin” No “PIRU” “No Mo Bangin And Thuggin” No “Schemin” No “Mobbin” Hustlin and Robbin No Mo No Mo None of that shit Naw Hood Naw Hood “No Mo Of It” [DJ Stim — Verse 1] I done walked through the fire, I remember them days Had the hood on my back, had the world in my face Young, dumb, full of anger, tryna prove I was hard Didn’t give a fuck about tomorrow, only played my cards I was deep in that shit, yeah, I knew what it was Had my hand in some shit I ain’t proud of because Every corner had a story, every homie had a name Every beef had a reason, every reason brought pain Now I look in the mirror like N!gga, what you doin?” Got a family that love me, got a reason to keep movin’ I ain’t scared of the hood, shit, the hood made me But I ain’t gotta die in it just to prove it raised me Still talk like a thug, still walk like I’m from it But the difference now is I ain’t gotta do nothin’ I can love where I’m from without becoming that shit I survived that life, mane—I ain’t returning to it [Female — Verse 2] I was raised around survival, had to learn how to fight Had my heart full of anger, had my soul full of spite I was young with a temper, wouldn’t back down for shit Had the whole damn hood knowing exactly who I was I done schemed, I done hustled, I done played that role Put a smile on my face while it damaged my soul Had some sisters go missing, had some brothers get locked Had some people lose their lives standing right on that block And that shit hit different when you finally get grown When the noise dies down and you’re sitting alone I ain’t saying I’m perfect, I’m just saying I’m through I got too much left to lose and too much life to pursue Still hood, still loud, still don’t scare easy But I ain’t gotta hurt nobody just to prove I’m a G Let the past stay the past, let the old me rest I survived my worst days—now I’m giving life my best [DJ Stim & Female — Verse 3] [Stim] We ain’t switching who we are, we just changed what we do Still got love for the hood, but the hood ain’t got us glued [Female] Still got scars from the past, still remember them nights Still got people I love that ain’t make it through life [Stim] I can ride through my city with my head held high Ain’t gotta claim no set, ain’t gotta threaten no guy [Female] I ain’t gotta prove I’m hard, bitch, I already know I done survived some shit that’ll never make a show [Stim] We ain’t running from the past, we just finally grew Some shit we used to do, we ain’t finna go through [Female] No more looking over shoulders every time that we move No more losing everything just because we got something to prove [Stim] I’m still hood, motherfucker, don’t get that shit confused [Female] Still got that same fire, just got better shit to lose [Both] We ain’t soft, we ain’t scared, we ain’t changing our roots We just finally figured out what that bullshit can do So let the old life die, let the old ways go Still us, still hood— But it’s “NO MO”! [Female & Male Chorus] No mo “Thuggin” No mo “Hood Claimin” No mo “Block Boy shit” No “Crippin” No “PIRU” “No Mo Bangin And Thuggin” No “Schemin” No “Mobbin” Hustlin and Robbin No Mo No Mo None of that shit Naw Hood Naw Hood “No Mo Of It”