“Hella Hard”
Ground Breaking
written by: Randall K. McGriff (BMI), Andre Moss Jr. (BMI), Marcus Peoples (BMI)
produced by: Randall McGriff
performed by: E.M.B., Aryginal “TBGC”, & Marcus Minelli
[E.M.B-Verse 1:]
I’m from the school of the hard knocks
Niggas get profiled, stopped by the cops
and hide that shit in false roof tops
hate being bad but its hard to be angel
in my muthafucking hood it aint cool to be gangster.
Every fiend’s got a shopping cart
Niggas gotta eat and the youth’s robbing Wal-Mart
Devil’s on swole and he’s looking for a young nigga
Pockets aint swole so he got himself a dumb nigga
Fabrications of the flesh
When you hungry then you starving, putting toolies to the chest
When the judge throw the book, give a fuck bout repercussions
When the boy was on the street, nobody showed that they loved him
Product of the circumstance and we all hell bound
Mama praying for me, walk around with a half of Crown
El don’t play
And I represent the Bay
Oakland been on the map, move them suckers out the way.
[E.M.B.-Chorus:]
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard
[Aryginal-Verse 2:]
That house there, that's where they bake, bake, bake
niggas cutting that white girl in white tees the black KKK
that's how we make our pay
To feed our fam, keep a roof overhead, buy extra lead, and everyday we pray
Cause over here you go to jail for free
but you gotta invest over 500 G’s to get a damn degree
see poverty has overwhelmed our streets
but they still shipping the food, housing, and jobs overseas.
The game tough, better know how to play it
The wrong move will have a nucca wetting your whole body up like a shower head
I don’t dwell where cowards live
But I keep an eye on them like Apple, while I’m copping a Snapple up here from Vladimir.
His corner store be jumping
$3 CD’s, $5 tees, and the most potent trees in the country
The parking lot slumping’ Hella Hard
But you better believe them jack boys watching. Camouflage.
[E.M.B.-Chorus:]
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard
[Marcus Minelli-Verse 3:]
All my niggas goin harder than a brick
I come from a city where they start a lot shit
Posted on the corner hungry tryna hit a lick
We ain't marrying no hoes don't give a fuck about no bitch
The police always on my dick they steady tryna get me locked up
Mad at a nigga and they hatin on me cause they know I'm headed to the top bruh
I'm puttin on for my city... My niggas is rollin with me
All about the money every day you know I'm countin 100s and 50s
All my niggas hustle they don't know shit about a 9 to 5
And you can't be no scary ass nigga sayin you down to ride
I'm that nigga in the city you haters already heard
Catch me in traffic ridin up Germantown or Gettysburg
Lookin to make that next move search around for that check fool
So what the fuck you expect I'm tryna get paid just like the next dude
The only way to get rich nowadays is sellin hard
937 is my area code come and see me I'm from the city
[E.M.B.-Chorus:]
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Aint gotta prove yourself, cause them people know who you are
I’m from the city of the Hella Hard
Niggas go hella hard. Oakland to Dayton, my niggas go hella hard