{intro (spoken) - dmx}
The industry
If you ain't got a strong mind, the industry will break you down it's a matter of time
The industry vultures with nothing to feast on
See me, i'm getting my beast on
I'm not an industry artist
I'm an artist, in the industry
So i do what the fu*k i want cos nobody can finish me
The industry
I'm sick of this industry sh*t
The industry playing them like a industry b*tch
They tried to finish me quick but i am long so i stand strong
fu*k a beat, listen to the words in the damn song
{verse 1 - savvy drew}
(the richer you get, the better)
(we jus tryna live a better life, you know, feel me?)
(woo)
I need a matt black phantom as a crew whip
2 lamborghinis for my 2 chicks
Richard mill typa sh*t on a ni**a wrist
And a castle designed by ferris rafuali
Just a couplе things on my to do list
ni**as look at me like i won't evеr do sh*t
Cause they talking money and my pockets be fluent
Cause im still on the streets like a loose b*tch
Dmx rip
Never see me in the flesh, i be working every week
On the hustle in the come up that's the only place i been
This ain't no buddy buddy this is war play for keeps
I saw close homies take the wrong path
Chase his dreams naw he would rather smoke gas
It ain't too late, yeah bro i know that
But i couldn't hold on, had to let go of that
Wish you succeed wish you prosper
Wish i get immortalised big poppa
Wish i make it to the league, rap scholar
Wish i travel round the world but still rep boksburg, east side
{hook}
I swear you gotta have some ambition at least
The industry will break you, keep you on your feet
If you comply, you gon get it on your knees
But for me i gotta get it as i live
Forget the system & the industry standards
Rise above
Couldn't take the same way so i made my own route
{verse 2 - konscious x}
Yo
Diverse routes of three young ni**as
Says a lot about you man if you don't feel us
Cause we telling stories from the heart and turn it into art
We came here on a mission to destroy the opposition
Came from different backgrounds but shared the love for hip hop
Now the journey's getting harder but we never flip flop
The outcome of a tree begins inside the roots
So before i blow i gotta kill it in the booth
My brain is losing cells from thinking about the glory
Feel like adonis reaper when he wrote "my allegory"
Sometimes i hear my ni**as saying they want a hit
Maybe i should give them "cbd" like savvy did
I'm tryna kill all the demons that live inside my mind
So i can free my soul and find a way to truly shine
No need to rush the process you can really take your time
From me to you don't hesitate, relax and press rewind
{hook - adonis reaper}
We came from the streets
Always had a story so we tell it on a beat
I swear you gotta have some ambition at least
The industry will break you, keep you on your feet
If you comply, you gon get it on your knees
But for me i gotta get it as i live
Forget the system & the industry standards
Rise above
Couldn't take the same way so i made my own route
{verse 3 - adonis reaper}
Look
Dedication, firm mind & meditation
Don't pay no mind to all the allegations
That's some sh*t i wish i heard when i makin my first song cos i was worried bout how they'd receive it
If i told them bout the sh*t that i seen, would they believe it?
But lookin' back i'm actually glad that i didn't take the popular route & stuck to rap
Know a lot of ni**as fooled by the trap
So when they hear somebody like me spittin' real sh*t, they label him whack
Who could blame em, they ain't used to that
They used to overrated rappers rapping over static
sh*t's a curse and i'm talking as a ni**a who done had it
But if that sh*t is putting food up on your table, go ahead & do it
Simply cos it's lucrative
Uh (get money)
Don't take criticism from a ni**a that you wouldn't take advice from
If you stuck inside that 9-5 day job, teach your kids better
Educate them further