John River - Hope City II lyrics

[Intro: John River] West block n***a Hey Hope City stand up LRTS, DWZ Roll with Chicago Ricchezza I see you n***a CIA Bounce n***a I'm well affiliated Look! [Verse 1: John River] You underestimated greatly Took over my city how long did it really take me All the n***as had to leave, pa** em cause they lazy Now they at their crib, yelling why you never play me Only 'Sauga n***as is Red and Devon Tracy If Drizzy is the poppa of Toronto then I'm the baby Because I've been in the crib, with blood up on my bib I swear I'll k** these n***as if they ever try and fib Your nose is getting longer, putting fires out My hose is getting stronger, the home is getting honoured The homies know whats water, that's the sh** I rap for Registered for house league get the f** up out my rep floor Greatness makes great The only thing I'm stressin', is that you finally lastin' n***a ain't no second guessing n***as talking sh**, yet they never get to steppin' Like your salad plain, a couple things going need addressin' Did not dime the flow, they play my music because it's real Did not sign to Cole and I am not waiting on a deal OVO label is great, did not sign to Drake I just throw it in the air and let you n***as know its real And funny that's the kicker, still a broke n***a Can't afford to have a liquor, they still ask me about Marissa You single are you with her, she leave you are you bitter You f**ing did you miss her, can I follow her on Twitter ah ha ha That's kind of funny you n***a's should really quit that Storm is the reason why all you n***as should quit rap Sell your microphone, your booth and just kick back You n***as still writing your Kendrick Lamar diss raps Forty Seven days later, O E C P, only ever craved paper G H D D, Give her dick don't date her, H O P E Hope City f** haters Try and say I ain't the best out Ask me about my journey I promise I took the best route Two months after "The Calm", manager got locked up Investor pulled his money imagine how that could shock us Said that I was done no money and no label I'm the type of n***a watching Game with no cable Screaming anything is possible, situations optimal Twenty Twenty vision yet I never seen an obstacle And I can't pa**, and you never hear the PO say that I ain't fast And never hear a b**h say I can't last, or baby I can't smash Swear to God and my mom n***a I'm that man Hey look life is hard we learning how to deal with pain I think in life we all looking for our Rachel Zane Or Mike Ross depending on you s** I think the best feeling is not depending on your Ex Look, life is hard we learning how to deal with pain I think in life we all looking for our Rachel Zane Or Mike Ross depending on you s** I think the best feeling is not depending on your Ex Look, hey John River used to sound like J Cole To be honest I was scared I compared my own flow but his was so much better Completely different cla**, in my city I was nice, next to him I was trash Until the day came, I met him in real life He looked me in the eye and said n***a you real nice You could be the best I know it's true He said you sound like me you gotta sound like you I said the rap game was stale and he was better than me He said you sound like yourself you could be better than me I could hear it in your voice but you stop because your age The only way to be the best is to not be afraid to be you Now pause, I swear that was the realest I spit them raw sh** and pray to God that you feel it I'm fresh up out the 'Sauga, Suburbs and the old sh** They only sing Drake like why they play my old sh** Them n***as up in Ridge got their guns up in their holsters Pop Pop Pop, have your mother screaming "Oh sh**!" I spit it from the heart boy, I spit it for my art Pray you love it cause I'm smart, not love it cause I'm dark Talking reckless, talking reckless, yeah i talk all that Pop that p**y, pop that p**y, n***as stop all that And a song for the strippers, man that's all so whack I'm the best in the world unless Pac come back If he did, I'd f**ing battle, put that n***a in the saddle Put shots up in the frame until I hear that sh** rattle If he beat me then I take it, I beat him I'm the greatest B.I.G. and Pun wanna take it, n***a motherf**ing face it Look, understand the concept, my mind is f**ing complex And any given context, it never was a contest A dime meadow, Saddam and Osama found Obama in a conference Brain is all three, except I filtered out the nonsense Cons and the bomb threats, prongs and the nonsense To make it to the top of the game is a long trek Clock struck twelves and I blow by three So when they ask you about the River say you know about me They call me John [Outro] x2 I say the clock struck twelves and I blow by three They ask you about the River say you know about me Remember back then when it was down on me Boy I do it for the city you can count on me