Juju - Diamond In The Ruff lyrics

[Verse One] Back when breakfast was a bag of chips Between mom and dad, the sadest trips A young man who had a wish, to have a platinum disc My parents gave life, the streets gave a family And with the damage in my life, the streets saved my sanity Was in a room where the dog would sh** and piss is where we slept And soon it was all hit or miss and unfair regrets No one ever gave a helping hand or ever showed remorse And dear ol' dad left us with a tab, we had to pay the cost Of course there wasn't any helping relatives to lend A hand or a plate of food We broke and they like, "Q stay in school" Couldn't play the rules, had to find another way So while my brother played, I strayed away to get a j And brighten mothers day I brought the storm cause I was born and raised in ignorance And with an alcoholic step dad, who gives a sh** In the end it all boils down to one thing Q-Unique the diamond in the ruff, now watch the son bling Hook: (2x's) These... streets test ya, Q-Unique under deep pressure Wisdom speaks, who needs a lecture My soul dark coal, compressed and skuffed I guess strivin ain't enough for the diamond in the ruff [Verse Two] Now I know lots of people in high places But that doesn't equal my career spotted in the right spaces I talk it up with legends and laugh it up with favorites The momment pa**es up and then I gotta hit the pavement No man's responsible for another man's path But in other camps I see other man's increasin' other man's math A question of loyalty or a question of greed And if I question the authority they won't let Q lead Cats hold on to they spots like a n***a's gonna rob ‘em Like the world'll pa** ‘em up and what they did ‘ll get forgotten And I had brothers backs from the beginning Always showed support, and always celebrated when a brother man was winning And I played the background for too long WWF put the Smack Down in a true song Adds to the pressure when I'm rhymin' in the cut Motherf**ers is threatened by the diamond in the ruff [Hook] [Verse Three] And the struggle goes on But not without the help of friends who's friendship I'm defending to the end And even after then If I should see the gates of heaven ahead of you I'm makin' sure that sh** is right for you rather than someone instead of you Yo Swel, you my heart dog, thanks for always being there Through the ups and downs, you was the one who's always seeing clear Legs put me on revamped the Rock Steady name When I started out he helped a n***a get a little fame You was there homie on the day of my seeds birth And the girl Eka told me that Q should lead first Ill Bill you believed and co-signed Saw sk** dropped green so we both shine And dreamed of the gold rhyme And even when some spoke against it Ya proved to me that it was more than beats and rhymes and it was all a friendship So many names I could say this time ain't enough Here's a thanks if you deserve it from the diamond in the ruff [Hook]