[Chorus 4X] (I'm not a nuttin' a** n***a, just down for my riches) I'm not a nuttin' a** n***a [Verse 1] I'm not a nuttin' a** n***a, just down for my riches I figure it takes about a million or 500.000 tapes To become officially gold or platinum status That's why I'm always at this Practice, in and out the studio 24-7 My occupation, this is how I make my livin' I get hara**ed mostly everywhere I go Can't do my thing without a motherf**in' po-po All up in my mix 'cause I'm tryina maintain And get a grip on some lightweight fame Born and raised in the valley South Vallejo The northern part of Cali, 'bout my mail Struggle and strive all my life in a world of grief s**er motherf**ers wanna knock me off my feet But I'mma keep on steppin' and gettin' bigger I'm not a nuttin' a** n***a [Chorus 2X] [Verse 2] Not too long ago, I'm off to the bank to cash my check The lady teller wouldn't give me no damn respect She started acting hella snotty, kinda prejudiced I guess she didn't like the way that a n***a was dressed Before I could even get my foot in the door, right The b**h already had a brother like me stereotyped Ready to push the bu*ton with no delay'a I said wait a minute, baby, you mistakin' me for Andre'a I'm not a fail tail rat head wannabe I wouldn't rob a f**in' bank for publicity I get it honestly, legally, so have no fear I make more in a week than you do in a year Straight out the ghetto, Hillside resident Sick Wid It Records and tapes, and I'm the president So don't go thinkin' that every brother's out to get ya I'm not a nuttin' a** n***a [Chorus] [Verse 3] Sometimes my language is vulgar, lotsa profanity I try not to trip when kids' parents be sweating me 18 and over, that's what you gotta be To purchase my tape and make sure you got I.D That's all I can say, so mommy and daddy need to peep It ain't my fault the kids dub it off the streets They hear it at school, walkin' home and everywhere they go And most of the violence come from movies on HBO The sh** that I be spittin' is real cause I'm real, see I'm out to make a mil, do you feel me? Holdin' my own 'cause I'm grown and intelligent Tryna knock my hustle? That sh** is irrelevant [Chorus]