He went from a street kid doin' regular street things Straight to a street king Takin' over the city, block by block Breakin' down bricks, servin' them rock by rock. He's everythin' a young gun wanna grow up to be But if only these young guns could see That murder, money and lust is slowly murderin' us 'Cuz the drug game ain't what it used to be. So look deeper when they paint you a picture And try to sell you a dream 'Cuz a lot of these drug lords turn To the feds or turn into fiends. The crack game ain't everythin' it's cracked up to be Now that same cat that was a, neighborhood celebrity Is coppin' rocks off the news kids on the block At the same time tryna school them. But these hoodlums got heads As hard as the rocks that he's doin' Hustlin's like a drug, it's got withdrawal symptoms And if you know this, you won't skip fame. But you will gain wisdom And wisdom gains power Don't let your life go sour over power.