The Grind (feat. Dead Prez)

The motherfucking god we trust is on a dollar That's the only dude they talk about Every day is a struggle, how to hustle some dough If you was raised in the hood, well, then you already know It be days it be good, but mostly money be slow Have you ever been hungry before? (Deeply, it's freaking shit) Steady on the grind, steady on the grind 'Cause I got to make it happen for one last to make you know me (Gotta get them dollar bills) steady on the grind, steady on the grind 'Cause I got to make it happen, ain't nobody gon' do it for me Gotta get them dollar bills Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh Steady on the grind, deadly on the grind Money on my mind, steady on the grind Steady on the grind, deadly on the grind Money on my mind, it's already on my mind (mind, mind), it's already on my mind Every day is a struggle, how to hustle some dough If you was raised in the hood, well, then you already know It be days it be good, but only money be slow Have you ever been hungry before? Well, I'm a freedom fighter, this killer, keep him off his Darbie People army guerrilla, economic development down for manual labor Revolutionary hustler, fund-raiser Catch me doing outreach, see me running the streets Politically educated but never graduated Call me doc like my dude Shakur fight for the core Have you ever been hungry before? Nigga, for sure Mommy got a job makin' 'bout six-somethin' an hour She became the breadwinner when daddy was unemployed Working 40-plus hours and kissing ass Seeming like the only honest way she can get some cash She strugglin', she don't know I be hustlin' pulling my own weight I be hearing them fuss and fightin' at night mad late Over economics, it's logic meaning they don't got it Living in the projects, money's the only object She make 280 a week, standing on her feet The ends ain't even meeting, the family ain't eatin' And the taxes is ten percent, the rest is for the rent Then crime is what you get and niggas is innocent See, it really ain't about if you eatin' or not eatin' It's freedom or not freedom, breathin' or not breathin' Another day, 'nother way, 'nother dollar spent Gotta make a revolution out of 15 cent