Struggle - Mr. Criminal, Mr. Capone-E

I’ve seen some hard times in my life

But I kept on going

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

When it gets too rough

You’ve go to fight

And this I’m knowing

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

I’ve seen the hard times

I seen the hood

I seen the money

And I seen the hood

I seen the good things

And the bad things homie

I seen the realest

And I seen some phonies

I seen a rough life

From a childhood memory

Growing up broke

Trying to make some money

It all started from

What’s my name?

And ever since that record

My life started to change

Getting chipped off

It’s hard to be the boss

Starting out small

Trying not to floss

Pissed off from all these fakes

Smiling in my face

Getting stabbed in the back

Not letting me brake

Meditating on a come up

Staying unconditional

Dreams do come true

When you don’t need a miracle

So keep your head up

And reach for the stars

Don’t let no one get you down

You know you we are

I’ve seen some hard times in my life

But I kept on going

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

When it gets too rough

You’ve go to fight

And this I’m knowing

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

Now I struggled in the start

From right there

But when I dropped my first album

It caught many ears

It was the underground CD

That shook the scene

In your local swap meet

I was a little OG

Selling units by the thousands

I was ghetto gold

If you didn’t know me back then

Now you know

And the radio shows

I was most requested

But all my BDS went undetected

Just listen a second

See the struggle I went through

And all the DJs know

About paying dues

It’s all true

About the hardship & success

Before you see a check

You gotta have respect

Prospected in the game

My name remains the same

Ain’t a damn thing change

Just the money & the fame

But beyond all that

It’s the love for the community

Unity with all the people

Chilling with the family

I’ve seen some hard times in my life

But I kept on going

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

When it gets too rough

You’ve go to fight

And this I’m knowing

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

2004 I’m on a worldwide tour

City to city

I see my name up on the billboard

It feels good

But the key is to be humble

Cause the quicker you come up

Is the quicker you crumble

Stumbled in the studio

With the vision of 2

Speaking about the true

And the future for the youth

Making my debut

Somebody gotta step up

Without any struggle

You’ll never come up

As I drive away

Sunset in LA

It’s a good ol day

But it’s time for a change

Looking amazed

As I continue my struggle

Heart of a hustler

Now it’s time to bubble

I’ve seen some hard times in my life

But I kept on going

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

When it gets too rough

You’ve go to fight

And this I’m knowing

You’ve got to struggle

Before you bubble

No sun without no rain

No joy without no pain