Hard - Large Professor

When it all boils down, who got the motherfuckin' crown?

For makin' that…

Hard!

Street, ghetto rugged

Beat that’ll make your whole crew say «Fuck it»

Hard!

Street, ghetto wild

Beat that’ll make you feel my style

Hard!

Street, ghetto beat

That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the

Hard!

Street, ghetto style

(What about the smooth shit?) Yeah, I can do that too

(What about the groove shit?) Yeah, I can do that too

But when it comes time to rock the block

Who got that old mad ghetto type shit stocked and locked?

Large Pro, for those who don’t know which way to go

Listen to your man’s latest show

With the (Hard!) Street, you know the routine

On the concrete where the things ain’t too clean

And it only gets rougher, and some will have to suffer

I was there, and even had to get my share

But as long as I’m alive, I will never forget

What I had to go through to hit

That’s why I play the…

Hard!

Street, ghetto rugged

Beat that’ll make your whole crew say «Fuck it»

Hard!

Street, ghetto wild

Beat that’ll make you feel my style

Hard!

Street, ghetto beat

That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the

Hard!

Street, ghetto style

You see, it’s all in my blood, so I could never be a dud

The street mentality, I’ll have you like «What?»

When you walkin' around, both feet on the ground

No drive, about to take a nosedive

Kid, it ain’t no joke, you either get gat or go broke

Or get busy, the way the world turns, you get dizzy

In a spin, so listen to the rhymes I send

They’re only a reflection of the times I’ve been

On the street tryin' to make it on my own, alone

I’ve grown, and now I’m here to let it be known

That a wish on a star may be too far-fetched to catch

Especially when you’re tryin' to stretch

One dollar to the next on the cement, with mad heads schemin'

But ain’t got a chance, they’re dreamin'

And deal with the real with determination in this burnin' nation

And listen to the…

Hard!

Street, ghetto rugged

Beat that’ll make your whole crew say «Fuck it»

Hard!

Street, ghetto wild

Beat that’ll make you feel my style

Hard!

Street, ghetto beat

That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the

Hard!

Street, ghetto style

See, if you can make it on the streets

You’re live enough to make it any place

I’ve seen many waste mad time and talent, and I just stay silent

'Cause I ain’t goin' out tryin' to preach a nonviolent

Community rap, I had to learn

The streets’ll burn any man that is not concerned

With a plan for the future, someone could just shoot ya

On any given, that’s why I thank God I’m livin'

On this here day to relay the message I say about the…

Hard!

(Repeat x8)