Holding it down I’mma be me
that’s who I be don’t question it
Holding it down sometimes the streets
won’t let you breathe I’m suffocating
Holding it down fortune and fame
and the struggle and pain I’m not gon’ change
Holding it down I’mma remain the same oh oh oh
I got people that’ll ride for me people that’ll die for me
But I’m better off if my people stay alive for me
These vermin claw with a vice grip on they right fist
Keep my circle small but it’s tight knit I’m a light fit
My shine growing it’s mind blowing like Cobain
Pull in the back of my mind I’m going dope change
‘Cause no fame or acclaim is gon’ replace
where I came from
Regardless of the weight of my name the game tough
I’ve seen the power corrupt the most humblest strong
You either running or you stumble along
‘cause people gunning
Hoping something go wrong they keep coming
Keep sucking you dry leeching blood
from your heart to eat something
Surround ourselves with vultures
and snakes hustlers and jakes
And women with voluptuous shapes
we’re all sinners in the culprits of hate
And you can pay for reviews
even critics got adjustable rates
But through the struggle the pain the fire the rain
The trouble that stay bubbling one thing
remains we holding it down
We holding it down we holding it down yeah
we holding shit down
It’s all new to the kid but I think
I can get used to this here
These fly dames and high planes loving stewardesses
Picking high stakes investments and lucrative biz
I come a long way from wrestling with sewage and piss
From the depths of a brutal abyss
into the fresh air and beautiful chicks
They all swooning ‘cause we moving them lips
Nothing to something
I’m losing my grip because I’m stuck in a culture
Where it’s fruit for the trick and
using your friends is common in here
And so I cherish they honesty
‘cause it’s rarer than a lunar eclipse
I run on tools and tricks seen the Louvre from the tip
Maneuver and shift now to improve where I sit
We close to the throne
I can see the jewels and the glitz
The fortune the fame the game
and the truth and the fiction
Real from the fake close friends
will steal from your plate
Before you even realize that there’s a meal to be ate
Emilio rating funds time to till in your fate
But tell how much more can Emilio
take and how much more till Emilio breaks
I’m holding shit down ‘cause too much is at stake
Holding it down I’mma be me
that’s who I be don’t question it
Holding it down sometimes the streets
won’t let you breathe I’m suffocating
Holding it down fortune and fame
and the struggle and pain I’m not gon’ change
Holding it down I’mma remain the same oh oh oh
I got people that’ll ride for me people that’ll die for me
But I’m better off if my people stay alive for me
These vermin claw with a vice grip on they right fist
Keep my circle small but it’s tight knit I’m a light fit
My shine growing it’s mind blowing like Cobain
Pull in the back of my mind I’m going dope change
‘Cause no fame or acclaim is gon’ replace
where I came from
Regardless of the weight of my name the game tough
I’ve seen the power corrupt the most humblest strong
You either running or you stumble along
‘cause people gunning
Hoping something go wrong they keep coming
Keep sucking you dry leeching blood
from your heart to eat something
Surround ourselves with vultures
and snakes hustlers and jakes
And women with voluptuous shapes
we’re all sinners in the culprits of hate
And you can pay for reviews
even critics got adjustable rates
But through the struggle the pain the fire the rain
The trouble that stay bubbling one thing
remains we holding it down
We holding it down we holding it down yeah
we holding shit down
It’s all new to the kid but I think
I can get used to this here
These fly dames and high planes loving stewardesses
Picking high stakes investments and lucrative biz
I come a long way from wrestling with sewage and piss
From the depths of a brutal abyss
into the fresh air and beautiful chicks
They all swooning ‘cause we moving them lips
Nothing to something
I’m losing my grip because I’m stuck in a culture
Where it’s fruit for the trick and
using your friends is common in here
And so I cherish they honesty
‘cause it’s rarer than a lunar eclipse
I run on tools and tricks seen the Louvre from the tip
Maneuver and shift now to improve where I sit
We close to the throne
I can see the jewels and the glitz
The fortune the fame the game
and the truth and the fiction
Real from the fake close friends
will steal from your plate
Before you even realize that there’s a meal to be ate
Emilio rating funds time to till in your fate
But tell how much more can Emilio
take and how much more till Emilio breaks
I’m holding shit down ‘cause too much is at stake
Holding it down I’mma be me
that’s who I be don’t question it
Holding it down sometimes the streets
won’t let you breathe I’m suffocating
Holding it down fortune and fame
and the struggle and pain I’m not gon’ change
Holding it down I’mma remain the same oh oh oh
I got people that’ll ride for me people that’ll die for me
But I’m better off if my people stay alive for me
These vermin claw with a vice grip on they right fist
Keep my circle small but it’s tight knit I’m a light fit
My shine growing it’s mind blowing like Cobain
Pull in the back of my mind I’m going dope change
‘Cause no fame or acclaim is gon’ replace
where I came from
Regardless of the weight of my name the game tough
I’ve seen the power corrupt the most humblest strong
You either running or you stumble along
‘cause people gunning
Hoping something go wrong they keep coming
Keep sucking you dry leeching blood
from your heart to eat something
Surround ourselves with vultures
and snakes hustlers and jakes
And women with voluptuous shapes
we’re all sinners in the culprits of hate
And you can pay for reviews
even critics got adjustable rates
But through the struggle the pain the fire the rain
The trouble that stay bubbling one thing
remains we holding it down
We holding it down we holding it down yeah
we holding shit down
It’s all new to the kid but I think
I can get used to this here
These fly dames and high planes loving stewardesses
Picking high stakes investments and lucrative biz
I come a long way from wrestling with sewage and piss
From the depths of a brutal abyss
into the fresh air and beautiful chicks
They all swooning ‘cause we moving them lips
Nothing to something
I’m losing my grip because I’m stuck in a culture
Where it’s fruit for the trick and
using your friends is common in here
And so I cherish they honesty
‘cause it’s rarer than a lunar eclipse
I run on tools and tricks seen the Louvre from the tip
Maneuver and shift now to improve where I sit
We close to the throne
I can see the jewels and the glitz
The fortune the fame the game
and the truth and the fiction
Real from the fake close friends
will steal from your plate
Before you even realize that there’s a meal to be ate
Emilio rating funds time to till in your fate
But tell how much more can Emilio
take and how much more till Emilio breaks
I’m holding shit down ‘cause too much is at stake