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Verse 1 (Intellect):
Kickin' rocks from block to block yo it's hard to stop
Seekin' for a change but the glock won't stop poppin'
24/7 sinked in this lifestyle
Cuz' this system got him and his moms goin' wild

Cash doubled on the 1st & 15th, the grind changed me
Survival on my mind, grip the 9 rearrange beef
But man these young dudes stay heavy with the metal
Rag coverin' the face, blue tag with the bevel

Stayin' stuck you either get blown off or rode off
I was sayin' fuck school easily thrown off
Used to style on suckas' who be sleepin on the real
I was out sellin weed most of the time puffin' L's

It's a war for real, you better guard your grill
Before them gangstas' put you in a garbage field
It's like the rock bottom of shit, in the bottomless pit
We gotta change the hood and get on top of this shit

Verse 2 (Jedi):
This for all my homies all up in the hood
Livin' it to the fullest, but you know it ain't good
Hard livin' as a youth in the city
Especially when you bangin' with no sense of pity

From childhood days, now you thinkin' you a man
Warm in Cali, but cold souls on the wrong path
The biggest war in the world is between us
Oppression got us pressin' each other, causin' deep cuts

Comin' up from the city by sea
Where I grew up, livin' in the belly of the beast
Gang codes and colors controlled by inner city streets
Obama in the office, but tell me are we free?

Gotta keep the peace up, and never the trigger
Understand these blocks but don't need up like a killa'
Community Revolution in Progress
It takes much more than a block to clean up the mess

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from Comin' From The Eastside Mixtape, released April 2, 2011

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