9th Wonder - No Hook Lyrics
[Frank Lucas]Most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work, familyNever forgetting where we came from[Verse 1]Poor me, dad was gone, finally got my dad backLiver bad, he wouldn’t live long, they snatched my dad backGuidance? I never had that, streets was my second homeWelcomed me with open arms provided a place to crash atA place to study math at, matter of fact, I learned it allBurned it all, this music is where I bury the ashes atFlash back, not having much, not having thatHad to get some chollah bread so you can holla back, and holla thatMy Jewish lawyer too enjoyed the fruit of letting my cash stackAnd just in case a nigga gotta use his rat-tat-tat-tatOwn boss, own your masters, slavesThe mentality I carry with me to this very day***** rich, let’s get wealthy, who else gon feed we?If I need it, I’mma get it however, God help me….And I don’t need no hook for this shiiiit[Verse 2]I’m so fa sho, it’s no facade“Stay outta trouble”, momma said, as momma sighedHer fear her youngest son be a victim of homicideBut I gotta get you outta here momma, or I’mma die …insideAnd either way, you lose me momma so let loose of meI got the rein our direction will soon changeTo live and die in N.Y. in the hustle gameHustle caine, hustle clothes, I hustle musicBut hustle hard in any hustle that you pickSkinny nigga, toothpick, but, but I do liftWeight like I’m using roids, Rolls-Royce keep my movementsSmooth while manuevering, through all the manure inThe sewer that I grew up inChoices, we make trying to escapeAnd I don’t need no hook for this shiiiit[Verse 3]This is not for commercial usagePlease don’t categorize this as musicPlease don’t compare me to other rappersCompare me to trappers, I’m more Frank Lucas than LudacrisAnd Luda’s my dude, I ain’t trying to dissLike Frank Lucas is cool, but I ain’t trying to snitchI’ma follow the rules no matter how much time I’mma getI’mma live and die with the decisions that I’mma pickSo ***** DeHaven for caving, that’s why we don’t speakMade men ain’t supposed to make statementsEnd of the story, I followed the code, cracked the safeOther niggas ain’t in the game so they practice hateLeave that boy Hov alone, why don’t cha?You don’t have to if you don’t want to but don’t say I didn’t warn yaOhAnd I don’t need no hook for this shiiiit
