16RAHEEM - Proud

{chorus}

Yeah, i got some pain, gotta put it in raps
I gotta keep it a buck, keep a stack
I gotta put my heart up in the track
They hear the song, say the real is back
I keep the peace, no hatin' around
One of one, but i blend in with the crowd
Bitch, i'm the plug, i walk in smelling loud
Hated on me, you should really be proud
Cut em off, cut em off, they was all toxic
They ain't wanna see me win
Everything true up on this side, i keep it real to the end
I don't fold when i'm under that pressure
I don't break, i don't bend
It was a pain that i went through, my heart still didn't mend
I got my brothers, not needin' a friend
Stay with me till the end
It was sometimes i type the text, but i can never hit send
Every time that i get up in my feelings, i run it up and go spend
Yeah, i been hurt, but see me and i'm keepin' on a grin

{verse 1}

All this pressure on my shoulder, i'm the one that they depend on
Everyday i just pray, i'm just prayin' that we live long
This shit be runnin' through my veins, everyday i put a fit on
They stayin' close to me, i know it's just cause they wanna get on
I say, fuck em all if you doubtin' me, everybody getting shit on
They was words you said out your mouth, but nowadays you gettin' spit on
I was so sad, i switched it up, because i was hurtin', i was livin' wrong
I was dealin' with all these little people so i had to be the big one
And the numbers gon' speak for they damn self
I had the cameras handheld, i used it, put all the pain in music
I came up without a hand out, i came up and i'm the man now
Yeah, a five star and i'm a stand out, you felt the truth and then you ran out
I been runnin' out the racks, i'm makin' all this music, pullin' these bands out
Hatin' in private, but you really fanned out
Readin' these people, i know how to scan now
Yeah, yeah, uh, i did a lot, but no hatin', yeah
I did a lot, but no fakin', i ain't not tradin' no places
I came up until i really stand proud
I reminisce on the days we was tweakin', we was really on some dumb shit
Brodie tell me that the people be hatin' now all they do is make assumptions
And bro said that they really been jealous and they been really tryna kill em all
He said, stay right where you at, you gotta dream, better not get involved
I tried to call and got no ring, so now i'm feelin' like i'm chris paul
Yeah, they countin' me out, now i'm pissed off
Yeah, they was countin' me out, now i'm big dawg
You not as real as you say, your talking be cheap, so you really ripped off
You do not wanna be saved, so you got some problems and i cannot fix y'all
I always came through for my people
I always stayed true, i ain't evil
Told them, remain you, it's no sequel
Why you tryna be them, they can't be you
It was some dark nights, i remember
Swear last may was colder than december
Swear this booth get hotter than some embers
Golden child was born in september

{chorus}

Yeah, i got some pain, gotta put in the raps
I gotta keep it a buck, keep a stack
I gotta put my heart up in the track
They hear the song, say the real is back
I keep the peace, no hatin' around
One of one, but i blend in with the crowd
Bitch, i'm the plug, i walk in smelling loud
Hated on me, you should really be proud
Cut em off, cut em off, they was all toxic
They ain't wanna see me win
Everything true up on this side, i keep it real to the end
I don't fold when i'm under that pressure
I don't break, i don't bend
It was a pain that i went through, my heart still didn't mend
I got my brothers, not needin' a friend
Stay with me till the end
It was sometimes i type the text, but i can never hit send
Every time that i get up in my feelings, i run it up and go spend
Yeah, i been hurt, but see me and i'm keepin' on a grin