And for your handful of success stories, I got a handful of death stories.

A handful of arrest stories, brothas on the block- pushin rocks

Thinkin' they're doin' their best stories...

But if you can adjust shorties,

Then you can get through it!

Don't be the coldest hooper on the block who just

Blew it. Shorty!

If you wanna reach success shorty, then you gotta be you...

Do what you do and do it well.

What good is all the ice and the cars if you're in and out of jail?

How you gon' keep any money in your pockets if you gotta post bail?

I'ma keep it real, hardwork and dedication is the key.

Peer pressure can be a peer tester if you don't  realize all that you can be,

Or that you can make it up out this h-o-o-d!

So when your homies talkin' bout let's hit this lick it's gon' be easy-

Will you have the courage to say, "naw dawg, I'ma pursue this college degree."

Or ladies when your friends start getting pregnant will you say next in line is me?

Will you accept it, or will you reject it?

Now we can agree to disagree, but I know one thing to be true,

If this cycle of destruction wil end,

It has to start with you.