On the first roll 7 or 11 is a winner   Either other time 11 is irrelevant   And 7 is craps, after you've established a point   A point being 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10      2's, 3's, and 12's is only relevant on your first roll and they craps   The money gone but the dice stay   Just 'cuz I taught you the game don't mean you know how to play   And it damn sure don't make you      I'm a hustla baby, I take chances everyday   I'm a gambler baby, how can I win if I don't play   I'm a hustla baby, you either hustlin' them or they hustlin' you   I'm a gambler baby, I'm gon' do what the old heads taught me      Five hundred on the line and I'm looking for a 10   But I know exactly know how to find a bitch again   I buck 'em off the table, a 4 and a 6   Money up, money down, who gonna fade me tricks      Came a 6 and what I left with, hush it   It's a secret, hustlas don't discuss it   Brush the dust off my britches when the dice game finished   Sometimes you gotta lose, man that just the business      I done left the rent to the dice game, the water and lights   My old lady bout to hoop and call it a night   My last two hundred, and I'm bout to let it ride      Let 'em roll, came out a 4 and 5   My points 9, I'm working, 8, 10, I'm searchin'   Well, here goes a 4 and a 5   Well, a 6 and a 3 but either way it's a 9      I'm a hustla baby, I take chances everyday   I'm a gambler baby, how can I win if I don't play   I'm a hustla baby, you either hustlin' them or they hustlin' you   I'm a gambler baby, I'm gon' do what the old heads taught me      The sink in a drought and I'm tryin' to survive   Cable off, TV only picks up five   White sneakers, damn near look off-white   And I'm still using heavy starches, them shit is alright      My whole life I'd have trouble stayin' focused   But I never gave up and never stopped copin'   Pits in the yard, a bucket in the driveway   I'm gonna turn that bitch into a new truck one day      Someday, 'cuz I'm gonna get out here and work until   I get a mil, fuck the lotto and a record deal   It's real, when you don't even know when your gonna get your next meal   Even though when you straight, you still feel like you on them X pills      Can't sit still, you pace back and forth   Cross the floor until you can't take no more   But I'ma be back, believe that, like my big homie E-Mack   The muthafuckin' Southside      I'm a hustla baby, I take chances everyday   I'm a gambler baby, how can I win if I don't play   I'm a hustla baby, you either hustlin' them or they hustlin' you   I'm a gambler baby, I'm gon' do what the old heads taught me      I took sixteen zips of that Mexican red   Weighed my quarters at five, charged an arm and a leg   Busted heads, this move dealt me a new hand   The eight I invested was now two grand      Met a busta at a club and told him I was the man   Met up with him, sold him a quarter ki of sand   A young dude, my mentality was like fuck dude   We like some pit puppies fightin over dog food      In school, I sold candy a quarter a piece   I made my money off three and the rest was all me   In life I fucked a couple of good connects up   So if you in the car with me keep ya heads up   Worked so hard but couldn't stack no bread up      Finally said fuck it 'cuz I just got fed up   The money I owe you, you can chop that boss   Because I don't think you got the balls to come knock Stak off      I'm a hustla baby, I take chances everyday   I'm a gambler baby, how can I win if I don't play   I'm a hustla baby, you either hustlin' them or they hustlin' you   I'm a gambler baby, I'm gon' do what the old heads taught me