Kids coming up from the alleys not like the valleys   Southtown San Diego rats out here in Cali   So Cal with the crew to show 'em how   You like me now, with the sound straight underground   Putt'n it down, lift up this jewel that I have found   And pass it around, flowing against the crowd   Hip-hop hardknox rhym'n soon as the tune drops   Negative small talks, homie start kick'n rocks   And take it down the blocks where it belongs   A demo of songs but they wouldn't put me on   Thought I was gone, too late, but who's to say   My pockets are empty and I got dues to pay   To the tic toc you don't stop   To the tic toc you don't quit, hit it      Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot   Floss up the Ave when the spot gets hot   Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box      That's how it is homie like it or not   It's bad enough late bills keep stacking up   No one ever told me that it would cost this much   So buckle up and come along for the ride   Catching the vibes and staying true to my tribe   I got mad love for the ones that still around   Knew you'd be down from the get-go here and now   You make me proud from the diapers to the grave   No masquerade, stayed the same like in the day   One day when we all gets saved   We're gonna change the world no matter what they say   And stay real playing what we feel   I'll keep praying for you while you shoot to thrill      To the tic toc you don't stop   To the tic toc you don't quit, hit it      Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot   Floss up the Ave when the spot gets hot   Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box      It's been a long time   It's been a long time com'n   Hated by many and loved by less   Hold the thresh, resurrected here in the west   Clinch the fist, dismiss the stereotype myths   Loose lips sink ships, then plead the fifth   You hated this, no reason you hated this   If you only knew you'd be the first one to enlist   We come in love cause its just how we does   Fit the frame staying the same as it ever was      To the tic toc you don't stop   To the tic toc you don't quit, hit it      Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot   Floss up the Ave when the spot gets hot   Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box