Victory Lap

[00:02.04]Written by:Amaire Johnson/Ermias Asghedom/Stacy Barthe/Alex Turner/Jonathan King
[00:04.17]Stacy Barthe:
[00:15.31]Like the beginning of Mean Streets ohh
[00:17.71]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[00:20.41]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[00:22.17]Nipsey Hussle:
[00:22.54]I'm prolific so gifted
[00:25.37]I'm the type that's gon' go get it no kiddin'
[00:28.60]Breaking down a Swisher in front of yo buildin'
[00:31.03]Sitting on the steps feeling no feelings
[00:34.23]Last night it was a cold killin'
[00:36.87]You gotta keep the devil in his hole nigga
[00:40.10]But you know how it go nigga
[00:42.16]I'm front line every time it's on nigga
[00:44.33]Hunnit proof flow run and shoot pro
[00:46.75]458 drop playin' Bulletproof Soul
[00:49.62]Every few shows I just buy some new gold
[00:52.38]Circle got smaller everybody can't go
[00:55.07]Downtown diamond district jewelers like Yo
[00:57.79]Hussle holler at me I got Cubans for the low
[01:00.49]Flew to Cancun smokin' Cubans on the boat
[01:03.07]And docked at Tulum just to smoke look
[01:06.31]Listening to music at the Mayan Ruins
[01:08.82]True devotion on the bluest ocean cruisin'
[01:11.66]My cultural influence even rival Lucien
[01:14.49]I'm integrated vertically than y'all niggas blew in
[01:17.09]They tell me Hussle dumb it down you might confuse 'em
[01:19.73]It's ain't that weirdo rap ya'll motherf**kers used to
[01:25.32]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[01:27.12]I'm an urban legend South Central in a certain section
[01:30.39]Can't express how I curbed detectors
[01:32.42]Yes it's evidence of a divine presence
[01:35.12]Blessings help me out at times I seem reckless
[01:37.78]Effort got a L but got an E for effort stretch it
[01:41.17]Dropped him off in the Mojave desert and left him
[01:43.49]Ain't no answer to these trick questions
[01:45.83]Money makin' Nip straighten out my jewelry on my b**ch dresser
[01:49.26]Well known flick up and jail pose
[01:51.30]Matchin' champagne bottles from Ricos til' T show
[01:54.58]Whatever nigga we playin' chess not checkers nigga
[01:56.88]Thirty-eight special for you clever niggas
[01:59.33]See bro if you ain't live and die by the street codes
[02:02.45]Been through all these motions up and down like a see-saw
[02:06.02]I can never view you as my equal
[02:07.85]F**k I want to hear your CD for
[02:09.70]Stacy Barthe:
[02:10.69]Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:13.86]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:15.37]Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:19.25]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:21.22]Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:24.58]Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:26.38]We gotta make it Like the beginning of Mean Streets
[02:28.71]Nipsey Hussle:
[02:29.06]Yeah look
[02:31.75]I'm finna take it there this time around I'ma make it clear
[02:34.86]Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared
[02:37.77]I say it's worth it I won't say it's fair
[02:39.79]Find your purpose or you wastin' air f**k it though ya'll niggas scared
[02:43.11]Eyes opened I can see it clear
[02:45.01]They don't make 'em ball none they don't make 'em real
[02:48.04]They don't make it where I'm from they don't take it here
[02:50.52]They don't see in due time I be makin' mil's
[02:53.09]Bossed up in this game I been makin' deals
[02:56.09]Get your lawyer on the phone we can make it real
[02:58.46]I got checks and balance I flex dramatic
[03:01.33]Other fifty on my neck just my reckless habit
[03:04.17]Ain't no pussy on my rep disrespect the savage
[03:06.75]I make one phone call and the rest get handled
[03:10.05]This just another front step with candles
[03:12.44]Lil message from the set
[03:13.56]We accept your challenge
[03:14.70]Stacy Barthe:
[03:15.27]Whoa oh-whoa whoa ohh
[03:33.39]Whoa whoa
[03:36.46]We gotta make it
[03:39.21]Yeah we gotta
[03:41.74]We gotta make
[03:44.09]Oh we gotta make it
[03:46.78]Ohh ooh
[03:52.46]We gotta make it ohh
[03:57.58]Victory Lap
Written by:Amaire Johnson/Ermias Asghedom/Stacy Barthe/Alex Turner/Jonathan King
Stacy Barthe:
Like the beginning of Mean Streets ohh
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Nipsey Hussle:
I'm prolific so gifted
I'm the type that's gon' go get it no kiddin'
Breaking down a Swisher in front of yo buildin'
Sitting on the steps feeling no feelings
Last night it was a cold killin'
You gotta keep the devil in his hole nigga
But you know how it go nigga
I'm front line every time it's on nigga
Hunnit proof flow run and shoot pro
458 drop playin' Bulletproof Soul
Every few shows I just buy some new gold
Circle got smaller everybody can't go
Downtown diamond district jewelers like Yo
Hussle holler at me I got Cubans for the low
Flew to Cancun smokin' Cubans on the boat
And docked at Tulum just to smoke look
Listening to music at the Mayan Ruins
True devotion on the bluest ocean cruisin'
My cultural influence even rival Lucien
I'm integrated vertically than y'all niggas blew in
They tell me Hussle dumb it down you might confuse 'em
It's ain't that weirdo rap ya'll motherf**kers used to
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
I'm an urban legend South Central in a certain section
Can't express how I curbed detectors
Yes it's evidence of a divine presence
Blessings help me out at times I seem reckless
Effort got a L but got an E for effort stretch it
Dropped him off in the Mojave desert and left him
Ain't no answer to these trick questions
Money makin' Nip straighten out my jewelry on my b**ch dresser
Well known flick up and jail pose
Matchin' champagne bottles from Ricos til' T show
Whatever nigga we playin' chess not checkers nigga
Thirty-eight special for you clever niggas
See bro if you ain't live and die by the street codes
Been through all these motions up and down like a see-saw
I can never view you as my equal
F**k I want to hear your CD for
Stacy Barthe:
Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Whoa Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Like the beginning of Mean Streets
We gotta make it Like the beginning of Mean Streets
Nipsey Hussle:
Yeah look
I'm finna take it there this time around I'ma make it clear
Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared
I say it's worth it I won't say it's fair
Find your purpose or you wastin' air f**k it though ya'll niggas scared
Eyes opened I can see it clear
They don't make 'em ball none they don't make 'em real
They don't make it where I'm from they don't take it here
They don't see in due time I be makin' mil's
Bossed up in this game I been makin' deals
Get your lawyer on the phone we can make it real
I got checks and balance I flex dramatic
Other fifty on my neck just my reckless habit
Ain't no pussy on my rep disrespect the savage
I make one phone call and the rest get handled
This just another front step with candles
Lil message from the set
We accept your challenge
Stacy Barthe:
Whoa oh-whoa whoa ohh
Whoa whoa
We gotta make it
Yeah we gotta
We gotta make
Oh we gotta make it
Ohh ooh
We gotta make it ohh
Victory Lap