ive seen some hard times in my life but i kept on going youve got to struggle before you bubble when it gets too rough youve go to fight and this im knowing youve got to struggle before you bubble ive seen the hard times i seen the hood i seen the money and i seen the hood i seen the good things and the bad things homie i seen the realest and i seen some phonies i seen a rough life from a childhood memory growing up broke trying to make some money it all started from whats my name and ever since that record my life started to change getting chipped off its hard to be the boss starting out small trying not to floss pissed off from all these fakes smiling in my face getting stabbed in the back not letting me brake meditating on a come up staying unconditional dreams do come true when you dont need a miracle so keep your head up and reach for the stars dont let no one get you down you know you we are  ive seen some hard times in my life but i kept on going youve got to struggle before you bubble when it gets too rough youve go to fight and this im knowing youve got to struggle before you bubble now i struggled in the start from right there but when i dropped my first album it caught many ears it was the underground cd that shook the scene in your local swap meet i was a little og selling units by the thousands i was ghetto gold if you didnt know me back then now you know and the radio shows i was most requested but all my bds went undetected just listen a second see the struggle i went through and all the djs know about paying dues its all true about the hardship success before you see a check you gotta have respect prospected in the game my name remains the same aint a damn thing change just the money the fame but beyond all that its the love for the community unity with all the people chilling with the family ive seen some hard times in my life but i kept on going youve got to struggle before you bubble when it gets too rough youve go to fight and this im knowing youve got to struggle before you bubble 2004 im on a worldwide tour city to city i see my name up on the billboard it feels good but the key is to be humble cause the quicker you come up is the quicker you crumble stumbled in the studio with the vision of 2 speaking about the true and the future for the youth making my debut somebody gotta step up without any struggle youll never come up as i drive away sunset in la its a good ol day but its time for a change looking amazed as i continue my struggle heart of a hustler now its time to bubble ive seen some hard times in my life but i kept on going youve got to struggle before you bubble when it gets too rough youve go to fight and this im knowing youve got to struggle before you bubble no sun without no rain no joy without no pain 