Living in the hood

I'm living in the hood, yeah that's where I'm from Grew up on the block, where the sirens never done Hustle every day, trying to make a way In a world full of struggle, gotta keep the faith Dodging bullets in the streets, gotta watch my back Cops on every corner, gotta stay on track Mama working double shifts, just to pay the rent But we still grinding, ain't no time to lament Raised in the struggle, but I never back down Got dreams of making it big, in this rap game town Got my crew by my side, we ride or die Living in the hood, but we still reaching for the sky Every day is a battle, gotta stay on my toes But I'll never let the hood, bring me down to lows I'm a king in these streets, ain't no one gonna stop me Living in the hood, but I'm still living free