Diamonds
Dave East Lyrics

(That's all I do)
I only rap

(La música de Harry Fraud)
Harry Fraud makes the beat

Illegal niggas but we been legit
We used to be involved in illegal activities but now we're doing things legally

(That's all I do)
I only rap

Bought it by the brick, sold it by the rap
We used to sell drugs in bulk but now we're making money through our music

The Blueprint on while I'm fuckin' got her throwin' up the Roc'
The Jay-Z album 'The Blueprint' is playing while I'm having sex with a girl who's showing off the Roc-A-Fella diamond symbol

I'm talkin' diamonds, young nigga Paul Mern
I'm talking about diamonds just like the jeweler Paul Mern

Knockin' Phyllis Hyman or maybe Donny Hathaway
Listening to either Phyllis Hyman or Donny Hathaway's music

Used to wish I could kick it, fuck school, I gotta trap today
I used to wish I could relax and skip school but now I have to focus on selling drugs

Ain't care what mama think, felt like Tom Hanks on Castaway
I didn't care about what my mother thought and I felt like I was stranded on an island like Tom Hanks in the movie 'Castaway'

Package landed Wednesday, tryna get it off by Saturday
A package of drugs arrived on Wednesday and I'm trying to sell them all by Saturday

Even better by Friday, Frank Sinatra this my way
I aim to sell even more drugs by Friday and I'm doing it my way, just like Frank Sinatra

We do 'em like the Mob, clip 'em backin' out his driveway
We're ruthless like the Mafia and we'll shoot someone while they're backing out of their driveway

You ain't been nervous 'til you had narcotics on the highway
You haven't felt true nerves until you've transported drugs on the highway

I been a outcast, I grew up like Andre, three thousand in my pocket
I'm like an outcast, similar to Andre 3000, with $3000 in my pocket

I know they hate on me, but somehow I'm always the topic
I know people dislike me, but somehow they always talk about me

You talkin' 'bout shit, I'm always gon' pop it
If you talk about me or my crew, I'll always respond quickly

Designer fits, I'm always gon' rock 'em
I always wear designer clothes

Just tryin' to make a profit, niggas hated on my pockets
I'm just trying to make money but people criticize me for it

Like when Harden went to Texas, niggas hated on the Rockets
People criticized James Harden for joining the Houston Rockets, just like how they criticize me

Like when KD went to the Bay, niggas hated on the Warriors
People criticized Kevin Durant for joining the Golden State Warriors, just like how they criticize me

We chased you in your baby mother buildin', had you callin' her
We chased someone inside their baby mama's building and they had to call her

I went to pick up weed, not for the beach, the first time I went to Florida
The first time I went to Florida, I only went to pick up weed, not to go to the beach

Your moms don't want that call from the Coroner
Your mother doesn't want to receive a call from the Coroner about your death

Stay in order, bruh
Stay focused and on track, my friend

They told me life is what you make it, I'm an architect
I've been told that you can control your own life, and I see myself as someone who builds their own destiny

Cocaine in my mother apartment, I wasn't talkin' yet
There was cocaine in my mother's apartment when I was a baby, before I even started talking

Seen fiends noddin' off, I wasn't even walkin' yet
I witnessed drug addicts nodding off while I was only a baby and couldn't even walk yet

Prayin' to the sky, I'm all alone like, how could God neglect?
I feel alone and abandoned by God, and wonder why he has neglected me

I didn't ask to be here
I was born into this world without asking for it

I knew a smoker, told me that the heemies helped her see clear
I knew someone who was a drug user and claimed that using drugs helped them gain clarity

Lyin' to herself, she said she kicked the habit each year
She's lying to herself by saying she quits drugs each year

I watched her from a beach chair
I observed her while sitting on a beach chair

Nike's on my ten toes, I'm genuine
I'm honest and true while wearing my Nike shoes

I had a cousin overdose when Diddy put out Benjamins
My cousin died from an overdose when P. Diddy released the song 'It's All About the Benjamins'

Dog food syringes by the benches, from the trenches
There were syringes used for injecting drugs scattered around the benches in the poor neighborhood

Tryna get a chain, heard all them stories 'bout how they lynched us
I'm trying to purchase a chain of jewelry but I'm aware of the history of black people being lynched in the past

Now tryna hang, A&Rs from labels tryna find the gang
Now I'm trying to hang onto life, while A&R representatives from record labels try to sign me and my crew

You could search Google for a year and you'll never find my pain
My emotional pain is something that can't be found by simply searching on Google

Conversations with my mama, promised her I'm tryna change
I've had conversations with my mother and I've promised her that I'm trying to change my life

Grew up with 'em, they not the same
I grew up with some people, but now they're not the same and I can't trust them

Know that everything I lost, now I'm tryna gain
I'm aware of all the things I lost in life and I'm trying to regain them

I had a plug who started sellin' weed, 'cause he was out of 'caine
I knew someone who used to sell cocaine but started selling weed when they ran out of cocaine

Like a highway in Cali, this rap game got a lot of lanes
The rap industry is like a highway in California, it has a lot of different lanes or opportunities to make it big

Blood done hit these streets for years, the pavement got a lot of stains
Blood has been spilled on these streets for years, resulting in many stains on the pavement

They told me live your life before you check out
I've been advised to live my life to the fullest before my time in this world is up

Peace to Harry Fraud, he's dope, the best out
Shoutout to Harry Fraud, he's a talented producer and the best out there

We got it
We have everything under control or we have made it

(That's all I do)
I only rap