Sun Don't Shine
State Property Lyrics

Yeah...for my street niggas
This song is for people living in the ghetto.

The sun never shines in the ghetto
There's no hope or joy in the hood.

It always rains in the hood
Life is full of struggles and hardships.

Heavy metals ring in the ghetto
Gun violence is common in the hood.

Everybody moves Cain in the hood (everybody move them things)
Drug trafficking is prevalent in the ghetto.

This for my niggas who stay in the ghetto (to my niggas stay in the ghetto)
Shoutout to the people who live in these rough conditions.

It's lots of shine in the ghetto
Money and success in the hood are often illegal activities.

Too many haters in the hood (too hard, niggas be hatin)
People are competing and jealous of each other in the ghetto.

Gotta watch what you doin
Be cautious of your actions in the hood, or you might get caught.

The ghetto only cop black shine in the hood (Freeway, Young Gunz)
Police only investigate illegal activities in the hood.

This for my niggas who thug like shaked lights in the ghetto (Oschino)
This is for people who are real and intimidating in the hood.

Yo we gotta, hollow the gat, bottle the smack
We need to hide the gun and drugs when police show up.

When the cops pull up we gotta swallow the crack
We have to hide the drugs by ingesting them when the police arrive.

All my niggas did time like Geronimo Prep
Many of my friends have been incarcerated, like the school for troubled youth, Geronimo Prep.

See the Benz like damn, what model is that
Impressed by luxury cars and wanting to know more about them.

Oschino, the nigga who was locked in a cage
Oschino, a rapper who has served time in prison.

Niggas clockin my style like flavor flave
People are paying attention and copying my unique style.

Fuck gettin the Source Award, or gettin Five Mics
I don't care about awards, I just want to provide for my family.

I'm happy just gettin my daughter a pink bike
I find joy in providing small, meaningful things for my daughter.

A roof over her head and some Barbie skates
Giving my daughter a safe environment and material necessities is important to me.

It's plenty of nights man, I hardly ate
There have been many tough times where I couldn't afford food.

I'm from where the summers dangerous, the winters is cold
Living conditions are harsh and unyielding throughout the year.

And bitches pop Van X's like birth control
Women in the hood are frequently using the birth control pill, Plan B, represented by the brand Van X.

I got bitches on death row, stuck with a cell number
I know women who are in jail and have no hope of getting out.

So close to Jesus they got his cell number
People in the hood often turn to religion in their times of difficulty.

The ghetto is trife, this is my life
The hood is full of troubles and this is my reality.

How many rappers you know been down for murder twice?
I have been incarcerated for murder twice and it's a common occurrence in the music industry.

Yo what up wit ch'all niggas
What's up with everyone in the hood.

What it look like?
What's the situation in the hood like?

Throw it in the pot, see if the shit cook right
Let's see if this illegal activity will make us money.

We can get it down, see if it bubble white or brown
Let's see if we can successfully distribute drugs.

Take it to the town and break my youngin's down
Distribute the drugs in other locations, and divide the profits among the crew.

It's doin good, business is lookin fine
The illegal activity is bringing profits in.

Get 'em for 20, but maybe 29
We can sell the drugs for 20 dollars each, but maybe we can get people to pay 29 dollars instead.

Youngin out on his grind, youngin poppin 'em nine's
Young people in the hood are often involved with guns and selling drugs.

I'm a juvenile delinquent, youngin was doin time
I was a troublemaker when I was young, and was incarcerated for it.

Cause Judge Reynold's left it up to my mom (what else?)
My mom had to raise me alone and take care of me even when I was making bad decisions.

And I was thinkin like, damn ain't that crazy?
I was reflecting on how difficult it was for my mom to take care of me.

But mom duke's can't live without her baaaby
My mom loves me too much to give up on me.

I'm back home, thrity eight strong, out on my own
I'm home from incarceration with 38 people in my crew, and fending for myself.

Thinkin, get it wit chrome
I'm thinking of getting a gun to protect myself.

Fuck makin them songs, but my mind right now
I'm not focused on making music, but rather on staying alive.

Everybody moves Cain in the hood
People are distributing and selling drugs in the ghetto.

This for my niggas who stay in the ghetto
This song is dedicated to those living in the rough conditions of the hood.

Too many haters in the hood
There are too many jealous people in the ghetto.

Gotta watch what you doin
Be careful of your actions, or you might get caught.

The ghetto only cop black shine in the hood
Police only investigate illegal activities in the hood.

This for my niggas who thug like shaked lights in the ghetto
This song is for intimidating people in the hood who are real and tough.

You want to shit on? I'm on your boy like the narc's on 'em
If you want to disrespect my crew, you will be in trouble, just like when the police catch illegal activity.

You ever heard a nigga's lawyer scared to talk for him?
Have you ever heard of a lawyer being too scared to represent someone because of the severity of their crimes?

Creep in the dark on him, the led bark on him
Come up behind someone in the dark and shoot them.

I'm on his head til the Fed's spread chalk for him
I will keep pursuing someone until they are either caught by the police or killed.

That's how we do it dawg, these the last days
This is how we handle things in the hood, and we live each day like it's the end of the world.

Yeah I had my bad days, I been through it ch'all
I have gone through tough times in the past.

But I grew back (grew back)
I recovered from my difficult experiences.

Got my groove back (groove back)
I regained my confidence and motivation.

That's how we do in trainin, cockin them two's back
This is how we handle things in training, practicing with guns.

Same dudes namin', givin up news
People in the hood are often snitching and giving up valuable information.

Gettin up on the stand, endin up on the news
People are testifying in court and ending up on the news.

It's fucked up what that pressure'll do
The pressure to provide results can cause people to make bad decisions and engage in illegal activities.

And you don't want to fuck up when they questionin you
You don't want to make a mistake when you're being interrogated by the police.

Lecturin you, tryin to get shit up outta you
Police are trying to extract information from you and lecture you about the law.

Crucial beatdowns til the bitch come up outta you
You will be beaten until you confess to your crimes.

Cris come up outta you, dough that ain't right to do
People will extort you to get money, which is not ethical.

Put that dough and get your body viewed
If you don't pay up, you may end up dead.

Let me get five for twenty, or seven for thrity
Can I buy 5 drug units for 20 dollars, or 7 units for 30 dollars?

That shit that you hear in the ghetto
This is what people are talking about in the hood.

They don't care in the hood
People in the hood don't care about cooperation with the police.

Cop four twenties and seven thirties
Police have arrested people with 4 bags of drugs worth 20 dollars each, and 7 bags of drugs worth 30 dollars each.

Then niggas disappear from the ghetto
People often go missing from the hood.

Get snatched from the hood
People will be kidnapped or arrested by police.

Feds grab 'em, and some get put in the dirt
People may be arrested or killed by the government.

Some live in grime, good with the work
Some people are successful drug dealers despite being in poverty.

Stick up kids get hit with the nine
People who rob drug dealers often get shot.

But the funeral parlor good with embalming fluid
The funeral home is skilled in taking care of and preserving dead bodies.

Good with the hearst
The funeral home has many funeral cars at their disposal.

Some niggas don't even grind
Some people make money in the hood without doing illegal activities.

But still make a stack every other night, good with the dice
These people are successful at gambling.

So it don't even matter, get hungry in the hood
It doesn't matter if you're successful or not, you still need to find a way to eat.

Miss Low is sharp with the platters, good with the rice
A woman named Miss Low is skilled at cooking and rice preparation.

And her daughter's just like her
Her daughter is also skilled at cooking.

Shootouts, they stash my guns, and I got away good with the knives
I have been in shootout situations and was able to hide my guns and fight with a knife.

The end of the nights, stash my ones
At the end of the night, I hide my earnings.

Cause I'm good with the rocks, the smokers good with pipes
I'm good at selling drugs and the addicts are good at using them.