Hustla
The Roots Feat. Amber Coffman Angel Deradoorian & Haley Dekle Lyrics

Got a cheese sandwich on the hunnid spoke
I have a cheap car with 100 spoke rims

Pork rinds and a soda pop
I have cheap snacks and drinks

I told a cop I'd beat it, lost
I tried to escape the police but failed

At 3 a.m., they told up 'stop'
The police told us to stop at 3 a.m.

We got it real real, to the top
We have achieved success

A G like 30 feet away from the county line
I am a gangster close to crossing the county line

The weed flyin, the golden smilin
We are smoking weed and feeling happy

Wip it nice an then they sign
We enjoy driving fast and showing off

Man, fuck
I am frustrated

How denyin' my damn luck
I can't deny my bad luck

This ain't no find if we get stuck I'm doin time
If we get caught, I will go to jail

Don't get messy with the Prezzy
Don't mess with the drugs I'm selling

A quarter pound ain't worth the rizzy
A quarter pound of drugs is not worth the risk

Drunk as hell, then hurl the fifth
I am very drunk and about to vomit

Back an forth we swerve and dip
We are driving recklessly

Pumpkin pie
I don't have a specific meaning for this line

Bust a cop
I am trying to evade the police

I'll be damned, they took my crop
I am shocked that the police confiscated my drugs

Shook 'em wit that lead foot an hit about a hunid fi (105)
I sped away quickly and reached a speed of 105 mph

Miles per hour
I am emphasizing my speed

In the country wit the pudin, good an chunky
I am in the countryside with my drugs, which are of good quality

40 acre, mule an donkey, hell with that, just get the money
I don't care about owning land, I just want to make money

Got to be that early bird
I need to start working early

To grind an get what I deserve
To work hard and earn what I deserve

Quick to burn an an can't mesquite it
I have a tendency to waste money and can't control it

Lord I need it fore the third
I am desperate for money

Serve anybody? Hell naw, got to be for sure
I only serve people I trust

Standin on the standard curb
I am standing on the street corner

Days begin to bend an blurred
The days are becoming twisted and hazy

Homegrown bacon
I have drugs that were produced locally

Yeah, I'm havin the wage
I am making money

Tendency of a 50 hit, when its about gettin payed
I have a tendency to spend money when I receive payment

Came along with a ragin thief hidin under the shade
I am associated with a dangerous criminal who hides under cover

An momma won't quit buggin me about my heathenish ways
My mother keeps bothering me about my sinful lifestyle

Now I've wasted more tears then my mouth cold beer
I have cried more than I have drunk beer

Gotta be a Man on these rolls, overcomin my fears
I need to be strong and overcome my fears

Body too quick to gaze, with they head on bob
People admire my body and can't help but stare

Get dee, life is foul but the dirt is hard, yeah! (hustla)
Life is difficult and unfair, but I am determined to succeed (hustler)

If you play the cards you delt, then you struggle, got to put in work (hustla)
If you accept the circumstances you were given, then you will face challenges and need to work hard (hustler)

And I got to be the early bird to grind and get what I deserve (hustla)
I need to start working early and put in effort to achieve what I deserve (hustler)

Ain't no tenth, 35%
There is no 10%, only 35%

Dent in my hub caps, sticks in my dove sacks, fifth till I cuts that
My hub caps are damaged, drugs are hidden in my bags, and I will use a knife

Look, my baby husband got to eat some mo
I need to make more money to support my family

Dough is what I'm reachin fo
I am striving for money

Money low, need some mo
I don't have much money left, I need more

Hustlin these streets alone
I am working as a hustler on the streets by myself

Now everyday I work, 75
I work hard every day and give 75%

A&R tellin me lies
Record labels and artists are deceiving me

Fore I die, want to drive big bodies wit bubbla die
Before I die, I want to drive luxurious cars with sparkling rims

Now peep the otha side, ova them hills
Now look at the other side, beyond the hills

Rich dude that own them mills
There is a wealthy person who owns factories

Tha candy sto is open for sale
The drug store is open for business

These junkies gone smoke it to death
Drug addicts will consume the drugs until it kills them

Money, hos, clothes, auto-mobiles, gold grills
I want money, women, fancy clothes, expensive cars, and gold teeth grills

No scrill, no deal, fifth weel, big grill
Without money, there is no deal, my car has a fifth wheel, and I have a large gold grill

Wood grain sturnweel, weigh it up, be still
My steering wheel has a wood grain design, evaluate the situation, remain calm

Lay it on the fish scales
Weigh the drugs on the scales used for measuring fish

I'm assed out in the back seat of the Pont-I-ac
I am broke and sitting in the back seat of a Pontiac

Got a cup full of Con-I-ac
I have a cup filled with Cognac

Quarter out of hunny sacks
I took a quarter out of a bag of $100 bills

Tell me get my money back
Someone is telling me to retrieve my money

Still broke, feel like I ain't got shit to live fo
I am still poor and feel like I have nothing to live for

So much to kill fo
I have a strong desire to achieve success

C'mon, this niggas transition, ain't no use in sittin round wishin
Come on, this is a transitional phase, there's no point in sitting around and wishing

But my hands itch in, poppa need a new transmission
I have an urge to take action, my father needs a new car transmission

Get my grind on, hustle that bustle to make my grip in any time zone
I need to work hard and hustle to make money no matter the location

Bundle that bubble, lets make it split
Let's package the drugs and make a profit

We buy: peices, ounces, keys, weed, Xs, Zs
We buy drugs in different quantities

Nigga, please, anything you ask fo, we got what you need
I have everything you need, no need to ask

To these college degrees we applyin to streets, cause I'm a (hustla)
We are using the knowledge from our college degrees in the streets because we are hustlers

Hustla. Carry many meanings..
The term 'hustler' has multiple interpretations

Whether you a crook in them books
Whether you are cheating in school

Whether you usin your mind or usin a 9
Whether you are using your intelligence or a gun

Bootleg alcohol, or runnin the ball
Selling illegal alcohol or playing sports

You must get it in
You must work hard and achieve success

You was born a hustla
You were born with the mentality of a hustler

An you a die a hustla
And you will die as a hustler

Prophit, hit 'em wit it
A wordplay on the artist Prophit, indicating success in the hustle

I pause and refine a mighty floss, et cetera
I take a break and improve my flashy style, and so on

For life in a balance, of it
For a balanced lifestyle

Lyin an shinin a beddy ro
Telling lies and showing off in a bed of roses

I gotta be worse than a hust fa mine (I mean)
I need to outperform other hustlers for my own benefit

If I don't crush it then Imma bust the 9
If I don't succeed, I will resort to violence

I tell ya dog, get on the blocks in over-alls, its over y'all
I advise you to start selling drugs on the street, it's the end for everyone else

Wit all dem boys stay hot, said if we blow out finna go a billion time
With all the guys, we are attracting attention; they say we could be very successful

Ya know me dog, neva be a oldie dog
You know me, I will never become irrelevant

My state of mind's on the grind like a eighths of raw
I am focused on working hard like a portion of uncut drugs

Don't go trickin 'em all, Imma have you bust for all my yiggas
Don't deceive everyone, I will have you taken down for all my friends

Live for the days so we can hustle 'em all, aww!
We live for the days when we can outperform everyone, oh!

What? What? What? Aw! Aww!
Sudden exclamations, expressing excitement or surprise