After releasing a couple solo platinum albums and plenty of top 10 collabor… Read Full Bio ↴After releasing a couple solo platinum albums and plenty of top 10 collaborations, Atlantabased rapper Young Jeezy kept his street cred in check by hooking up with rappers Blood Raw and Slick Pulla and forming the crew U.S.D.A. (United Streets Dopeboys of America). Besides being longtime friends of Jeezy's the three had even lived together for a time the two upandcomers of the group had previously been hits on the underground mixtape circuit; Blood with the DJ Dramahelmed Indictment Papers and Slick with 4th Ward Day. The two also appeared as guest stars on Jeezy's late 2006 effort The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102. Six months later in the spring of 2007 their debut album Cold Summer appeared on Jeezy's usual home of Def Jam. Subtitled The Authorized Mixtape, the album had a definite street feel with plenty of hard beats supplied by producers like Drumma Boy and Midnight Black. Although it ended up being a joke, Jeezy's web page made news when it announced that applications were being accepted for an allfemale, allwhite street team to promote the album's kickoff single "White Girl".

Focus
U.S.D.A. Lyrics

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You can call me young yea the boy stay focused last year alone a quarter
Mil off in strokers frsh back in town lookin like a star told clem bring my
Gt and my ar a strap in my car a chop in my bent g behind the wheel you
Can't see behind the tint squad came crazy withthat weight since the 80's
Fighting all the time with my crazy uncle grady a million dollar man but
I'm still? baby plus I promised kb I wouldn't let a nigga play me first I
Copped the cedez then I copped the shoes rap niggaz talkin weight that was
Back in 98 I'm straight

[Hook: x2]
Don't nothing hate but a motherfucking hater don't nothing spend but this
Motherfucking paper don't ask me what we lookin at homie you know we got
Our eyes on that money! (Focus)

[Slick Pulla:]
Bobby drake I stay with a stallion the voice box I speak for the slick
Jeezy raw 3 the hard way give the game straight to ya nigga no foulplay
Came up from nothing from the block we rose got my cleats tied up with my
Uniform on money in the matress I sleep on dough you can shut the booth
Down watch sp flow fetti on my mind with thoughts of more like bruce leroy
I got the glow lame niggas quick to call with they stash and hos we the
Niggas in the trenches holdin it down fa sho

[Hook]

[Bloodraw:]
They the streets is talkin but the boy on the grind fuck what they say I
Got money on my mind the real niggas love me them ho niggas fear me fore I
Let em stop my shine a nigga have to kill me so many haters the boy ain't
Studying em middle finger out the chevy I don't see them motherfuckers
Don't nothing hate but a motherfucking hater can't worry bout raw better
Try and get some paper speak the truth I'm a give a nigga game either do
Anything I mean what I said usda still hungry nigga we gon eat survive
Anywhere cause we came from the streets

[Hook: to end]

Overall Meaning

The song "Focus" by U.S.D.A. talks about the importance of staying focused in order to succeed in the streets, as they constantly have their eyes on the money. The lyrics follow each member of the group as they each recount their rise to fame and success. Young Jeezy talks about his success in the previous year, making a quarter-million off of cars. Slick Pulla discusses how he and his group came up from the block with hard work and dedication, while Bloodraw speaks on the importance of ignoring the haters and staying true to oneself. The song's hook puts emphasis on the fact that they are not distracted by anything other than their desire for success and wealth, and that they are solely focused on achieving their goals.

Line by Line Meaning

You can call me young yea the boy stay focused
Despite being young, I am focused on my goals

last year alone a quarter Mil off in strokers
I made $250,000 last year from selling cars

frsh back in town lookin like a star told clem bring my Gt and my ar a strap in my car a chop in my bent g
I am back in town looking like a celebrity, I have my sports car and gun in my luxury car

behind the wheel you Can't see behind the tint
You cannot see me because of the dark car window tint

squad came crazy withthat weight since the 80's
My gang has been involved in drug trafficking since the 1980s

Fighting all the time with my crazy uncle grady
My crazy uncle Grady and I have frequent fights but I try to manage my responsibilities despite that

a million dollar man but I'm still? baby plus I promised kb I wouldn't let a nigga play me
I am a millionaire but still humble, and I promised someone named KB to not let anyone disrespect me

first I Copped the cedez then I copped the shoes
First, I bought a Cadillac Escalade, then I bought expensive shoes

rap niggaz talkin weight that was Back in 98 I'm straight
Rappers still talk about drug trafficking, but I am successful and do not need to do that anymore

Don't nothing hate but a motherfucking hater
Only hateful people hate

Don't nothing spend but this Motherfucking paper
I do not spend money on anything except useful things that contribute to my wealth

don't ask me what we lookin at homie you know we got Our eyes on that money!
I am focused on money and my friends understand that

Bobby drake I stay with a stallion the voice box I speak for the slick Jeezy
I have a beautiful woman and my voice represents Jeezy

raw 3 the hard way give the game straight to ya nigga no foulplay
My friends and I will tell you the truth about the game without any deception

Came up from nothing from the block we rose
We came from poverty and improved our situation

got my cleats tied up with my Uniform on money in the matress I sleep on
I keep my money safe and am always ready to make a move

dough you can shut the booth Down watch sp flow
My flow is so powerful that you cannot ignore it

Like bruce leroy I got the glow
Like the character Bruce Leroy from the movie The Last Dragon, I have an aura of confidence and success

lame niggas quick to call with they stash and hos we the Niggas in the trenches holdin it down fa sho
Weak people rely on their possessions and women, while we remain true to our gang and hold it down

They the streets is talkin but the boy on the grind
People talk about me, but I am focused on my work to become successful

fuck what they say I Got money on my mind
I do not care about their opinions because I am focused on becoming wealthy

the real niggas love me them ho niggas fear me
Respected people appreciate me, while unimportant people are afraid of me

fore I Let em stop my shine a nigga have to kill me
No one is stopping my success, and I am ready to fight for it

so many haters the boy ain't studying em middle finger out the chevy I don't see them motherfuckers
I am not concerned about people who hate me and show them my disdain by not even looking at them

can't worry bout raw better try and get some paper speak the truth I'm a give a nigga game
They should not worry about me and focus on making money, and I will tell them what they need to know

usda still hungry nigga we gon eat survive Anywhere cause we came from the streets
We are still hungry to achieve more success and can survive in any situation because we came from poverty and worked hard to conquer it

Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRUCE FALSON, ERNEST J. FOXX, JAY JENKINS, RENALDO WHITMAN

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