Down & Out (feat. Apa)

We connected way before I even met ya
You said you like it when I'm with ya applying pressure
Hate when I see your man, cause he's always doing extra
Got that boy face beet red, cause he know I'm way ahead
Of these rappers out here always playing catch up
You're still behind, why you celebrating
Not up on my level, cause I'm elevated
Plus they got the album on repeat, it's just me versus me
And ain't nobody getting in the way
I tried to tell you first, baby, ain't nobody safe
They want me on the hook
These bitches getting shook
A million dollar verse is the shit I'm tryna cook
For all the praise (prays) that I'm gettin, man, I should've wrote a book
People talk so down bad on The Mack
I've been putting in the work and it's all coming back
Invested in myself, now I'm pulling out a rack
And I can tell that girl I love her, but I'll never get attached

I'm just tryna find my way
I'ma set the record straight
They can't play with my name, I'ma
Do another hundred K, just to keep them out the way
Cause they wanna see me down and out
Yeah they wanna see me down and out
This time, I won't fall
It might get way too messy

Uh
I ain't the best for you, I heard that shit before
You heard this, you heard that, ain't heard it from the source, uh
Real heartbreak in my raps
If the Grammys had a category for this shit, I'd been have an award
This-this not a Ford, your man cannot afford
Wait for him to leave the city, then just let me in the door
That man is not a man, I think y'all should get divorced
Said he ain't treat you right, now you're out here losing course
You hit my line, I can hear a bit of pain
He went through all your messages and then he saw my name
Black and blued your eyes, he's a trasher
To me, he's just an actor
It's time for you to go the other way
You're wearing long sleeves, Prada glasses
Won't end it til' he puts you in a casket and then I cannot save
The only lesson you can learn from me is stay away
Cause a lot of times the love you need ain't shit you gotta chase

I'm just tryna find my way
I'ma set the record straight
They can't play with my name, I'ma
Do another hundred K, just to keep them out the way
Cause they wanna see me down and out
Yeah they wanna see me down and out
This time, I won't fall
It might get way too messy

Could never understand why you'd stoop so low
Expect me not to pass, bitch I'm really about to blow
A real boss man, yeah that's word to Dlow
And I'm still on demon time, we can see where that shit goes
(What)

I had to toughen up
Rappers acting down bad, they got their Budden up
All that hating from afar, you couldn't fuck with us
You just mad that the state put it's trust in us
Yeah, and it goes way back
You a needle in the city, I'm the haystack
I spent a thousand on some dinner in my Maybach
While you was working 40 hours just tryna go pay that

Pay that, save that, trade that, pay back, uh
You never fucked with us, let's just say that
Picking sides, can't decide where to stay at
And I know you love the city, but you don't even wanna claim that
(Grah!)
I'm tryna break even
Records coming off the shelves like case cleaning
And they're ducking all my help for the same reason
Cause I'm the one to get it poppin' and they all believe it

I had to toughen up
Rappers acting down bad, they got their Budden up
All that hating from afar, you couldn't fuck with us
You just mad that the state put it's trust in us
Yeah, and it goes way back
You a needle in the city, I'm the haystack
I spent a thousand on some dinner in my Maybach
While you was working 40 hours just tryna go pay that

All rappers
Every rapper that's out
Every rapper that's out, that's supposed to be so-called hot
Will be- terminated
I'm telling you this is kinda like
Oh God