HOOD RICH

Hair laid to the nines,
Reppin the millionaires from head to toe
but clueless how to be one
pushing a whip on twenty fours
with all the bells and whistles
living in a constant state of false reality
where denial is always fine
Just Hood Rich
seriously representing an exclusive club
that fake persona
Hood Rich
but you're living in the projects
waiting on the first and the fifteenth
selling your food stamps
cause you robbed Peter to pay Paul
all for a false status
Hood Rich
while your babies three mealing ramen noodles like they’re gourmet
taking care of the new baby daddy
when you going to wake up, realize when it’s not flaccid it's erect
and in his eyes you'll never earn respect
dropped out of school cause it wasn't the place to be
now you five points from passing the GED
talking in a language you say is English, huh, for real
I don't understand it so I know others don't comprehend it

Just Hood Rich
a million dollars inside a book
but you can't find it
cause you can't read it
neck rolling, finger snapping and a funky attitude
girl you couldn't impress with that first impression to save your life
always knocking a sister's struggle when you struggling
how you going to kick someone that's down
when you too are on the ground
twenty dollars for lying on your back ain't paid
income is income cause at your next DHS appointment
they don't care how it's made
you got to report that
Just Hood Rich
you say don't knock what you do
but here's a hint and a clue
that shit you do ain't truly helping you
life's hard and we all are far from perfect
but if you going to struggle, let it be a true struggle
life's about sacrifice
children should be number one and them we protect
cause one day you're going to look in their eyes and see nothing but regrets
Just Hood Rich
ain't nothing but a persona and one you can live without
an illusion of a social status
that has been bought, paid and sold for your soul
you can't keep up with the J's and the Bey's

cause they rich and not just Hood Rich
often imitated but never duplicated
can't you see
ain't nothing wrong with the struggle
if you're struggling to be a better you
free yourself from that fairy
because after all it's just a story
Hood Rich ain't the life
it's definitely not a thriller
it's like a thief in the night it comes to steal, kill and destroy
so dig deep within and release your inner smartness
let education be your filler
cause when all is said and done
Hood Rich is just a complicated bitch.