[Verse 1: Nipsey Look, my nigga this is dedication, is anti-hesitation This a real celebration, this a don blonde declaration Fifty-Ninth and Fifth Ave, granny's with vanilla wafers This the remedy, the separation, of my generation Blue pill in the fuckin' Matrix, red rose in the pavement Young black nigga trapped and he can't it Know he a genius, he just claim it 'Cause they him no platforms to explain it He so he get faded But deep down inside he know you fade him How long should I dedicated? How long 'til opportunity preparation? I need real nigga reparations I run up in your bank just for recreation
[Chorus: Hussle] Dedication, work plus patience The sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done I'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication, look
[Verse 2: Lamar] I spent my life thinkin' out the box Boxin' three on one, got DP'ed but I ain't drop Chirp on me, here I come, brrt, spin around the They blurped on me, said I ran a stop but that's a lie I spent my life staring at the stage Playin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' Catchin' vapors, grandma said I'd get Jordans for my grades That's my baby she died my heart broke a hundred ways I spent my whole life tryna it, tryna chase it The cycle of a man divided, tryna break it You take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just it Minor for major comeback, that's my favorite My nigga L said you do a song Nip, K. Dot he a better crip I said he a man first, you hear the out his lips? flourishing from the streets to black businesses? Level four, livin' and give in to false imprisonment Listen close my nigga, it's bigger deuces and fours my nigga Since elementary we close my nigga, yeah, straight that I you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back For generations we dealt bad hands with bad plans Prove dedication by hoppin' out Grand Am's I'm at the premiere with Top, Nip, and Snoop Damn, Pac watchin' the way we grew, from
[Interlude: Lamar] If it ain't congratulate then it look like If it ain't congratulate then it look what, Nipsey? up!
[Verse 3: Hussle] This ain't entertainment, for niggas on the slave ship These songs just the spirituals I swam against waves wit up on shore to their amazement I hope the I set's not contagious Lock us behind but can't tame us Used to be stay safe, now stay dangerous 'Cause ain't no in playin' defense nigga That's why I off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket Couple mil, tour the world, now my life Cook the books, bring it so it's no taxes Royalties, publishing, plus I own be damned if I slave for some white crackers I was mappin' this out, I hit the backwards Hoppin' out the eighty-five in Reebok Ran a marathons just to get established To it happen, you got to have it
[Chorus: Nipsey Dedication, hard work plus The sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done I'm done waitin', told you I wasn't playin' Now you hear what I sayin', dedication It's