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