(Devin the Dude) 1]: Lookin back at the when we had to grind When it came to freestylin we was to rhyme When it was hard to make a dime, let get a dollar Had to get your hustle on, not to ask your mama for it you got it you couldn't blow it So I saved what I had in the bag, then I go get Radio batteries, I'd buy the LPs, 4-tracks, and And we was down for hours, we was around town Come through with the and break the cardboard down Heh... Then the whole thing with the Odd Squad parties Met E-40 at the office Straight up old school, wasn't no Jack you for jacket, and they'll jack you for yo shoes Back then you had friends who had back You only had three - sports, rap or crack And ah, it's a blessing to be part of the game And I wouldn't change one Devin The Dude &E-40] Lookin' back when the days wasn't so (It easy, man) Were hustlin' or strugglin' (Workin, and strugglin) Make it or break it, take all different pieces (All of the pieces) And make somethin' of nothin' (That's right, man, we'd somethin' of nothin', man) Make somethin' out of Hey 40, man Let me gas it quick, bro Let it tell it my perspective, you smell me? here I wanna spit a few bars Listen up, (E-40) 2]: Lookin' back before YouTube and networks was founded A&R's would go to the to find artists with talent Recording engineers was lightweight crooks Not all of 'em but of 'em'd take all day to fly hooks That's how they did it back then, based on a rate The longer they take, the more they make All we wanted to do was rap, young and that one day our tapes would be in stores shrinkwrapped and packaged We to beg the promoters to do us a favor 'Let us perform for free, pimpin' - man, the gon' come later!' and practice, practice and rehearse Me and Too $hort, Bun and Pimp C wouldn't charge each other to spit a We all knew what we was worth, future legends up in the RIP C, way ahead of his time Everybody be that guy, everybody wanna be that dude but everybody wanna pay dues like 40 and Devin The Dude Two good dudes, old school but new Meet 'em in person, you gon say, 'Them some fools!' Good music still around, gotta know where to find it The entrepreneur independently grinding