The Last Emperor - Hustler's Theme lyrics

[Mr. Walt] Yo, everybody lookin at me like I'm 'bout to drop Some real f**ed up, dissin black people sh** Just gone give it here, check it out [Man] Man, it's some cooold-hearted sh** you doin dawg I geuss tha-that's the way it is Yea, folks don't write about this sh** Why you got to focus on negativity?! You forgot that didn't cha Yea but I see it gooood now [Last Emperor] Yo I remember when the summer was hot, I'm huggin my block The soldier, tryin to get over with this hustle I got Lookin out for the cops, on my way to the top Ain't no reason to even question if I'm rugged or not I saw the neighborhood stars drivin our favorite cars See they out gettin theirs, so now we tryin to get ours Through a neighborhood tours, goin through neighborhood wars Gettin bigger doors, mixin this neighborhood sport We had a powerful team, doin powerful things The A-merican dream, I'm about gettin cream It ain't just for me, it's for my whole family This is for all of y'all, I call it the Hustler's Theme, knah'mean? [Chorus] Someone, somewhere Someway, somehow Get mines, get yours Get up, get down Sometime, someday Someplace, sometown It's starts, with us Right here, right now [Last Emperor] Amidst the dangerous days, and the dangerous nights The lost wages and the salary heights I stayed out of harms way, helped my family to fight When I slipped into darkness, they brought me back to the light Pray to the Lord above for added insight A man confronted with THESE challenges in his life To the ladies I might, be the compa**ionate type Come see if it's real and feel what my action is like Right, the man of your dreams, I'm handlin fiends Fabolous things, more than mansions and rings A palace built for a king, is how rich'll be You tryin to win, get a peice of this victory And don't ask about my past, that's history Don't be afraid of the hustle girl, just get with me You gotta love supreme, but as good as it seems I'm in love with the cream, this is the Hustler's Theme, knah'mean? [Chorus] [Last Emperor] Can you stay alive in this strugglin thing? Stay alive in this hustlin thing? The hustle's only as good, as what the customers bring Some are no longer with us, others locked up in the bing See I found a knew trade that I hustle with It's called hip-hop and I got a love for it Far from easy believe me y'all, I must admit Cuz y'all customers'll never get enough of this And now you can depend on your local suppliers The Last Emp again, down with Da Beatminerz Rockin wit'chu, we ain't forget 'chu, as we continue Catch us at the venue, the Hustler's Theme [Chorus] [Mr. Walt] Yo this for the press, you know what I'm sayin Beatminerz, Brace 4 Impak, July {*scratching*} Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo Yo this for the press, you know what I'm sayin Beatminerz, Brace 4 Impak, July 2001 Rawkus Records, this is how it goes down