PRIMETIME

I lived my early life praying that I wouldn't die,

Wake up every morning and I'd look up in the sky.

Now she on me like a prosecutor looking for a lie,

She said she's looking towards the stroke - I'm just looking to oblige.

I'm from a hood where there's sirens at night.

Rats in the hallway, huddled by the pipe.

Now I dodge the drama like I'm under stage lights.

But I still keep it raw like a bloody cage fight.

Up out of the gutter with ambition on my sleeve,

Turned a lil' hustle to a life to believe.

Now I'm stacked up but I'm still looking for the cheese.

Most of them my dogs but I'm lookin' for the fleas.

Told her I ain't fragile - I been hardened by the grind,

My mind's on my money - money's always on the mind.

Made it out the storm, now I'm looking towards the shine.

Cameras in my face, now I'm finally in my prime.

I came up from the block, now I'm up in my prime,

Every setback I took turned to dollars and dimes.

If you ain't talkin' growth, you ain't talkin' my time -

I been grind', I been climb', now the whole world mine.

Yeah I'm flexin', I'm flexin', it's prime time.

Yeah I'm steppin', I'm steppin', in my own shine.

Made it out the dark, now I'm lit by design

I been grind', I been climb', now the whole world mine.

Big steppa energy, I'm heavy when I roam,

Neck froze like I'm carryin' a glacier in my home.

Penthouse views, yeah the sky's in my phone,

Money talkin' to me now in a confident tone.

I used to scrape pennies just to make the rent stretch,

Now I drop a bag quicker than a post-game stretch.

Whips lined up like a millionaire sketch,

And the engine roar loud like it's tryna bench-press.

Designer on me now but the soul still gritty,

I don't flex for approval - I flex for the city.

Every win feel sweet, every loss wasn't pretty,

But I bounce back strong - ain't a thing that can hit me.

Haters throw shade but they never throw fear,

'Cause blessings hit me harder than a full-court cheer.