Chicano Rap

Chicano rap is for the ones that always show love

So we do it to show love back

Chicano rap is for the brown pride

Those that keep Chicano rappers bumping in their Alpines

Chicano rap is for the OG's

Sipping on the OE, life story tatted up on both sleeves

This for the ones that make it happen

For every fucking Latin trying to make it with this rapping

I feel confused, trapped and I'm trying to break loose

It's the mic or the cuete, I'm expected to choose

But see the truth, Chicano rap is made for the ones

That can relate and way too sick and tired to run

It's for the people that have been through hell on earth

Who seem to have the odds against them since the day of their birth

Who run around and try to figure what their living is worth

And everything that seems to happen brings a feeling of curse

Every day that slowly passes got them dealing with worse

They feel like all the pain will probably end up killing them first

Till they feel like they can't handle one more day on this earth

They feel a pain inside their chest but they don't know why it hurts

Chicano rap is for the people that have been through that pain

It's for the one that wants to put a hollow point through his brain

The limit is the sky, we can't make it overnight

But eventually we might, we just got to do it right

Chicano rap is for the youngsters that are ready to shine

Heavy with rhymes, get ready because tomorrow's your time

And the last Chicano rap is for the ones that always show love

So we do it to show love back

Chicano rap is for the brown pride

Those that keep Chicano rappers bumping in their Alpines

Chicano rap is for the OG's

Sipping on the OE, life story tatted up on both sleeves

This for the ones that make it happen

For every fucking Latin trying to make it with this rapping

Chicano rap is culture

Dreams are like the opposite, they're not what they seem

We go through life confused trying to figure out what they mean

We get our hopes up on something that we never can have

Until you end up fucking stealing because you want it so bad

What about rap? Forgot about that

In fact you chose to put the mic down

And walked out and never looked back

You know when you hit rock bottom, the problems got you

And suicide is something that you got to do

But never took it serious, at least until today

You feel like it's the only way to take the pain away, okay

Hey, see that I can relate to

It seems like people hate you and you feel

Like you just don't have the strength to

And when you try to do some good in your life

Everybody acts like nothing that you're doing is right

Like everything you're doing ain't enough

You got it fucking rough to the point

Where you for reals don't give a fuck

You're tired, burned out from slipping in fire

Only way to ease the pain is to get higher

Close your eyes and think about those fucked up times

Now try to read between the lines, listen deep within the rhymes

What you find?

Chicano rap is for the ones that always show love

So we do it to show love back

Chicano rap is for the brown pride

Those that keep Chicano rappers bumping in their Alpines

Chicano rap is for the OG's

Sipping on the OE, life story tatted up on both sleeves

This for the ones that make it happen

For every fucking Latin trying to make it with this rapping

Chicano rap is culture

Chicano rap is evolving because the talent increased

We try to give a closer look at how it is on the streets

So when we're hearing these beats, we grab a pen and some sheets

And write down everything we feel until we finally have peace

You can't blame us, not all Chicano rappers are gangsters

But those of us that are, you can't change us

In fact it's more dangerous carrying a felony

Cocked in my pocket, paranoid because I'm a felon, see

You can say that enemies will be if they were meant to be

And even though ain't none of them your homies, they'll pretend to be

This industry is hard, we got to walk twice as far

Jail time and scars to be a Latin star

They want cars, videos, limos and hoes

They'd rather rap about their money than reality, homes

Fancy clothes, sipping on expensive wine

I'd rather rap about my life than rap about what ain't mine

I guess Chicano rap will have to wait for its time

So they can see it as music, not a crime

I hope to bring a shine to this industry, but time

Is all that we can count on and those of you supporting these rhymes

Chicano rap is for the ones that always show love

So we do it to show love back

Chicano rap is for the brown pride

Those that keep Chicano rappers bumping in their Alpines

Chicano rap is for the OG's

Sipping on the OE, life story tatted up on both sleeves

This for the ones that make it happen

For every fucking Latin trying to make it with this rapping

Chicano rap is culture

We do it for us

Chicano gangster rap with just the right touch

It's on

Keep your straps cocked back on every song, on every album you drop

Because you got to come with enough heat

To clear the whole music battlefield

For real

Because we're taking it to a whole new level

We made a deal with the devil

So it's do or die now

It's our time to shine

For every Latin on every street corner rapping

Chicano rap is for the people that are still there

It's time to celebrate

As long as lowriders keep on bouncing

Firme jana is going to keep on dancing

Vellón is going to keep on representing

As long as there's brown pride

There's always going to be Chicano rap

Remember that

Chicano rap is culture