God’s Graces

[Reporter 1:]
A local rap artist remains behind bars, charged with drug possession and running from police. We were there, 21 years old Joseph Barnett, who goes by the stage name Hardo, walked into court for his preliminary hearing. Now that hearing was postponed a second time. Barnett faces charges after he was arrested in Wilkensberg in August. Accused of having heroin in his car. Police says he didn't have a valid driver's license and tried running from officers

[Verse 1:]
I had a chance that my dreams to get a rap deal
But I was out here hustling still making crack deals
They told be patient, say Hardo just chill
But I was caught in the matrix making trap still
Where rap, I watch my dreams unfold my nigga
With crack, I watched my cell doors close my nigga
Huh, and when I sell unfold my nigga
I'm just hoping that my name main told my nigga
Understanding and appreciating the things you give in
Get some people that never had it, won't ever get it
Hardo looking at legal millions, still tryna flip it
Man that young nigga stupid, now look he back in prison
Huh, That's what the whole world saying about me
The state tryna get bout ten in a day in about me
But I thought it will only seeming and shook back
That's a blessing straight from God, no point to look back

[Reporter 1:]
[words not clear] earlier today, is one of many places where are federal prosecutors arrested dozens of people in connection with southwestern Pennsylvania heroin distribution Network

[Reporter 2:]
They were recognizable through the slogan that was arrogantly displayed on their t-shirts which read quote, " a Hundred bricks at a time."

[Verse 2:]
I just hope that my niggas always stay strong for me
I got trapped and Dizlee's sons right in my arms form
My bro got caught up in that game and now the law took him
I got caught up in that game but shh, I dogged bullets
Just imagine if I ain't go catch my old case
I guarantee a nigga wouldn't be at home today
I would have been up in the feds right beside my niggas
Try figure out who wore that fucking wire nigga
Bricks rushes my gang, that's just my rap label
Feds owe to some things that make your crime stable
Everybody thought for sure, I got indicted in it
But God had other plans and I'm just riding with it
See this right here for, everybody what I've been through
What I been through, for they got somebody going through
What I've been through
Cause everything I've been through, real shit
Cause right now, I can't even say free all of my niggas
Know am talking bout?
Cause some of the niggas I got a lot of love for ain't right
Niggas wearing wires and shit like
Dat got my niggas all jammed up
But luckily I had a blessing, God gave me another opportunity
To get out of here and handle my business, you heard me?