Hard

[Large Professor]
When it all boils down, who got the motherfuckin' crown?
For makin' that...

[Hook]
Hard! Street, ghetto rugged
Beat that'll make your whole crew say "Fuck it!"
Hard! Street, ghetto wild
Beat that'll make you feel my style
Hard! Street, ghetto beat
That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the
Hard! Street, ghetto style

[Verse 1]
(What about the smooth shit?) Yeah, I can do that too
(What about the groove shit?) Yeah, I can do that too
But when it comes time to rock the block
Who got that old mad ghetto type shit stocked and locked?
Large Pro, for those who don't know which way to go
Listen to your man's latest show
With the (Hard!) Street, you know the routine
On the concrete where the things ain't too clean
And it only gets rougher, and some will have to suffer
I was there, and even had to get my share
But as long as I'm alive, I will never forget
What I had to go through to hit
That's why I play the...

[Hook]
Hard! Street, ghetto rugged
Beat that'll make your whole crew say "Fuck it!"
Hard! Street, ghetto wild
Beat that'll make you feel my style
Hard! Street, ghetto beat
That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the
Hard! Street, ghetto style

[Verse 2]
You see, it's all in my blood, so I could never be a dud
The street mentality, I'll have you like "What?"
When you walkin' around, both feet on the ground
No drive, about to take a nosedive
Kid, it ain't no joke, you either get gat or go broke
Or get busy, the way the world turns, you get dizzy
In a spin, so listen to the rhymes I send
They're only a reflection of the times I've been
On the street tryin' to make it on my own, alone
I've grown, and now I'm here to let it be known
That a wish on a star may be too far-fetched to catch
Especially when you're tryin' to stretch
One dollar to the next on the cement, with mad heads schemin'
But ain't got a chance, they're dreamin'
And deal with the real with determination in this burnin' nation
And listen to the...

[Hook]
Hard! Street, ghetto rugged
Beat that'll make your whole crew say "Fuck it!"
Hard! Street, ghetto wild
Beat that'll make you feel my style
Hard! Street, ghetto beat
That I play when I think about out in the street, I got the
Hard! Street, ghetto style

[Verse 3]
See, if you can make it on the streets
You're live enough to make it any place
I've seen many waste mad time and talent, and I just stay silent
'Cause I ain't goin' out tryin' to preach a nonviolent
Community rap, I had to learn
The streets'll burn any man that is not concerned
With a plan for the future, someone could just shoot ya
At any given, that's why I thank God I'm livin'
On this here day to relay the message I say about the...

Hard! (Repeat x8)