The song was originally recorded in 2011 during the NBA Lockout. Kevin Durant & LeBron James came to Spider Studios based out of Cleveland, Ohio, to record. The original beat was a industry instrumental and could not be used for media. So Franky Wahoo & StewBillionaire redid the production a...
[Verse 1: Kevin Durant]
I cut me, I bleed out, dedication
Hard work, sacrifice, meditation
I meditate upon a goal that I'm trying to reach
Grindin' all day to the top, and I ain't tryna' sleep
Come and get me, come and get me, I'm an animal
Cutting through your brain like I'm motherfuckin' Hannibal
And now I'm grown up, I got a couple dollars on me
Spent a semester in school, I ain't no scholar homie
But who with me? (Who with me?)
Them dudes with me, shoot with me
Pacin' on your ass like Jamaal Tinsley
I'ma lap, uh, twice before he get around
Relaxin' in the seats of this Benz, that's how I get around
I got the money, but that's the root to all evil
I stayed the same, but it's changing all the wrong people
Yeah, uh, and every hater all the same
I'm feelin' like the world is Skip Bayless, and I'm LeBron James
Look, now I got a body full of tattoos
Everybody say that I'm changing, that is not true
Same dude that you met a couple years ago
Talk to the heart, and you can see past the visual
Look, sticking to the game, and I ain't out of bounds
Maryland on my back and I can carry it when I'm out of town
I say, Maryland on my back and yeah, I can carry it when I'm out of town
[Hook: LaTavia Parker]
You think that it's easy, no, no, no
What I go through
What I go through
You think that it's easy, easy, no, no
What I go through
What I go through
[Verse 2: LeBron James]
Uh, it ain't easy, on the path I'm on
Put the world on my back, 'cause I'm that strong
Long journey I been on from the very start
No way I die off with this iron heart
No chance to make it out, that's what they said
Well, look at me, I'm here, boss of the spread
From 602, to 747s
I miss you, Grandma Freda, RIP in heaven
Say what you want 'bout me, but leave the family 'lone
I'll call the goons up and have them freshen up your chromes
I love my niggas, and uh, they up in my heart
'Cause they been down with King James from the very start
Single parent, just moms, and dad gone
It's all good, Pops, you made your kid strong
Ain't no way you can stop this kid, nigga
Momma knew I was a star from the baby bib
I had to make it out, no other option
Now ain't a thing in the world, uh, that I ain't coppin'
Yo, ya'll already know what it is, uh
Now let me just spread my wings
While y'all listen to the voice of this hook sing
Get 'em
[Hook: LaTavia Parker]
You think that it's easy, no, no, no
What I go through
What I go through
You think that it's easy, easy, no, no
What I go through
What I go through
[Bridge: LeBron James]
Akron, Ohio
330, you know how we do it, baby, uh
[Outro: Logic]
Sometimes we think, sometimes I think
Lucky me, or lucky we?
From something to nothing
But we got it all
It Ain’t Easy was written by LeBron James & Kevin Durant & LaTavia Parker.
It Ain’t Easy was produced by Franky wahoo & Stewbillionaire.
LeBron James released It Ain’t Easy on Fri Sep 07 2018.