Starving Artist

[Verse 1: J Reno]
The hardest artist of the starving artist
I'm a Spartan with the sharpest heart in the market
And since I started I've been disregarded
Cold as the darkest part of The Arctic
And hotter than Hell's Kitchen in the middle of August (I've got the hunger pains!)
Turn the rap scene into The Hunger Games
When it come to this, I'm a glutton, I need a couple plates
I pay my dues on the daily when in search of my meal
I live for the hunt and I hunt for the thrill
Listen here! You hustle harder when you feelin' famished
I'm out here doin' what I do and droppin' music I could build a brand with
I've lived a struggle and I've lived a dream
I had more broke days than money days and broken days in between
I'm comin' up with a scheme to get cream
So I can eat, nowadays I'm back on my feet
But I'm still hungry as ever, I can never get my fill
It's the tapeworm in my stomach deprivin' me of my meal

[Chorus: Cassie Blu]
The quest for success needs integrity
Hustle everyday, I work hard in the streets
But this road is filled with pain and misery
Starving artist with a dream, there is no stopping me

[Verse 2: Klee Magor]
Grindin' every single day, no exceptions
Gettin' paid in this fucked-up recession
Fight depression, burn another session
This kid is stressin', need more blessings
Pay the rent with the black Smith & Wesson
Stay invest, circumvent all this tension
Learn my lesson, always put my best in
I gotta get all this dough, ain't no question
I gotta spit all these flows, ain't no restin'
I keeps it movin' on the streets like a head spin
Cookin' back in the kitchen, now I'm cheffin'
All these bitches on the dick, another chess win
Bank account gettin' fat, another check's in
Still I fiend for that stage, that's how I'm flexin'
Microphone in my grip, ain't no testin'
Built my brand, Double R until I exit

[Chorus: Cassie Blu]
The quest for success needs integrity
Hustle everyday, I work hard in the streets
But this road is filled with pain and misery
Starving artist with a dream, there is no stopping me

[Verse 3: Benny Brahmz]
From nickels and dimes to big figures and shine
I make the right moves so one day I can chill and recline
We came from nothin', poverty got us resortin' to crime
We tryna thrive, not just survive, so fuck the pork and the swine
Fuck being broke in these times, give me the sword and the knife
Disrespect and we gon' put you in the morgue in due time
But there's no rush to get you touched unless you bad, we'll make you hush
Or if it's rumors that you plannin' an attack, we first to bust
You get the message, fuck a metaphor, I'm spellin' it out
If it's a problem over payment, we'll be bangin' it out
Heavy gun is out the window, bustin' holes up in your limo
Your establishment get riddled, don't get caught up in the middle
Jewish gangsters, the saga begins from rags to riches
We extort with the biscuit, make you sign over your business
A syndicate made of fitness, we take a vote over killings
After I put out my feelings, it's back to wheeling and dealing

[Chorus: Cassie Blu]
The quest for success needs integrity
Hustle everyday, I work hard in the streets
But this road is filled with pain and misery
Starving artist with a dream, there is no stopping me