Independent (feat. Juvenile)

Freedom in my veins, independent in the game, No record label shackles, I'm breaking the chain. Hard work on repeat, pay the cost, no loss, In this independent journey, I'm the boss. I got love for hip hop, I ain't never going to quit Told them executives, I decide all my of my splits They said, I couldn't make it, they said I'd fail But I'm the captain of my ship, I set my sail I see through the fabricated lies 20/20 vision, I got my eyes on the prize, Street intuition Realized, no price is worthy of my soul, Independent hustle, that's my goal. No slave to a label, I pave my own way, Hard work pays off, every night and day. They say sign on the line, get in their game, But I'm building my empire, remember the name. Always committed every day I was with it we don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it Always committed every day I was with it We don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it No A&R telling me how to flow, I dictate my rhythm, watch my talent grow. Studio sessions on my terms, no compromise, Building my legacy, reaching for the skies. From the bottom to the top, grinding every beat, No easy path, just heart, passion, and heat. No cash advance dictating my every move, I'm in control, got nothing to prove, nothing to lose From the ground up, built it strong, Independence anthem, play it all day long. Master P is the father, He was the first one Nip paved the way, I just made it a song Maintain your freedom as long as you can, Monetize your music, put together a plan And once you think you got it and think you the man Family always wants a piece, here comes uncle Sam Always committed every day I was with it we don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it Always committed every day I was with it We don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it No Suge, no Hov, no Diddy, no problem, I do it for my city, Bakersfield the next Compton Game said the best thing about pain, It lets you know your not dead So I took the barrel from my brain and aimed at them instead Fuck you losers, Child groomers, Mental abusers, Drug users, No excuses for what I am going to do to ya Taking back rap, one bar at a time, Call this track, The payback, I did it on my own dime I steal the spotlight, that's an infamous crime Prodigy inspired me to put truth in my rhyme No financial advisor doing the math No rituals for me to have to go and advance Go for the gold, and never quit Because there is a big difference, between a hoe and a pimp Tell Scarface I'm the last of a dying breed Put my Cross on my son the day that I leave Always committed every day I was with it we don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it Always committed every day I was with it We don't recognize all the ways that I did it Independent playa, that's how you get it Them people know what's happened But they ain't going to admit it