Nipsey Hussle - Dedication

Look, my nigga this is d^G#medication, this is anti-hesitation This a real nigga celebr^G#mation, this a D^Eime Blocc declaration Fifty-Ni^Enth and Fifth Ave, gra^Enny's h^Eouse with vanilla wafers This the re^G#mmedy, the separation, 2Pac of my generation Blue ^G#mpill in the fuckin' Ma^Etrix, red rose in the gray pavement Young bl^Eack nigga trapped and he can't change it ^G#mKnow he a genius, he just can't claim it 'Cause they l^A#meft him no platforms to ^G#mexplain ^F#it ^EHe frustrated so he get faded But d^Eeep down inside he know you can't fade him ^G#mHow long should I stay dedicated? How long 'til o^G#mpportunity meet preparation? I need some r^Eeal nigga reparations 'Fore I ^Erun up in your bank just for rec^G#mreation

^G#mDedication, hard w^Bork plus patience The^C#m sum of all my sacrifice, I^E'm done waitin' ^EI'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin' N.C. G#m Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication It's de^Edication, l^F#ook

I spent my w^G#mhole life thinkin' out the box Boxin' homies three on one, got DP^G#m'ed but I ain't drop Chirp ^Eon me, here I come, brrt, spin around the block They blurped ^Eon me, said I ran a stop s^Eign but that's a lie ^G#I spent my whole life starin' at the stage Playin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' spades Catchin' ^Evapors, grandma said I'd get some Jordans for my grades That's my b^Eaby, when she died my heart broke a hundred ways ^G#mI spent my whole life tryna make it, tryna chase it The cycle of a black man divided, tryna bre^Eak it You take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just embrace it Minor setback for major comeback, that's my fa^G#mvorite My nigga L said you do a song with Nip, K. Dot ^Gmhe a better crip I said ^Ehe a man first, you hear the words out his lips? About flourishing from the streets to black businesses? Level four, yard livin' and give in to ^G#mfalse im^Bprisonment Listen close my nigga, it's bigger than d^G#meuces and fours my nigga ^ESince elementary we close my nigga, yeah, straight like that I give you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back For g^G#menerations we been dealt bad hands with bad plans ^G#mProve your dedication by hoppin' out Grand Am's I'm^E at the premiere politickin' with Top, Nip, and Snoop Damn, ^EPac watchin' the way we grew, from ded^Dication

^EIf it ain't ^Acongratulate then it look like hate If it ain't co^D#mngratulate then it look like what, Nipsey? Hol' up!

This ^G#main't entertainment, it's for niggas on the slave ship These songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves wit ^EEnded up on shore to their amazement I hope the example I set's not contagious ^G#mLock us behind gates but can't tame us Used to be stay safe, now it's stay dangerous ^E'Cause ain't no point in playin' defense nigga That's why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket ^G#mCouple mil, tour the world, now my life crackin' Cook the b^G#mooks, bring it back so it's no t^Eaxes ^ERoyalties, publishing, plus I own masters I'll be damned if I slave for some white crackers I was mappin' this ^G#mout, I hit the heights backwards Hoppin' out the eighty-^G#mfive in Reebok cl^Eassics Ran a couple marathons just to get established

N.C.

To make it happen, you got to have it

^G#mDedication, hard work plus patience The sum of all my s^G#macrifice, I'm done w^F#aitin' I'm done wa^Eitin', told you that I wasn't playin' Now you hear what I been sayin', ded^Bication E B |E |B It's dedication |B |B |E |E B |F# |E |E A#m A#m D#m |B