Street Struck - Big L

[Big L] 
Yeah, it's the Big L 
Comin at you once again, in nine-five 
And I dedicate this one 
to all my peoples from Uptown.. and everywhere 
Check it! 
Yo where I'm from it ain't cookies and cream 
There's a lot of peer pressure growin up as a young teen 
You never know when you gonna get wet 
Cause mad clowns be catchin wreck with a tec just to get a rep 
Instead of cool friends, they'd rather hang with male thugs 
Instead of goin to school, they'd rather sell drugs 
It's best to go the right route and not the wrong one 
Because it's gonna catch up witchu in the long run 
Brothers be all up on us, actin stupid, gettin lifted 
They life is twisted, and most of them are quite gifted 
In other words, they got TALENT; but they'd rather sell cracks 
and bust gats and run the streets actin violent 
To them it's all about hittin skinz and makin some easy green 
Cause that's all they show you on the TV screen 
All they care about is a buck or bustin a sweet nut 
They don't give a (WHAT?) cause they street struck 
Chorus: Big L 
You betta listen when L rhyme; cause bein street struck'll 
get you nuttin but a bullet or jail time 
So pay attention when L rhyme; cause bein street struck'll 
get you nuttin but a bullet or jail time 
[Big L] 
Before the rap contract, I was sellin crack 
Stay strapped with a Mac, I was into alla that 
I started rappin and got nice as hell 
If it wasn't for this I might be doin life in jail 
And some of my peeps are still in the game sellin 'caine 
If that's what you gotta do to maintain, go 'head and do your thang 
But with the cash profit make an investment 
And try not to go to the grave like the rest went 
Cause you can be rich with crazy loo