I was born poor lived poor Top rhymin 30 floor Dirty clothes Snotty nose Empty stomaches ??? your soul Runnin' round the village wit a bag fulla nialators Watchin' all the dope dealaz hustle making dirty paperz Yellow bus free lunch misses skewl shudda flunk Fights wit all the niggas had to let em' know im not a punk Ran up on a couple chumps No help i got jumped Fought back, when a lot of niggas probably wudda run Dirty cops taz fours ??? at my front door Lookin' for my pops, cope-stash under the kitchen floor Mo' drama watch Good mothers turn to crack mamas Watching beauty queens turn to dope fiens Lost outta french shot Some are dead Bullets in n out dey head All over turf business Niggas turn to cold-killaz Rap-game Hoop-game Dope-game Same-thang Only way that niggas thot they make it out the rich man That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* Now ima take ya'll niggas to the start Curly hair ??? Early years Dressin' hard Niggas lettin' ??? Mama had an aching heart Daddy didn't play his part They were separated the minute but didn't stay apart Sista was a artist n' Left uncle started seein' Crack came bargin' in Niggas wasn't starvin' in We was on some real shit Filthy fill lil' rick Filthy ??? ill lick But the ??? still sick Same time Dope game Cocaine flooded in Trout came Note came Doe aint commin' in Niggas was hungry they fukin' stomach was rumblin' Out comes the gun again Pigz started runnin' in It happened all in richmond ??? and bullets be whistlin' My little cousin was murdered n' shit i fukin missed him But we gon' keep it pimpin' Carry on the tradition We represtin' You fukin haters i hope u listenin' That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* You got the boys in the village man Chillin' on griffin In the day but at nite Its dope dealin' n killin' You got the crescent park niggas man Down on flimmin' Niggas a snap shot yo rims' If u come through spinnin' U got them boys in the projects Out in north Where they fight in the street Bad knuckle like it's a sport U got dem sea side niggas they be holdin' still Fuck around n' i have u in rollin' hill U got dem east hill boys One-way-in One-way-out Run your mouth they will knock you out And it's the ??? nigga in ??? that we come mention But no matter where you stay motherfucka' its all rich man That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how it is in da *rich* That's all we get in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich* That's how we live in da *rich*……………………