Dedication Lyrics - Nipsey Hussle

[Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle] 

Look, my nigga this is dedication, this is anti-hesitation 

This a real nigga celebration, this a don blonde declaration 

Fifty-Ninth and Fifth Ave, granny's house with vanilla wafers 

This the remedy, the separation, 2Pac of my generation 

Blue pill in the fuckin' Matrix, red rose in the gray pavement 

Young black nigga trapped and he can't change it 

Know he a genius, he just can't claim it 

'Cause they left him no platforms to explain it 

He frustrated so he get faded 

But deep down inside he know you can't fade him 

How long should I stay dedicated? 

How long 'til opportunity meet preparation? 

I need some real nigga reparations 

'Fore I run up in your bank just for recreation 

[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle] 

Dedication, hard work plus patience 

The sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done waitin' 

I'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin' 

Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication 

It's dedication, look 

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[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] 

I spent my whole life thinkin' out the box 

Boxin' homies three on one, got DP'ed but I ain't drop 

Chirp on me, here I come, brrt, spin around the block 

They blurped on me, said I ran a stop sign but that's a lie 

I spent my whole life staring at the stage 

Playin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' spades 

Catchin' vapors, grandma said I'd get some Jordans for my grades 

That's my baby when she died my heart broke a hundred ways 

I spent my whole life tryna make it, tryna chase it 

The cycle of a black man divided, tryna break it 

You take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just embrace it 

Minor setback for major comeback, that's my favorite 

My nigga L said you do a song with Nip, K. Dot he a better crip 

I said he 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 false imprisonment 

Listen close my nigga, it's bigger than deuces and fours my nigga 

Since 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 generations we been dealt bad hands with bad plans 

Prove your dedication by hoppin' out Grand Am's 

I'm at the premiere politickin' with Top, Nip, and Snoop 

Damn, Pac watchin' the way we grew, from dedication 

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[Interlude: Kendrick Lamar] 

If it ain't congratulate then it look like hate 

If it ain't congratulate then it look like what, Nipsey? 

Hol' up! 

[Verse 3: Nipsey Hussle] 

This ain't entertainment, it's for niggas on the slave ship 

These songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves wit 

Ended up on shore to their amazement 

I hope the example I set's not contagious 

Lock us behind gates but can't tame us 

Used to be stay safe, now it's stay dangerous 

'Cause ain't no point in playin' defense nigga 

That's why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket 

Couple mil, tour the world, now my life crackin' 

Cook the books, bring it back so it's no taxes 

Royalties, publishing, plus I own masters 

I'll be damned if I slave for some white crackers 

I was mappin' this out, I hit the heights backwards 

Hoppin' out the eighty-five in Reebok classics 

Ran a couple marathons just to get established 

To make it happen, you got to have it 

[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle] 

Dedication, hard work plus patience 

The sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done waitin' 

I'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin' 

Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication 

It's dedication