Respect the Hustle
MC Zuko
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HOO ZUKO WOOOOO Ay yo I feel somethin' in the air right now I swear Somethin's comin' haha Or you know what? Maybe, maybe it arrived already Matter of fact, maybe it's been here Check me out Yo Luz Chavez knows what it takes to live in the dirt Growin' your own food, livestock, study the land, repeatin’ the work Conrado Viray knows what it takes to visit the world Traveled the Philippines, flippin’ antiques, he was schemin’ the herd He stopped by her town and they both had similar quirks Got married and that was the beginning that turned They whole lives around because six children were birth, liftin’ the curse Comfortable livin' in villages seemed like the end of the search But they didn’t stop there There was somethin' in the air Tellin' them to uproot and take their families elsewhere So they did the unthinkable bet it all on immigration Conrado’s sister brought them through family reunification Hoped for the best for all they children in these far lands Next level lifestyle compared to the past farmlands Don’t you dare judge them or speak ill of they names Those were my father’s parents grandparents both alive still workin’ to this day Tell me somethin' They did it for the fam Before they had computers Carabaos, tricycles, and boats were how they maneuver Both didn’t want to join the military they already troopers Takin' a leap of faith uncertain about the future Eventually their actions trickled down to the very generations That they was raisin’ after much speculation Bravery, love, stubbornness in the cycle Traveled overseas over thousands of miles The eldest of their children flew back to the Philippines With plans to marry the woman he loved since he was in his teens Carlota Nicdao was the youngest filled everybody with laughter Elmer Viray worked seasonal seafood canneries back in Alaska They had a son in '94 Got petitioned came here in '95 Both worked 9-5’s while they parents took care of they newborn child Her family lived in NorCal but LA where they reside They were the OTP in everybody’s eyes Unbreakable, inseparable, unshakable, impeccable And even though he fucked up they still carried the marriage through But they didn’t stop there There was somethin' in the air Tellin' them to put their kids through college and raise them with care So they did the unthinkable and sacrificed both of they dreams Just so three of they kids could live here with ease Hoped for the best knowing karma will come back around for them Their siblings also had kids, V-Squad was found from them And don’t you dare judge them or speak ill of they names Because those are both of my parents, still workin’ to this day Tell me somethin' They did it for our fam They couldn’t afford computers Family minivans and 2 seaters how they maneuver Livin’ check to check them two weeks couldn’t come any sooner Takin' a leap of faith uncertain about the future Eventually they actions trickled down to the very generations That they was raisin’ after much speculation Still bravery, love, stubbornness in the cycle Intergenerational KAPWA, hope, and pain written on both they smiles Their son was a loner, bullied in elementary Middle school, everybody but himself he pretend to be Around his cousins and siblings he ain’t have that same energy He had to stay strong and play the role of how the eldest be High school he couldn’t look himself in the mirror Got his heart broken no nurse could fix it with any type of procedure Attended college, his parents said why the f*ck not? Graduated, hooked him up with a full time job But he couldn’t stop there He knew that something in the air Were all of his predecessors telling him to become more aware Because at any given time if he gets too comfortable Life is goin’ catch him slippin’ eat him up like a lunchable He can choose to follow rules and retire in many places Or contribute to the paradigm shift of an entire generation Go ahead and dare to judge and speak ill of his name Cuz he don’t give a f*ck, MC Zuko workin’ to this day Workin' to this day and here we are now Here we are now Now let me ask you Where you at now? What’s your story? I do it for the fam Our phones are now computers Dad got me a Toyota Cam I ain’t gotta take the Uber Makin’ the most and takin’ advantage of what’s comin’ to us In my youth but I’m constantly lookin’ to the future Gotta formulate a clever way in how to maneuver Because waste movements only goin’ end up turnin’ into manure Still got bravery, love, stubbornness mixed in the cycle Uncertain about the future respect the hustle that’s the title YEAH HOO
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