Released: January 1, 2009

Songwriter: G-Eazy

[Chorus]
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music

[Verse 1]
See I was Sixteen, three hundred and sixty three days old
When this story that that I'm about to tell unfolds
A hard headed youngin' thugging just a little bit
Robbing people for the guap hitting licks and stealing shit
Yea we was wild when this son was into gun play
But I knew karma would catch up with us one day
So when I would rob
Man I'm going bankrupt ran up on them hit em
Grabbed his wallet and then we ran off
Ran off a few blocks before I lose steam
Wishing I didn't quit the hoop team
Because then I would be able to run
Without running out of breath
We ran three blocks then we turned and make a left
Said, "Chill bruh we good" till my heart skipped a beat
And that's when I looked
And seen police rolling down the street
Tried to run but they got us
I knew it was a wrap after that
Sitting in the cop car hands cuffed behind my back
Knew I wasn't coming back for a minute
That meant I wouldn't kick it
But above it all that rap shit was finished
At least for a minute but to take up time
I would sit inside my cell chill and make up rhymes
Banging beats on the wall
And I battled some cats
They like, "Damn bruhs white but he go at it with raps"
But couldn't wait to come home
Because for the first time I knew what exactly I wanted to do

[Chorus]
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music

[Verse 2]
See some people call it luck
And then some people call it patience
This is what I call a product of authentic dedication
I give my heart to music and I give my life to it
So if they hate I'm charging right
Through it, I knew it all along
Till then everything I dreamed about would happen
Build a future have the music but I'm doing it with this rapping
And beats that I'm making crossing fingers that I make it
'Cause nobody owes you shit
So you gotta go and take it
See my foots on the pedal
I'll never ever stop cause just because I get signed
Doesn't mean I made it to the top
But I do it for the love so there's nothing you can tell me
I'll never see defeat just like I got a big belly
And I got that from fifth props to him man he already
But since we on the topic of the folks that have helped me
Give props where they due P O J B A B two
Serious but most of all y'all the fans I thank you

[Chorus]
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
Because Hip Hop is all I have
Through the good and through the bad
And all I got is paper on this pad
So hope for a chance
Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished
Because nothing in this world is ever promised
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music all day
All I want to do is make music

G-Eazy

Gerald Earl Gillum, better known as G-Eazy, is an RCA signed rapper from Oakland, California. He has gained traction in the rap game, with his iconic dapper style, timeless sampling, and mix of West Coast and Southern Rap influences.

While G-Eazy’s rap career goes far back into his early teens, his first major hit “Runaround Sue” from The Endless Summer set him on the fast track to success. Years later G-Eazy’s release of “I Mean It” gave him his first platinum record and a platform to show the world what he is made of. One of his biggest and most well-known hits to date is the platinum record, “Me, Myself, & I” from When It’s Dark Out, which peaked at number 7 on the Hot 100.

He then went on to score two more smash hits in the form of “No Limit” with Cardi B and A$AP Rocky and “Him & I” with then-girlfriend Halsey. Both songs cracked the top twenty, peaking at numbers 4 and 14, respectively. Both hits were tracks off his 2017 album, The Beautiful & Damned which peaked on the Billboard 200 at the number 3 spot.