Frank Lopez

chicas champagne flash and in a dash
i came out on top with profits from the consignment stash
in my hand i grip that cold hard cash
that green paper proof of my labor

that hustling game has all along been my chosen major
like gambling with my life i doubled up on chances
i've come a long way from resorting to pay day advances
imma win regardless cus i refuse to be a failure

and in this day and age failure is not an option
thats why i travel with product as if it were an auction
this is thought put to action with a deadline for my goals
and i'll deal with saints and lost souls

to me its all the same a simple matter of respect
make moves now so as an old man i'll hold no regrests
a roof over my head and three meals to boot
like my man biggie said, "Gimme the loot, gimme the loot!"

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chicas champagne flash
gotta be careful, might crash and burn
the streests hold many lessons for a hustler to learn
once the streets hold you hostage you better not squirm

a made man with a method to my madness
up on game with an ill mind frame aiming to be the baddest
thats why when in the streets i maintain my balance
i don't let my lifestyle detertmine my infinite talents

but the streets have ears mouth and eyes
and if youre not careful the streets will plot your demise
some even get caught slipping with their eyes on the prize
so if you get got don't let it come as a surprise

we're all born to die its how we live that matters
you've gotta figure out lifes hidden patterns
even if you live life plush and with mad stee
in the end big homie we all D-I-E

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chicas champagne flash they dont last,
whats left for the present and the future
can just as easily be tangled in the past
whatchu gone do when they repo all that you've amased

life in the fast lane and just as easily you c.r.a.s.h.
six feet under wondering how to ressurect
why life played you dirty when you did everything correct
pause for a minute give yourself time to reflect

gotta look at the bigger picture cant just focus on the check
while you're counting all the zeros someone
can just as easily put the strap to your neck
thats all she wrote, life is not always what you expect

if there's one thing i've come to bare witness is
the guys that last in this business,
are the guys who fly straight. Low-key, quiet
so when given this rule one best know how to apply it

Everyone Has A Story (FTP)

I know this one swine
A onetime that I’ll never forget
From this one time when
We got pulled over for no good reason
I’mma make this fictitious tale real son
Can’t be in Westwood bald at night in a nice car
He mean mugged us and made his move
Dude was on one with something on his mind
That he had to prove,
Fucking aint right but that night we were on his block
Lights came on and we were told to stop
Being stared at by student faces that all seemed white
Sat our asses on the curve
The nerve of this power trippin punk
Trick ass foo didn’t even ask if he could pop the trunk
This officer of the peace this law breaking chump
Was just doing his job,
Didn’t even mention anything about probable cause
No rights read and instead there we sat
Watching him take our stashed sack
Who’s the teacher who’s the clown
Us being pulled over? Or the fact that
The swine searching us was brown?
I know this one swine
A onetime that I’ll never forget
From this one time when I told a cop,
Watch one day as you go about your business
You’ll bear will witness
The power of hood accountability
How in certain communities observing
You is our responsibility, looked at me
Already wanting to check I.D.
I said I’m simply implying that
You being an agent of the law
Gives us the right to oversee
What you do, that shouldn’t be something new
But that foo wasn’t having it
He was no longer just being entertained
So I had to ask straight up if I was being detained
He said I wasn’t so I peddled away
Next thing I know I see the car search light
Pointed in my direction
You mean to tell me I can’t even ride
my bike in peace at night without raising suspicion?
The situation seemed silly yet was serious as can be
Get off the bike! And I’m like, “Yo… seriously?”
Next thing I know my face is on the floor
Asking if I have a rap sheet, and me asking
Why I have to be chest down on the concrete
Back then no one was around to make sure
Protocol and procedures were taken
But for that swine that I remember from that one time
I say, Cop Watch the neighborhood observes
Especially at night and we reserve the right
To make sure there’s community oversight
Because there will always be a swine
that reminds me of a onetime that I met this one time
that constantly loves to purposely step out of line
on the beat acting all like, “The World Is Mine”
No, that’s not how it’s going to go
when you step out of line we’ll be there
to let you know, you’re under the scrutiny of the people
not afraid to expose your hidden evils
so watch cop don’t trip if you get caught slipping by
you’re neighborhood cop watch
More than a camera it’s an effective tool
New school method of accountability
To measure your capability to serve and protect
So step off, do your job and show some respect
They’re just there to make sure you’re crooked ass
comes correct