Independent (feat. Juvenile) Video (MV)

Freedom in my veins, independent in the game,
No record label shackles, I'm breaking the chain.
Hard work on repeat, pay the cost, no loss,
In this independent journey, I'm the boss.
I got love for hip hop, I ain't never going to quit
Told them executives, I decide all my of my splits
They said, I couldn't make it, they said I'd fail
But I'm the captain of my ship, I set my sail
I see through the fabricated lies 20/20 vision,
I got my eyes on the prize, Street intuition
Realized, no price is worthy of my soul,
Independent hustle, that's my goal.
No slave to a label, I pave my own way,
Hard work pays off, every night and day.
They say sign on the line, get in their game,
But I'm building my empire, remember the name.
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it
No A&R telling me how to flow,
I dictate my rhythm, watch my talent grow.
Studio sessions on my terms, no compromise,
Building my legacy, reaching for the skies.
From the bottom to the top, grinding every beat,
No easy path, just heart, passion, and heat.
No cash advance dictating my every move,
I'm in control, got nothing to prove, nothing to lose
From the ground up, built it strong,
Independence anthem, play it all day long.
Master P is the father, He was the first one
Nip paved the way, I just made it a song
Maintain your freedom as long as you can,
Monetize your music, put together a plan
And once you think you got it and think you the man
Family always wants a piece, here comes uncle Sam
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it
No Suge, no Hov, no Diddy, no problem,
I do it for my city, Bakersfield the next Compton
Game said the best thing about pain, It lets you know your not dead
So I took the barrel from my brain and aimed at them instead
F*ck you losers, Child groomers, Mental abusers, Drug users,
No excuses for what I am going to do to ya
Taking back rap, one bar at a time,
Call this track, The payback, I did it on my own dime
I steal the spotlight, that's an infamous crime
Prodigy inspired me to put truth in my rhyme
No financial advisor doing the math
No rituals for me to have to go and advance
Go for the gold, and never quit
Because there is a big difference, between a hoe and a pimp
Tell Scarface I'm the last of a dying breed
Put my Cross on my son the day that I leave
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it
Always committed every day I was with it
We don't recognize all the ways that I did it
Independent playa, that's how you get it
Them people know what's happened
But they ain't going to admit it