[Intro]
Oh they come to play? Ha!
Better step it up bruv
grrrrrah

See the gap? It's mad
You're still watchin’ bruv, I’m past that
You're talkin’ dreams, I live mine
You hold a grudge; I hold it down

[Verse 1]
I hold it down on the mains or backstreets
Grew through rain, never blamed no bad weeks
Made mine clean, never begged no handouts
Now I got racks that sleep in bank sheets
Real ones round me, all still active
Talk gets spun if it ain’t on tactic
Holdin' it down in the ends where it started
Still got scars, but I wear them graphic

Never been loud, I just let dem talk
When it gets long, I don't text, I walk
Came from the mud where the floor stay cold
But I held that down, every call, every load
Stood in the trap with a plan and a prayer
Now I’m on stage with the gang in the air
Too many folded, I stayed firm
Now they want shares, but they didn't earn

[Hook]
I hold it down
When the weight’s on me, I hold it down
When it’s peak and the light goes out
Still in place, I don't bounce
I hold it down
For the real ones, for the cause
For the nights I broke those laws
I hold it down
No slips, no bluffin’
If it drops, I pick up someting’

[Verse 2]
Still holdin' it down for the blocks I bled
Never been fed, I was cuttin' up bread
Hold up. What you said?
Thomas bout break undead tings wit yer head
Coulda been lost, I was deep in stress
Now I push whips that the jakes might test
Kept that low, never needed flex
You post for likes, I post the check

I hold it down when the vibe feels off
I don't talk much, I just set it off
If I say go, then the thing gets active
Cold with the play, but my soul ain’t plastic
Too many snaked when the shift got hard
I stayed solid in a world full of masks
You held grudges, I held the town
When it got wild, I held it down

[Hook]
I hold it down
When the weight’s on me, I hold it down
When it’s peak and the light goes out
Still in place, I don't bounce
I hold it down
For the real ones, for the cause
For the nights I broke those laws
I hold it down
No slips, no bluffin’
If it drops, I pick up somethin’

[Bridge]
I hold it down in the storm or drought
I don’t switch, I route it out
Moves get made and the scene gets quiet
But I still move, no fear, no doubt
Hold it down like I came from stone
Everything built here came from home
They want flash, I want control
Still hold it down with a heart gone cold

[Outro]
Brrrrraaapp
Check the record, never been shook
When it all fell, I stayed put
No retreat, no lookin’ around
I hold it down
No cap in sound
They want buzz, I want the crown
Let them run their mouths in town
I'll just… hold it down
grrraahhh