Released on July 21, 2011

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[Intro]

Ty Beats


[Verse 1]

I be that pretty mothafucka, Harlem's what I'm reppin'

Tell my niggas quit the bitchin', we gon' make it in a second

Never disrespected plus I'm well connected

With this coke that I imported, just important as your President

Swagger so impressive and I don't need a necklace

But these bitches get impressed when you pull up in that 7

Them 6's, them Benzes, I gets get the freshest

Raf Simons, Rick Owens usually what I'm dressed in

Blowing blunts rolling doobies up, smoking sections

Groupies rush hold they boobies up, in my direction

Quit with all the fronting, you ain't 'round my clique for nothing

'Cause our presence is a present, just to kick it is a blessing


[Chorus]

This is the way it goes, this is the way we roll

'Cause every day we on our pesos (Pesos)

This is the way it goes, this is the way we roll

'Cause every day we on our pesos (Pesos)

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

'Cause every day we on our pesos


[Verse 2]

Yo, yo, yo, your bitch just said I'm hot, man, I told her I agree

She gon' really think I'm hot if I told her my degrees

Pull up in that hard-top, showing off my keys

Graduate school of hard-knocks, I can show you my degrees

Couple A, B, C's, bad bitch, double D's

Popping E, I don't give a F, told you I'm a G

A.S.A.P., Stevie got it on his sleeve

But I got it on my chest, my nigga, this is what I breathe

Inhale, exhale, cocaine, X pills

Import, export, Harlem catching rec still

So mami, show me how that neck feel (Feel)

Later show me how the rest feel, for now just chill


[Chorus]

This is the way it goes, this is the way we roll

'Cause every day we on our pesos

This is the way it goes, this is the way we roll

'Cause every day we on our pesos

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

(Gun cock, gunshot, gun a likkle bwoy)

'Cause every day we on our pesos


[Outro]

'Cause every day we on our pesos

'Cause every day we on our pesos

“Graduate school of hard-knocks, I can show you my degrees”
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He had to hustle on the streets and he can prove that by showing you his money, cars, tattoos or scars whatever you want to see as an school of hard-knocks PhD

Jay-Z was claiming to be a graduate of the “school of hard knocks” back in 1998.

“Raf Simons, Rick Owens usually what I’m dressed in”
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Rocky has always been outspoken about his love for high end fashion brands, which is evident in this shoutout to two esteemed fashion designers, whose clothes he’s been known to wear, and even model.

Raf Simons is a Belgian fashion designer. Rocky has mentioned him and his brand throughout his discography on such songs as “Grippin Woodgrain” and “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)”. In 2013 they officially collaborated on a fashion line, and in 2017 Rocky dedicated an entire song to Raf, namely A$AP Mob’s “RAF”.

Rick Owens is an American fashion designer that Rocky has mentioned on such songs as “Fukk Sleep” and “Excuse Me”. Rick Owens' wife was also the art director for Rocky’s second studio album, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP.

Rocky went on to shout both these designers out in the same bar again in 2013 on his LONG.LIVE.A$AP track, “Fashion Killa,” rapping:

Rick Owens, Raf Simons, boy, she got it by the stock

“Yo, yo, yo, your bitch just said I’m hot, man, I told her I agree”
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A woman approached Rocky, allegedly your girl, and told him she thought he was hot (attractive). He of course agrees with her point of view, also feeling he’s quite attractive. Rocky is quite confident in himself and his appearance, this made evident when he squeezed Rihanna’s ass spontaneously whilst performing live at the MTV VMAs in September 2012.

Also, at the time Rocky was on the way up, or starting to get “hot”. He was in the process of recording his debut mixtape, and he’d just released his “Purple Swag” music video which managed to garner him mainstream attention, ultimately leading to his first record deal.

“Couple A, B, C’s, bad bitch, double D’s”
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He is reffering to the cup sizes of the girls he’s hanging with.

Also alluding to the children’s song “A, B, C, Doubled Down D”

The A, B, C part could refer to the previous line representing school grades (i.e. I got a couple A’s, a couple B’s, and a couple C’s in the school of hard knocks).

A,B,C may also refer to the three groups around Rocky:A$AP, Bloods, and Crips.

“[Intro] Ty Beats”
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This beat was one of the first big hits from the young ASAP Ty Beats, along with A$AP Rocky’s “Purple Swag.”

The sample here comes from The S.O.S. Band’s “No One’s Gonna Love You.”

“This is the way it goes, this is the way we roll ’Cause every day we on our pesos (Pesos)”
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Pe·so/ˈpāsō/ Noun: The basic monetary unit of Mexico.
The clique, A$AP MOB, is always on their grind getting their paper (in this case “peso”)

That’s just the way A$AP rolls.

Also, it may be “‘cause everyday we honor Peso” as a reference to Rocky’s dead friend, Peso.

“But I got it on my chest, my nigga, this is what I breathe”
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Rocky has ASAP tatted on his chest. It’s his crew and it’s all he does, and since it’s on his chest, right above his lungs from where he actually breathes, it is a play on words

Not really on his chest, but I guess that’s next.

“I be that pretty mothafucka, Harlem’s what I’m reppin’”
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ASAP Rocky is from Harlem and is representing it to the fullest.

Calling himself “pretty” is something Rocky adapted from Lil B, and Soulja Boy’s clique. They often refer to themselves as “pretty”.

“Tell my niggas quit the bitchin’, we gon’ make it in a second Never disrespected plus I’m well connected”
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He tells his bros to stop “bitching” because he will make it soon. He doesn’t wanna hear his friends complain any more because he is very sure of his success, since he’s highly respected and has good connections (probably in the music industry)

“Popping E, I don’t give a F, told you I’m a G”
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Keeping up the theme of single letters replacing whole words, they are taking some ecstasy to get in the mood for a good party. The A$AP crew do not want to care about their problems. Also what makes this line more impressive is the alphabetical order of the letters used.

In terms of the abbreviations:
“Taking Ecstasy, not giving a Fuck, told you I’m a Gangsta”

Genius

“But these bitches get impressed when you pull up in that 7 Them 6's, them Benzes, I gets get the freshest”
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Two different BMW series'. The 7 series is a luxury 4 door, while the 6 series is more of a sporty series.

Or of course you could just go for a Mercedes-Benz – ‘Benz(es)’.

“A.S.A.P., Stevie got it on his sleeve”
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A$AP Mob is Rocky’s crew, his boy Stevie (A$AP Yams) has it tatted on his arm.