[Hook: Rich Rivera]

Holding it down

I’mma be me, that’s who I be, don’t question it

Holding it down

Sometimes these streets won’t let you breathe, I’m suffocatin'

Holding it down

Through the fortune and fame

And the struggle and pain, I’m not gon’ change

Holding it down

I’mma remain the same oh, oh, oh

[Verse One: Emilio Rojas]

I got people that’ll ride for me, people that’ll die for me

But I’m better off if my people stay alive for me

These vermin claw with a vice grip on they right fist

Keep my circle small but it’s tight knit, I’m a light fit

My shine growin', it’s mind blowin' like Cobain

Pullin' the back of my mind, I’m goin' dope change

‘Cause no fame or acclaim is gon’ replace where I came from

Regardless of the weight of my name, the game tough

I’ve seen the power corrupt, the most humblest strong

You either runnin' or you stumble along ‘cause people gunnin'

Hopin' something go wrong, they keep comin'

Keep suckin' you dry, leechin' blood from your heart to eat something

Surround ourselves with vultures and snakes

Hustlers and jakes and women with voluptuous shapes

We’re all sinners in the culprits of hate

And you can pay for reviews, even critics got adjustable rates

But through the struggle, the pain, the fire, the rain

The trouble that stay bubblin', one thing remains

We holdin' it down, we holdin' it down

We holdin' it down, yeah we holdin' shit down

[Hook: Rich Rivera]

Holding it down

I’mma be me, that’s who I be, don’t question it

Holding it down

Sometimes these streets won’t let you breathe, I’m suffocatin'

Holding it down

Through the fortune and fame

And the struggle and pain, I’m not gon’ change

Holding it down

I’mma remain the same oh, oh, oh

[Verse Two: Emilio Rojas]

It’s all new to the kid but I think I can get used to this here

These fly dames and high planes, lovin' stewardesses

Pickin' high stakes, investments and lucrative biz

I come a long way from wrestlin' with sewage and piss

From the depths of a brutal abyss

Into the fresh air and beautiful chicks

They all swoonin' ‘cause we movin' them lips

Nothing to something, I’m losin' my grip

'Cause I’m stuck in a culture where it’s fruit for the trick

And usin' your friends is common in here

And so I cherish they honesty ‘cause it’s rarer than a lunar eclipse

I run on tools and tricks, seen the Louvre from the tip

Maneuver and shift now to improve where I sit

We close to the throne, I can see the jewels and the glitz

The fortune, the fame, the game and the truth and the fiction

Real from the fake, close friends will steal from your plate

Before you even realize that there’s a meal to be ate

Emilio ratin' funds, time to till in your fate

But tell how much more can Emilio take?

And how much more till Emilio breaks?

I’m holdin' shit down ‘cause too much is at stake

[Hook: Rich Rivera]

Holding it down

I’mma be me, that’s who I be, don’t question it

Holding it down

Sometimes these streets won’t let you breathe, I’m suffocatin'

Holding it down

Through the fortune and fame

And the struggle and pain, I’m not gon’ change

Holding it down

I’mma remain the same oh, oh, oh