[Hook:]
Hard back, Hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's calling callin’
Take my advice, you'll be balling ballin’

You need a hard back, hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's calling callin’
Take my advice, you'll be balling ballin’

[Verse 1:]
First up up, it's important that you keep your shit original
Try and keep that copycat shit to a minimal
People want something somethin’ that they never heard before
If it's been done, leave it, they don't wanna hear no more
Secondly
Secondly, here's another clever thing that you can do
Find yourself a good manager who's really got a clue
Cause there're'Cause there's so many to choose from, they all look the part
But it's difficult to come across the ones that's really smartenter added
And can stand firm and steady when the label's talking talkin’ shit
Well-respected,Will respect, it keeps it gangsta, gangsta but does everything legit
And dependable, you can trust to handle your biz
And can really make you sure of what the situation isenter added
Next up, find a record label that ain't full of pricks
One that lets let's you breathe artisticallyenter deleted
but makes you come with hits
Congratulations,Congratulations now you you've got your a deal, you're set to go
Let meLemme fill you in on just a couple of things you need to know
[Hook x2]You need a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's callin’
Take my advice, you'll be ballin’
[Verse 2:]You need a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's callin’
Take my advice, you'll be ballin’

Next up, change your number, change number
Change yourenter deleted
phone and change your chip
Cause'Cause there's gonna be a lot of people ringing talking ringin’, talkin’ shit
Whether bredrens wanting money, cause wantin’ money 'cause now suddenly you're rich
Or some dumb hating hatin’ fassies trying tryin’ to take you for a bitch
Yeah
Yeah, I know it's minor now and you can handle it, it's nothing nothin’
But eventually you're really gonna wanna do something somethin’
And that's counter-productive, beefin beefin’ over bullshit
You can never stop them dumb-bredrens tryin dumb bredrens tryin’ to pull shit bullshit

Plus you're in the limelight limelight, well-paid verbalist
Which leads me on to onto my next subject - subject, journalists
These are the people that can could put your name about
So be careful what you're saying sayin’ whenenter deleted
you're talking talkin’ out your mouth
Aand
And avoid being bein’ ignorant, tone down the thug shit thug-shit
Come to interviews buzzin, buzzin’, tone down the drug shit
Keep your eye on the ball, mind on the drop job
And before you know you had you'll have the whole world on your knob
[Hook x2]You need a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's callin’
Take my advice, you'll be ballin’
[Verse 3:]You need a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's callin’
Take my advice, you'll be ballin’

Here's something somethin’ that I should've shoulda stressed early on
don'tDon't go spending spendin’ all your money till it's gone
Cause'Cause the tax man's taxman's gonna want his paper when it's due
And there's nobody above the tax man, taxman especially youenter added
And another thing, buy a your house before you buy a your car
don'tDon't tell no one where you are, even better if you're far
Everybody knows you're a gangsta and that Porsche looks great
But do you really want it sitting sittin’ on that council estate estate?
Differently
Differently, watch where you choose to socialize
Keep an eye out for trouble, watch for devils in disguise
And please don't be fooled by no pretty females
Play it safe, never let them 'em know your full detailsenter added
I ain't saying sayin’ be para', I'm just saying sayin’ be sure
You can never know if that bitch would brag you will be braggin’ what she saw
And aside from makin money makin’ money, keep lovin lovin’ what you do
I ain't saying nothin what cause nothin’ more because the rest is up to you
[Hook x2]I got a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Only move when the money's callin’
Take my advice, you'll be ballin’
Yeah, you doneYou need a hardback, stern face
Play your position and know your place
Just a little guideline there for allOnly move when the money's callin’
Take my
real man dem from the roads
trying to get into this music ting, yeah
Big shout out to my bredrin DJ Semtex Hang tight Cage
Big-up the Newham Generals, yeah We do it liveo Hang tight UGK
it's a London thing
International, worldwide, you don't care, you done know
UK, Dirtee Stank is the label What!
Run through this industry advice, you'll be ballin’