Ice Cube — Trying To Maintain

[Chorus] I'm just tryin' to maintain (Maintain) I'm just tryin' to maintain (Maintain) [Verse 1] To everybody tryin' to maintain (Maintain) And keep they name out the mainframe Yeah, we all in the same gang Yeah, we all with the bang-bang Been a vet, nigga, broke the internet 'Cause they can't fuck with my intellect Yeah, nigga, all y'all followers Follow every word like swallowers Wanna catch it when I spit it Fuck a critic and his analytics I don't fit in your formula I only fit in your bitch, I'm warning ya Please don't feed the animals When they got they face covered in pantyhose Niggas ain't nothin' nice Take your grandmama chain and your life [Chorus] 'Cause we all tryin' to maintain 'Cause we all tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain (Maintain) I'm just tryin' to maintain (Maintain) [Verse 2] To everybody tryin' to maintain With a little Mary Jane on the campaign Whip by you in the fast lane Only act like this 'cause of Black pain Fuck your cancel culture, bitch You can't cancel a soldier, trick See, I thought I told ya Drunk or sober, tell you when it's over Slap the shit out a troller I kill shit like Ebola I'm the sun, I'm the solar Your baby mind is in a stroller Too much game for the peabrain I have no alliance to no Greek names Some of y'all down with the fucking royals I'm only down for the fucking soil (That's right) [Chorus] And I'm just tryin' to maintain And I'm just tryin' to maintain Without goin' insane (Crazy) Without blowin' out your brains [Verse 3] I just wanna maintain Do what I do, let my nuts hang The insane never explain 'Cause all we wanna do is them big thangs Checkmate if you trick-made Out here lookin' for that clickbait You need to hustle on that computer I'm a rooster always thinkin' 'bout the future And I'ma smoke it like a chimney Sippin' on Henny, sayin' fuck 2020 Some of y'all ain't worth a penny I keep it one thousand and keep you dialed in Pull up, my niggas pile in Now I'm with the wolfs and we howlin' Profilin' and we stylin' Sad motherfuckers, get your violin [Chorus] If you're just tryin' to maintain If you're just tryin' to maintain [Outro] I'm just tryin' to maintain (Maintain) Yo, I'm just tryin' to maintain (I'm just tryin' to maintain) I'm just tryin' to maintain (I'm just tryin' to maintain) I'm just tryin' to maintain