[Hook:] 
I'm talkin' 'bout hoop dreams (hoop dreams) 
My nigga had hoop dreams (hoop dreams) 
Some niggas ball, some niggas shoot 
When you from where I'm from, everybody wanna hoop 
I'm talkin' 'bout 
 
[Verse 1:] 
Dwayne Wayne to Dwyane Wade, fire on him 
So hatin' niggas that ain't paid put fire on him 
But he was USA Jordan, nine on him 
The old heads he used to hoop with even tried to warn him 
Not everybody gets those dreams, even Ewing didn't get no ring 
We see the beamers drive by and some guys won't get those keys 
But we pray that Jesus Shuttlewsworth we hit M3′s 
The dudes in his crew would move keys fast 
But he passed like Steve Nash 
Til the day that he need cash 
Then he has to start to say 
"Move dimes easy or make pennies the harder way" 
Like get a job today, he says that's too boring 
I'm too broke to pay attention, I'm getting what I'm affording 
And girls watch from the floor and recognize him from scoring 
Them rims on 23′s, now he's the new Jordan with his 
 
[Hook: x2] 
Hoop dreams, hoop dreams 
My nigga had hoop dreams, hoop dreams 
Some niggas ball, some niggas shoot 
When you from where I'm from, everybody wanna hoop 
I'm talkin' 'bout 
 
[Verse 2:] 
Carry heat like Alonzo, a nine like you Rondo 
Then you hit the block, Dikembe Mutombo 
Flew to the top fast, now you gotta drive slow 
Yao Ming out in Houston with yo eyes low 
You shooting for racks on racks 
Got dreams to be Kareem, then match the stats 
I'm talking Bill Russell rings, back to back 
No Toronto, but some niggas just rap to rap 
Cause everybody can't ball and that's a fact 
But I came with the Magic, Shaq attack 
My OG told me, victory's so sweet 
But not everything, that's a Phil Jackson chat 
I'm talkin' Bulls verse Jazz, I captured that 
Cause I take all of the glory these cats could catch 
Uh, my dudes ball, still out there shooting 
Funny thing is none of them were hooping 
But they had 
 
[Hook x2] 
 
[Outro: Biggie Sample] 
Because the streets is a short stop 
Either you're slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot 
Because the streets is a short stop 
Either you're slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot
					 
					 
					
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