New York streets where walk like Pistol Pete And Pappy Mason, gave the young boys Prince from Queens and from Harlem legends, the drugs kept the hood from starving Pushing cars, Nicky Barnes was the But there's a list of high-profile celebrities Worldwide on the thorough side of Livest kings, died, one guy, one time One day me, as I'm about to blast heat of Vernon, I turned well he asked me "What you up to, the cops bust you" I was a teen drunk off brew, I wondered If God sent him, cause two squad entered the block And looked at us, I flinch when they watched I took it upstairs, the mirror, brushed my hair Staring at a young disciple, I almost gave my life to what the do Yeah man, throwing them Hoping my ace get his thrown His girl ain't wait for him, she in the world hoeing While he looking at centerfolds of girls Showing they little cooch, gangstas don't die he's proof The D.A. who tried him was A dude, killed his mother during the case Hung jury, now the D.A. is replaced Pre-trial hearing is over, real for the soldier Walks in the courtroom, the in his eyes is wild Triple-homicide, I sit in the aisle I want to crack a smile I see him Throw up a fist for black power, cause all we is his freedom He grabbed a court officer's gun and started Then he grabbed the judge, screams out, nobody leaving
Some niggas fuck they enemies in they ass when catch 'em Weird-ass niggas are dangerous, so test 'em They make you, disappear, this a that I won't forget Sold CD's double platinum, met mo' Southern niggas, independent label, real the business, ran Tennessee for years, now they chilling They had the game something crazy Sold music out the trunk of they car, that shit me Put me heron blunts, sherm or something Took a puff, what the fuck, I to punch them Southern niggas ain't slow, nigga tried to me I left from around them dudes, they but they crazy Now I'm back around the old school that me New gangstas, we lounging, out in L.A. see A dude my dawg from Pelican Bay The letter say, "Nas I got back, the fools don't play" I with some Crips down to a Crenshaw funeral Never saw so men slaughtered and I knew the ho responsible The nigga alive in a hospital Midnight they crept in his room and the doctor too See my in the game, thugging and things He plugged me a dame who was half-Mexicano Gave the ass up, I'ma mack daddy She passed me the indigo, but the Should of never tippy-toed, my eyes were closed the hotel room do', to let her goons in But I in a manner, on some Jet Li shit I let the hammers blow, wet three See thought I had something to do, with all the drama Cause I was with a crew, that had her people up my cousin, told him I ain't fucking with you He responded cool, but told me out this how motherfuckers
All I really gotta say is If that's how our people gon' get down, how we gon' get up? How we ever gon' get up if that's how we get A shame you ain't look at it My folk is yo' folk, but we all Somebody make a change