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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks
Vocals
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rexton Gordon
Rexton Gordon
Songwriter
Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
Songwriter
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Songwriter
Carl Thompson
Carl Thompson
Arranger
Nami Harmon
Nami Harmon
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Now this one is ghetto reality
I'm from the ghetto and am about to get some
Have mi money and mi daddy, never have none
All ghetto yutes, you know you're the future fruits
Prime minister is about to serve the world tomorrow, I see
Ohh, what a rough life
What a tough life
For a ghetto man and his child
Ohh, what a rough life
Now give it a fight, if you want to survive
Once a man, twice a child
Livity a ghetto appearance, spoil a ghetto child
Child will get on, child get wild
I know the child will be all over Rikers Isle
Yell to all
Written by: Jesse Stone, Rexton Gordon, Sean Combs

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