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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Big Noyd
Vocals
Chinky
Vocals
Havoc
Vocals
Prodigy
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kejuan Muchita
Songwriter
Albert Johnson
Songwriter
Shalene Evans
Songwriter
Tajuan Perry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Havoc
Producer
Jonathan Williams
Mixing Engineer
Sheldon Guide
Additional Engineer
Steve Sola
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Yeah, uh-huh, yeah, that true shit
That shit that make you feel shit
To all my **** and my bitches
Yeah, check it, uh-huh
[Verse 2]
It's kinda bugged how I do sometimes
Know they staring, brain feel like the wheel lost without the ball bearing
Stuck contemplating who I can trust
But like yayo in a bill, my feelings just get crushed
That's why I stick with my duns like I stick with the guns
Don't get mad, rip your hun', concentrate on my funds
Lift heavy gats concealed by my waist
Never get patted down when I step in the place
[Verse 3]
Jiggied up, scope the spot, confirm, beef if it's not
Rally up, after this get followed straight to the crib
Gem Star, double edge, apply pressure
Shave 'em down, blow marks and chewed in through your mecca
Wanna be a thug, now you got the thug look
Stick 'em up, leave Medicaid with the bill to foot
Gold body with a rubber grip, black shotty
Pump one in his ass, make a **** switch hobbies
[Verse 4]
A dopes is hand delivered without postage
Bring it to your door, step quick on short notice
**** get sniped like Klonker Brockite
Show 'em how to rock right, when bitches are holding mic's (Street life)
[Verse 5]
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
You taught me how to survive the concrete
But how long? Only time will say
Forever you a part of me (Street life)
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
I'm surprised we alive today
For how long? Who am I to say?
Forever you a part of me
[Verse 6]
This is something you feel ****
Like the theme song from Hill Street Blues
This is real, this is ill street news
How he gone and left his moms mind struck
And now his brother not giving a fuck
Little sister giving up the butt now, down to wet that
I want you to rest black 'cause you can believe that
Noyd gon' handle that 'cause when I get 'em, I'ma have 'em
Pull out the sweeper and spray it 'em
[Verse 7]
I'm no killer, you know me
But I'll be damned if I don't ride for my code, D
And then this O-G scold me and told me coldly
You keep it up and you'll be dead like your homie
But I gotta redeem and get this cream by any means
I never been clean, ****, my whole clique got dirty
From the battles to the trials and the bloody up shawty
****, you heard me, it's gangster (And to the block)
[Verse 8]
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
You taught me how to survive the concrete
But how long? Only time will say
Forever you a part of me (And to the block)
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
I'm surprised we alive today
For how long? Who am I to say?
Forever you a part of me
[Verse 9]
Vision a canvas, I paint a picture
Similar to Ernie Barnes, ****
But mines is more ghetto, more guns, more drugs, mostly thugs
All of my duns, their baby moms daughter and sons
Dark blocks with street lamps shot the fuck out
Park benches is broke, a **** stretched out
Jumped off the roof and fell to his death, it's real
Hand ball walls displayed a RIP mural
Those who sling, play the shadows by the building
Devil springs, kept 'em going while the snows blowing
[Verse 10]
Grams get dipped, fifties is more, cookies are broke then spliced
In large pieces for the fiends to smoke
The sun sets look beautiful over the projects
What a shame, it ain't the same where we stand at
If you look close you can see the bricks chipped off
Sometimes **** miss when they lick off, don't get clipped off
(Street life)
[Verse 11]
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
You taught me how to survive the concrete
But how long? Only time will say
Forever you a part of me (Street life)
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
I'm surprised we alive today
For how long? Who am I to say?
Forever you a part of me (And to my guns)
[Verse 12]
Why'd you have to raise me this way?
I love y'all to this day
For how long? Only time will say
Forever you a part of me
Written by: A. Johnson, Kejuan Muchita, Sian Evans, T. Perry