Yeah,
Compton, Central, Watts Long Beach, Inglewood, L.A. Coast for life Live and die for shit
Yeah, I was young livin' life on the run 11 years old, real life, no little sips in the cut I'm takin' lil' in the cut
they even called me Kurupt Ridin' down the I'ma tell you how I grew up I was always in the mix, too young for Ty, tell 'em 'bout that experience
In Watts, a couldn't wait for the summertime Backyard barbecues, yeah, that'll your mind We stay fallin' off ice cream trucks All my **** nickel-baggin' it, hustlin'
You could catch me in the middle of the Slapboxin' with my **** And as I take you down my lane I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days, let 'em know
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days
I ain't ****, I'm just busy bein' broke **** I'm filthy Got a problem with me at me, I'll be back in six months I'm on the road gettin' my up
And I remember all the young soldiers in the hood to gang bang Slang a nickel bag money ain't a thing For real, I exactly how y'all feel I'm reppin' black and brown pride, 'til I die, c'mon
I got a lot of rider in me, I was Couple years older, 14 smokin' and Thinkin' 'bout Uncle army, the old folks love me I'm just gettin' up in the game, the gang bang
Crenshaw was crackin', doin' that got Schwinns On watchin' all the big homies spin I want Dana's, 'cause all I see like the Army, with Dana's you all you could be, I reminisce
I to love eatin' polly seeds and chico sticks Watch me up in the bush to play, hide-go-get-it, I'm wit it And all them hoodrats used to hold us on the block Reminiscin' 'bout my piece of ****, yeah
Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days
Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
Truth is, I ran away I was 5 years old Ran my And-1's had holes in the soles I had three silk shirts, two of Girbauds Spent the at Boo's house, we was sharin' his clothes
left me out in the cold Worse than that my man took five shots and he lose his soul I was with a blind man's vision And no matter how I tried, I could never see prison
And to all my dead homies, we don't pour out We just our chest out and say, "We miss y'all ****" We were scared of gang-bangers, to school in groups Argued who was the best MC, Ice Cube or
Damn, I my ghetto days it was Coca-Cola or straight coke we found a way Hey, and the of Eazy and 'Pac California, we all we got, we got, we got
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days
I remember when I to say I wanna rap and sing All my **** to laugh at me But now, I'm on top of my But now, and a damn thing changed
From ghetto superstar to All my people locked got nothin' but love for ya Stay strong, 'cause we know it easy home, 'cause we miss you on the streets
Listen, sweet ladies, how you act like that? It's your baby boy, back, back So let me you down my memory lane 'bout my ghetto days, ohh girl
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days