Growin' Up
Ha ha, that's my ****
Turn it up
I hear a beat like this, and think about growin' up
House parties, with gangbangers showin up
Represent your hood, everybody throw it up
They say Cube get on the mic, ***** blow it up
I used to be lyrical, political
But now you want it sugarcoated like cereal
First I met Dre, then I met Yella (yessir)
Dr.Dre made me rap acapella
Me and Jinx did a show at Dudo's
With K-Dee, I think it was two shows
Then Dre introduced me to E
Cruisin down the street in his red Jeep
He said, yo ****** we should flip it like this
Cause them Boyz-N-The-Hood like the gangsta ****
I put the pen to the pad, young ***** was raw
And told the world how we felt about the law
It was real
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
Oh ****, it's N.W.A!
Them ****** on tour and they comin' our way
Little Eminem is still tucked away
In that trailer park, just bumpin our tape
Jerry Heller tried to make his escape
I had to bounce, while other ****** got raped
Same ****** turned around and said **** me
No **** you 'cause I'm down with Chuck D
And I'm 'bout to do a movie up, a classic
When I hit the screen, ***** it was magic
Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket
Thanks for everythang, that's on everythang
I learned a lot of game from you
I like your son, he got his name from you
I tell him everythang that he need to know
If he ask my advice, I won't think twice homey
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
From Boyz N the Hood, to xXx 2
Everybody wanna know my next move
Fans all around say "We love you Cube!"
I wanna take time to say I love you too
I love all my fans 'cause they know I'm a man
And not a little boy or some ****in' play toy
A lot of ****** say I grew up on you
And let me know if anybody **** wit you
Cause you talk a lot of **** about the red, black and blue
And how they treat a ***** called Katrina, did you see her
White folks worry 'bout them ****in' misdemeanor
While black people dyin' in that God damn arena
Just because I'm actin' ***** never stop rappin'
It's in my blood homey, I'ma keep the party crackin'
Money keep stackin till they put me in a casket
Who you think you ****in' wit? Here's another classic
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
I see the happiness (all day every day)
I see the pain
Where am I (growin' up in the hood)
Back down memory lane
I'm Ruthless, I'm Ruthless...
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