The Hood

That's the hood that you can't go Lil G's kickin' on the corner selling quarters and the grams yo Police on 'em they just caught em, where yo hands bro That's the hood I live in, I got pride in being brown though Brown skinned I got love for my rag Grew up running in the projects that's the hood you don't tag, no The heartbeat, yeah I love it Ain't no better feeling, you just gotta live it I love it I rose above all the hate That's why I'm dapping my carnales told 'em all go be great We don't gotta stick around no more let's buy an estate Let's beat the odds and do the things the stats be saying we can't I'm a menace to society build up the hood entirely They wanna see you be on Section 8 your life entirely Switch our heads take my mentality They'll probably take you into ICU to check your sanity They tried to bury us all but didn't know we were seeds You probably heard that one before, but that's what it is Yeah, that's what it is And I'm a rebel, GOD forgive me for my every sin, uh My bro is on his last strike, If he rob another man, he'll be sentenced to life I was yelling at the Judge, 7 years this ain't right, But he took it to the chin, I hope he get out in time In time to see his baby cause his girl said that she's pregnant I know he scared his girl gon' leave him when she's tired of waiting Dear Lord, I leave my plan in your hands So much hatred from my own, even in my own fam My gun is getting rusty, ain't fearing for my life G Trusting in my hands and my fists already trust me So if they got a issue with me pull up and we fighting The lessons that I got in the garage i'm like Tyson You don't know where I'm from I keep the O.G.s in touch Cruising through my hood playing all the oldies and such Brenton Wood, Temptations, we even play Durand Jones I hate today's music it's a million clones As a kid i saw the cops and I wanted to be 'em But now they saying put your hands up where i can see 'em That's the hood that you can't go Lil G's kickin' on the corner selling quarters and the grams yo Police on 'em they just caught em, where yo hands bro That's the hood I live in, I got pride in being brown though Brown skinned I got love for my rag Grew up running in the projects that's the hood you don't tag, no The heartbeat, yeah I love it Ain't no better feeling, you just gotta live it I love it