Ice Cube - My Summer Vacation Lyrics
[airline attendant]This is the final boarding call for flight 1259Departing from los angeles, final destination to st. louisThank you[ice cube]Damn g, the spots gettin hotSo how the ***** am I supposed to make a knot?Police looking at niggaz through a microscopeIn l.a. everybody and they momma sell dopeThey trying to stop itSo what the ***** can I do to make a profit?Catch a flight to st. louisThats cool, cause nobody knew usWe stepped off the planeFour gang bangers, professional crack slangersRented a car at wholesaleDrove to the ghetto, and checked in a motelUnpacked and I grab the three-eightyCause where we stayin, niggaz look shadyBut they cant fade south centralCause bustin a cap is fundamentalCheckin out every block closeSeein which one will clock the mostYeah this is the one no doubtBust a u bone, and lets clear these niggaz outAy ay man, whassup nigga?Yo, well this lench mob nigga!*gun shots*Now clearin em out meant casualtiesStill had the l.a. mentalityBust a cap, and out of there in a hurryWouldnt you know, a driveby in missouriThem fools got poppedTook their corner next day, set up shopAnd its better than slangin in the valleyTriple the profit makin more than I did in caliBreakin off rocks like barney rubbleCause them mark-ass niggaz dont want troubleAnd we aint on edge when we do workPolice dont recognize the khakis and the sweatshirtsGetting *****es and they cant stand aNineteen-ninety-one tony montanaNow the shits like a warOf gang violence, where it was never seen beforePunks whirl when the gat bustFour jheri curl niggaz kickin up dustAnd some of them are even lookin up to usWearing our colors and talkin that gang fussGiving up much loveDyin for a street, that they aint even heard ofBut other mother*****ers want to stand strongSo you know the phrase, once again its on[tv announcer]Top of the news tonight, gangs from south centralLos angeles which are known for their driveby shootingsHave migrated into east st. louisLeaving three dead and two others injuredNo arrests have been madePolice say this is a nationwide trendWith similar incidents occuring in texas, michigan, and oklahoma(female voice repeating in background:If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere)[ice cube]Boom, my homie got shot hes a goner blackSt. louis niggaz want they corner backShooting in snowy weatherIts illegal business, niggaz still cant stick together*****in police got the four-one-oneThat l.a. aint all, surf and sunBut we aint thinkin, bout the boysFeudin, like the hatfields and mccoysNow the shits gettin trickyCause now they lookin for the colors and the khakisDamn, the spots gettin hot from the battleAbout to pack up and start slangin in seattleBut the narcs, raid about six in the morningTry to catch a nigga while hes yawninPut his glock to my chest as I pausedWent to jail in my mother*****in drawersTryin to give me, fifty-seven yearsFacell be full of those tattooed tearsIts the same old story and the same old nigga stuckAnd the public defender aint givin a *****The fool must be sparkinTalkin about a double life plea bargainYou got to deal with the crips and bloods by hand gPlus the black guerilla familyAnd the white pride dont like northsideAnd its a riot if any more niggaz dieNo parole or probationNow this is a young mans summer vacationNo chance for rehabilitationCause look at the mother*****in years that Im facinIma end it like this cause you know whats upMy life is *****ed
