Krayzie Bone - Street People Lyrics
Krayzie:Dedicate this to all the niggas on the streets; niggas in the hood strugglin,Doin what the ***** they gotta do to make their money; and all the thugs, theHustlas, the gangstas, the playas, pimps. lets roll, lets roll.[. . . ghetto love, ghetto love. I can feel that ghetto love, ghetto love . . .]Street people [people] all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [wereReady for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what youGotta do].I dedicate this to the niggas in the hood [where they at? where they at? whereThey at? ], keepin it real on the street. niggas they practice what they preach,Stayin true until they d-i-e. niggas still strong. we keep on bailin throughThe stress and all the rest of the shit thats goin on. speakin of violence, iSee, you got to keep a pistol, cause if niggas think youre rich, you gon beGot, they out to pinch ya. bullshit you not--killin because of the pump, and itDrives us to the point of no return, especially when you re gone off of theSherm. you could give a ***** about a nigga flossin. while you walkin, he onSixteen switches. aint that a *****? but thats life. this shit aint nothinNice, and hell take yours if his aint right. and I cant stop em or knockem, but yo, I wouldnt even try, though. cause Bible say, hey, either repentOr you will die. so [so, so], choose one [just one]: either repent and getSaved, or put some food on your table for now.Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [wereReady for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what youGotta do].Krayzie [with niko]:I see my sisters out there hustlin, man [strugglin, man.]. do what it takes,But thats the brakes, rustle up what you can. gotta feed your babies [babies,Yeah]. handle yourself your own business--dont wait on that nigga to get youNothin. we been poor long enough, and I know you would scheme on somethin[somethin, yeah]. take the welfare, ***** it! the system givin it to you,cause its guilt on they conscience. dont let em fool you [dont let em foolYou, no]. really aint doin a nigga any favors, so come on and get the paper,Paper, before you die, die. this verse is for my ghetto queens, tryin to comeUp and get them better things, particularly cheddar cheese. make that money[make that money]. work, work, work. whatever your occupation, as long as youBringin home the bacon, bacon, bacon. dont let your enemy lock your mind, too.And I hope yall really been payin attention cause its 1999, ooh. [ooh-ooh,Yeah.] though people comin around, we gon thug. so where the thugs at? gimmeSome of that ghetto love [ghettp love].Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [wereReady for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what youGotta do].Krayzie [with niko]:Now if yall feelin me, lets get down and tear the roof off the mother. shootThe mutha*****as! Im serious and mean business. ready to pump pump and ride, youWith it? come on, put it out there. pump, pump, pump police. they treat us likeAnimals--lets attack em like beasts. but hold on: fore you start fightin[hold on, hold on], lets brighten up the action scene, pass me the gasoline [noMore, no more]. Im really not trippin on this rappin no more, cause I knowIt wont last too much longer . when its over, then I be a full-time soldier [iTold you], if I make it out of the game with all my sanity. get paid, ***** theFame, get out quickly. understand me? cause at the rate Im goin, pretty soonTheyll try to ban me for killin these mutha*****as tryin to tamper with myFamily. now they got me runnin from these po-pos, tryin to jam me, but I toldThem mutha*****as not to try to test my manly, and this is my mentality for*****in with the street life, street life [street life.]Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [wereReady for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what youGotta do].Niko:I gotta give it up to all my thugstas, were street people. them niggas with anAttitude, lets stop the killin, were strugglin just like you to make aLivin. were not pretendin, dont yall remember? it aint easy tryin to stayAlive, some people out there smokin crack. my people workin 9 to 5, just doinIt right. real strong, hold on cause it wont be long before the strugglinDays is long gone, hold on, be strong.Krayzie:Somebody better em we the t-h-u-gs real *****in soldiers, soldiers, soldiers,We soldiers. were t-h-u-gs real *****in soldiers, soldiers, soldiers, weSoldiers.[get on up, get on up.]
