Lupe Fiasco - Hood Now (Outro) Lyrics
This one for the hood![Verse 1]What do you do when it’s so unequal?Wear Michael Jordan’s with your tuxedosIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYea, yeaIt’s “hood†nowPublic school system only teaching partsSo the school of hard knocks is what make you street smartYou’re hood nowHood nowYea, yeaHood nowOpen fire hydrant ‘front the liquor storeCoolin’ perm ads all on the billboardsYou in the hood nowYou in the hood nowThat’s rightYou in the hood nowRamen noodle soups, you make the bestWater in the milk to make it stretchThat’s the hood nowThat’s the hood nowThat’s the hood nowThat’s the hood nowIvy League was running really well thenThey slipped up and let Cornel inIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYes it isIt’s hood nowIn Miami Beach, it’s rich white folksBut Memorial Day, “you know who†do the mostIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYea, it’s hood nowAnd house shoes is for the house foolThe homies wear ‘em out, how coolIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowThat’s hood nowOh yea, that’s hood nowAnd that Mercedes Benz, on them giant rimsOpen up the trunk and see ‘bout twenty ten’sThat’s hood nowIt’s hood nowThat’s hood nowOh yea, that’s hood nowAnd diamond chains was for kings and queensBut since we got to ‘em they’ll never be the sameThey hood nowThey hood nowBling, BlingIt’s hood nowYou pissed her off, you broke the rulesHer earrings out, she taking off her shoesIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowIt’s about to be...Really hood nowChop up Jazz, loop up the RockSample the Blues, call it Hip-HopIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYea mayneIt’s hood now[Hook]We took that hurt, made it into songsGod bless the child that’s got his ownSayin’ it’s hood nowSayin’ it’s hood now[Verse 2]Pants saggin’ right off my assI sit it down, right in first classIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYes sirIt’s hood nowFancy restaurant, dress codeT-shirt, gym shortsIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowHallelujahIt’s hood nowFashion shows, with fancy clothesYou see Mr. West right in the front rowIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowThat’s what it meansIt’s hood nowAt the Oscar’s, P on the sticksAnd the winner is … Three-6It’s hood nowIt’s hood nowUh oh…It’s hood now[Hook]We took that hurt, made it into songsGod bless the child that’s got his ownSayin’ it’s hood nowSayin’ it’s hood now[Verse 3]You had Elvis Presley and he was crackin’But guess what? Here comes Michael JacksonIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowThat’s rightIt’s hood nowPro sports, them was yo’ courtsBut you let us in, so on and so forthIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowUh huhIt’s hood nowThey gave us scraps, some of it oldWe cooked it up and called it “soulâ€It’s good nowIt’s good nowYou like that?It’s hood nowAnd you know me, I don’t voteBut the White House, you already knowIt’s hood nowIt’s hood nowYes sirIt’s hood now[Hook]We took that hurt, made it into songsGod bless the child that’s got his ownSayin’ it’s hood nowSayin’ it’s hood nowYea[Outro]You know I had to do itCan’t forget where you came fromOne for the ghettoTwo for the hoodThree for the allFour for the goodYeaAnd we outThis the greatI mean, God is GreatAmerican RapFood and Liquor 2 … through
