Side, oh no, it's '98, y'all an' we got some new s**t What we say? Yes, ha ha Fade the world in this ************ That's right, oh, check it out **** what ya heard, baby, I'm DJ Quik Whether on TV or in these streets, I'm still the s**t I went from drinkin' eight ball an' makin' demos To drinkin' Hennessey an' Chivas Regal in the back of the limo Gettin' my issue in life you can't hate that An' when I tell you about yo' self, *****, you can't take that 'Cause y'all be cross fadin' if you don't understand You got a side an' I got one But you be crossin' over here to see what's in my hand Yeah, but that's cool too I gets my money on the double, that's what I do Hittin' them brown bubbles an' avoidin' trouble Hoes to choose with nothin' to lose An' a million motha****as wanna be in my shoes But you don't understand, beyond the parties an' cheer I been broke my whole career, breakin' bread with my peers Bought a '96 Impala, the new SS Before the 20,000 mile mark, I gave it to Sid I could never bust a new shoe if my nephews ain't got 'em Fila, Jumpman, Cortez, yeah, I'm comin' out the pocket For my homies in the hood, up on it when I'm around 'Cause there's a difference between bein' a thug an' bein' down now Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Just 'cause I kick it with killers, don't mean that I do it My occupation's a musician an' I'm stayin' true to it I went from bein' a rider to bein' a provider While I was straddlin' the fence tryin' not to hit the divider Just an impressionable human being tryin' to do right Every now an' then I get my manhood tested in fights Like I used to have a beef with this cat named Eiht An' his homies approached me at the club El Rey What was I to do? I'm on stage an' I'm doin' my thang An' this *****'s out in the crowd tryin' to hoo bang Givin' it up for his homies an' set trippin' too But he wasn't from Rollin' 60's, more like Tragney I wonder what's his problem? What he tryin' to say? Is this business personal or just '**** Quik Day'? I approached him like a man an' not like a nut He turned around an' put his drink down an' straight knuckled up In the dark club punches is flyin' all around An' even though it was me an' him the rumors went 'round An' said I killed somebody, now how that sound? How could I stomp somebody to death that's bigger than me An' I'm just a hundred an' fifty five pounds, tell me? Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta See, some don't realize the power of lyrics 'Cause when you rap about death, you talkin' to spirits You see you can say the things that can help us all ball Or you can say things that make it bad for us all Fix the problem, the only way is come to the source Don't be a Trojan Horse, help us change the course Everybody knows that it's bad in the 'hood So check what you rappin' about if it ain't to the good I did my part a long time ago I changed my views Ain't no gang bangin' an' slangin', just hangin' with trues Give it up to my Creator an' that you can quote But motha****as still see me as a scapegoat Yeah, like that night when Biggie died at Quincy Jones spot Like 400 other people, yeah, I heard some shots Broke away with the crowd nervous, obviously An' the motha****as blamed it on me, what the hell? Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Check it out, this song is dedicated To the two most prolific writers in rap music history Tupac Shakur an' the Notorious B.I.G. It's also dedicated to the little homie from 60's That lost his life at that party, rest in peace, y'all An' to MC Eiht, when you get yo' head together Maybe we can do a record, feel me? I'm out
Side, oh no, it's '98, y'all an' we got some new s**t What we say? Yes, ha ha Fade the world in this ************ That's right, oh, check it out **** what ya heard, baby, I'm DJ Quik Whether on TV or in these streets, I'm still the s**t I went from drinkin' eight ball an' makin' demos To drinkin' Hennessey an' Chivas Regal in the back of the limo Gettin' my issue in life you can't hate that An' when I tell you about yo' self, *****, you can't take that 'Cause y'all be cross fadin' if you don't understand You got a side an' I got one But you be crossin' over here to see what's in my hand Yeah, but that's cool too I gets my money on the double, that's what I do Hittin' them brown bubbles an' avoidin' trouble Hoes to choose with nothin' to lose An' a million motha****as wanna be in my shoes But you don't understand, beyond the parties an' cheer I been broke my whole career, breakin' bread with my peers Bought a '96 Impala, the new SS Before the 20,000 mile mark, I gave it to Sid I could never bust a new shoe if my nephews ain't got 'em Fila, Jumpman, Cortez, yeah, I'm comin' out the pocket For my homies in the hood, up on it when I'm around 'Cause there's a difference between bein' a thug an' bein' down now Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Just 'cause I kick it with killers, don't mean that I do it My occupation's a musician an' I'm stayin' true to it I went from bein' a rider to bein' a provider While I was straddlin' the fence tryin' not to hit the divider Just an impressionable human being tryin' to do right Every now an' then I get my manhood tested in fights Like I used to have a beef with this cat named Eiht An' his homies approached me at the club El Rey What was I to do? I'm on stage an' I'm doin' my thang An' this *****'s out in the crowd tryin' to hoo bang Givin' it up for his homies an' set trippin' too But he wasn't from Rollin' 60's, more like Tragney I wonder what's his problem? What he tryin' to say? Is this business personal or just '**** Quik Day'? I approached him like a man an' not like a nut He turned around an' put his drink down an' straight knuckled up In the dark club punches is flyin' all around An' even though it was me an' him the rumors went 'round An' said I killed somebody, now how that sound? How could I stomp somebody to death that's bigger than me An' I'm just a hundred an' fifty five pounds, tell me? Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta See, some don't realize the power of lyrics 'Cause when you rap about death, you talkin' to spirits You see you can say the things that can help us all ball Or you can say things that make it bad for us all Fix the problem, the only way is come to the source Don't be a Trojan Horse, help us change the course Everybody knows that it's bad in the 'hood So check what you rappin' about if it ain't to the good I did my part a long time ago I changed my views Ain't no gang bangin' an' slangin', just hangin' with trues Give it up to my Creator an' that you can quote But motha****as still see me as a scapegoat Yeah, like that night when Biggie died at Quincy Jones spot Like 400 other people, yeah, I heard some shots Broke away with the crowd nervous, obviously An' the motha****as blamed it on me, what the hell? Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Bang bang boogie da bang da bang boogie to da boogie Bang boogie da bang, **** what you sayin', *****? You'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you'z a ganxta, no, I'm not *****, you a ganxta Check it out, this song is dedicated To the two most prolific writers in rap music history Tupac Shakur an' the Notorious B.I.G. It's also dedicated to the little homie from 60's That lost his life at that party, rest in peace, y'all An' to MC Eiht, when you get yo' head together Maybe we can do a record, feel me? I'm out