y kids out there in the hood, ya know...Going through the struggle and what n...hat could happen in the hood...The hood's out of control, t... they don't believe the sun can still shine...'Cause nobody loves the hood...Born in the hood, so the hood's in ya heart...hing's been good in the hood from the start...a cold ass world fa the younga generation...In err hood somebody would, tim...p, they don't think the sun still shine...Brush it against the wall, forced to do ...'Cause jail ain't the place to be...Might be the place for you but a...But the kids doing bad 'cause nobody loves da hood...The hood's out of control, t... they don't believe the sun can still shine...'Cause nobody loves the hood...Man, the kids always getting...Getting money on the zone, now it is a p...They can put the drugs down and pick up the books...ve but now they got the nerve...criminals up off of the curb...The government got the world misunderstood...I dedicate this to the ones who love the hood...The hood's out of control, t... they don't believe the sun can still shine...'Cause nobody loves the hood...Give the middle fingers and ...Over come the bad and pray to the Lord...to turn good 'cause the grace of the Lord...ave 'cause somebody love the hood...The hood's out of control, t... they don't believe the sun can still shine...'Cause nobody loves the hood...The hood's out of control, t... they don't believe the sun can still shine...'Cause nobody loves the hood

e so many niggas in the street owe me some ...be bustin' my nigga nobody knows all the trouble I been thro...Performing for my hood niggas spittin' rhy...ur grind because of the shine it give us... feel I'm in it for the same thing...Don't nobody love me in this cold wor...hese bitches 'cause the hatred I got for my...Fuck you bitches, I love my riches go get it...Witness the J.Prince runnin' the south... ain't no mercy for the weak better get str... it just to stay in the game (mayne)...Kickin' it with the jealous got me begg...rone to throw me in the fuckin' prison...God blessed the child that can doub

I ever make you see the light, and make you...respect nigga, thas the key to life...Now thas the run to make ya, See...And all the pain is gone, no mo...him that he's still the best...st, Go ahead murder the chief...It's like four in the morning, I got a ca...Fuck it, Go get the duct tape, and tape...en nigguz that role the dice and twenty sha...It ain't the same, Huh Huh, Shit...Say the wrong words to the wrong nigguh get sp... you could put down the drugs and gun play...Skatin' donw the runway and praisin'...Feelin' like nobody wit you, or nobody love you...ets is watchin' and the hood is observin'...be thuggin', Gun in the air bussin'

Hey, she can't love you like I love you ...ause I know, you're the kind of guy, I see ...t I mean, cause I'm the real thing and I go...I'm falling in love again, god damn we ...Cause can't nobody love me like he can ... no talk, convos on the phone getting spark...I can't stand the fact, that she is a...She can't love you like I love you ...ind on my money and the hood got me tied up ... into a bawl six in the morning, we in the zone deep then we a...g to get it on then the bitch keep callin' ...onna pick you up in the back I know you lik

g, no love, you get the slug, CB4 Gusto ...turned bitch, I got the gauge out ...The Good-F-E-L-L-A, ver...attache, jumped out the Range, empty out the ashtray ...The highlights of livin...m, Lex with TV sets the minimum ...f Demi-Sec to chase the Henny ...et any clique, with the semi-tech who want ...il, taste em, crack the legs ...Fuckin me in the Benz wagon ...With the broke Mac it won't ...hey hit, as long as the drama's lit ...eep, cause sleep is the cousin of death" ->..."I ain't the type of brother mad...u frontin, I was in the Jeep ...Sunk in the seat, tinted with h...Across the streat you was wild...in bout how you ran the Island in eighty-ni...Layin up, playin the yard with crazy shi... this biscuit 'fore the cops come ...in me my name, what the fuck ...Left the hospital that same ... had to drop so how the fuck I get clapped ...Black was in the Jeep watchin all th...rown Datsun, and yo nobody in my hood got one ...The 'Bridge touched me ...ther, Uptown coppin the raw ...a thug changes, and love changes ...gaz gettin it on in the world you know? ...Yo to the Queensbridge Militi...9-6 shit.. The Firm clique, Illmat...Better come with the real though ...Bring the shit man, live man

The whole town's on a m...his man from around the corner (we'll call ...(Here's where the plot thickens) ...(They call the squad, hittin block...(Plus nobody in the hood cries, it's like th... could die) So peep the lesson ...e's snortin dope in the back seat of Trigg'...(was the victim, from a dime...Picture the neighborhood kingpi...Mo was a soldier to the fullest ... his homies, always the first to spit bulle...meboy would fall in love ...not knowin he ain't the daddy) ...The neighborhood's buzz... gettin pictures of the both of 'em walkin ...Then watch the way that this story...Just the smoke from the cap peelin a man wi...Now with the problems of poverty... and the tricks to these tal...Behind the curtains their priv... The results is the same with different..., same old thing in the same old town ...All the while let's look at...I can't believe the shit they tellin me...odies drop, so call the cops ...edicate this to all the fallen comrades ... All the homies that didn't ...s is tired of seein the same thing ... and to, all the fallen comrades, all the soldiers ... (to the homey Boonie, rest ...[Pac] All the homies that fell, all the homies ... you always live in the motherfuckin heart ...e deceased, dead on the streets ...an't have peace til the niggaz get a piece

The whole town's on a m...his man from around the corner, we'll call ...Here's where the plot thickens...They call the squad, hittin' bloc...Plus nobody in the hood cries, it's like th... could die, so peep the lesson...'s snortin' dope in the backseat of Trigg's...Was the victim, from a dime...Picture the neighborhood kingpi...Mo was a soldier to the fullest... his homies, always the first to spit bulle...meboy would fall in love...ot knowin' he ain't the daddy...The neighborhood's buzz...gettin' pictures of the both of 'em walkin'...Then watch the way that this story...Just the smoke from the cap, peelin' a man ...Now with the problems of poverty, and the tricks to these tal...Behind the curtains, their pri...The results is the same with different..., same old thing in the same old town...All the while let's look at...I can't believe the s*** they tellin' m...odies drop, so call the cops...edicate this to all the fallen comrades, th...(All the homies that didn't ... is tired of seein' the same thing)...(And to, all the fallen comrades, all the soldiers)...(To the homie Boonie, rest ...(All the homies that fell, all the homies)... you always live in the motherf***in' heart...e deceased, dead on the streets...n't have peace 'til the n*****s get a piece

The whole town's on a m...his man from around the corner (we'll call ...(Here's where the plot thickens)...(They call the squad, hittin block...(Plus nobody in the hood cries, it's like th... could die) So peep the lesson...e's snortin dope in the back seat of Trigg'...(was the victim, from a dime...Picture the neighborhood kingpi...Mo was a soldier to the fullest... his homies, always the first to spit bulle...meboy would fall in love...not knowin he ain't the daddy)...The neighborhood's buzz... gettin pictures of the both of 'em walkin...Then watch the way that this story...Just the smoke from the cap peelin a man wi...Now with the problems of poverty... and the tricks to these tal...Behind the curtains their priv... The results is the same with different..., same old thing in the same old town...All the while let's look at...I can't believe the shit they tellin me...odies drop, so call the cops...edicate this to all the fallen comrades... All the homies that didn't ...s is tired of seein the same thing... and to, all the fallen comrades, all the soldiers... (to the homey Boonie, rest ...[Pac] All the homies that fell, all the homies... you always live in the motherfuckin heart...e deceased, dead on the streets...an't have peace til the niggaz get a piece

And on the other side I hear s...(It's like the body of a vampire, ...Only move around in the dark...The light burns your sk...I'm a son to the anarchy...I'll show you the way if you follow m...ome in many shapes, the message I spread to...You can do it from the front or behind...d don't worry 'bout the police...t one less nigga on the streets)...His girl is yours!) The world is yours!...(And I spoke to the best of them, got a...And I ain't get to the rest of them)...And don't nobody love you like I do)...And take the stress off your che...To the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...lin' you don't feed the hood, you stingy!...ou ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?)...We are the best! fire! This Sm

d to tell 'em, man) The hood know I'm a problem,...d to tell 'em, man) The world know I'm a pr...Hop off the G-4, hop in the G-5...I'mma hop off the yacht then hop in the GT...Got niggaz in the hood knockin' the CD...See the ladies give me top ...o do is just hop on the wee-wee...t a lawyer a cop in the DT...y bunch I ain't wit the funny stuff...et money nigga fuck the fame...The hood know I'm a problem,...The world know I'm a pr...I was on the radio and yo, guess... askin' me about is the Freeway tape...in' that's good for the air...play somethin' that the hood want to hear...So when the radio go to put tha...And I ain't pissin' nobody...wouldn't be missin' nobody...'t Styles, 'Kiss or nobody...sta, Nore, Swizz or nobody...With the FS on my chest with...I got love for Snoop, Puff and...t money nigga, fuck the fame...The hood know I'm a problem,...The world know I'm a pr

d to tell 'em, man) The hood know I'm a problem,...d to tell 'em, man) The world know I'm a pr...Hop off the G-4, hop in the G-5 ...I'mma hop off the yacht then hop in the GT ...Got niggaz in the hood knockin' the CD ...See the ladies give me top ...o do is just hop on the wee-wee ...t a lawyer a cop in the DT ...y bunch I ain't wit the funny stuff ...et money nigga fuck the fame ...The hood know I'm a problem,...The world know I'm a pr...I was on the radio and yo, guess... askin' me about is the Freeway tape ...in' that's good for the air ...play somethin' that the hood want to hear ...So when the radio go to put tha...And I ain't pissin' nobody ...wouldn't be missin' nobody ...'t Styles, 'Kiss or nobody ...sta, Nore, Swizz or nobody ...With the FS on my chest with...I got love for Snoop, Puff and...t money nigga, fuck the fame ...The hood know I'm a problem,...The world know I'm a pr

Yeah nigga, the hood is fucked up right ...Niggaz got the game real twisted, ...It's time for the teacher...To sit back in the front of the class, nigga...Right over the blackboard... you hoe-ass niggaz the rules, nigga...Cause ain't nobody showin? you niggaz...How to get money the right way...erybody money up on the real...They crossin' up the Trill and man, ya b...hese boys is givin' the wrong niggaz out he...that compromise yo? hood... know it cool until the good...' work, hustlin' by the school... this whole shit on the cool...Matter fact, fuck the cool, you niggaz ne...I'm takin' the hood back...his head, we takin' the hood back...n' wrong, we takin' the hood back...Hell naw, we takin' the hood back...We in the club like it's good, in the hood and you a rat...erfucker, we takin' the hood back...But the boy like Diddy fed,...Yeah, I grind for the paper, fuck small t...We takin' the hood back...his head, we takin' the hood back...n' wrong, we takin' the hood back...Hell naw, we takin' the hood back...We in the club like it's good, in the hood and you a rat...erfucker, we takin' the hood back...Ain't no fuckn' love or second chance...h shut, investigate the whole place...ow that nigga round the whole day...The game ain't the same at all, changed for the worst...Nigga got the less time ?cause he...I disperse to dope, the most convicted felo...his head, we takin' the hood back...n' wrong, we takin' the hood back...Hell naw, we takin' the hood back...We in the club like it's good, in the hood and you a rat...erfucker, we takin' the hood back...I'm takin' back the streets, thang on the see...le but I'm cold wit the heat...I don't see none of the shit that you name...Where the car at? Where the bread at?...Where the girl you say that g...Where the rocks at? Where the glocks at?...In yo' mind and on the mic, the only place it's at...igga, I'm takin' my hood back...his head, we takin' the hood back...n' wrong, we takin' the hood back...Hell naw, we takin' the hood back...We in the club like it's good, in the hood and you a rat...erfucker, we takin' the hood back

On the dirt road ...hat nigga stayed on the corner ...I mean the apple don't fall too far from the tree ...all my homies in my hood were killed ...California, Land of the Free ...That's the reason why we do wh...This is for the homies in my hood ...All the single mamas it's a...why'all soldiers on the front line ...This is for the struggle it don't s...I ain't in love with the situation ... position get up in the middle ...Just to put the West Coast back on ...a represent it till the day that I die ...This is for the homies in my hood ...All the single mamas it's a...why'all soldiers on the front line ...This is for the struggle it don't s...And ain't nobody there to help you ...Seem like nobody cares ...rying to get up out the game now (so much p...in't a penthouse in the sky ...It's keeping on the lights ...This is for the homies in my hood ...All the single mamas it's a...why'all soldiers on the front line ...This is for the struggle it don't s...This is for the homies in my hood ...All the single mamas it's a...why'all soldiers on the front line ...This is for the struggle it don't s...This is for the homies in my hood ...All the single mamas it's a...why'all soldiers on the front line ...This is for the struggle it don't s

Pretty much the same way, right around the time when you got e...All the promises you made, ... niggaz actin up in the hood... niggaz actin up in the hood...cause I'm seldom in the company of bitches...Plus the concepts I depict, ...ck or bitch, inside the shit I kick...Fuck the friendships, I ride...yours I'm a thug, the product of a broken...rd, in my letter to the President... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo...Oh youse a ball in the White House, I hope...my nights out, with the lights out...under the safety of darkness, amongst the crazed and the heartless...a flat for scratch, the Godless...It's the only thing makin pa...decision I realized the same nigga... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo...lick shots to watch the glocks glow...dent, it's evident, nobody really care...for a struggle out the gutter, twenty-two ...hese 223'sll freeze the biggest with ease...gga you fear, bring the beast to his knees...d, in my letter, to the President... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo...I want to meet the President, but will...ared to look inside the eyes of a Thug Nigg...Somewhere in the middle of my mind...is a nigga on the tightrope, screamin...Lookin for the reason that my momm...rd, in my letter to the President...Tell the secretary it's nece...Battles and wars to the daylight...ord in my letter to the President... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo...at got us niggaz on the street, thinkin who in the hell care?...What the fuck I'm fightin fo...hit, I ain't got no love here...Taxin, all the blacks and...police beatin me in the streets... niggaz actin up in the hood, send mo' troo

Pretty much the same way, right around the time...nothin' changed all the...niggaz actin' up in the hood...niggaz actin' up in the hood...cause I'm seldom in the company of bitches...Plus the concepts I depict, ...ck or bitch, inside the shit I kick...Fuck the friendships, I ride...Yours I'm a thug, the product of a broken...rd, in my letter to the President...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...Oh youse a ball in the White House, I hope...my nights out, with the lights out...Under the safety of darkness, amongst the crazed and the heartless...a flat for scratch, the Godless...It's the only thing makin' p...decision I realized the same nigga...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...lick shots to watch the glocks glow...dent, it's evident, nobody really care...For a struggle out the gutter, twenty-two ...hese 223s'll freeze the biggest with ease...gga you fear, bring the beast to his knees...d, in my letter, to the President...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...I wanna meet the President, but will...ared to look inside the eyes of a Thug Nigg...Somewhere in the middle of my mind...Is a nigga on the tightrope, screamin...Lookin' for the reason that my momm...rd, in my letter to the President...Tell the secretary it's nece...battles and wars to the daylight...ord in my letter to the President...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo...at got us niggaz on the street...Thinkin' who in the hell care?...fight your war what the fuck I'm fightin' f...hit, I ain't got no love here I ain't had a ...Taxin', all the blacks and police beatin' me in the streets...niggaz actin' up in the hood, send mo' troo