Growin' Up

[Ice Cube]

Ha ha, that's my shit

Turn it up [echoes]

Uhh, yeah

I hear a beat like this, and think about growin up

House parties, with gangbangers showin up

Represent your hood, everybody throw it up

They say Cube get on the mic, nigga blow it up

I used to lyrical, political

But now you want it sugarcoated like cereal

First I met Dre, then I met Yella (yessir)

Dr. Dre made me rap acapella

Me and Jinx did a show at Dudo's {?}

With K-Dee, I think it was two shows

Then Dre introduced me to E

Cruisin down the street in his red Jeep

He said, yo niggaz we should flip it like this

Cause them _Boyz N the Hood_ like the gangsta shit

I put the pen to the pad, young nigga was raw

And told the world how we felt about the law

It was real

[Chorus 2X: samples + (Cube)]

I see the happiness (all day every day)

I see the pain

Where am I (growin up in the hood)

Back down memory lane

[Ice Cube]

Oh shit, it's N.W.A.!

Them niggaz on tour and they comin our way

Lil' Eminem is still tucked away

In that trailer park, just bumpin our tape

Jerry Heller tried to make his escape

I had to bounce, while other niggaz got raped

Same niggaz turned around and said fuck me

No FUCK YOU cause I'm down with Chuck D

And I'm 'bout to do a movie up, a classic

When I hit the screen, nigga it was magic

Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket

Thanks for everythang, that's on everythang

I learned a lot of game from you

I like your son, he got his name from you

I tell him everythang that he need to know

If he ask my advice, I won't think twice homey

[Chorus]

[Ice Cube]

From _Boyz N the Hood_, to _XXX 2_

Everybody wanna know my next move

Fans all around say "We love you Cube!"

I wanna take time to say I love you too

I love all my fans cause they know I'm a man

And not a little boy or some fuckin play toy

A lot of niggaz say I grew up on you

And let me know if anybody fuck wit'chu

Cause you talk a lot of shit about the red, black & blue

And how they treat a nigga called Katrina, did you see her

White folks worry 'bout them fuckin misdemeanor

While black people dyin in that God damn arena

Just because I'm actin nigga never stop rappin

It's in my blood homey, I'ma keep the party crackin

Money keep stackin 'til they put me in a casket

Who you think you fuckin wit? Here's another classic

[Chorus]

[Ice Cube]

I'm Ruthless, I'm Ruthless..

Street Knowledge..

Lench Mob..

Westside..

Uhh..

[Chorus - 1/2]