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Artist: Ice Cube
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The Drive-By
Read The Drive-By lyrics by Ice Cube on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Drive-By
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And now, "the drive-by"
[Hustler 1:] yo, money! The mothafuckas around the corners, till we trippin', man!
[Hustler 2:] whassup, man? What are they doin', man?
[Hustler 1:] yo, man! I just don't like them mothafuckas!
[Hustler 2:] alright, man
[Hustler 1:] fuck it, man!
[Hustler 2:] let's get in the car, man!
[Hustler 1:] aiight! Yo, yo, yo! Let's smoke those mothafuckas! [car door slam shuts]
[Engine starts] [music starts playin' "bust a move" by young mc]
[Hustler 1:] there they go!
[Hustler 2:] aight! Turn up the headlights, man! Turn the radio down! Turn the radio down...
[Hustler 1:] yo, yo, yo, yo! We gon' bring death to them!
[Hustler 2:]
Hehehh! We've done it before... [gun cocks]
There they go. Right there! [gun cocks] ayo, man! Roll the window down! [music stops]
[Hustler 1:] aight!
[Hustler 2:] we finna get this mothafucka! 'ey, 'ey, 'ey, man! Whassup, nigga?
[Enemy] yo!
[Hustler 2:] this wildest nigga, my nigga!
[People] [screams] [shouts]
[Hustler 1:] just smoke the mothafucka, man!
[Hustler 2:] shoot that mothafucka, man! [4 shots] [automatic gunshots]
[People] [screams] [shouts]
[Hustler 1:] 'ey, 'ey, 'ey! I'm shootin' 'em right now, man! Let's get 'em, man! [4 shots]
[Hustler 2:] fuck that! Smoke the mothafuckas! [automatic gunshots]
[Hustler 1:] owww, shit, man! I shoot the mothafuckas!
[Hustler 2:] get fuck outta here, man! Get the fuck...! [car pulls away]
[People] [screams] [shouts]
[Hustler 2:]... Fuck outta here
[People] [screams] [shouts]
[Tom brokaw newcaster sample:]
"Outside the south central area...
Few cared about the violence because... It didn't affect them."
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Ice Cube performs "The Drive-By", and this lyric page sits inside the Ice Cube catalog on LyroVerse.
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