Growin' Up

[Ice Cube] Ha ha, that's my shit Turn it up Uh, yeah I hear a beat like this, and think about growin' up House parties, with gang-bangers 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 (yes-sir) 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 niggas 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: x2] 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 niggas 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 niggas got raped Same niggas turned around and said fuck me No f******u 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 everything, that's on everything I learned a lot of game from you I like your son, he got his name from you I tell him everything 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 niggas say I grew up on you And let me know if anybody fuck with'chu Cause you talk a lot of shit about the red, black and 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' till 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 Uh [Chorus] --- Growin' Up - Ice Cube