Can my homeboy tell y'all Where the fuck he from? Can my homeboy tell y'all Where the fuck he from? Ay, yo Cube Let's get this party started my nigga What you tell berths where the fuck you from I'm from the land of the gang bang Since I was little, ain't a god damn thang changed It's the same ol' same Bush run shit like Saddam Hussien I cock and aim, clinically insane To deal with this bullshit day to day If I sell some yay or smoke some hay You bitches wanna throw me up in Pelican's Bay Call me an animal up in the system But who's the animal that built this prison Who's the animal that invented lower living The projects, thank God for Russell Simmons Thank God for Sugar Hill I'm putting a different kind of steel up to my grill Y'all know what it is, scared for your own kids How these ghetto niggas taken over showbiz They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs You know They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us You know They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs You know They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us It's Boyz n the Hood, it's toys in the hood Y'all wanna know why there's noise in the hood 'Cause there's drugs in the hood Thugs in the hood Nigga killed a Crip and a Blood in the hood (for real) 'Cause when niggas get tribal It's all about survival, nobody liable I got caught by Five-0 Grand-mama came to court with her Bible But when the judge hit the gavel Now I'm too far from my family to travel I just came unraveled Socked the D.A. before I got gaffled Owned by C.A, State Property Just like the year 1553 I'm looking for me, a one-way ticket out Don't understand, what's so hard to figure out? They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs What's up y'all They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us You know They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us I can't take the pressure Pulled the fo-fo up out the dresser Grabbed the weight up out the closet Po-po coming but I'm scared to toss it Y'all know what happened last time I lost it Can't tell you niggas what the fuckin' boss did D game got a nigga exhausted Gotta go for the plea bargain they offered 20 years for what? Breaking these laws that's so corrupt Taking these halls and fillin' 'em up Some powder cake shit that's about to erupt But I, ay y'all, I'm about to be stuck Until the year 2000, what the fuck? In the hood, don't press your luck 'Cause these motherfuckers will set you up, word up They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs You know They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us You know They give us guns and drugs Then wonder why in the fuck we thugs They wanna count the slugs Then come around here and fuck with us Every hood's the same Every hood's the same (yo Perce) Every hood's the same Every hood's the same (stop trippin') Every hood's the same Every hood's the same Every hood's the same Every hood's the same Believe that shit ♪ Oh they're looking good out there tonight Cube Ay, Perv, you lookin' damn good to me tonight Shit Oh they're lookin' good tonight Now it's lookin' good But it ain't really smelling good now You know what I mean Here's where I don't smell no motherfuckin' chronic in the air What the fuck is going on? I mean I know they didn't let Snoop in the house But goddamn it, I'm here goddamn it I was able to get in with some shit Show me a little California love men Put it in the air Ay, ay Crazy Chords Help these motherfuckers put it in the air men Butt up Blaze it up (And do what?) Smoke some weed Come on, bounce Come on, bounce Come on, bounce Come on, bounce Come on, bounce Come on, bounce Come on, bounce, come on What's your name homie? Ice Cube motherfucker When you with Perk what you represent my nigga? West Coast motherfucker George Bush, George Clinton, Bill Clinton Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Bob Marley Rick James, knew how to throw a party (Smoke some weed) Snoop Dogg, all the way to Cheech and Chong Cypress Hill, Robert Downey hit the bong Ricky Williams, fuck how Miami feeling (Smoke some weed) What is this girl? This is West coast nigga thinking California quicksand got a nigga sinking I can give a fuck what you niggas drinking (Smoke some weed) What is this girl? This is West coast nigga thinking California quicksand got a nigga sinking I can give a fuck what you bitches drinking (Smoke some weed) What's your name homie? Ice Cube motherfucker When you with Perk what you represent my nigga? West Coast motherfucker (Smoke some weed) Hell yeah Smell much better up in here right now That's what the fuck I'm talking about