Hood Mentality (Explicit)
Ice Cube"Hood Mentality (Explicit)" is a song by Ice Cube, released in 2008 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:47 long and contains 80 lines and 712 words.
Lyrics
0:18*************school *************I'mma be a ****dealer
0:45I'mma be a killer yup a urban guerrilla
0:48I'mma stack strilla yeah buy me a villa
0:51Sell a five oh to my auntie Pricilla
0:54I don't give a *************that she look like thrilla
0:57Hit that *************t one more time and *************around and kill her
1:01Cause I got the heart of a pitch burgs killa
1:04Black *************draped in gold with a nine milla
1:07Love money love jail love that penitentiary mail
1:10Love the way these *************s smell keep comin back can't you tell
1:14Love to see my mama cry love to see my babies struggle
1:17Love to see my woman juggle nuts cause she got the hustle
1:20I don't give a *************how my life go
1:23Now I'mma slave man to this cave man without Geico
1:27Everybody wanna a car Michael a psycho
1:30But he ain't never came through the hood with a rifle
1:34Gunnin *************s down cause they don't got the right clothes
1:37Hit the wrong person cause we shoot just like h*es
1:40First I was blood thirsty Mr Mr
1:42Controversy
1:43Now I wanna beg for mercy shoulda took my a*s to first
1:47If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
1:50How the *************we suppose to change our reality
1:53If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
1:56How the *************we suppose to change our reality
2:00If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
2:03How the *************we suppose to change our reality
2:06If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
2:09How the *************we suppose to change our reality
2:13*************school *************if I grow a little taller
2:16Everybody tell me I'mma gonna do it I'm gonna be a baller
2:19So *************that thinkin *************that thinkin
2:21*************them Lincolns I want Franklins
2:23Come back through here with my crew I'mma gonna have my own shoe
2:26I'mma gonna be that little fool coming in your living room
2:30Startin' point guard *************fresh outta middle school
2:33Either is the NBA or is the NFL
2:36I dunno what else I can do to keep my a*s self outta jail
2:39I wanna be like Tiger Woods swing that club make you sick
2:42I wanna be like Pacman Jones I wanna be like Michael Vick
2:46I wanna be like Barry Bonds I wanna be like OJ Simpson
2:49Leader's feel leader's prison tell you mother******s where to kiss em
2:52I wanna be all broke'd up moving all old and slow
2:56I wanna be a alcoholic just like Barway Joe
2:59I wanna be a side show kinda like Iron Mike
3:02Used to have a few Bentleys now I just ride a bike
3:06If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
3:09How the *************we suppose to change our reality
3:12If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
3:15How the *************we suppose to change our reality
3:19If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
3:22How the *************we suppose to change our reality
3:25If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
3:29How the *************we suppose to change our reality
3:32*************school *************they ain't tryin to educate me
3:35All they give a *************is what I memorize lately
3:39I'mma gonna hafta teach myself
3:40Clock that money get that wealth
3:42I wanna be like Santa Claus
3:43I don't wanna be no ******g elf
3:45No kid left behind buddy get the run around
3:48Can't you mother******s see that they tryin' to doom us down
3:52Don't trust the government president is for sale
3:55He don't give a *************about a *************just a oil well
3:58Sell crack go to jail bust a rap go to hell
4:01Do I got to sell my soul if I wanna go to Yale
4:05Go kiss Oprah's a*s if you wanna be Gail
4:08I rather have my a*s kissed up in Bloomingdale
4:11You can go be a pimp you can go be a h*e
4:15But you only gonna get paid off what you know
4:18If you don't know *************t then you can't work for me
4:21Cause you read your first book in a penitentiary
4:24If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
4:28How the *************we suppose to change our reality
4:31If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
4:34How the *************we suppose to change our reality
4:38If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
4:41How the *************we suppose to change our reality
4:44If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
4:47How the *************we suppose to change our reality
*************school *************I'mma be a ****dealer I'mma be a killer yup a urban guerrilla I'mma stack strilla yeah buy me a villa Sell a five oh to my auntie Pricilla I don't give a *************that she look like thrilla Hit that *************t one more time and *************around and kill her Cause I got the heart of a pitch burgs killa Black *************draped in gold with a nine milla Love money love jail love that penitentiary mail Love the way these *************s smell keep comin back can't you tell Love to see my mama cry love to see my babies struggle Love to see my woman juggle nuts cause she got the hustle I don't give a *************how my life go Now I'mma slave man to this cave man without Geico Everybody wanna a car Michael a psycho But he ain't never came through the hood with a rifle Gunnin *************s down cause they don't got the right clothes Hit the wrong person cause we shoot just like h*es First I was blood thirsty Mr Mr Controversy Now I wanna beg for mercy shoulda took my a*s to first If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality *************school *************if I grow a little taller Everybody tell me I'mma gonna do it I'm gonna be a baller So *************that thinkin *************that thinkin *************them Lincolns I want Franklins Come back through here with my crew I'mma gonna have my own shoe I'mma gonna be that little fool coming in your living room Startin' point guard *************fresh outta middle school Either is the NBA or is the NFL I dunno what else I can do to keep my a*s self outta jail I wanna be like Tiger Woods swing that club make you sick I wanna be like Pacman Jones I wanna be like Michael Vick I wanna be like Barry Bonds I wanna be like OJ Simpson Leader's feel leader's prison tell you mother******s where to kiss em I wanna be all broke'd up moving all old and slow I wanna be a alcoholic just like Barway Joe I wanna be a side show kinda like Iron Mike Used to have a few Bentleys now I just ride a bike If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality *************school *************they ain't tryin to educate me All they give a *************is what I memorize lately I'mma gonna hafta teach myself Clock that money get that wealth I wanna be like Santa Claus I don't wanna be no ******g elf No kid left behind buddy get the run around Can't you mother******s see that they tryin' to doom us down Don't trust the government president is for sale He don't give a *************about a *************just a oil well Sell crack go to jail bust a rap go to hell Do I got to sell my soul if I wanna go to Yale Go kiss Oprah's a*s if you wanna be Gail I rather have my a*s kissed up in Bloomingdale You can go be a pimp you can go be a h*e But you only gonna get paid off what you know If you don't know *************t then you can't work for me Cause you read your first book in a penitentiary If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality How the *************we suppose to change our reality
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