Wake your punk a** up
The M.C Eiht's back in the motherf**in' house
Kickin' the straight gangster sh**, for the 9,1
You know what I'm sayin', gia
Growing up in the hood, yea boy
1984, was the year my peers didn't know, what was in store
A little hard head kid came abade
Time to pay my dues, learn the tricks of the trade
And at home it's the same a** story
Mom's treatin' me like she don't even know me
But my younger brother's got much clout
I can't take this sh**, so, I bones the hell out
And roll with the pack of wicked motherf**ers
No shorts are taken, we're down black brothers
A little n***a with no problems at all
f**ed up and k**ed my first 8-ball
Quick up the stairs, so, little s**er stop lookin'
Stagger to the house, so, I can collect my whoopin'
But watch out 'cause a little n***a's up to no good
Growin' up in the hood
Life ain't nothin but b**hes and money
'Cause in the city you live and let die
Nutting but b**hes and money
I got hard times and will I escape, sometimes I wonder
But, it just seems that the hood, that took me under
Police sweat my tip and keep hara**in'
Trying to lock me up 'cause I keep on blastin'
Community tryin' to shut me out
But the money keeps flowin' and I got much clout
With the cluckers, the brother back street punk s**ers
Try to break me out fool, you be a short motherf**er
Always strappin', eager to peal a cap
I set up a trap, put your foot to a nap
'Cause I grew up fast on the wrong side of the law
So watch me take two to your jaw
Don't enter my hood, homeboy
Not a Robocop, a robogansta, ready to destroy
I take chances 'cause life to be ain't no good
Growin' up in the hood
Life ain't nothin' but b**hes and money
Where I'm at, if you're soft, you're lost
Nothin' but b**hes and money
1987, I'm back on the scene, out of jail, I'm legit
And I'm f**in' up sh**
I'm ready to peal a s**er's cap
And I heard that my hood was makin' snaps
As I precede to make my riches
Just like the neighborhood kingpin, pimp, and all these b**hes
Task force tryin' to roll deep
But, I'm playin' these punk fools cheap
n***as rolled by and try to blast, it didn't work
I seen the bullets flying and fool, I hit the dirt
Bullets fly through the window
Hits my brother, down goes my mother
As I'm rolling, I'm hitting my switches
Looking for the punk a**, sons of b**hes
I found them, before I k** 'em, I said you f**ed up good
Gotta handle that, growin' up in the hood
Life ain't nuttin but b**hes and money
'Cause in the city you live and let die
Nothin' but b**hes and money, yeah
A brother's on the run, I've got a hand in my stash box
Wanted 'cause I'm serving them the potent fat rocks
And my face is like a household name
Everybody warns their kids about the dope game
But I'm still makin' my profit
And the one time just can't stop it
So, I keep hidin' my face
No time to waste, they got me on the chase
Now, the neighborhood's on my line
'Cause some punk a** fool had drop the dime
5, O at my door, at 8 o'clock
Rush to the toilet, so, I could flush the rock
Out the backdoor, freeze, I heard a shout
Am I sure, yo, I guess I got no clout
But it's murder one, I'm the victim, damn
That ain't good, growin' up in the hood
Where I'm at, if you're soft, you're lost
Compton is the city that I claim
City that I f**ed, take no sh** from it, sure
Compton is the city that I claim
Where I'm at, if you're soft, you're lost
Compton is the city that I claim
City that I f**ed, take no sh** from it, sure
Compton is the city that I claim
City that I f**ed, take no sh** from it, sure