Remember Where You Came From

Lyrics

[Intro] Don't let that money change ya Don't let that money change ya Don't be switchin' for that money Don't switch up for the money [Verse 1] I see these fools on the under, broke with no scratch Strugglin' in the hood, and came up on they first batch Of A-1 yay, workin' for the homie Gettin' 20 off the 100, drop a sack and watch him run it Done it for about six month, it's they turn to front The homies drinkin' Hen, splittin' Vegas, rollin' blunts Remember yo folks is out there doin' bad in the streets And help yo folks, who's out there smokin', get back on they feet 'Cause them the same G's you knew before you had them ki's When you was sippin' Cool Breeze and eatin' government cheese Don't let that money change ya, 'cause that money'll change itself And don't be switchin' up on yo partners 'cause ya got some wealth Sittin' on them thangs, mobbin' through town and gettin' yo clown Poppin' at them ratheads, man you know how it be goin' down Shakin' all yo folks, to take a broad to the movies or the mall Back when you was stuck, you couldn't pay 'em for a phone call Now that you ballin', you ain't there when you homies callin' Ain't got no love, and in yo hood they wanna see you fallin' For gettin' that scratch and flash, switchin' up and actin' dumb Check yourself playa, remember where you came from [Chorus] You know up in the hood is where you got yo game from And when that money come, remember where you came from Fools get the scratch and forget Back when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhh You know up in the hood is where you got yo game from And when that money come, remember where you came from Fools get the scratch and forget Back when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhh [Verse 2] Don't forget about yo struggle playa, when that money comin' in All that's gonna end when the task force is runnin' in Them hot and sunny days gonna turn into stormy weather You ain't too clever, thinkin' the dope game gonna last forever You get one chance to be real, but once you fail, you out Shook all yo homies, now it ain't nobody to bail you out Shot yo woman to the left, 'cause you was busy trampin' Won't accept yo collect calls because she vampin' With one of the real homies in yo hood, that you turned to back on When you got yo scratch on, now latch on To the bars, with yo head down, wishin' you could do it again But they sendin' you to the pen You wasn't real, now nobody care what happens to ya Be true to the game, or see how quick the game'll switch and do ya Throw you a curve, when you lookin' for a straight pitch Locked down, 'cause ya start actin' like a straight uhhh Get some act right, don't switch up on the playas on yo team Be the same through it all, with or without them greens Just keep yo feet on the ground, don't let yo head swell And umm, if you start ballin', remember where you came from [Chorus] [Verse 3] Yo closest doggs, man the ones you feel everyday Money'll make 'em shake you, like that quake we had in The Bay I've seen go from flat broke to ballin, overnight See me in the traffic, nod they head, and keep mobbin', right It ain't no thang, 'cause mine done came, but I ain't switchin' up I still be kickin' it in the cut with Mac Reese and Chuck Hoopin' at the schoolhouse, loungin' at the pool hall Livin' in the hood and I'm down when my homies call Long as I know what goes up comes down fast When that money gone, I'm gonna still have my ghetto past True to this game, 'cause this game done made me real So I spit what they feel, and ain't changin' for no dollar bill 'Cause I remember how it feel not to have a cent Diggin' in my pockets, comin' out with nothing but some lint Dependin' on my momma, not even knowin' how much she had Lookin' at my fits, and in my fridge, I know we doin' bad Now I'm on my toes and I ain't slippin' for you Back up off my bumper, before I do y'all in, really tho' You know I know fo' sho' where I got this game from And I ain't never switchin', I remember where I came from [Chorus]