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Lil' Ghetto Nigga

Album cover art for "Lil' Ghetto Nigga" by J. Cole

J. Cole - Rap, USA

Lil' Ghetto Nigga

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May 4, 2007.

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[Intro] Yeah, uh Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh (This shit is called "Lil Ghetto Nigga") Fayettenam, nigga (Shout out to J. Cole on the beat) Uh, Carolina, nigga My nigga does it all, rap, produce (DJ OnPoint) You niggas better catch up (Yeah, yeah) It's The Come Up Let's bring it in (Let's go) Yeah, this for my niggas in the struggle Yeah, this for my niggas in the struggle (Yeah, yeah) Uh, uh, 'nother perspective Just another perspective Yeah Yo, uh [Verse 1] Lifestyles of the young, Black, and genius Sons strapped with guns packed in jeans And the blunts got my lungs black as Jesus (Yeah) Played where killers hung at and slung crack for leisure (Uh) And tell a nigga run that, get gun clapped for sneakers (Boom) Young niggas emulate what's comin' out the speakers (Uh-huh) So everything we learned came from rappers, not teachers 'Cause if we can't relate, then how the hell you gon' reach us? (Huh?) Surrounded by crooked cops and preachers (Yeah) Who am I trustin'? No time to think about illegal when your stomach's touchin' (Nah) By any means, nigga, even if the gun is bustin' (Blah) I see the world for what it is now I see the odds is lookin' slim for our kids now 'Cause, uh, it wasn't set up for my people to rise (Yeah) My niggas slang, but I see the pain deep in they eyes Niggas livin' like they don't give a fuck And I don't blame 'em, it's a cold world, live it up, live it up, nigga [Chorus] The things that I've seen (Seen) The dreams that I've dreamed (Dreamed) The rain in my sky The pain in my eyes But know that it gets better, baby Hope that it gets better, baby Don't let this world break you No, no, don't let 'em break you (Yeah, uh) [Verse 2] I look up in the sky (Yeah), see that ghetto bird circlin' (Uh) Them rollers on the block, my niggas on the curb cursin' them (Fuck 'em) Another day in the 'Ville, do I stay in and chill? Or go play in the field, help my mother payin' these bills? You tell me (Nigga) We young, Black, some strapped (Yeah) Them whites got they lunch packed for school, we had our guns packed And all a nigga wanna do is take his mama from that (Nigga) But they'd rather lock us up and make sure we don't come back You'd kill a nigga over beef and cheddar? Even better Just one less coon they won't have to arrest soon Fuck a crooked cop three times Bitch, I'm gettin' cake and ain't a nigga finna eat mine (Nah) That's why a nigga lookin' like a street sign (Yeah) Posted on the corner 'til it's sleep time (Uh-huh) Wake up and it's feelin' like somebody hit the rewind (Why?) 'Cause them ghetto birds circulate (Yeah), my niggas still cursin' 'em (Yeah) Another day in the city, my nigga, say it with me, yeah [Chorus] The things that I've seen (Seen) The dreams that I've dreamed (Dreamed) The rain in my sky The pain in my eyes But know that it gets better, baby Hope that it gets better, baby Don't let this world break you No, no, don't let 'em break you [Outro] Is this what you want? What's up, mama? I'm good, I'm on the road Yeah, I'm like, I'm like twenty minutes from D.C. I'll be there in like four and a half hours I mean, I'd be lyin' if I told you I was doin' the speed limit, so Nah, I'm drivin' safe, though Oh, you cookin' for me? Damn, thank God, I ain't had no home-cooked food in like three months, I swear How you doin', though? You good?

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  • J. Cole