Hood Politics

Lyrics

[Intro] Wow, it's gettin' real crazy out here Everywhere we look we see crime, poverty, drug-sellin' and drug-usin', prostitution, homelessness We caught up in some true hood politics [Chorus] Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Who orchestrates these hood politics?) [Verse 1] How long will we continue to live in this condition? Most of us are livin' in a place where love is missin' Negligence and dependin' on government assistance Wishin' for a lick that we can hit, it's nothing different Hard to get some money so you almost out of luck now Had to pull a stunt and got a felony, you stuck now Did some time in prison, it was rough when you got busted Couldn't find no work when you got out, went back to hustlin' You was still on paper so right back in jail you landed You followed the formula exactly how they planned it Locked you in a cell and then they held you like a hostage 'Cause prison is a industry and niggas are the profit Actin' like they care but secretly, we gettin' laughed at How did our hood get tore up? We don't even ask that Lookin' for a way to make people open their eyes up Others makin' laws to guarantee we never rise up [Chorus] Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Hey trill, sing it with me, baby, c'mon) Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Who orchestrates these hood politics?) [Verse 2] We be buyin' nonsense when we can't even afford it Money runnin' through our hands but somehow we the poorest Consumin' and not building', the cycle's never-endin' Not focused on businesses or land, too busy spendin' How did we become this unproductive is the question Tennis shoes and jewelry more important than investin' Took your human rights away, run in your house and blast you Now we out here beggin' for somethin' that should be natural We don't own no property so gradually they come slow Buyin' up the hood and buildin' high-rises and condos You've been out here all your life but this is not your own crib Too expensive for your ass to stay so where you gon' live? Everywhere we seem to look it ain't nothin' but bad news Every corner, every block, they poison us with fast food Always in a bad mood, hate and pressure runs us That's why we on dope and every night we hearin' guns bust [Chorus] Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Hey trill, sing it with me, baby, c'mon) Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Who orchestrates these hood politics?) [Verse 3] Politicians seeking office off of selfish reasons They only come around the hood when it's election season Show up at your church looking for votes because they leeching Soon as they get in, they disappear and you can't reach 'em They legislating every law, they make this like a trap door Black ones sell us off for higher status on some cash flow Rewired, I think it's so that wrong is made to feel right Silly videos that take our focus off of real life Broke our manhood, now they shoot us and arrest us Living off our women, now our women don't respect us No one to protect us, ain't no hope around me How can he feed his family when he locked up in the county? Baby mama, baby daddy fightin' on a daily Prescription drugs got the people out here going crazy Purposely they keep us broke and always under stress, man All because they treating us like pieces in a chess game [Chorus] Just because they smile and laughin' when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Hey trill, sing it with me, baby, c'mon) Just because they smile and laughing when they passin' through (What's up?) It don't mean that they won't kill you (Who created hood politics? Who orchestrates these hood politics?)