In The Ghetto (Remix)

Lyrics

[Produced by DJ Green Lantern & Dr. Dre (ad.)] [Intro: Busta Rhymes] Uh, y'know, this time as we circle around the block Since we travel through the hood, y'nahmean? This time I had to pick up one of my homies To help me tour guide you again through the hood, my nigga Luda! [Verse 1: Rick James | Busta Rhymes] When I was a young boy (Remix!), growin' up in the ghetto (Remix!) Hangin' out on corners (Remix!), singin' with the fellas (Remix!) Lookin' for the cute chicks (Flipmode, bitch), tryin' to find me big fun (DTP) Lookin' for some trouble (Yeah, yeah) or anyone who'll give me some (Here we go!) I was young and crazy! (In the ghetto, remix) Didn't know what my life would be (In the ghetto, remix) I was dumb and, oh, so lazy (In the ghetto, remix) Something had a spell on me (In the ghetto, remix), you all know what I'm talkin' 'bout [Hook: Rick James | Busta Rhymes] Talkin' 'bout ghetto life (And as we continue on) Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, you all know what I'm singin' 'bout (We gon' continue to travel through every ghetto, through every part of this motherfuckin' planet! Ya heard?) Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, ghetto life! Talkin' 'bout ghetto life (In the ghetto, let's go!) [Verse 2: Busta Rhymes] Crackheads all over the places Where babies stockpile dry boogers on they face Where they mother put spit up on they finger wipin' it off Or put a knife to the skin of a fruit slicin' it off Where younger kids be lookin' at the older man funny Like he triflin', recyclin' soda can money Where niggas ball now and youngins try to ball later While they hustle, muzzle 'em, sellin' a final call paper For the perm, when you see the Black hair natural Crackhead'll off a nigga's head for a capsule Find a lot of good game, a lot of hood fame Police know a lot of niggas by they first name Experience your first struggle and you'll see your first pain Get your first drug money, it'll be your first chain Now, and even when it look like shit is getting worse Up in the ghetto, regardless, see, I'ma rep the hood first, gotta love it [Hook: Rick James | Ludacris | Busta Rhymes] Talkin' 'bout ghetto life Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, you all know what I'm singin' 'bout (Remix, yo, we know about that ghetto life, remix) Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, ghetto life! (Luda!) Talkin' 'bout ghetto life (In the ghetto, Check it out, look!) [Verse 3: Ludacris] That ghetto life sure is drastic! All the furniture's covered in plastic Hand-me-down brothers with past clothes Milk crates as basketball goals Lil' kids go to sleep for dinner! Use hangers as TV antennas We drink Kool-Aid without the water And most kids is without they father Use pots and pans for roof leaks Crackheads with average two teeth Tell grandmama to stay strong The ambulance is takin' too long Lil' babies out playin' in the street! Use the oven and stove as heat! A lot of chest and belly scars And we gotta drink out of jelly jars when [Hook: Rick James] Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, ghetto life! Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, you all know what I'm singin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, ghetto life! Talkin' 'bout ghetto life (In the ghetto) [Verse 4: Busta Rhymes | Ludacris] Look, see, the shit so simple Kids watch what we do with the project windows Sellin' drugs on the strip, hopin' that your chips grow Hangin' clothes on the line, hopin' that the wind blow To dry that shit off, you know that it ain't really that Gotta save money for that food, fuck the laundromat Despite the struggle and all, no matter how the thing pop Forever reppin' the ghetto, can't stop, won't stop Yeah! Playin' hide-and-go-seek don't seem right Playin' red light, green light (In the ghetto) You get beat with extention cords And all the cops got friends of yours (In the ghetto) Whatchamacallit, thingamajigs What's-her-face and what's-her-name is up (In the ghetto) No heat, so you shiver up And the pizza man don't deliver up (In the ghetto) [Hook: Rick James] Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, you all know what I'm talkin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, you all know what I'm singin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, ghetto life! Talkin' 'bout ghetto life (In the ghetto) [Outro: Rick James] Never mind who you thought I was, I'm Rick James, bitch! (*applause*)