Half Thang

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Get a whiff of this, Richie Rich got hit, unfortunately But, yo, it wasn't a ki' It was a half thang, and broke down, it was five hundred grams, slick Give or take a few zips And it was cooked up, just like a bowl of clam chowder 'Cause rocks roll better than powder, yo And I was givin' up so much love 'Cause I was tired of the corner hustle, slangin' dubs I started off just rippin' And I was taxin' fools, keepin' overkill zips in I'm tryna get up on my feet But now I'm fuckin' off cash, puttin' it right back in the street I put deals on my buckets, to have somethin' to ride And if I had to bounce out, fuck it 'Cause that's just how the game goes I'm livin' for the day I'm runnin' drag to the lame hoes Keep my beepers on silent And a couple of gats in case fools tried to get violent I was gettin' my pop on And when the summertime hit, I was in a flip drop, homes I move shit like U-Haul And I was fuckin' enough, 'cause every week I had the blue balls I had bitches by the gang But I never thought I'd get caught wit' a half thang [Chorus] ("I never got caught with a kilo") Yo, nah, they caught me wit' a half thang ("I never got caught with a kilo") Yo, nah, they caught me wit' a half thang ("I never got caught with a kilo") Let me say it again, fool, they caught me wit' a half thang [Interlude] Richie Rich was arraigned today on charges of transporting cocaine and possession of cocaine for sale [Verse 2] Corner to corner and block to block I was slangin' that shit, gettin' scratch like the chicken pox And the itch is contagious And nowadays you could find 'em sellin' dope in the Yellow Pages I'ma put my sack up 'Cause in a drought, I'd make a gat when the price goes back up And it's an Oakland thang Niggas don't gangbang, nah, but we damn sure slang More dope than a fiend could smoke, no joke Like $hort said, even John the Pope Couldn't save this town from the shit it's in And hell yeah I got somethin' for ten, fool See, I was taught the rules by them niggas from the old school I know a six-figure bank don't stank All money ain't good money, but if you lag, you lose Then you end up payin' more dues Stay strapped and keep bustas out your mix Be judged by twelve, or carried by six And don't be afraid to shoot 'Cause if you don't pop him, that nigga's finna pop you And that's basic Oakland game But now it wasn't enough, I got caught wit' a half thang [Chorus] ("I never got caught with a kilo") Yo, nah, they caught me wit' a half thang ("I never got caught with a kilo") Yo, uh-uh, they caught me wit' a half thang ("I never got caught with a kilo") Ran up in my jones, man, they caught me wit' a half thang [Interlude] Today, Rich was released after posting eighty thousand dollars bail [Verse 3] Game rules, and this is rule number three You never keep a sack where you lay your head to go to sleep And me, I vowed to quit, 'cause I knew I had a rap career A week later, the Task hit And it was covered on the news, and all through the papers And them groupie-ass bitches caught the vapors When I was stuck in the justice I wish Chuck D woulda told me you can't trust it Because my homies crossed the grain They took a group I made and turned it to they own thang I coulda went off the deep end Grabbed the fully and a vest and put them fools to rest But now back to the matter at hand They got me in the system and I'm sweated by the man He's got my name and a PFN And a four-way search allows him to come in Search my house and vehicle Sound shitty to you? Uh-uh, but to me, it do Instead of usin' all the game I was given I was slangin' that dope just tryna make a livin' But now thanks to them snitches in the game Look, I got caught wit' a half thang [Interlude] Swing down, sweet chariot stop and— Swing down, sweet chariot stop and— [Outro] Well, tonight, a popular Oakland rapper stands accused of drug charges. Richie Rich was arraigned today on charges of transporting cocaine and possession of cocaine for sale. Police say they found sixty thousand dollars worth of rock cocaine at his East Oakland home on Tuesday. The musician has denied knowing that the drugs were in his house. Today, Rich was released after posting eighty thousand dollars bail