From the Bay

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The Bay Area, yeah boy that's where I'm from I remember '85, that's when the crack would come A lot of niggas got rich, but most these niggas got stung With years under they built, tryna feel what it felt To be the nig, watch the ice that don't melt; '86 through '88 the game got bigger, we done hit the block Swatting baby ninjas on our way to school Park my shit around the corner so fly so cool Young niggas, Brooklyn breed emcees, the Bay breed drug dealers You got a youngster that flows, I got a young nigga That push coke plus he got hoes, stay on the road He can't understand life but grab the mic and make the track explode... [Chorus] And you know I'm from the Bay Mothafuckin A-R-E-A Yahmean No other place I'd rather be... And you know I tried to flee To another mothafuckin scene Yahmean It wasn't thug enough for me... [Verse 2] On my way to the port to drop my nigga Cormega On Too $hort birthday plus all the Figaz together The boys put us on the weight to hustle out up in the weather Yup, '85 turned out, hit the corner here Then hit me on my burn-out, when you niggas gon learn bout The mothafuckin bay, it's superthug where I stay From Frisco, North Richmond to O-A-K Central, South Richmond and EPA Pittsburg got the coke for a price you must pay Yeah boy, believe what they say Ain't nothing scarier than the Bay, high-speeds every day Adolescents tuck weapons, niggas bleed every day You got to have heart just to visit where I stay And I been everywhere, ain't nothing thugger than me Yo, we live the shit that you see on TV Word... [Chorus] And you know I'm from the Bay Mothafuckin A-R-E-A Yahmean No other place I'd rather be... And you know I tried to flee To another mothafuckin scene Yahmean It wasn't thug enough for me... [Verse 3] Fuck 'em, one time, like hitters on the payroll Hits on the streets, the radio don't never play so Don't nobody know who the real niggas is I dedicate this rap to the mothafuckin Figz 3X Krazy Askari-X, The Click Messcalene, JT The Bigga Figga Tha Gamblaz, them my niggas, The Young D Boyz Mac Mall, Neva Legal, Sick Insane, Lil Ric Mr. Brave, The Hoodfellaz, Sincydal San Quinn, Mac Dre, Willie Hen, Too $hort Fatha Dom, Lil Bruce, Mac Shawn, RBL 11/5, Guce, Sandman and P-O-D-E Can't forget G-O-V, and Seagram rest in peace And Rappin' Ron rest in peace too, I got my ear To the streets too, this for the Yay, and they never could Defeat you; The Ghetto Starz, Big Block and Richie Rich 2Pac and 5150 was the shit So was Digital Underground and Souls of Mischief, Spice-1 Poohman, Dangerous Dame, and Young Cellski C-Bo, Yukmouth and Nutty-B, you out-of-towners Study me, want me to show you how you should be You niggas thugs now but we been that And I'm the proof cause now it's back where it begin at... [Chorus] And you know I'm from the Bay Mothafuckin A-R-E-A Yahmean No other place I'd rather be... And you know I tried to flee To another mothafuckin scene Yahmean It wasn't thug enough for me...