| This motherfuckin' ghetto |
| Tryna survive |
| Tryna stay alive, yeah |
| The ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto) |
| The ghetto (The motherfuckin' ghetto) |
| The ghetto (Run off with mine) |
| The ghetto (And them killers gon' slide, yeah) |
| Even though we all came from nothin' (The ghetto), tryna run up millions |
| Young boys seventeen in the crack house chillin' |
| Sold dope with my niggas, had to make me a living |
| Had to get it out the mud and run it up to the ceiling |
| Food stamps fill the fridge in the hood where I lived |
| Had to cut the oven on just to heat up the crib |
| Sold crack to my kin, had no choice as a kid |
| Junkies beggin' for a rock, do anything for a hit |
| Young niggas taking hits, they too lazy to trap |
| Oldheads still hustling, buyin' eighthies of crack |
| Where I’m from, it ain’t safe, you gotta stay with a strap |
| If you ain’t down to kill something, better stay where you at |
| In the ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto) |
| The ghetto (This motherfuckin' ghetto) |
| The ghetto (Tryna survive) |
| The ghetto (Tryna stay alive, yeah) |
| The ghetto |
| Shootin' dice on the corner with a sack on my nuts |
| Walkin' to the liquor store to go and buy me some blunts |
| Softest niggas catchin' bodies, it ain’t 'bout being tough |
| Either kill or be killed, nigga, strap on your nuts |
| Raid vans hit the spot and took my uncle to jail |
| Can’t be labeled as a rat 'cause you gon' die if you tell |
| Whole hood got indicted, it’s like we livin' in hell |
| Gave my nigga natural life, I hope he get his appeal |
| Used to live with dope fiends, it was natural to me |
| I ain’t never had shit, so I was happy to eat |
| Ridin' in the base rental with the strap on the seat |
| Every nigga in my hood sell crack just to eat |
| In the ghetto (Young niggas keep dying) |
| The ghetto (And these bitches still lying) |
| The ghetto (Got nowhere to sleep) |
| The ghetto (But got Gucci shoes on your feet) |
| The ghetto |
| Barbecuin' in the summer, shootin' hoops on the rim |
| Auntie shootin' up the needle, uncles using the stem |
| Hit the road so much, I got used to them trips |
| Coming back with Rollies on in the newest of whips |
| Hand-to-hand transactions, tryna stack me a knot |
| I ain’t paid off my license, but just bought me a watch |
| Neighborhood superstar sellin' crack out of spots |
| Fuck the titty bar up, then head back to the block |
| Buy brand new cars, rock brand new clothes |
| Buy brand new ice, fuck brand new hoes |
| Brand new white tee and some brand new lows |
| Just to chill in the hood while I sell my dope |
| In the ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, talkin' 'bout the ghetto, yeah) |
| The ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, this motherfuckin' ghetto) |
| The ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, tryin' to survive) |
| The ghetto (Talkin' 'bout the ghetto, tryin' to stay alive, yeah) |
| The ghetto |