Yo, what's up man?
How you been?
Ham, i ain't seen you for a minute. (?)
I didn't recognise you at first
You look
You look a lil' different
Like you're dressing a little different
You know the way you act
With the meener (?) and everything
It's cool though, man
But check this out
Let me school you a real quick
Verse 1
So you wanna be a gangster, do ya
You ain't afraid to go to jail and have somebody put a shank into ya
You like the way they pack gats and sh**
And now you're dealin' d**, sellin' weed and crack to kids
I hear u like the scarface persona
You've seen the movie, now you're thinkin' that you're tony montana
You even got the accent - "give me the coke and cash!"
And it's great until somebody come and smoke your a**, yo
I saw you sippin' cristal at the club
Spendin' hella money so some honeys show you some love
And even though you're from the burbs you're a murderous thug
'cause you stole your daddy's credit card to purchase some dubs
And now you're rollin' on the shiniest rims
And all that ice around your neck is really blinding your friends
I know, but everytime that those rims are spinnin'
Someone with negative attentions is watching and grinnin'
CHORUS
Listen: don't go and follow the trends
Just because you wanna be like all of your friends
Tryin' to imitate what you see on the tv-screen (on the videos, dog)
It seems to me like your perception is a little misconseeved
Be a leader man!
So you think you can take a bullet like 50
'cause if you get shot that sh** will heal up in a jiffy
sh**, i'm tellin' you son that sh** is insane
Think you got infinite lives like a video game?
No, that ain't the way that it works
Take a bullet to your brain and you'll be lying with your face in the dirt
There'll be no last words, no continues of past works
You'll be meetin' your maker and your soul will be captured
And so you wanna jump straight to the pros
f** over the college, man you can't wait for the dope
But if you stay to school you'll have a shot at reaching your dreams
And be like tim duncan, MVP of the league
But no! you thought your jump-shots were just like jordan's
Just look at all the points in high school you were scorin'
But you didn't have enough experience to shine
And instead of being a star you will ride the pines - my mind
CHORUS
Listen: don't go and follow the trends
Just because you wanna be like all of your friends
Tryin' to imitate what you see on the tv-screen (on the videos, dog)
It seems to me like your perception is a little misconseeved
Be a leader man!
Dare to be different
Don't just do it to do it
Do it for a reason!