[Hook] Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta [x5] [Verse 1 Kendrick Lamar] When I kick it, I kick it a** as to beat with my enemy You have thought it was 10 to me on point like a widow peak Got that liberally give them dearies that do what it do Painting a picture like doodling, you ain't sh** but do do In the city where see me get pointed that damn it you You can hide, you get it if you want to, I do karate moves But the crouching tiger just might get broken down by a writer Yeah the pa**enger hopped out, but you got shot by the driver There's a k**er like everywhere, so why would you take it there Neighborhood terrorist got the terror when this people scared That's why my intelligence tell me to keep a band aid Tell em f** you I'll tell you f** you back with my index finger I can flip on some k**ersh** but I'd rather keep cool Keep it so remind it try not to be a p**y like you n***a that cali cold attack, cali on my back to my toy so break n***a This is where set does game [Hook] Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta [x5] [Verse 2 Papoose] I talk a smitten I'm so religious I blow your wicked Make em close the stiches, hells kitchen I'm throwing dishes This is spoken wisdom as I journey a poet's mission I'm a lift it, my flow is gifted She cold with a bow and ribbon the role of riches Low the bisquits let's go to distance I'm blow and listen my car how why you with a broke ignition They so suspicious, low and vicious with no convictions Juries making their own decisions they want us to go to prison Cold adrenaline I got this soul like a poet's living So is spitting it's like I'm co-existent to prohibition I'm a dressin critics who say these widows the best as spit it Disrespect the spirit, or the artist who rap with lyrics Mother of statistics they rap with metaphysics And they yeah simplistic, they stay out as repetition Show some recognition Heard your album my best of missed it Best that ever did it Papoose is the definition [Hook] Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta [x5]