Rick James - In The Ghetto lyrics

[Busta Rhymes] You know, my homey Treach from Naughty By Nature once said If you ain't from the ghetto, don't come to the f**ing ghetto But I'mma let one of our most immaculate tour guides Take us all through the ghetto - my n***a Rick James! [Rick James - sampled from "Ghetto Life"] + (backup singers) When I was a young boy, growing up in the ghetto! Hanging out on corners, singing with the fellas Looking for the cute chicks, trying to find me big fun Looking for some trouble, or anyone who'll give me some I was young and crazy! (In the ghetto) Didn't know what my life would be (In the ghetto) I was dumb and oh so lazy (In the ghetto) Something had a spell on me (In the ghetto) You all know what I'm talking about (Talking about ghetto life) (Talking about ghetto life) You all know what I'm singing about (Talking about ghetto life) Ghetto life (Talking about ghetto life) [Busta Rhymes] (In the ghetto) Sure we be taking them chances While we search for the answers we be smoking them cancer sticks Police provoking motherf**ers we dancing And we be dodging them bullets they be popping off at us, sh** But yet we always romance the street And fall in love with the hood until somebody come blast the heat Always up to no good, so all of my fam could eat See in the hood we hungry - hey n***a we playing for keeps My soldiers on the block get on it It be good if you flaunt it, we will take if we want it See n***as from the ghetto got a different state of mind With a different kind of hustle and we iller with the grind And develop our muscle until we sicker with the shine In the struggle, thus our money come quicker doing crime I see the way we rep the hood, gotta love me You can take me out the ghetto, but you can't take it from me Gotta love it [Hook: Rick James] + (backup singers) (Talkin about ghetto life) Ghetto life (Talking about ghetto life) You all know what I'm singing about (Talkin about ghetto life) Ghetto life (Talking about ghetto life) [Busta Rhymes] (In the ghetto) That's where we get into that street sh** Hustle hard, try to get money quick (In the ghetto) That's where I got my name from I learned to get money and I got all my game from (In the ghetto) That's where you eat with a bunch of the wolves And get to hustling as hard as you could (In the ghetto) Until your cake stacking sh**'ll get good Throw a block party for the whole hood (In the ghetto) With them burnout cellys Talk crazy, sell d** in front of Pancho Deli Crackhead chicks still smuggle babies in they belly And then piss in elevators 'til the lobby all smelly (In the ghetto) That's where I keep my ratchets Get my instincts and survival tactics Ain't nothing like the hood n***a, I don't care You surviving in the ghetto you can make it anywhere Gotta love it [Hook] [Interlude: Busta Rhymes] To my East coast n***as - rep your ghetto West coast n***as - rep your ghetto Midwest n***as - rep your ghetto Down South n***as - rep your ghetto To my East coast n***as - rep your ghetto West coast n***as - rep your ghetto Midwest n***as - rep your ghetto To my Dirty South n***as - rep your ghetto [Busta Rhymes] (In the ghetto) Even though they act rude You'll always find a good chick to hold a brick for they dude Behind the bullsh**, me and my clique on the move We honor the code of the street, and live by the rules (In the ghetto) Is where, all of the hood's at Find the most crooks and they sell the most d** at Where you find beautiful women and rugrats And some of the most powerful people, I love that! Come mon [Outro: Rick James] + (backup singers) (Talking about ghetto life) You all know what I'm talking about (Talking about ghetto life) (Talkin about ghetto life) You all know what I'm singing about (Talking about ghetto life) Ghetto life (Talking about ghetto life) (In the ghetto) "Never mind who you thought I was, I'm Rick James b*tch!" {*applause*} "Cocaine is a hell of a drug"