[Intro: Jewell] OFTB... Tell 'em check, tell 'em check, check them hood... Flipside... Bust Stop... Low M.B.... [Verse 1: Flipside] Life goes on, Watts is the land where I home The homies been around now flip go on, it's on I've been watching n***as go in all my bang life And I don't let now the bustas take mad strikes, Cali got, palm trees I slangin' to my big homies live well, to serve my enemies They heard I now making ends They in been and I never been For years they're ballin with the red shoelaces Shot'em up and go to court caught by cases Now, I, see myself following in the same situation Gotta keep moving is my daily operation And it's so deep, they're on my feet, I gotta to sleep Cause that's homies in my hood tryna k** me So way is going down, is like in many movies Picture this presentation, homie against homie [Chorus: Jewell] Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Don't touch around, we betta stop fighting Cause is too many peoples black dying Tell 'em check, check them hood... [Verse 2: Bust Stop] The n***as and Gods never be in a safe place My whole homies now point guns in each others faces And now the projects turns into warzone I guess only rule now, the it's on That's why I had to flip script and roll with d**h Row (d**h Row...) I got love for the hood, but they don't hear me though I see my homies going to jail, I watch few die I watch my back in the hood, but don't know quite why I guess cause is 1996, and no mo' toe-to-toe You put hands on me, and homie you gotta go "The hood is so good", you let the others brothers tellin' (Well, well, well, well...) But when come inside, I guess homies gonna got skanless I wonder if is the one reasons for this brothers try test me You gotta problem with up, and come with treats me Now is wasn't take hard look around the projects... I see no love, no loyalty or respect... [Chorus: Jewell] Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Don't touch around, we betta stop fighting Too many black dying Tell 'em check, check them hood... [Verse 3: Low M.B.] Check my hood, a lot homies goin' under The cold thang, is nobody gettin' younger If I go get son, damn, is better I gettin' now Is time to take a chance, I try way around A close mouth, and never I gonna get you fear Say what you wanna do, fool, let's don't be scared Cause I'ma do what I gotta do to get mine My enemies necessary I commit a crime And that's the way, that's the way I gotta get it ??, punk, so you know I with it Jealousy gotta this fool's, wanna do me? I gotta love for my homie, but he don't love me I pray to God, and hope not be the next victim Cause I'm studio straight to projects (Well, well, well, well...) I guess the true in my hood never play out I'm stay true to this rap for my way out... [Chorus: Jewell] Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Check yo hood, before goes under... Tight up your game, nobody's gettin' younger Don't touch around, we betta stop fighting Too many black dying Don't touch around, tell 'em check, check them hood... Don't touch around, tell 'em check, check them hood... [Ending: Jewell] OFTB, uh OFTB is tha house d**h Row is tha house d**h Row, yeah The projects is tha house Mobbin', steady mobbin' We can help in this streets, having teacher for these's G's We can help in this streets, having teacher for these's G's We don't know another way to be, the OFTB We don't know another way to be, the OFTB d**h Row, OFTB d**h Row, is place to be