[00:00.00]I'm From The Ghetto (Explicit) - DJ Kahled/Jadakiss/The Game/Trick Daddy/Dre[00:02.11]Written by:Marcello Valenzano/Andre Lyon/Jayceon Taylor[00:04.23]We the best[00:06.84]I represent the hood[00:09.56]I represent the ghetto[00:12.20]I represent the people[00:15.67]I represent you[00:17.62]Listen[00:21.39]All the money in the world couldn't change me[00:23.71]No diamond rings or them fancy cars[00:26.04]Cause my n**gas in the hood would a let me[00:28.78]Holler this because[00:30.11]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[00:32.64]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[00:34.95]All over the world and every hood they know[00:37.70]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[00:39.85]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[00:42.33]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[00:44.73]All over the world and every hood they know[00:47.53]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[00:50.85]Yeah that's what got me here[00:52.58]The chucks the khaki suits[00:53.78]All the swap meet years[00:54.98]The six dollar socks the five dollar rocks[00:57.50]Uncle greg rest in peace he taught me how to chop[00:59.96]That's why I love the hood and everything we got[01:02.32]From the ice cream trucks to the forty ounce tops[01:04.72]All white air force ones to fake jacob watch[01:07.22]A few reasons why I drive the bentley hard top[01:09.71]Use it in my songs cause I live it on the block[01:12.36]Tattoo it on my face let the whole world watch[01:14.63]I'm that type of niggle y'all made my city bigger dog[01:17.17]Turn the TV off got tired of watching jigging boss[01:19.62]So we told our mom's we was looking for jobs[01:21.88]When we was really in the record store looking for nan[01:24.29]Project of the ghetto ghetto and the project[01:26.97]From compton to being dress number one prospect so[01:29.90]All the money in the world couldn't change me[01:32.26]No diamond rings or them fancy cars[01:34.80]Cause my n**gas in the hood would a let me[01:37.17]Holler this because[01:38.62]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[01:40.89]I'm from the project I'm from the projects[01:43.33]All over the world and every hood they know[01:46.25]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[01:48.41]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[01:50.81]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[01:53.13]All over the world and every hood they know[01:56.09]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[01:59.78]Oh[02:00.39]Ain't no help there just food stamps[02:02.61]Weight checks and welfare[02:03.99]Every man gone for self there[02:05.81]Still might need to borrow your medical card for health care[02:08.78]Yeah if you never got knocked then you made it[02:11.44]Everybody know each other if not they related[02:13.57]You can get shot or get bladed[02:15.48]There's dudes that got jobs now that had blocks in the eighties[02:18.65]Six months five years for you just to cop out[02:21.10]Ninth or tenth grade is usually when n**gas drop out[02:23.51]Fights break out when you wired and start joking[02:25.71]A lot OG's retired and started smoking[02:28.42]House party games of spade sweet cool aid[02:30.81]Loud music all night till the boys in blue raid[02:33.46]So therefore I could never be too paid[02:35.63]I know where I'm going and where I'm from will get you laid[02:38.50]All the money in the world couldn't change me[02:40.80]No diamond rings or them fancy cars[02:43.16]Cause my n**gas in the hood would a let me[02:45.61]Holler this because[02:47.14]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[02:49.48]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[02:51.91]All over the world and every hood they know[02:54.81]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[02:56.71]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[02:59.32]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[03:01.68]All over the world and every hood they know[03:04.48]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[03:06.60]Ha ha[03:07.66]Tell me this how come[03:09.62]Black folks get a little doe[03:11.40]And forget where they come from[03:12.74]Man we used to have good times[03:14.52]But since you moved on up you ain't cool with us[03:17.08]We still support you tho we don't see you much[03:19.63]You ain't the first fool its cool with us[03:22.39]But why you living out your idols dreams[03:24.52]Remember how for you came and help you keep those things[03:27.05]Now its cool that your address changed[03:29.30]But I'm try holly at my dog and the number ain't the same[03:32.20]I guess new homie came with his fame[03:34.46]But see true homie will stay the same[03:36.91]Through all the up and down's in your career[03:39.25]A couple wives few kids scattered here[03:41.62]And when you dead or broke without a deal[03:44.06]All the groupies cleared[03:45.29]The ghetto will still be here[03:46.90]All the money in the world couldn't change me[03:49.29]No diamond rings or them fancy cars[03:51.76]Cause my n**gas in the hood would a let me[03:54.27]Holler this because[03:55.71]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[03:58.08]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[04:00.46]All over the world and every hood they know[04:03.19]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[04:05.34]I'm from the ghetto I'm from the ghetto[04:07.89]I'm from the projects I'm from the projects[04:10.38]All over the world and every hood they know[04:12.92]I'm from the ghetto and that's for shoe[04:15.24]I'm from the ghetto