Ha ha, that`s my s**t
Turn it up
Uh, yeah

I hear a beat like this and think about growin` up
House parties with gangbangers showin` up
Represent your hood, everybody throw it up
They say, Cube, get on the mic, ni**a, blow it up

I used to be lyrical, political
But now you want it sugarcoated, like cereal
First I met Dre, then I met Yella
Dr. Dre made me rap acapella

Me and Jinx did a show at Dudo`s
With K-Dee, I think it was two shows
Then Dre introduced me to E
Cruisin` down the street in his red Jeep

He said, "Yo, ni**az, we should flip it like this
`Cause them `Boyz N the Hood` like the gangsta s**t"
I put the pen to the pad, young ni**a was raw
And told the world how we felt about the law
It was real

I see the happiness, all day every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

I see the happiness, all day, every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

Oh, s**t, it`s N.W.A.
Them ni**az on tour and they comin` our way
Little Eminem is still tucked away
In that trailer park, just bumpin` our tape

Jerry Heller tried to make his escape
I had to bounce, while other ni**az got raped
Same ni**az turned around and said f**k me
No, f**k you, `cause I`m down with Chuck D

And I`m `bout to do a movie up, a classic
When I hit the screen, ni**a, it was magic
Never thought I`d see Eazy in a casket
Thanks for everythang, that`s on everythang

I learned a lot of game from you
I like your son, he got his name from you
I tell him everythang that he need to know
If he ask my advice, I won`t think twice, homey

I see the happiness, all day every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

I see the happiness, all day, every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

From `Boyz N the Hood`, to XXX, too
Everybody wanna know my next move
Fans all around say, "We love you, Cube"
I wanna take time to say, I love you, too

I love all my fans `cause they know I`m a man
And not a little boy or some f**kin` play toy
A lot of ni**az say, I grew up on you
And let me know if anybody f**k wit`chu

`Cause you talk a lot of s**t about the red, black and blue
And how they treat a ni**a called Katrina, did you see her?
White folks worry `bout them f**kin` misdemeanor
While black people dyin` in that God damn arena

Just because I`m actin`, ni**a, never stop rappin`
It`s in my blood, homey, I`ma keep the party crackin`
Money keep stackin `til they put me in a casket
Who you think you f**kin` wit? Here`s another classic

I see the happiness, all day every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

I see the happiness, all day, every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

I`m Ruthless, I`m Ruthlesso
Street Knowledge, Lench Mob
Westside, uh

I see the happiness, all day every day
I see the pain
Where am I? Growin` up in the hood
Back down memory lane

Uh, that s**t, huh