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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
2Pac
2Pac
Vocals
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Background Vocals
G-Money
G-Money
Vocals
Killa
Killa
Background Vocals
Milia
Milia
Background Vocals
Moe Z. MD
Moe Z. MD
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Singleton
Charlie Singleton
Songwriter
Lawrence Ernest Black
Lawrence Ernest Black
Songwriter
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Songwriter
Loren Maurice Stewart
Loren Maurice Stewart
Songwriter
Nathan Leftenant
Nathan Leftenant
Songwriter
Thomas Michael Jenkins
Thomas Michael Jenkins
Songwriter
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Le-Morrious "Funky Drummer" Tyler
Producer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Jeff Griffin
Jeff Griffin
Engineer
Moe Z. MD
Moe Z. MD
Producer
Paul Arnold
Paul Arnold
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I wanna dedicate this one to Robert 'Yummy' Sanderford And all other lil' young niggaz that's in a rush to be gangstas As a young nigga, I'm almost swellin' in the wind Give anythang, to be that innocent again, when I was ten I didn't bang, but I was hangin' with the homies Tell them niggaz started slangin' that they don't know me I got my hustle on, learned to ignore what couldn't pay me Lately, I've been tryin' to make a bill-ion, can you play me With that jealousy they need to miss me, don't sweat me If them cowards really want me, come get me, and even I Someday will die, but I'm cautious, I'm fin' to ride Put down the top, now we flossin' Hit the freeway, let the wind blow, drop the window Workin' with a 20 sack of indo, feelin' good Stop through the hood, grab the young thugs And I can't help but reminisce back when we slung drugs, know it's bad But all we had was our hopes and dreams Couldn't see unless we learned to slang dope to fiends As young niggaz He's the kind of G like everybody knows As a young nigga He's always G'd up, from head to toe My memories as a young nigga Always got it blown like Al Capone Strung nigga He's the downest G I've ever known Back in Junior High, when we was barely gettin' by, when daddy died That's when my momma started gettin' high My neighborhood was full of drivebys, couldn't survive All our homies livin' short lives, I couldn't cry Told my momma if I did die, just put a blunt in my casket Let me get my dead homies high Come follow me throughout my history It's just me Against the World stuck in misery As a young nigga, my only thing was to be paid Life full of riches avoid snitched 'cause they shady, back in the days We always found the time to play But that's before they taught them gangbangers how to spray Not just L.A., but in the Bay and in Chicago and even St. Louis Every stadium that I go, when will they change Stuck in the game like a dumb nigga Remember how it was to be a young nigga He's the kind of G like everybody knows As a young nigga He's always G'd up, from head to toe My memories as a young nigga Always got it blown like Al Capone Young nigga He's the downest G I've ever known I'm tellin' you To be young, have your brains and have every and all that Yo, y'all niggaz don't know how good you really do got it Muh'fuckers need to just calm down And peep what the fuck they wanna do for the rest of the life 'Fore you end your life before you begin your life You dumb nigga Now that I'm grown, I got my mind on bein' somethin' Don't wanna be another statistic, out here doin' nuttin' Tryin' to maintain in this dirty game, keep it real And I will even if it kills me, my young niggaz Break away from these dumb niggaz Put down the guns and have some fun nigga, the rest'll come nigga Fame is a fast thang, that gangbangin' Puttin' niggaz in a casket, murdered for hangin' At the wrong place at the wrong time, no longer livin' 'Cause he threw up the wrong sign, and every day I watch the murder rate increases, and even worse The epidemic and diseases, what is the future The projects lookin' hopeless, where More and more brothers givin' up and don't care Sometimes I hate when brothers act up, I hit the weed And I proceed to blow the track up, for young niggaz He's the kind of G like everybody knows For these young niggaz He's always G'd up, from head to toe My memories as a young nigga He always got it blown like Al Capone Take it slow nigga, it's for the young niggaz He's the downest G I've ever known As a young nigga (He's the kind of G like everybody knows) this go out to the young thugs, the have-nots (you know) (He's always G'd up, from head to toe) little bad motherfuckers from the block (that's right) Them niggas that's 13 and 14 (He always got it blown like Al Capone) drivin' Cadillacs, Benzes and shit (I see you boy) Young motherfuckin' hustlers (make that money, boy) (He's the downest G I've ever known) stay strong nigga You could be a fuckin' accountant, not a dope dealer You know whatI'msayin? (Go to school nigga, go to school) Fuck around and, you pimpin' out here You could be a lawyer (really doe) Niggaz gotta get they priorities straight, really doe (don't see Johnny Cochran out in this motherfucker) Young niggaz, little RahRah (sup nigga) Especially my little cousins, don't be no dumb guy (don't be a dumb nigga, listen, young niggaz) He always got it blown like, like, like Al Capone Downest G I've ever known The downest G I've ever known The downest G I've ever known The downest G I've ever known Oh, the downest G I've ever known Oh, Al Capone Downest G (downest G) I've ever known (Oh, like Al Capone) G-Money, yeah (ooh-ooh)
Writer(s): Tomi Jenkins, Larry Blackmon, Le Morrious Damon Tyler, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Moe Z., Charles L. Singleton, Nathan David Leftenant Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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