YAATIE

1991 when everything began

And I came out the womb kicking, screaming

Moved in Wittebomme suburb where they drug-dealing

I got lots of brasse looking at the prison ceiling

This is not emotion, no, so do not koppel feelings

Everyone has a story, so who the hell cares?

I was fresh prince but I didn't live in Bel-Air

Used to make me spikes, yes, I tried to gel hair

Started selling Nikes, sieka had like twelve pairs

Are you gonna tell me I'm a fake and I'm a fraud?

When you know the pen is much more mighty than the sword

I dont pop no mollies, I dont rock no Tom Ford

I just do karate on the mic, I'm Jean-Claude

They tell me I should be on Snapchat, I should tweet more

The problem is im on the corner with the street lords

They ask who I am and I say I'm Rick James

Right before I really wys them what's my nickname

I'm Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Probably know your sister and your taanie

My bru, his name Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Go ask the taxi drivers and the gaatjies

They say they know Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Probably know your sister and your taanie

My bru, his name Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Go ask the taxi drivers and the gaatjies

They say they know Yaatie

Grandma gave me coins, I put it in the moneybox

Saved a couple pennies, spent it at the babi-shop

I found out they stabbed him and my body felt a shock

I realised these aren't fairy tales and Goldilocks

Six years old in Ocean View I got the chicken pox

Brasse broke into my house, they good at picking locks

Music permi playing you could hear the boom-box

A naughty little laatie just like Riley Boondocks

I had a crazy life, if I think and backtrack

My uncle was a skelem he was smoking mandrax

When he walked in, everybody used to stand back

He grew up in the ghetto, breakfast wasn't flapjacks

I just wanna show you who was in my family tree

I had two good parents, one of them was absentee

My daddy passed away and so I'm saying "RIP"

My mommy hates this name, but I have to disagree

I'm Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Probably know your sister and your taanie

My bru, his name Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Go ask the taxi drivers and the gaatjies

They say they know Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Probably know your sister and your taanie

My bru, his name Yaatie Yaatie

You know he's a laanie

Go ask the taxi drivers and the gaatjies

They say they know Yaatie

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My bru, his name Yaatie Yaatie

You he's a laanie

Probably know your sister and your tannie

My bru, his name Yaatie