This one for the hood!
[Verse 1]
What do you do when itâ s so unequal?
Wear Michael Jordanâ s with your tuxedos
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yea, yea
Itâ s â hoodâ now
Public school system only teaching parts
So the school of hard knocks is what make you street smart
Youâ re hood now
Hood now
Yea, yea
Hood now
Open fire hydrant â front the liquor store
Coolinâ perm ads all on the billboards
You in the hood now
You in the hood now
Thatâ s right
You in the hood now
Ramen noodle soups, you make the best
Water in the milk to make it stretch
Thatâ s the hood now
Thatâ s the hood now
Thatâ s the hood now
Thatâ s the hood now
Ivy League was running really well then
They slipped up and let Cornel in
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yes it is
Itâ s hood now
In Miami Beach, itâ s rich white folks
But Memorial Day, â you know whoâ do the most
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yea, itâ s hood now
And house shoes is for the house fool
The homies wear â em out, how cool
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Thatâ s hood now
Oh yea, thatâ s hood now
And that Mercedes Benz, on them giant rims
Open up the trunk and see â bout twenty tenâ s
Thatâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Thatâ s hood now
Oh yea, thatâ s hood now
And diamond chains was for kings and queens
But since we got to â em theyâ ll never be the same
They hood now
They hood now
Bling, Bling
Itâ s hood now
You pissed her off, you broke the rules
Her earrings out, she taking off her shoes
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s about to be...
Really hood now
Chop up Jazz, loop up the Rock
Sample the Blues, call it Hip-Hop
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yea mayne
Itâ s hood now
[Hook]
We took that hurt, made it into songs
God bless the child thatâ s got his own
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
[Verse 2]
Pants sagginâ right off my ass
I sit it down, right in first class
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yes sir
Itâ s hood now
Fancy restaurant, dress code
T-shirt, gym shorts
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Hallelujah
Itâ s hood now
Fashion shows, with fancy clothes
You see Mr. West right in the front row
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Thatâ s what it means
Itâ s hood now
At the Oscarâ s, P on the sticks
And the winner is â ¦ Three-6
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Uh ohâ ¦
Itâ s hood now
[Hook]
We took that hurt, made it into songs
God bless the child thatâ s got his own
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
[Verse 3]
You had Elvis Presley and he was crackinâ
But guess what? Here comes Michael Jackson
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Thatâ s right
Itâ s hood now
Pro sports, them was yoâ courts
But you let us in, so on and so forth
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Uh huh
Itâ s hood now
They gave us scraps, some of it old
We cooked it up and called it â soulâ
Itâ s good now
Itâ s good now
You like that?
Itâ s hood now
And you know me, I donâ t vote
But the White House, you already know
Itâ s hood now
Itâ s hood now
Yes sir
Itâ s hood now
[Hook]
We took that hurt, made it into songs
God bless the child thatâ s got his own
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
Sayinâ itâ s hood now
Yea
[Outro]
You know I had to do it
Canâ t forget where you came from
One for the ghetto
Two for the hood
Three for the all
Four for the good
Yea
And we out
This the great
I mean, God is Great
American Rap
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