Lyrics: Krayzie Bone: Thug Mentality 1999: Street People (Featuring Niko)
Krayzie Bone
Dedicate this to all the niggas on the streets. Niggas in the hood strugglin’, doin’ what the fuck they gotta do to make their money. And all the thugs, the hustlas, the gangstas, the playas, pimps. Let’s roll, let’s roll.
Ghetto love
Ghetto love
I can feel that ghetto love
Ghetto love
Chorus: Krayzie Bone / Niko
Street people
All my people be them niggas with an attitude
The street mentality is do what you gotta do
Krayzie Bone
I dedicate this to the niggas in the hood
Keepin’ it real on the street
Niggas they practice what they preach
Stayin’ true until they D-I-E
Niggas still strong
We keep on bailin’ through the stress and all the rest of the shit that’s goin’ on
Speakin’ of violence
I see you got to keep a pistol
‘Cause if niggas think you’re rich
You gon’ be got they out to pinch you
Bullshit you not
Killin’ because of the pump
And it drives us to the point of no return
Especially when you’re gone off of the sherm
You could give a fuck about a nigga
Flossin’ while you walkin’
He on sixteen switches
Ain’t that a bitch
But that’s life
This shit ain’t nothin’ nice
And he’ll take yours if his ain’t right
And I can’t stop ’em or knock ’em
But yo I wouldn’t even try though
‘Cause the Bible say hey
Either repent or you will die so
Choose one (just one)
Either repent and get saved
Or put some food on your table for now
Chorus: Krayzie Bone / Niko
Street people
All my people be them niggas with an attitude
The street mentality is do what you gotta do
Krayzie Bone
I see my sisters out there hustlin’ man (strugglin’ man)
Do what it takes but that’s the breaks
Rustle up what you can
Gotta feed your babies
Handle yourself your own business
Don’t wait on that nigga to get you nothin’
We been poor long enough
And I know you would scheme on somethin’
Take the welfare
Fuck it
The system givin’ it to you
‘Cause it’s guilt on they conscience
Don’t let ’em fool you
Really ain’t doin’ a nigga any favors
So come on and get the paper paper
Before you die die
This verse is for my ghetto queens
Tryin’ to come up and get them better things
Particularly cheddar cheese
Make that money
Work work work
Whatever your occupation
As long as you bringin’ home the bacon
Don’t let your enemy lock your mind too
And I hope y’all really been payin’ attention ’cause it’s 1999 ooh Though people comin’ around
We gon’ thug
So where the thugs at
Gimme some of that ghetto love
Chorus: Krayzie Bone / Niko
Street people
All my people be them niggas with an attitude
The street mentality is do what you gotta do
Krayzie Bone
Now if y’all feelin’ me
Let’s get down and tear the roof off the mother
Shoot the muthafuckas
I’m serious and mean business
Ready to pump pump and ride
You with it
Come on put it out there
Pump, pump, pump
Police they treat us like animals
Let’s attack ’em like beasts
But hold on ‘fore you start fightin’
Let’s brighten up the action scene
Pass me the gasoline
I’m really not trippin’ on this rappin’ no more
‘Cause I know it won’t last too much longer
When it’s over then I be a full time souljah
If I make it out of the game with all my sanity
Get paid fuck the fame
Get out quickly
Understand me
‘Cause at the rate I’m goin’
Pretty soon they’ll try to ban me
For killin’ these muthafuckas tryin’ to tamper with my family
Now they got me runnin’ from these po-po’s
Tryin’ to jam me
But I told them muthafuckas not to try to test my manly
And this is my mentality for fuckin’ with the street life
Street life
Chorus: Krayzie Bone / Niko
Street people
All my people be them niggas with an attitude
The street mentality is do what you gotta do
Niko
I gotta give it up to all my thugstas
We’re street people
Them niggas with an attitude
Let’s stop the killin’
We’re strugglin’ just like you to make a livin’
We’re not pretendin’
Don’t y’all remember
It ain’t easy tryin’ to stay alive
Some people out there smokin’ crack
My people workin’ 9 to 5
Just doin’ it right
Real strong
Hold on
‘Cause it won’t be long before the strugglin’ days is long gone
Hold on
Be strong
Krayzie Bone
Somebody better tell ’em we the T-H-U-G’s
Real fuckin’ souljahs
Souljahs
Souljahs
We souljahs
We’re T-H-U-G’s
Real fuckin’ souljahs
Souljahs
Souljahs
We souljahs