作曲 : Adams, Anthony, Chambers ... We represent the slums, alright Let's get this motherfucker crunkin' from Kentucky to BaghdadYa pops was always gone but that didn't make him a bad dad We still managed to eat, and come to think wattn't half bad But Doug was always on us 'bout the things that we never had Now I was born in Oakland better known as the Cold TownDone seen too many folk down, some put the soul down Done heard my momma cryin' if I knew what I know now I'd pro'ly have to greet the party room with the fo' pound I'm tryna keep my head on straight to keep me from catchin' In case I feel my insides burnin', musta swallowed all twenty-eight I'm drinkin' Milk of Magnesia, but still I ain't feelin' straight Some mo' had murdered my granddad over real-estate Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Bummy, if I put it out, sucky, if I pull it out Ohh me, ya better kick it out, or ya livin' in a haunted house Ran what you tried to run, came how you tried to come Did what you couldn't do, difference between me and you Slum for a while now, country for a lifetime Cool is what I choose to be, but that ain't what I used to be Muddy waters couldn't drown a nigga, bloodhounds on the trail for real Shakin' up this rap shit, givin' niggaz hell for real Turn a hold the dog deal, mucus and you hearin' right National Geographic ain't, fuckin' with this wildlife Hissin', I'm finna strike, rattlin', I'm finna bite Hell with a blue light, fuckin' with no rules tonight Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Now once again, you see me layin' down the law These cowards tryna catch me like my hustle got a flaw Bitch I'm Southern bred That's where you break it down to raw and then you flush the rest I said you break it down to raw and then you flush the rest And I ain't playin' witcha'll haters since y'all fucked up my order Got me playin' with a gram, coulda been up to a quarter Now my cousin called me up and said he finally did it Graduated from a handheld, to primary digits' Cuz in the slums we don't work we just grind and gamble Guaranteed I got that shit, niggaz dyin' to sample Now whattchu know about that work from the states of GeorgiaCook so thick, collard, grits and water We in the slums Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww