[00:00.28]Leave the angels in the city
[00:13.54]Leave the angels in the city
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[00:26.09]Tell them muthaf-ckas I’m forever paid
[00:28.28]California king wrestle gators in the Everglades
[00:31.53]Drive up out that muthaf-ckin swamp in the Escalade
[00:34.76]So before you put that Red rag in your pocket I wanna see your f-ckin resume
[00:39.66]Started off on Ground Zero, then I start to levitate
[00:43.16]Rip rappers a new asshole: I never hesitate
[00:46.43]Dre Beats on, smoking that chronic just to meditate
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[00:49.75]I’ma give em hurricanes until another Levee break
[00:53.04]You niggas is featherweight, I’m Aftermath’s heavyweight
[00:56.16]Now Dre’s weapon of mass destruction is ’bout to detonate
[00:59.65]When a nigga wack found me, shit, I was selling weight
[01:03.08]Now a nigga’s selling millions, now it’s time to celebrate
[01:06.43]Performing in front of millions, nigga every race
[01:09.75]64 in the ’64, now watch the Chevy scrape
[01:13.11]4th album, no 5 mics? Then let ‘em hate
[01:16.48]But I’m not stopping ’til I’m the f-cking king in every state
[01:19.98]Recognize my life, ridicule my fight
[01:25.11]Give me fuel for the fire burning when I yearn these lights
[01:27.85]In the midst of the hieroglyphs my fingertips start to write
[01:31.23]Get familiar Cartwrightwith
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[01:33.19]Cause I wrote that shot, I’m a raging bull when the needle drops
[01:36.12]For the record, I’mm wreck it, even if my record don’t pop
[01:39.31]I’mma tie your knot on a Downtown building, let it tow behind me
[01:42.12]Tell ‘em they can find me in with the dark the ghetto children look at my heart
[01:44.59]Nigga f-ck your feelings, this is me
[01:46.71]I’m sick of muthaf-ckers talking about “the West died”
[01:49.71]Can’t you hear my heart beating?
[01:51.31]That’s the motherf-ckin West side, you test me, you test God
[01:56.42]I’m his son, insane songs, you come at me
[01:59.11]Then I can split you with this Tommy gun
[02:01.24]You won’t have no time to run
[02:03.05]I’m from the Compton slums and that’s how the West ride
[02:06.11]I’m from the city where 2 of the best died
[02:09.49]Rest in peace to both of ‘em, spit like I’m the ghost of ‘em
[02:13.42]Damn, I said I spit like I’m the ghost of ‘em
[02:16.40]Name your top 10, I’m harder than the most of ‘em
[02:19.45]Matter of fact, shorten your list nigga, top 5
[02:22.68]Game, Biggie, Hov, prolly Pac, Nas, no particular order
[02:27.91]Bet a mil that I slaughter, serve niggas, give a f-ck what you ordered
[02:31.85]How dare you niggas pop fly
[02:34.35]When I’m the nigga sold 5 mil out the gate and numbers do not lie
[02:39.08]Recognize my life, ridicule my fight
[02:44.74]Give me fuel for the fire burning when I yearn these lights
[02:47.48]In the midst of the hieroglyphs my fingertips start to write
[02:51.17]Get familiar with Cartwright
[02:52.84]Cause I wrote that shot, I’m a raging bull when the needle drops
[02:55.60]For the record, I’mm wreck it, even if my record don’t pop
[02:58.70]I’mma tie your knot on a Downtown building, let it tow behind me
[03:01.44]Tell ‘em they can find me in the dark with the look ghetto at children my heart
[03:04.45]Nigga f-ck your feelings, this is me
[03:06.18]I gave you the Documentary, shit was a classic
[03:08.92]Gave you Doctor’s Advocate, you ripped it out the package
[03:12.42]Came with LAX, since critics said it was average
[03:15.55]I was stressed the f-ck out, torn between Aftermath and
[03:18.99]Geffen, Interscope, now I got you in the scope
[03:22.42]Spill the red ink on the paper, it’s like my pen is broke
[03:25.97]And this is what you all been waiting for
[03:29.02]I’m the lost angel knocking on Satan’s door
[03:32.43]What the f-ck y’all take me for? I love you cause you hate me more
[03:35.79]I’m Kobe on the Lakers floor, except I give you 84
[03:38.85]Shake you like Haiti’s floor, walk up on you
[03:42.27]Like “what’s going on baby boy?” Shots in that Mercedes door
[03:45.25]Either I’m crazy, or the black Slim Shady, or
[03:48.87]Could that be the reason that Baby said he would pay me more
[03:52.18]But I still owe Jimmy one more album
[03:55.24]The best the West has ever seen, no disrespect to Calvin
[03:57.87]Recognize my life, ridicule my fight
[04:04.37]Give me fuel for the fire burning when I yearn these lights
[04:07.56]In the midst of the hieroglyphs my fingertips start to write
[04:10.82]Get familiar with Cartwright
[04:12.49]Cause I wrote that shot, I’m a raging bull when the needle drops
[04:15.24]For the record, I’mm wreck it, even if my record don’t pop
[04:18.36]I’mma tie your knot on a Downtown building, let it tow behind me
[04:21.62]Tell ‘em they can find me in the dark with the ghetto children look at my heart
[04:24.45]Nigga f-ck your feelings, this is me
[04:26.08]Kendrick, And I wear pendant on my shoulder, soldier
[04:28.61]Like a lieutenant, and the coupe tinted got pulled over
[04:31.42]Johnny always lock a nigga down
[04:33.17]Knowing damn well we don’t wanna see the box Manny like Pacquiao
[04:35.28]Little nigga Mayweather size, ride like Pac in his prime
[04:37.97]Thug life is now on radar
[04:39.46]Til the federal come through and raid ours
[04:41.19]Reminiscing when the LA Raiders
[04:42.56]Was in my home, snapback fitted on my uncle’s dome
[04:45.39]And I don’t condone dickriding
[04:46.81]I’m addicted to Westsiding
[04:48.57]Living in a city where the skinny niggas die
[04:50.25]And the semi bullets but fly, it turn me to a lion
[04:52.10]Trying, and I mean that shit
[04:55.53]Game came through, put the city on his back
[04:56.55]I was in the city with a nigga, had seen that shit
[04:58.23]“Compton!”, nigga a gotta scream that shit
[05:00.35]Never went commercial, Never T.V. screened that shit
[05:01.78]Can’t block or screen that shit, now everybody sing that shit
[05:04.85]Red, is a very emotionally intense colour.
[05:10.15]It enhances Human metabolism, increases respiration rate and raises blood pressure.
[05:16.83]It has a very high visibility, it is why stop signs, stop lights and fire equipments are usually painted red.
[05:24.58]It also represents one third of California’s gang population.
[05:28.49]Needless to say, please dress accordingly while visiting the Los Angeles area.
[05:33.43]Also, tuck your jewellry, and keep your hands inside your vehicle.
[05:38.73]Thank You! Enjoy it!