The Way We Ball
Lil' Flip Lyrics

Heyyy, hoooo (This is the way we ball)
Let's get hyped! This is how we party and have fun.

Uh-huh; Houston, Texas (This is the way we ball)
This is where we're from and this is our lifestyle.

Uh-huh.. (This is the way we ball)
We're proud of our culture and we're here to show it off.

(This is the way we ball)
Once again, this is how we do things and we love it.

And we like to floss, all my diamonds gloss
We enjoy showing off our wealth and success through our jewelry.

I represent the dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty South
I represent the southern part of the United States, where we have our own unique culture and way of life.

And we ridin blades, Jags and Escalades
We love driving luxurious cars with customized rims.

We third coast born but we all Texas made
We may be from the Gulf Coast area, but we all identify with being Texan.

I'm Lil' Flip, I'm back on the scene, freestyle king
I am a seasoned rapper known for my freestyle skills.

Brand new piece, same byzentine
I have a new piece of jewelry, but it's still made of the same material I love - Byzantine.

I'm still sippin lean, I'm still watchin "Scream"
I still enjoy drinking cough syrup mixed with soda, and I'm still watching the horror movie Scream because I haven't changed.

I love wearin platinum, but my favorite color's green
I love wearing platinum jewelry, but my favorite color is green.

I'm hoppin out Ferraris, my house is three stories
I own a Ferrari and have a large, three-story house.

I'm still independent cause Jive couldn't afford me
I am still an independent artist because my previous label Jive Records couldn't meet my financial demands.

The meetings were boring, for real I was snoring
The meetings with Jive were tedious and put me to sleep.

The VP was fine, yeah she made me kinda horny
Although the meetings were boring, the vice president of Jive was attractive and caught my attention.

But that's another story, let's get back to the topic
I don't want to dwell on that topic, let's move on.

Right now me and Hump negotiatin to buy the Rockets
My friend Hump and I are currently in talks to buy the Houston Rockets NBA team.

We might buy the Comets - name it, I done it
We might also buy the Houston Comets WNBA team. Anything I say I will do, I follow through with.

If you see it, and want it, buy it, own it
I believe in living life to the fullest and not holding back from buying or owning things you want.

This is for my homies, Pat and DJ Screw (Screw)
I dedicate this song to my friends Pat and DJ Screw, who have passed away.

R.I.P. dawg cause I really miss you
Rest in peace, my friend DJ Screw, because I miss him dearly.

Boy I'ma stay true, until the day I fall
I will remain loyal to my roots and culture until I die.

East coast and West coast, this is how we ball
This is how we party and have fun, regardless of where you are from in the United States.

I'm thinkin - designer clothes and fashion shows
I like to think about wearing designer clothing and attending fashion shows.

I'm thinkin - all my albums goin platinum and gold
I hope that all of my music albums will reach platinum or gold status.

I'm thinkin - Jaguars and a Bentley Rolls
I dream of owning Jaguar and Bentley Rolls cars.

I'm thinkin - bein rich before I'm 24
I want to be wealthy before I turn 24 years old.

I'm feelin - wood grain all in my tinted truck
I love the look and texture of wood grain paneling in my truck's interior, which is tinted to keep out sunlight.

I'm fillin - all my teeth up with princess cuts
I'm replacing all of my teeth with diamond-studded Princess cuts.

I'm fillin - jugs up, no mo empty cups
I'm happily refilling my cups with my favorite drink and no longer need to worry about running out.

I'm feelin - like I'm worth 10 million bucks
I feel like I'm filthy rich and worth 10 million dollars.

And I know - I wear a watch, yo it was made from a game
I know my watch was made from a discontinued video game console's graphics card.

And I know - my rims chop like the blades on a plane
I know that the custom rims on my car spin fast and make a whistling noise that sounds like an airplane's blades.

And I know - yo baby mama still givin me brain
I know that your baby mama still wants to have sex with me.

And I know - that ain't platinum, that's a silvery chain
I know that my chain may look platinum, but it's actually made of another metal that looks like silver.

And I make - nothin but hits when I step in the booth
I only create hit songs when I enter the recording booth.

And I make - rainbows from the sun reflect on my tooth
I have a shiny or jeweled tooth that sparkles and reflects rainbow colors when the sun shines on it.

And I make - DVD's light up in my coupe
I have a DVD player in my car that has LED lights surrounding it, making it light up when it is in use.

I think I feel I know I make money, how bout you?
I am confident that I make a lot of money, how about you?

I'm swangin, about to rip the kizzerp, sippin on my syzzerp
I'm driving and about to take a sip from my cup filled with syrup-based cough medicine and soda, getting high in the process.

If you buy first from me then you just bought a dizzert
If you buy anything from me, you've made a purchase that will make you dizzy with its awesomeness.

Swangas on my whizzeel, platinum in my grizzeel
I have custom-made spinning hubcaps on my wheels, and a platinum grill in my mouth.

Me and Doby D stay blowin on some kizzeel
My friend Doby D and I enjoy smoking and getting high on marijuana.

I'm higher than a hizzeel, mind on a mizzell
I am very high on drugs and my mind is confused or lost.

Southside of H-town show me how you fizzeel
People from the southern side of Houston, Texas, show me how you party and have fun.

Now you see we ball, now you see we rich
You can see that we're having fun and that we're wealthy.

I represent the legendary Screwed Up Click
I represent the rap group Screwed Up Click, which was founded by the late DJ Screw and includes many popular Houston-area rappers.

I wreck I-45, I wreck 2 Screw tapes
I skillfully rap on Interstate 45 and on two of DJ Screw's mixtapes.

I'm 3 wheelin, poppin trunk, goin down Fuqua
I'm driving with three wheels, opening my car's trunk, and cruising down Fuqua Street in Houston.

So move out of my way cause I'm ridin double are
Get out of my way because I'm driving a customized SUV with license plate ending in "R".

MJ right behind me in a Lexus bubble car
My friend MJ is driving a Lexus convertible right behind me.