Ride
50 Cent feat. Joe & G‐Unit Lyrics

Damn
Expressing astonishment or frustration

You gone ride or die?
Are you willing to remain loyal and committed, even in the face of danger?

Woo
Exclamation of excitement or enthusiasm

Woo
Exclamation of excitement or enthusiasm

All my niggas gone bust they guns
All my friends are ready to use their firearms

Real mother fuckers never trust niggas, but we trust our guns
Authentic individuals don't place their trust in others, only in their firearms

Get money is the code of the streets
Earning money is the principle that governs street life

Live by it, and they say the hotter the bullets, the colder the streets
Live according to this principle, and it is believed that the more violent the conflict, the harsher the environment becomes

Like the older the hammer, the older the beef
Similar to how the longer a firearm has been used, the longer the grudge remains

You holding the can and you busting or you die with your heat
If you possess a firearm, you must use it to defend yourself or risk losing your life

Me and my niggas gone survive in the street
My friends and I will stay alive in the dangerous neighborhood

For one reason, we ain't living to kill niggas, just dying to sleep
The motivation is not to take others' lives, but simply to find peace in death

I'm in the hood and I ain't wear a vest
I'm in the neighborhood without any protection

Push a stock GTO, with a pump in the seat and a desert eagle in the head rest
Driving a regular GTO, but equipped with a shotgun under the seat and a Desert Eagle pistol behind the headrest

Live and I took 5, get respect cause I wont die
Despite encountering dangerous situations, surviving and avoiding death allows me to gain respect

So its a bet that I'm gone ride
I am determined to face any challenges that come my way

I'm riding dog, you riding with me? (ride with me)
I am moving forward, are you willing to come along?

If I'm frying dog, you frying with me? (fry with me)
If I'm engaging in a dangerous situation, are you prepared to face it with me?

If I'm dying dog, you dying with me? (die with me)
If I am risking my life, are you willing to risk yours as well?

Just know when the beef come, we all busting our guns (what?)
When there is conflict, we are all prepared to use firearms to defend ourselves (understood?)

We can beef, I don't give a fuck, any street, stoop or block
We can engage in conflict, I don't care, it can happen on any street, stoop or block

Compton, New York City of Rocks
Compton and New York are places known for their tough environments

You ain't never been out the hood? don't go to far
If you have never experienced life in the neighborhood, don't venture too far away

12 gauge shotty, with a pump like Joe Dumar's
A 12 gauge shotgun with a pump action, similar to Joe Dumars' basketball playing style

Shells the size of Sprewell lugs, go through cars
Bullets as large as Sprewell's car rims can penetrate vehicles

Rip apart your new Bentley nigga, like Dre sent me
I will destroy your expensive Bentley car, as if Dr. Dre instructed me to do so

The haze in me make me wanna kick back
The anger within me makes me want to relax and unwind

Your man work out at bally's, put the 38 to a 6 pack
If your associate goes to the gym, I will use a .38 caliber gun on his abdomen muscles

And beef keep the E.R full til the shit packed
Ongoing conflicts result in the emergency room being filled with patients

No more rooms? let em die in the streets
If there are no more available hospital rooms, let the individuals die on the streets

Im from the CPT, where niggas dieing to eat
I am from Compton, where individuals are willing to risk their lives to survive

Them niggas with scars under they left eye and they cheek
Those individuals with facial scars beneath their left eye and cheek

Park a 745 on your street
I will park a BMW 745 on your street to assert dominance

Like mother fucker if you don't ride with me, you can die with the enemy
If you refuse to support me, you can face your demise alongside our adversaries

Or die like the Kennedy's nigga
Alternatively, you can meet the same fate as the Kennedy family

I empty desert clips out like a bottle of Hennessy nigga
I rapidly fire rounds from my desert eagle pistol, similar to emptying a bottle of Hennessy liquor

I got niggas that'll beef for the game
I have individuals who are willing to engage in conflicts for the sake of our reputation

Run up on your man, splat his brain then bring you his chain
We will approach your associate, kill him, and then present you with his necklace

So if you owe my hood, you better pay up
If you have debts to my community, you should settle them

I roll with killas, that'll put you in a hole like a lay up
I associate with ruthless individuals who will easily eliminate you, as if it were an easy basketball shot

Ain't no sleep on the block, my niggas stay up
There is no rest for my friends on the neighborhood block, they remain vigilant

Cause they ain't trying to miss sales
They don't want to miss out on any opportunities for financial gain

They trying to tip over fish scales
They are attempting to disrupt the illegal drug trade

Be in the XXL, and its only 6 street rappers if you wanna be real
If you want to be considered genuine in the rap industry, you must be recognized by XXL magazine, which only features six street rappers

That go for the whole industry you bitch ass niggas
This applies to the entire rap industry, addressing those who lack authenticity

Say my name in a verse if you ready to die
If you mention my name in a song, be prepared for the consequences, even death

I call up my Harlem niggas on the i95
I contact my associates from Harlem using the i95 highway

10 minutes later you dead on the I95
Within ten minutes, you would meet your demise on the I95 highway

Aftermath mother fucker, we ain't playing this shit
This is the Aftermath record label, we are not joking about this

50, work ride, Joe, Cube, the Game and Em
50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Joe, Ice Cube, The Game, and Eminem

Its our house and we in the front yard
This is our territory, and we are right at the front

So fuck with the Dr. and get picked apart like junk yards
So if you challenge Dr. Dre, you will be dismantled and disposed of, just like junkyards do to vehicles