Gang Related
ABK Lyrics

Now if you got yo hat tilted to tha side
If you wear your hat tilted to one side

And you always down to jack a bitch for her ride
And you're always ready to steal a car for a joyride

Or the colors that you rep make others upset
Or the colors you wear to represent your gang make others feel uneasy

Then you might be gang related! (ain't nothin' wrong)
Then you could be associated with a gang, but that shouldn't be judged negatively.

Never once been seen alone
You are never seen alone, always with members of your gang.

Ever since you can remember you was fully grown
You started living like an adult from an early stage.

Slangin' rocks on tha block with a knot in ya sock
You sell drugs on the street and carry money in your sock.

Then you might be gang related! murder rap
This might mean you're associated with gang violence and killing.

Notches all in your belt
You have committed several crimes, and each time you seem to add another to your list.

Robbery and sellin', Trees the only jobs that you held
You earn money by robbing and selling illegal drugs; it's the only source of livelihood you have encountered so far.

Been to more damn funerals than the reverend himself
You have been to more funerals than a church pastor.

Then you might be gang related! in and out tha penitentiary
You have so many criminal records that you've been in and out of jail multiple times.

With no thought of graduation or a fuckin' degree
You don't care about education, let alone graduating from school or college.

Still clockin' "g"s from what you learned on tha streets
You're still making money from what you learned on the streets, selling drugs and committing crimes.

Then you might be gang related! (ain't nothin' wrong)
Then you could be associated with a gang, but that shouldn't be judged negatively.

[Chorus x2]
Refrain

Do you wear a hatchetman?
Do you wear the symbol of the Insane Clown Posse?

You in a gang and yo ass better be ready to do that thang
If you're in a gang, you should be ready to carry out gang activity.

You rep tha jrb and you will never switch
You represent the Juggalo Rydas Bitch and you will always remain loyal.

(jrb?) juggalo rydas bitch!
Juggalo Rydas Bitch, implying the Juggalo subculture.

Did you beat your girlfriends who dissed your boys
Did you beat up your girlfriends who insulted your gang members?

Did your crew's name originate in Illinois?
Is your gang from Illinois?

Do you cross your enemies out with a "k"
Do you X-out your enemies' names with a K, indicating they're killers?

Then you gang related to muthafucka like Violent J
This implies that even Insane Clown Posse members are associated with gangs.

I'm always asked if I'm gang related
I'm always questioned whether I have ties to gang activity.

By police and the public, and I'm startin' to hate it
The constant questioning by law enforcement and random people is getting frustrating.

If I wasn't already, that would sure make me think
If I wasn't already associated with gangs, the constant questioning would make me consider it.

About the problems that I have and what I'd do to be free
It makes me think about my current troubles and what I need to do to live a free life.

Besides gang related's such a harsh word
The phrase 'gang-related' carries a negative connotation.

For them to call a bunch of homies takin' over tha world
It's harsh to label a group of friends who are making an impact on the world as just a gang.

Willin' to die for everything that we built
We're willing to protect our gang and everything we've established, even if it means dying.

The battleground we call turf where haters come to be killed
The area we claim as our territory is where our rivals get eliminated.

[Chorus x4]
Refrain

Do you participate in gang related activities?
Do you engage in any activities associated with gangs?

03's, 211's, 187's?
These are penal code references to murder, robbery, and burglary, respectively.

If you do that's okay, fuck we all do
If you happen to be involved in it, that's alright, we all are at some point.

I'm only tryin' to say you gang related too bitch!
Another way of saying everyone is associated with gangs in some way.

Take anybody killa
He's referring to the artist ABK who goes by the moniker, Anybody Killa.

I know him but I wouldn't trust him as far as I can throw him
I'm familiar with ABK, but I wouldn't entrust him with anything significant.

He's fuckin' crazy as hell
ABK has a reputation for being unpredictable.

You wouldn't know
The audience might not be familiar with ABK's personality.

Right now he's chewin' holes in the floor here at the studio
ABK is doing something bizarre, even right now, at this moment in the studio.

I don't even want to do this
The singer doesn't want to refer to ABK's antics, but he has to.

But he asked me to and I'm scared of his pistol-whips
ABK made a request, and the artist is doing it out of fear of getting beaten up.

We're all sick in the hatchet's hatchery
The Insane Clown Posse members are all twisted, in a way similar to being in a hatchery.

But I just happen to be the master bitch-slappery
This line implies that the artist is good at putting someone in their place.

The bottom line, I won't say it again until you play it again
The singer wants to emphasize that everyone's a part of gang life, and he won't repeat it except for in the chorus.

If you're gang related hope you're my friend
If you're associated with gangs, I hope you're cool with me.

Cause if I see you wearin' some shit I don't like
If I see you wearing something, like colors or symbols, associated with a rival gang, I may take action against it.

I'm shuttin' your cranium down with a lead pipe
The singer might beat you violently, symbolically shutting off your brain, with a lead pipe.

[Chorus x4]
Refrain

Ah ha
Interjection to imply the artist has had an epiphany.

Ha ha
Laughter, perhaps the artist has realized something humorous.

Ha ha ha! you know what man? you just might be!
Laughing exclamation that you could indeed be associated with gangs.

In spite of your own knowledge of 'em
Whether you're aware of it or not.

A gangsta, gangobodacious, smacksimus
This line is humorous, with words that don't actually mean anything.

Maximum boogie woogie ryda aka gang related
This line describes someone who is a true gangster and associated with gang activity.

You dilapidated muthafucko!
Insulting close to the end of the song.

[Repeat[
Repetition of lyrics from the beginning.

You might be
You could be associated with gangs.

You might be gang related! (ain't nothin' wrong)
Being associated with gangs is not wrong; it's just a part of life for some people.

You fuckin' gangbangulator!
Another insult, a play on the word 'manipulator.'