Gangsta )
Akon Lyrics

Alert, alert this is an UpFront street bulletin
This is a broadcast message to all involved in the street life.

(You gangstas, you playas, you hustlas you pimps)
This message is directed towards the gangsters, players, hustlers, and pimps.

If you a gangster and you confessing you kill a nigga on record
If you claim to be a gangster and openly admit to killing someone, you are foolish.

You's a stupid motherfucker, this goes out to you fake gangsters
Fake gangsters who brag about murder are idiots and should be called out.

I see you nigga, nigga we all see you
We are all aware of the fake gangsters.

We watchin' you motherfucker (don't make me)
We are keeping an eye on the fake gangsters and are warning them not to provoke us.

Nigga don't make me
Do not push me.

Have to step up in the club with my dawgs and show all you motherfuckers how we ball (yeah)
I do not want to have to enter a club with my crew and demonstrate our gangster lifestyle.

Nigga don't make me show how I can violet the law
Do not force me to show how I can break the law in a violent way

Get your woman go up in her raw dog
Have unprotected sex with your girlfriend.

Now the hoe love me
Now she loves me because of our sexual encounter.

Waiting to show me (lil bitch you just a thought)
She is waiting to prove her worth to me, but I see her as just a meaningless person.

And that's how she gon' be
She will always be just a meaningless person to me.

But niggas wanna handcuff and l-o-v-e
Other men want to commit and show love to her in a possessive way.

Steady claimin' they a pimp
They claim to be a pimp.

But won't let her go free
But they do not want her to have freedom.

Say that ain't gangster (na nigga)
This behavior is not gangster-like.

Niggas fronting like they hard
Men pretend to be tough and aggressive.

But I'm knowin' that they pussy from the start
I know that they are weak and cowardly from the beginning.

Man that ain't gangster (na)
This behavior is not gangster-like.

Still in the projects
Still living in the projects.

But I spend a hundred thousand a car (yeah)
I can afford expensive cars despite my background.

I rather have a crib in Miami with a boat (with a boat nigga)
I would prefer to live in a house with a boat in Miami.

Put all my niggas on so we don't go broke
Provide financial support to my friends in order to avoid financial struggles.

Yeah show 'em the ropes
Teach them how to succeed in their endeavors.

Sticking together niggas tryn cope
Men are trying to stick together and cope with their struggles.

Any one step in the way will get choked
Anyone who challenges us will face consequences.

Don't make me
Do not force me.

Bring out the other side in me
Bring out my violent side.

So I hear you think you gangster
I heard that you believe you are a gangster.

I heard you wanna be
I heard that you want to be a gangster.

Fuck nigga
A derogatory term used to insult someone who is not genuine.

I see you cuttin' your eyes when I stroll
I see that you are looking at me with a negative disposition as I walk by.

See you despise flashin', pullin' them hoes
I see that you dislike the act of obtaining and being surrounded by women.

'Cause I'm a playa nigga like I'm supposed to be
I am a player, and that is expected of me in this lifestyle.

Ho's on a nigga, they supposed to be
Women are supposed to be attracted to me.

You a sucker so you hate like supposed to be
You are a weakling, and therefore you hate on me as expected in this lifestyle.

And next time get your head cracked to the white meat
You will get physically assaulted next time we cross paths.

I try to keep it fly but this pussy nigga tempt me
I try to maintain my composure, but the presence of a weakling tests me.

Breaking a sweat, these other niggas ain't classy
I am sweating due to the annoyance of my company's lack of style or class.

Noo that's really killing my pimping (yeah nigga)
This situation is hindering my ability to be a successful pimp.

I mean really, really killing my pimping (really, really)
This situation is severely hindering my ability to be a successful pimp.

Look what you gone made Iceberg do
Look at what you have made me do, Iceberg.

Call that boy, whole stomp down crew
Summon the entire stomp down crew.

And we will kick that ass nigga (yeah we will)
We will physically assault the individual.

And tell you whore she can come to my place (yeah)
And inform your woman that she can visit me.

After she burn me out for fucking up your face
After she performs sexual acts on me in revenge for your behavior towards me.

Now it's a goddamn shame Pickelhead
It is a shame, Pickelhead.

What you did to that man (watch out)
Be careful of the harm you caused to that individual.

I guess that pussy nigga thought I was playing (yeah)
The individual assumed that I was joking or not serious.

I try to tell him but he like fuck what you say (fuck you man)
I tried to warn him, but he disregarded my warning and insulted me.

Come to a understanding, he like fuck what you sayin'
He refused to come to an understanding and disregarded my message.

Only pussy nigga flexin' in front of these hoes and shit (kick his ass nigga)
The only men who act tough in front of women are weak and should be physically assaulted.

So I swung on that nigga, and his nose and shit (Ooh) (kick his ass nigga)
I punched him in the nose and physically assaulted him.

Oh you think I give a fuck what your focus is (Step up nigga)
You believe I care about your intentions, but I do not.

So I'm lookin' at the next man like step up bitch
I am challenging the next man to a physical altercation.

'Cause if it's going down, this metal round spittin' from my chamber (POW)
If a conflict arises, I will use my firearm to injure those who oppose me.

Like David Banner you wouldn't like me when I'm angry (whaah)
Like the fictional character David Banner/The Incredible Hulk, you do not want to see me angry.

Restructure to your whole grill, don't make me have to change you (ahe)
I will cause tremendous physical harm if provoked.

In to a stranger and damage your soul
I would severely harm you and your psychological well-being.

You gangstas, you playas, you hustlas, you pimps
This message is still directed towards gangsters, players, hustlers, and pimps.

You gangstas, you playas, you hustlas, you pimps
This message is still directed towards gangsters, players, hustlers, and pimps.

Gangster, gangster, gangster
Reinforcing the importance of the gangster lifestyle.

You gangstas
End of the message, still directed towards gangsters.