TDE Roll Call
Black Hippy Lyrics

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West coast tsunami come jump inside of a wave pool
Fresh out the county with beepers over their ankles
Bitches and bugs their earlobes flooded with bengals
38 slug passenger seat let it bang you
I was born the same year you was rocking a kangol
20 years later my style favor a kangaroo
Jumping off the ground I'm tapping the star spangle
Battling with madness over ignorant lost angels

Cameras flash nappy hippy from every angle
Hammers will blast snap and hit you from every angle
Like a porno no homo you wear rainbow
I'm with a bad chick that can suck on my mandingo
Your making a bliss of these stunts to make your name blow
I'm dropping c4 every month to make my name blow
Drive a hoopty every month like it's a range rove
Get in on the passenger side because the door broke
Take you on a natural high this is for short dope
Watch you go be outside then give you more dope
I'm gonna flood the streets outside go buy a raincoat
Open the door my tapes fall out your Durango
West coast till I'm gone and wearing a halo
Til then I'm ready for war let's play halo
Take down the fifth of Hennessy and watch the day go
Bye like farewell cause somebody just prayed for
Me like holiest priest don't got payroll
Tabernacle to all the churches chickens I ate on
It's K.Dot you motherfucker motherfucker mother blucka blucka bring a ruckus better duck em make you suffer quick suck a dick
Look, coming from gangbangers and palm trees
Eating on polly seed and bomb weed
In walla bees better let my wallet sees throwing up the set while I'm chillin in the summer breeze
You niggas really want the gun to squeeze
And I'm shootin from nutting
Backseat with the window down ready for ducking
I ain't riding shotgun unless I gotta shotgun fuck around and pop one leave your fuckin' top done
Like the body shop on a mardi gras
Bad little bitch keep the gat in the party bra
You know I'm ready to shoot you know I recruit give me the loot like Big Poppa who shot ya noodle niggas over cheese make pasta
Top dawg sit at the table we all mobster
Never passed english and grammar still proper
My niggas we all gotcha
My niggas is all shottas
And niggas ain't nothing but bitches they all gossip
My words come hard like a bishop in tranquilizer
And murder goes hand and hand like sanitizers
I been a problem shootout to Problem
My gun blow then I get low
Like a stripper my nigga no homo
Take a puff of the swisher then get dozed
I do this for my niggas who is locked up in the prisons that can't get out of them systems there's no hope
So my mentality gotta be cut throat
Everytime that I spit it I provoke
Jay Rock for president go vote
Put them in a state of shock like a million votes
I'd go big before I would go broke
I got bundles of snow so come snope
Big bottles of henny who wanna toast
Big bags of green who wanna smoke
It's on me I'm a do it for the coast
Rock city my city till I'm gone
I'm a make it I can feel it in my bones
Yeah, I came in with the same precision as Pablo
Your visions at moe's whip and doable
City on my shoulder like a poncho
And I treat the booth like el baño
Get a whiff of that
And when it's show time I'll take you to the Cinemax
Los Angeles on the fitted cap
Committed like Richard Pryor and getting stacks
Yo Punch they think that history is a joke read up on how they brought Woodstock to watch for black folks
California souls, you say the west ain't unified like the LA school district you must've missed it
Riding around my old junior high remaniscing I have the same goals now
But I never thought for a second I needed Snoop and Dre to help me out

No debit give me all of the credit
SOUL

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Black Hippy's song TDE Roll Call reveal a portrait of life in the west coast with vivid, hard-hitting descriptions. The opening line articulates the song's theme of riding on a wave pool, and the painting of a tsunami emphasizes its power, which parallels the group's presence and influence. The line "Fresh out of the county with beepers over their ankles" suggests that the group is fresh out of jail, and the image of beepers on their ankles serves as a reminder of their recent subjugation. Furthermore, "Bitches and bugs their earlobes flooded with bengals" suggests that the hard-earned money earned from a drug trade has been spent on superficial goods such as earrings flooded with bengals. The following line, "38 slug passenger seat let it bang you," conveys the group's violent reputation and willingness to use guns to maintain their status.

Additionally, the lyrics of TDE Roll Call further describe the rapper's origin and identity. The line "I was born the same year you were rocking a kangol" is a foreshadowing that the rapper is aging, and their style has evolved since then. The line "Jumping off the ground I'm tapping the star spangle," represents their rebellious nature against societal norms. The rapper's "Battling with madness over ignorant lost angels" indicates frustrations of fighting against their environment, which is full of lost souls in Los Angeles. In contrast, "Hammers will blast snap and hit you from every angle" represents moving through the world with force and speed, to protect their loved ones and themselves.

Overall, the TDE Roll Call's lyrics convey a sense of life in the west coast, exploring violent themes and expressions of frustration in the singer's identity. Their pride in their origin and their preparedness for battle with society adds another layer of depth to the song's emotional intensity.

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