Game
DJ Khaled Lyrics

We the best
We are the best

I represent the hood
I represent the neighborhood

I represent the ghetto
I represent the impoverished area

I represent the people
I represent the community

I represent you
I represent the listener

All the money in the world couldn't change me
Having a lot of money wouldn't change my character

No diamond rings or them fancy cars
Material possessions don't define me

Cause my niggas in the hood woulda let me
My friends from the neighborhood would have stopped me

(I'm from the ghetto) I'm from the ghetto
I come from a poor community

(I'm from the pojects) I'm from the projects
I come from a public housing complex

All over the world and every hood they know
My background is widely recognized

Ayo Cali
Hey California

Walk with me
Accompany me

Yeah that's what got me here
My upbringing is why I am where I am now

The chucks the khaki suits
The Converse shoes, khaki clothing

All the swap meet years
Years of buying second-hand items

The six dollar socks the five dollar rocks
Cheap socks and drugs

Uncle Greg rest in peace he taught me how to chop
My deceased relative taught me how to sell drugs

That's why I love the hood and everything we got
I love my community and its resources

From the ice cream trucks to the forty ounce tops
From the fun childhood memories to risky behavior

All white Air Force Ones to fake Jacob watch
From expensive, popular shoes to fake designer watches

A few reasons why I drive the Bently hard top
Why I drive an expensive car

Use it in my songs cause I live it on the block
I sing about what I experience in my community

Tattoo it on my face let the whole world watch
I am proud of my background and want everyone to know

I'm that type of nigga yall made my city bigger dawg
I am the type of person who helped my city grow

Turn the TV off got tired of watchin Jigga boss
I stopped watching someone else succeed and decided to take action myself

So we told our mom's we was lookin for jobs
We lied about our job search to our mothers

When we was really in the record store lookin for Nas
We were actually looking for music, not jobs

Project of the ghetto, Ghetto and the project
I come from both a public housing complex and a poor community

From Compton to being Dre's number one prospect so.....
Growing up in Compton to being discovered and mentored by Dr. Dre

They know
People are aware

Ain't no help there just food stamps
There is no assistance besides food stamps

Weight checks and welfare
Drug tests and government assistance

Every man gone for self there
Everyone is looking out for themselves

Still might need to borrow your medicade card for health care
I might still need to borrow your Medicaid card for medical care

Yeah if you never got knocked then you made it
If you didn't get arrested, you were successful

Everybody know each other if not they related
Everyone is familiar with one another

You can get shot or get bladed
Violence is common

There's dudes that got jobs now that had blocks in the eighties
People who used to sell drugs now have legitimate jobs

Six months five years for you just to cop out
Possible prison sentences for crime

Ninth or tenth grade is usually when niggas drop out
High school drop-outs are common

Fights break out when you wired and start joking
Arguments can escalate quickly

Alot of OG's retired and started smokin
Many older gang members retire and start using drugs

House party games of spade sweet kool-aid
Entertainment at a house party

Loud music all night till the boys in blue raid
The party ends when the police arrive

So therefore I could never be too paid
I could never be too rich

I know where I'm going and where I'm from will get you laid
My background is attractive to potential partners

Haha
Laughing

Tell me this how come
Why is it that

Black folks get a little doe
Black people become wealthy

And forget where they come from
And forget their background

Man we used to have good times
We used to have fun together

But since you moved on up you aint cool with us
Since you are successful, you no longer associate with us

We still support you tho we dont see you much
We still support you even though we don't see you often

You aint the first fool its cool with us
You're not the first successful person to distance themselves from the community

But why you living out your idols dreams
Why are you living out someone else's dreams

Remember how for you came and help you keep those thangs
Remember where you came from and keep those memories with you

Now its cool that your adress changed
It's okay that you no longer live here

But I'm tryna holla at my dog and the number aint the same
I'm trying to contact a friend, but the phone number has changed

I guess new homies came with his fame
He has new friends due to his success

But see true homies will stay the same
Real friends won't change with your circumstances

Through all the up's and down's in your career
Real friends stick with you through good times and bad

A couple wives few kids scattered here
He has had multiple wives and children from different relationships

And when you dead or broke without a deal
In the event of death or poverty

All the groupies cleared... The ghetto will still be here
All the fans and admirers will leave but the community will remain