Throw Your Hood Up
DJ Mustard Lyrics

All my Detroit niggas!
Calling out to all the people from Detroit who are listening to this song

All my L.A. niggas, where ya at? Throw your hood up
Asking for people from Los Angeles to represent their neighborhoods by throwing up their gang signs

All my N.O. niggas!
Calling out to all the people from New Orleans who are listening to this song

All my BMo niggas, where ya at? Throw your hood up
Asking for people from Baltimore to represent their neighborhoods by throwing up their gang signs

All my N.Y. niggas!
Calling out to all the people from New York who are listening to this song

All my ChiTown niggas, where ya at? Throw your hood up
Asking for people from Chicago to represent their neighborhoods by throwing up their gang signs

All my G.A. niggas! Hol' up
Calling out to all the people from Georgia who are listening to this song

All my Bay niggas, where ya at? Throw your hood up
Asking for people from the San Francisco Bay Area to represent their neighborhoods by throwing up their gang signs

Everybody got problems!
Acknowledging that everyone has their own issues to deal with

Everybody got shirts cause they nigga got murked
Suggesting that many people wear shirts with pictures of their loved ones who have been killed

Everybody got issues!
Reiterating that everyone has their own problems to deal with

Everybody walk around with a big ass pistol
Implying that many people carry guns for protection

I'm relaxing, getting high
Describing the rapper's current state of being

Niggas ain't shit, I'm just rapping on the side
Dismissing the importance of being a rapper and suggesting that he has other sources of income

Told 'em pussy, paper, passion and some pride
Stating the values he lives by

I got everything a nigga ever wanted 'fore I died
Implying that he has achieved everything he ever wanted in life

Uh, two Rolexes that I don't ever wear
Shrugging off the fact that he has two Rolex watches that he doesn't even use

A big gold chain I ain't seen in a year
Stating that he hasn't worn his large gold chain in a long time

Leimert Park nigga looking clean in the mirror
Describing his appearance as he admires himself in the mirror

Your girl want me, I could see it from here
Suggesting that another man's girlfriend is interested in him

Yeah, try and make money and friends is mo' plans
Stating that he is more interested in making money than making friends

You lil niggas is hiding, there's no chance
Challenging his rivals and suggesting that they are too scared to confront him

Two step, my niggas just don't dance
Describing the type of dancing his crew does

If you ever say my name, nigga, we throw hands
Threatening violence against anyone who mentions his name in a negative way

Told him Pushaz Ink the program, we hold bands
Explaining that his crew, Pushaz Ink, holds money

On that OpM shit, you know we in this
Referencing his label, OPM, and suggesting that they are present in the music industry

With the extra, extra, talk all reckless
Describing how he talks confidently and without caution

Bitch in real life, yeah, that's what I expected, nigga
Asserting that he is just as intimidating in person as he is in his music

Not a rapper, way too street with it
Suggesting that he is not just a rapper, but a streetwise individual

All I did was take my life and put a Mustard beat with it
Explaining how he created his music by combining his life experiences with the beats produced by DJ Mustard

I'm D with it, believe in it, I speak it if I did that
Asserting his belief in what he speaks and emphasizing the authenticity of his music

I 'Doo doo!' 'Hello?' and have them niggas where you live at
Claiming that he is capable of scaring his rivals with a single phone call

Tuesdays and Thursdays, them white people jumping out
Explaining that on certain days of the week, law enforcement is more active in his neighborhood

Problems on my dick, have your girlfriend suck it out
Boasting about the number of women he attracts and suggesting that they are willing to do anything for him

A born sinner, but live killers die winners
Acknowledging his flaws, but suggesting that those who take risks ultimately come out on top

I'll cook my momma dope before I cook a bitch dinner
Suggesting that he is willing to sell drugs to anyone, including his own family

(Ol' pussy ass niggas) I smell placenta
Insulting his rivals and suggesting that they are weak

Dressed sharper than the mind of a Seven Percenter
Boasting about his sense of style and comparing it to the sharpness of a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths

Think about robbin' me, take your brain off
Warning anyone who is considering robbing him to think twice

She only wanna cut cause she chain saw
Suggesting that the woman he is referring to is only interested in him because she is attracted to his success

With the bopper as my sword and that Ruger as my shield
Describing his weapons as if he were a medieval knight

Bitch, my move around too real, Oxycontin, pop the blue pills
Suggesting that he is constantly on the move and that he is not afraid to use drugs to cope with his lifestyle

It's a cold life, my favorite numbers is 4-5
Acknowledging the harshness of his lifestyle and identifying his preferred gun caliber

Donald Sterling, clip a nigga I don't like
Referencing the racist former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and suggesting that he will shoot anyone he dislikes

Uh, it ain't where ya from but it's where ya at
Suggesting that it doesn't matter where someone is from, but rather what they are doing with their life

I'm down to load a drum quicker than ya app
Boasting about his proficiency in loading a gun and suggesting that he can do it more quickly than using a phone app

Lil nigga tryna ball, set a screen for me
Asking a smaller teammate to set a screen for him in order to help him score

Birds of a feather waiting on a wing for me
Referring to his loyal friends who are always willing to help him

And I'll never let a nigga think for me
Asserting his independence and refusing to be told what to do by others

I just need the suicides with the seats bloody
Describing the type of car he prefers to drive

Look, I'll trade a morc like a logo
Describing his willingness to trade large sums of money

For any real nigga ever put up on a Polo
Implying that he values authenticity over wealth

Oh no, now it go, those niggas
Referring to his rivals and their hatred towards him

Whole shows, both coasts so I throw no feelings
Explaining that he performs all over the country and doesn't let negative comments affect him

No chillin', got a chopper and a chicken
Acknowledging that he is always busy and suggesting that he has both a gun and a woman with him

Where you from? I threw mines to the ceiling
Asking where someone is from and suggesting that he represented his own neighborhood by throwing up his gang signs

Pull a foreign off the lot, just got deported
Boasting about buying a luxury car and suggesting that he can afford it despite possible legal issues

And a quarter for the watch, getting extorted
Describing how he spent a lot of money on a watch and how people may take advantage of him financially

Lil niggas want war but can't afford it
Suggesting that his rivals are not financially capable of going to war with him

Put ya life on the line, now bitches snort it, huh
Warning that people who threaten him are putting their own lives in danger and that others will enjoy seeing them suffer