O.G. Talk
Guru Lyrics


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[Hook: x 2]
Used to run with the older dudes
That's how I know the rules
Notice how these fools talk gats but can't hold the tool
What I know is true, I do what I'm supposed to do
Open you, you kids ain't supposed to speak till ya spoken to

[Tef]
Tell me what the fuck a hood do to make a young buck get dumbstruck
By the sight and the sound when the gun bust
Nigga tell me how to, fuck I know the smell of gunpowder
So well that when the shell spits sniffin it'll rouse ya

Why you send me like this to live a life with such malice
In the streets bound by the vows of marriage
To the game, I'm a hustler
Shellshocked from lettin the shells pop from the muffler

Get knocked, get bailed, with the bell heart just to touch ya
Fuck ya, I done paid all my dues in spades
and know the tools of the trade
Nigga fuck the police, I done spent life up in the streets

Ain't got plans for comin up in this piece
To give a nigga, every side of my struggle
To show why'all mothafuckas all the real ill shit they put a thug through
And they wonder why I let my pants hang, fuck with hoodrats
Cheap nigga and won't give up a God-damn thang

[Hook: x 2]

[Guru]
I sat by the door, but never call me a spoof
Go head and, call on ya troops, we'll have you callin a truce
I got here on pure guts, carve diamonds with pure cuts
Still the king of underground, you toilet tissue, pure butt

And just in case you want to spread rumors
Me and Tef'll give you lead to the head tumors

Used to rock blue and red Pumas
I went to Farrakhan speak when I was 12 years old




He said, "Create your own job, know yourself, don't fold"
My uncle Clarence, rest in pe

Overall Meaning

ace, he showed me the way
Taught me how to stand up straight, and never betray


Nowadays these young cats ain't got no respect
They talk loud but ain't ready to put in the work, it's just a mindset
I came up in the era of real O.G.'s
Where honor and loyalty were worth more than cashin' G's


I ain't here to preach, just to give you the truth
Don't believe the hype, the game ain't all glamour and jewels
Used to run with the older dudes, that's how I know the rules
Stay true to yourself, and always stay two steps ahead of fools




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Shlomo Shekelman

THEY DON'T MAKE HIP-HOP LIKE THIS NO MORE. R.I.P GURU

maverick2215

love this joint

john wilson

i used to listen to this in my car back in 2001

kurt james

i copped this awhile back cd's gone now but shit guru dirtys almost every track on this cd

D Sleeps

despite gurus success, he remains "the most slept on, but i aint no mattress, cats are like Crowe(Russel) and Clooney(George), some high paid actors, secluded, while i paid dues with the people, heres my prediction, you all are gonna lose in this sequel, im diesel, but not that shit they put on they arms, you vultures on my turf, you wouldnt belong." - Guru - David R

A. Browne

If Jadakiss had rhymed on this hot beat this song would've been seriously lit!!!🔥🔥🔥

TEK-22

Or Beanie Sigel!

Physys Group

Damn yo...this track brings me back to when i was wildin. Peace to the older dude that put me on

78donjon

"You kids ain't s'posed to speak until you're spoken to." #grownmanish

John John

neva heard this shit sum real life reality lyrics

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