Intro
L. Boogie Lyrics

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Hey son?

Hey dad

Son who's your favorite rapper and who's your favorite rap group?

You are 'cause you the real ice cream man and my favorite rap group is T.R.U.
'Cause I'm true 2 da game, aha

I'm true 2 da game too son. You did your homework?
You got any studying to do?

Yea dad. Studying this just how to be a true playa
Wanna ask me some questions?

Yea son. Let me see this
Oh they didn't have questions like this when I grew up son
But I guess whatever

It takes to make you be a man son. I'm all for it
Son, the first question is, if you rap about another

Rapper on a record, what are you?

You a sucka!

Aha, you got that right son. Next question
If you hate another for being successful, what are you?

You mean like, you rollin' in Benzes, they be like P.H.ing you
The pigs be pulling you over cause you

Be black and you be sittin' on triple gold
Like the niggas in the ghetto be hatin' on you cause you made it out?

Yea son, what is that, what you call that?
Dad, that only be two words. PLAYA HATA

Huh, you got that right son. Look like you gonna past this test
But I got one more question for you
Son, if any man depends on another man and can't think on his own
Can't survive on his own, can't take good care of his

Family, you know what I mean son
I mean, you were put in this world by yourself
You're supposed to depend on you

And nobody else. I mean son
When a man can't function on his own and put his problems on another man
son, what type of man is that? What do you call that type of person?

Dad, can I curse?
Son, if you have to express yourself. Tell me, what type of man is that?
That a punk ass bitch

Hehehe, damn little P, you bout it, bout it, just like your daddy
Oh wait, one more question before I leave though

What you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be a G like you. A No Limit Soldier for life
Fuck you hatas, 'cause we have millions.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to L. Boogie's "Intro" are a conversation between a father and son about what it means to be a true player and a real man. The conversation begins with the father asking who his son's favorite rapper and rap group are. The son answers that his father is his favorite rapper because he is the "real ice cream man," and his favorite rap group is T.R.U. because he is "true 2 da game." The father confirms that he is also "true 2 da game" and encourages his son to continue studying to be a true player.

The conversation then turns to a series of questions designed to test the son's knowledge of what it means to be a true player. The first question asks what someone is if they rap about another rapper on a record, to which the son correctly responds that they are a "sucka." The second question asks what someone is if they hate another person for being successful, with the son responding that they are a "playa hata." The final question asks what someone is if they depend on another person and can't take care of their own family, to which the son responds that they are a "punk ass bitch."

The conversation ends with the son expressing his desire to be a "G" like his father and a "No Limit Soldier for life," indicating his allegiance to the music label No Limit Records, to which L. Boogie was signed in the late 1990s.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey son?
Father greets son

Hey dad
Son responds to father

Son who's your favorite rapper and who's your favorite rap group?
Father asks son's favorite rapper and rap group

You are 'cause you the real ice cream man and my favorite rap group is T.R.U.
Son admires father as his favorite rapper and admires T.R.U as his favorite rap group, cause both are true 2 da game

I'm true 2 da game too son. You did your homework?
Father tells son he is also true 2 da game and asks if he did his homework

Yea dad. Studying this just how to be a true playa
Son tells father he is studying how to be a true playa

Wanna ask me some questions?
Son asks father to ask him some questions

Yea son. Let me see this
Father agrees to ask questions

Oh they didn't have questions like this when I grew up son
Father reminisces about growing up without such questions

But I guess whatever
Father dismisses his own thoughts and tries to keep the conversation going

It takes to make you be a man son. I'm all for it
Father encourages son to do whatever it takes to become a man

Son, the first question is, if you rap about another
Father asks first question about rapping on another artist

Rapper on a record, what are you?
Father continues question, asking what it makes the artist

You a sucka!
Son responds that rapping about another artist makes you a sucka

Aha, you got that right son. Next question
Father agrees with son's answer and moves on to next question

If you hate another for being successful, what are you?
Father asks next question about hating someone for their success

You mean like, you rollin' in Benzes, they be like P.H.ing you
Son asks for clarification from father before answering

The pigs be pulling you over cause you
Son cites an example of someone's success leading to hate

Be black and you be sittin' on triple gold
Son cites further examples of achieving success despite societal barriers

Like the niggas in the ghetto be hatin' on you cause you made it out?
Son concludes his example and asks father if this is what he meant

Yea son, what is that, what you call that?
Father agrees with son's example and asks him what he calls it

Dad, that only be two words. PLAYA HATA
Son answers father's question by calling it a playa hata

Huh, you got that right son. Look like you gonna past this test
Father agrees with son's answer and commends him for passing the test

But I got one more question for you
Father asks one final question

Son, if any man depends on another man and can't think on his own
Father asks final question about dependence on others

Can't survive on his own, can't take good care of his
Father elaborates on the previous line, asking about one's ability to take care of themselves

Family, you know what I mean son
Father asks if son understands the importance of taking care of oneself and one's family

I mean, you were put in this world by yourself
Father reminds son that everyone comes into the world alone

You're supposed to depend on you
Father reminds son that one should depend on oneself

And nobody else. I mean son
Father repeats the importance of self-dependence

When a man can't function on his own and put his problems on another man
Father cites the consequences of relying too much on someone else

son, what type of man is that? What do you call that type of person?
Father asks son what type of person relies too much on others

Dad, can I curse?
Son asks father for permission to curse

Son, if you have to express yourself. Tell me, what type of man is that?
Father allows son to curse and asks him again to answer the question

That a punk ass bitch
Son answers father's question with a strong curse word

Hehehe, damn little P, you bout it, bout it, just like your daddy
Father affirms son's strong response and praises him like his own father

Oh wait, one more question before I leave though
Father remembers he had one final question

What you want to be when you grow up?
Father asks son about his future goals

I want to be a G like you. A No Limit Soldier for life
Son expresses his goal of becoming a No Limit Soldier like his father

Fuck you hatas, 'cause we have millions.
Son expresses his anger towards haters and proclaims his family's wealth

Lyrics © CLARKJAY PRODUCTIONS, INC. , EMI Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., O/B/O APRA AMCOS, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JASON NEVILLE THOMPSON, MATTHEW EARL VIRGO

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