Wouldn't You Like To Ride
Malik Yusuf Feat. Kanye West & Common Lyrics

You like to ride (uh)
Do you enjoy going places, especially with other people?

So "why don't) you and your friends (get with) me and my friends"
Why don't you and your friends come with me and my friends?

(My friends) my friends, my friends, my friends
I keep saying "my friends" multiple times to emphasize that my friends are great and worth hanging out with.

Would you like to ride?
Would you be interested in going somewhere with me?

(I don't know what happened, it's just like, heh)
I'm not sure what's going on, it's like I'm caught up in the moment.

I had that little ass Nissan at your crib showin' up
I used to drive a small Nissan when I would come to your house.

Liquor store out of Arbor Mist, we Irish Rosed it up
We ran out of Arbor Mist but made do by having a type of wine called Irish Rose.

Then we rolled to the movies, you rocked your fake Chloes
We went to the cinema and you were wearing fake Chloé shoes.

You had Gap and Gucci, that's still two G's
You had clothes from Gap and Gucci, which still amounts to a high price.

But that's that last year purse like it's still too cheap
Even though your purse is from last year, you don't think it's cheap.

Ooh you so boozy boo you could of fooled me
You act like you're fancy and expensive, but I don't really believe it.

'cause five years ago you was so Fugees
You used to be more chill and low-key five years ago, like the Fugees.

Now you don't want nothin' unless it cost a few G's
Recently, you only want things that cost a lot of money.

You like the light-skinned Ania, the dark-skinned Aaliyah
You're attracted to both light-skinned and dark-skinned women, like Ania and Aaliyah.

The black Jennifer Lopez, a ghetto senorita
You remind me of Jennifer Lopez, but with a more urban, or ghetto, vibe.

You remind me of my Jeep but not no Kia
You remind me of my Jeep, but definitely not a Kia.

We can talk on your cell, but not Nokia
We can have phone conversations, but not on a Nokia phone because the connection keeps cutting out.

It be goin' in and out, that's why I barely hear ya
The phone connection is unreliable, which makes it hard for me to hear what you're saying.

It be goin' in and out like a robbery ah
The phone connection is as unpredictable as a robbery taking place.

I'm trying to take this money like Robin Geeda
I'm aiming to make money the same way Robin Geeda, a comic book character, did.

Then I'ma take you to the house+ like +Trick and Trina+
After making money, I'm going to take you to a house like Trick Daddy and Trina would.

Would you like to ride shotgun in the Escalade
Would it be appealing to ride in the front seat of the Escalade?

Like a cloud in our sky, grab your things let's fly away
We'll fly away together like a cloud in the sky, so grab your belongings.

Malik Yusef, bet your baby momma know the name
My name is Malik Yusef, and I'm so well known that your baby's mother probably knows of me.

The most critically acclaimed wordsmith in the game
I'm considered to be the best intellectual artist in the music industry.

I give you words spit with flames
I offer very striking lyrics that are spoken with passion.

Stay to myself and let nerves mix with lames
I prefer to isolate myself and let mediocre individuals remain in their own circle.

Connoisseur of Kama Sutra, do somethin' absurd with your dame
I am an expert on the Kama Sutra, and I am willing to engage in something unusual with your significant other.

I used to love this girl who loved shoppin' and smokin' herb
I used to be in love with a girl that enjoyed shopping and smoking marijuana.

But my job was to hustle 'dro
However, I had to focus on selling cannabis to make a living.

Now an artist of the spoken word, I just hustle flow
Now that I am a spoken word artist, I concentrate on promoting my art.

Never a pretty boy, always a beautiful mind like Russell Crowe
I've never been attractive in the traditional sense, but I have a beautiful mind like Russell Crowe's.

Now you in places no cabs'll take you, only the bus'll go
You're visiting locations now that you wouldn't have been able to afford before, but you still have to take the bus.

I would love for you and your friends to get with me and my friends
I would love for you and your friends to hang out with me and my friends.

But the problemo is your attitude be on the stank side
However, the problem is that you often have an unattractive personality.

And I no longer like you
Therefore, I don't like you anymore.

Fuck it, now you can't ride but ooh, wouldn't you like to
Even though you can't hang out with me anymore, I'm certain you'd like to.

Deep as the ocean is the motion of life
Life is a very profound and complicated process.

Thought you would have been the sister I chose for my wife
I thought you would have been the woman I would have married.

Not knowin' you was trife
However, I did not initially realize that you were deceitful.

Stiflin' a nigga's growth
But interacting with you hindered my personal growth.

All you wanna do is shop at River Oaks
You only want to shop at the upscale River Oaks shopping district.

Watch soaps on the couch, take shit and smoke
You enjoy watching television dramas while lounging on the couch and taking drugs.

I'm workin' hard like a fiend tryin' to get some dope
I'm working very hard to obtain money like a drug addict would for their dose.

Thought my real nigga quotes would make you truer
I believed that my wise words would have led you to become a better person.

You ain't gon' let me school ya, at least let me tutor
But you won't listen to my advice, so I am asking you to at least let me guide you a little.

The sex is good, but you ain't a shooter
Although our intimate relationship is great, you're not as adventurous or bold as I would like.

There's a war goin' on inside, you ain't a trooper
There's an internal battle occurring with you, and you're not strong enough to handle it.

I look through the mirror and see my reflection
When I look in the mirror, I see myself reflected.

It ain't in your direction so I passed her like a reverend
However, you're not the person I can see myself being with, so I passed on that opportunity like a preacher.

Return to my bitch and wine ways goin' wild like West and Kanye
I'm returning to my former ways of partying and being wild, like Kanye West and himself.

Wherever I lay my kufi is my home, goddammit I'm grown
He feels that any place he places his hat, he feels like it's a place of home and that he is a grown man.

Broke broad I'ma leave your ass alone
I'm going to break up with my financially unstable girlfriend.

You still wanna ride though
Even though you can no longer hang with him, you still want to ride with him.