Keep It On Me 2
N.O.R.E. Lyrics


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I think she only like me for the money coming in
Always keep it on me for the outside looking in
Life just got me stressing so I might just pop a xan
And the people look so happy but they do it for the gram
And I’ll never understand it
Always been a money maker never been a bandit
Maybe it’s a habit
Feeling like I’m flying and I landed
All around the planet never stranded
Always out here fixing it
Never on a deficit
Imma keep on grinding till I make and my wrist is lit
Gyally knows she taken moving single and she’s wishing it
Oh I pray to god ain’t nobody put a ring on it
If your moving right I ain’t even gotta tell you to
I know that you lied but I’m acting like I never knew
Pulled up at the night coz she knows I always execute
Angry till I beat it
She forgot about her attitude
Rating all her attributes
She wanna stay the afternoon
You already stayed the night
Better have some gratitude
All my bruddas better fight
When the see ops in the avenue
I can’t let it slide if my bro don’t do what I would do
Baby what you telling me
Got me feeling down while i’m sipping on this Hennessy
Love when you’re around but
Now we’re turning enemies
You said it’s forever got me feeling like destiny
Thought that you were different never saw you’d ever lie to me
Still I’m tryna change
Nothing into something so I’ll pull up in a range
Grinding from the morning you know we just ain’t the same
And they gyally say she love but she do it for the pay
I think she only like me for the money coming in
Always keep it on me for the outside looking in
Life just got me stressing so i might just pop a xan
And the people look so happy but they do it for the gram
And I’ll never understand it
Always been a money maker never been a bandit
Maybe it’s a habit
Feeling like I’m flying and I landed
All around the planet never stranded
Money looking lean like suttins in my drink
Future with my teams bright flyer than blimp
Got my leather seat on recline
Chillin like fridge
And I’ll tell a bitch I decline
Moving like a witch
Coz she’s stressing out my free time Hit it then I dip
Got a Rambo and ill squeeze tight
If they plotting on lick
Grind for money till it’s knee height Till then I’ll never quit
I just wanted my ps right
Wallet looking pink
I don’t care bout these guys
Flexing when they’re skint
I ain’t driving in a whip if the windows ain’t got tints
No excuse to the L
Take it straight to the chin
Gotta learn from the loss
Turn it into a win
I think she only like me for the money coming in
Always keep it on me for the outside looking in
Life just got me stressing so I might just pop a xan
And the people look so happy but they do it for the gram
And I’ll never understand it
Always been a money maker never been a bandit
Maybe it’s a habit




Feeling like I’m flying and I landed
All around the planet never stranded

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to N.O.R.E.'s song "Keep It On Me 2" are mainly about living in the hood and staying true to one's roots. The song opens with the rapper talking about smoking and riding with his crew, but emphasizes that even though they are looking good tonight, they are still going to keep it in the hood. The lyrics speak to the idea of staying loyal to where one comes from, even if they have success outside of it. The next lines mention being on ice and dice, but still deciding to keep it in the hood.


N.O.R.E. also references his neighborhood and the different places and people in it. He mentions his friends "young gig and sosa," as well as "red doggs" and "crack" that his people are dealing with. He also talks about driving down Peace Street, hitting up the liquor store, and visiting OG, a well-known spot in the hood. At the end of the song, N.O.R.E. invites girls to come to the hood to hang out, but again, emphasizes that they will be keeping it there.


Overall, "Keep It On Me 2" is a song about staying loyal to one's roots and not forgetting where they come from, even if they achieve success outside of their community. The lyrics mention different places and people in N.O.R.E.'s hood, giving listeners a glimpse into his reality and experiences.


Line by Line Meaning

Okay, okay
Let's get started


Boyz N Da Hood
Representing the neighborhood


Yo let's go
Let's get moving


Smoke sum, smoke sum
Let's smoke some weed


Let's ride, ay, let's ride, a, let's ride, yo
Let's go for a drive


Well, even though you look good 2night
Despite your good looks


Ay, we gona keep it in da hood 2nite, in da hood 2night
We're staying in the neighborhood tonight


And we can ride in whateva you like
We can drive whatever car you want


But we gonna keep it in da hood 2night, in da hood 2night
But we're still staying in the neighborhood


Being on da ice and don't forget da dice
Playing hockey and gambling


Ay, we gonna keep it in da hood 2night, in da hood 2night
Still staying in the neighborhood


Whateva we doin' we doin' it right
Whatever we're doing is being done correctly


But we gonna keep it in da hood 2night, in da hood 2night
Again, we're not leaving the neighborhood


Ya now 2night we gonna keep the G from my fokes
Tonight, we're keeping it gangster for my folks


Dick is a wife beata, plus a peace in da holster
Carrying a gun for protection


They see me showin' love to young gig and sosa
They see me supporting young gig and sosa


But it's all propa, ain't no bail hoppas
But everything is proper, there are no snitches


See a bunch of young gangstas so they wanna stop us
People are trying to stop us because we're a group of young gangsters


'cause we block hoppas, plus we cop droppas
Because we move around a lot and deal drugs


By the day but the night we just cock roppas
During the day we work, at night we party


Tryin' to catch a dime, cat nights and fat
Trying to get with attractive women


Let's go get they hair right like a fitted hat
Let's go out and have a good time


I ain't 'bout to spend a dime unless I get it back
I won't spend money unless I know I'll make it back


Now you monkey niggaz tell me how real iz dat?
Now you people tell me, how true is that?


We gonna roll down peace street to get a room
We're driving down Peace Street to find a place to stay


Off Araf David Avanat, in all da suite
In a suite at the Araf David Avanat hotel


Hit the liquor store on white hall, get sumthin' to eat
Stopping at the liquor store on White Hall to get food


At the A crof and Chevron and hot wing 10 piece
Getting hot wings from A Crof and Chevron


Go to OG get sumthin' to cheat
Stopping at OG's to get drugs


A post up and lease a house, a holla to free
Leasing a house and letting everyone know


All the kids in da hood steady of following me
All the children in the neighborhood are looking up to me


Luv to see me come around and get dollas from me
They love it when I come around and give them money


Red doggs still rollin' threw twice in a week
Police still patrolling the area twice a week


'Til my folk got crack, 5 dollas a piece
Until my people started selling crack for five dollars a piece


And everbody got gats, can't afford da streets
Everyone has guns, it's not safe to be outside


We Boyz N Da Hood so we startin' them G's
We're the Boyz N Da Hood and we're starting the gangster lifestyle


So get dem guns ready
Get your guns ready


West Side well, me is wit da rest of da real
I'm with the real people of the West Side


And da best dat it iz, out here
And it's the best out here


Cadillac, da reals out here
Driving a Cadillac, the real gangsters


Ya'll already know what it iz out here
You already know what it's like out here


Erbody fresh, erbody clean
Everyone is looking good


Fresh white tee, haneechi on da G
Wearing a fresh white t-shirt and haneechi on the gangster


Ya a young playa in da flesh
A young player in the prime of his life


Ya hoes over here so we ain't gotta leave
There are women here, so we don't have to go anywhere else


So tell your girl to tell her girl
Tell your girl to tell her friends


To come holla at a playa
To come talk to a player


'cause I'ma nail her first
Because I'll be the first one to have sex with her


And afta dat I'ma send you to da club
And after that I'll send you to the club


Head back to da trap and sell slaps on da curb
Head back to the drug house and sell drugs on the street




Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Don Amaranto

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