Convincing You to Believe
P. Promdan Lyrics

What up Jon (testing one, two, three)
Opening greeting to Lil Jon to test the microphone

What up Kon (convict music)
Opening greeting to Akon and a reference to his record company

Let's go (can you believe it?)
Excitement to start the party and disbelief at the events about to unfold

Fresh white tee (fresh)
Fashion statement of a clean white t-shirt

Fresh car walls (fresh)
Another fashion statement about a car with fresh paint

Summertime hood niggas look like stars (look like stars)
Complimenting the style of those in the neighborhood

Jewelery drip, fresh white airs (fresh white airs)
Description of jewelry and fresh white sneakers

Mummy shake it up keep your ass right there (oh can you believe it?)
Encouragement to dance and disbelief at the wild party atmosphere

My man got liquor and my cups right here (i got my cup)
Drink is readily available at the party

I can smell smoke pass the dutch right here (pass that dutch)
Marijuana is being consumed and shared

Nigga pass that, Capri pants with the waist cut off
More encouragement to share the marijuana and fashion statement about Capri pants

I wanna smash that (oh can you believe it?)
Desire to engage in sexual activity with someone

Party ran pack, mingling baby
The party is crowded and people are socializing

And I can LL shake, you jingling baby
A reference to LL Cool J's dance moves and complimenting someone's jewelry

Back your ass up, I'm a start tingling baby
Encouragement to dance and get closer

We can have more fun if wiggling baby (yea can you believe it?)
Encouragement to have more fun together and disbelief at the wild party atmosphere

P hit the club with a dutch and a dub with it
P brings marijuana and money to the club

Nigga don't cuff it if you ain't in love with it
Advice to only spend money if it's worthwhile

Matter fact let the grub get it
Save money and let someone else buy the food

Please don't hate cause at least you can say you was with it
Don't be jealous and enjoy the party, even if you can't afford everything

Can you believe it?
A recurring question expressing surprise and wonder

Get a break and get off the streets
Advice to take a break from the neighborhood and its struggles

Clear my mind from the shit I see
Desire to escape from the negativity of the neighborhood

In a world full of smoke
Description of the difficult living conditions

Contact from the weed
Marijuana is a common way to cope with life in the neighborhood

That's when it really bond on me
Marijuana helps bond the community together

I'm a be here for life
Acceptance of the neighborhood as a permanent residence

I ain't never gonna leave
Commitment to never leave the neighborhood

The ghetto is all that I know
Acknowledgement that life in the neighborhood is all they know

It's just another day in the hood my nigga playing back trying get this dough
Description of the daily struggles to make money in the neighborhood

Yellin' out oh
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm

Big ass truck (big new truck), brand new rims
Description of a luxurious vehicle

Tank top Yankee (tank top Yankee), tanned out Tim's
Fashion statement about a sleeveless shirt and Timberland boots

Bracelet, chain, fronts bob thin (fronts bob thin)
Description of jewelry and dental work

New tattoos, new black shoes (hey can you believe it?)
Fashion statement about new tattoos and shoes

Gucci, Ermays, do that too (do that too)
Name-dropping designer brands

Wanna feel the breeze get a new black coupe
Suggestion to buy a new car and enjoy the ride

Nigga drop the top, come through the hood
Suggestion to drive through the neighborhood with the top down

Put a hundred on your three or your foul line shot (oh oh oh can you believe it?)
Bet on a basketball game with enthusiasm

Lending outfits all on the bus (all of us on the bus) cause none of us could
Sharing clothes because nobody can afford new ones

See a summer without trips (none of us can see it)
Acknowledgement that nobody can afford vacations

Mad hoops so the little boys might bark at you but they all act good
Kids play basketball and may talk trash, but they behave well

At the hood barbecue
Description of a neighborhood barbecue

Basketball tournaments, pit bull pups
Description of neighborhood activities

Ladies in the club poring Chris in cups
Women are drinking Cristal champagne at the club

Niggas in the jail calling home on the phone (they locked up)
People in jail are calling home, while they are locked up

But you still trying to act like aint shit enough (and now can you believe it?)
Despite the hardships, people are trying to act tough and cool

Mad sieves in the park, mad fights in the park
People are having sex and fighting in the park

Niggas talk how they run every night from the narcs
People brag about avoiding the police

Aside from the light to the dark (light to the dark)
Transition from day to night

Then the dark to the light
Transition from night to day

I wanna smoke but I could search for my life
Desire to smoke marijuana despite the risks

Lil Jon, Akon, S.P. the ghost
References to the artists performing the song

Feel what we trying to do (Can you believe It?)
Asking the listener to understand and appreciate the song's message

Can you believe It?
Closing question to express surprise and wonder