Ghetto
RL Lyrics

Right now, I gotta rep where I'm from
I'm proud of my hometown and I'll always represent it wherever I go

North side, yeah, ghetto
The area where I grew up is considered ghetto, but I'm still proud of it

Minneapolis, ghetto, I'm from the, ghetto
I come from a poor part of Minneapolis, but I embrace my roots and where I come from

You know how we do, yeah
I come from a place where we stick together and support each other, no matter what

For my people down south with gold in their mouth
Shout out to my Southern friends who wear gold teeth, they're still proud of their roots and their culture

For my people out east with a key in the couch
Shout out to my Eastern friends who keep a spare key in their couch, they know how to survive and make the best of what they have

For my people out west that be bangin' it out
Shout out to my Western friends who are out on the streets, hustling and doing whatever it takes to get by

We ghetto, ghetto, ghetto, ghetto
No matter where we come from or how different our cultures are, we share a common bond of living in the ghetto

For all my ladies that got airbrush on their nails
Shout out to the women who take pride in their appearance, even if they can't always afford salon treatments and have to do it themselves

A little fire, roll some of that shit on themselves
Sometimes we have to make do with what we have and make our own beauty products, like using a lighter to harden nail polish

Smoke a little weed and say it's good for their health
Sometimes we gotta take the edge off and find some peace and relaxation in whatever ways we can, like smoking weed

You know you ghetto when you front wit ya two-way
If you still carry around a two-way pager to communicate with your friends, you know you're still living in the ghetto

And gotta wash in cold water for the next two days
We sometimes have to make sacrifices and go without hot water to make ends meet and pay the bills

Shot, he was a lil' nigga eatin' the grub
Even when we don't have much, we make the most of what we have and enjoy our meals together as a community

My house so packed somebody gotta sleep in the tub
We often have to double up and share limited space, even if it means sleeping in the bathtub

On the block niggas talkin' about they bust their gats
People in the ghetto often brag about owning guns and using them for protection and to keep the peace

But soon as the cops come niggas flush their crack
When the police show up, people in the ghetto often try to hide their drugs, knowing that they could get arrested or worse

Why you stuntin' in the hood with a Mercedes Coupe
Even if you have a nice car, you still live in the hood and have to deal with the same problems and challenges as everyone else

Still livin' with your mother, you a baby duke
If you're still living with your mom and not taking care of yourself, you're not really grown up and independent yet, you're still a 'baby duke'

You know all Harlem World and Minneapolis
People from different cities and neighborhoods can still relate to the same struggles and experiences in the ghetto

Sittin' in the Caddilac we strap to this
Even if we don't have much, we still take pride in our cars and try to make them look the best we can

Act straight it's the kid from the Tex
I may be from Texas, but I still know how to act and fit in with the people in the ghetto

Posta, came to get it down wit the kid from Next
I'm collaborating with people from all different backgrounds and cultures to make great music and spread positive vibes

Black and white, America is like a raccoon
America has a lot of different problems and issues that we need to deal with, just like how raccoons are known for having a lot of garbage and messes to clean up

In my building the elevator is the bathroom
Living in the ghetto often means having to make do with what you have, like using the elevator shaft as a makeshift bathroom

Ya'll know what the dizzeal, me and RizL
You know who I am and what I represent, me and RizL are a tight duo who know how to make great music together

Real, recognize rizzeal
People in the ghetto can spot realness and sincerity, we can recognize when someone is authentic and true to themselves

I didn't always have the six
I didn't always have a nice car or fancy things, I had to work hard and hustle to get where I am today

I didn't always have the crib
I didn't always have a nice house or comfortable living situation, I had to make do with what I had and work my way up

So I gotta rep where I'm from
Even if I've made it out of the ghetto and can afford nicer things now, I still represent where I come from and appreciate my roots

Back when I was a kid
Looking back on my childhood in the ghetto, I realize how far I've come and how much I've overcome

How the city used to give
Growing up in the ghetto, we often relied on assistance from the city and government to help us get by and make ends meet

My momma money for groceries
My mom often had to rely on government assistance to buy food and necessities for our family

Brown cartons of cheese
We often had to buy cheap, processed food to get by, like government-issued cheese in brown cartons

And vouchers for everything, yeah
We often relied on vouchers and coupons to help us pay for essentials like clothes, food, and household items

No matter how far I've come
Even if I've made it out of the ghetto and achieved success, I still remember where I came from and the struggles I faced

I'll still represent where I'm from, I'm ghetto
I'm proud of where I came from, even if it was the ghetto, and I'll always represent that part of my life and my identity

From the ghetto, hood, gutta, street
I come from a rough, impoverished area of the city with a lot of crime and struggle

Don't sleep 'cuz I'm R and B
Just because I make R&B music doesn't mean I don't know what it's like to live in the ghetto and struggle everyday

What you know about checks on the 1st and 15th?
In the ghetto, many people rely on government assistance and paycheck cycles to make ends meet, like getting paid on the 1st and 15th of the month

New kicks on the 1st and 15th
Even if we're struggling to make ends meet, we still take pride in our appearance and try to look our best, like buying new shoes on the 1st and 15th

1328 RussellAve where cats used to hustle bad
1328 Russell Avenue was a dangerous part of the ghetto where people used to hustle and do shady business

With them wife killas and them 1-0 bags
The people in that area were known for being dangerous and selling drugs like one-dollar bags of crack cocaine

Ha you don't understand me man
Unless you've lived in the ghetto and gone through the struggles we go through, you don't understand what it's like

What you know about bein' frozen
In the winter, we often don't have enough money to pay for heat and have to rely on makeshift methods to stay warm, like using the oven or space heater

With the furnace broken
We often have to deal with broken appliances and infrastructure in our homes and apartments, like a broken furnace in the middle of winter

So you sleepin' with the oven open
To stay warm, we have to be resourceful and sometimes sleep with the oven or other appliances open to keep the heat in

I been greedy always wantin' a mil, still
Even if I've made it out of the ghetto and achieved success, I still have dreams and ambitions to make more money and become more successful

Nigga hungry even after the deal
No matter how successful I become, I still have a drive and hunger to achieve more and do better

I went from bein' poor, to Billboard
I started from the bottom and worked my way up to the top, achieving success in the music industry and hitting the Billboard charts

From the corner store, to the record store
I used to work at a corner store and now I'm selling my music in record stores, showing how far I've come

My and Postaboy
Me and Postaboy, another artist I've collaborated with, are from the same background and understand the struggles of living in the ghetto

We ghetto
No matter where we go or how successful we become, we still come from the ghetto and we're proud of it