Keep It Ghetto
Turk Lyrics

This that ghetto shit
The music is representative of the type of music that comes from the ghetto.

Ghetto ghetto (C'mon you understand, look you understand, look you understand)
This is ghetto music.

You can take me out the ghetto but can't take the ghetto out me
Although I may leave the ghetto, I will always be a product of the ghetto.

So I hope I'm not too ghetto
I don't want to be seen as too ghetto by others.

I can't help it if I'm Hollyhood
I can't help it that I am from a rough neighborhood.

Gotta respect that I keep it ghetto 'cause it's all good
You should respect that I embrace my ghetto roots, as there is nothing wrong with it.

And I fuck with them ghetto hoes
I associate myself with women who come from the ghetto.

I love them ghetto bitches who pop x and smoke dro
I have an affinity towards girls from the ghetto who take ecstasy and smoke marijuana.

And I run with them ghetto niggaz
I associate myself with men who come from the ghetto.

Gettin' it how they live in the ghetto just bout their figures
These men are just trying to survive in the ghetto and make money.

Nigga the ghetto took me under and it swallowed me
The ghetto lifestyle consumed me and has been a significant influence in my life.

Since fourteen the wrong niggaz got at me
I've been involved in the wrong crowd since I was fourteen years old.

Nigga I walk ghetto talk ghetto act ghetto
I have adopted the language, behavior, and mannerisms of the ghetto culture.

And it's a true fact nigga cause I'm that ghetto
This isn't just a facade, I am truly a product of the ghetto.

A young fellow guess I'm married to the streets
I am devoted to the ways and lifestyle of the streets.

Born and raised a soulja M-A to the G Nolia Uptown and that three, I'ma represent that 'till I'm six feet deep
I am representin' my neighborhood until the end, no matter what.

I keep it ghetto ghetto (Uh uh)
I embrace and represent the ghetto culture.

If you know me, if you know me, you know I..
This is who I am and it is what it is.

All I know is the ghetto
The experiences and culture of the ghetto is what I grew up with and is all I know.

I came up hard my nigga in the wards of the ghetto
I grew up in the most difficult parts of the ghetto.

Raised by the streets taught to survive
I had to learn how to survive with the streets as my teacher and guide.

Keep it real with your niggaz ghetto niggaz worldwide
It's important to be honest and loyal to the people of the ghetto, no matter where they come from.

And when one ride we all ride by all means
When one person from the ghetto is threatened, everyone else from the ghetto stands together to defend them.

Be ready to spray things like the 18 you know what I mean
Be prepared to use weapons to protect ourselves, like the military unit The A-Team.

We stick together in the ghetto
Unity is important in the ghetto, and we should support each other.

Cock it back and slang metal in the ghetto
Use a gun to protect yourself in the ghetto.

Violators get executed and knocked off
Those who pose a threat to the ghetto community need to be eliminated.

Out of line and not in place ?? We make our own laws nigga in the ghetto
Those who do not follow acceptable behavior in the ghetto are dealt with, and the community enforces its own laws.

Ho cope in the streets in the ghetto
Prostitutes live and work in the ghetto.

Fuck the cops we don't roll like that
We don't trust or respect the police in the ghetto.

If you do you get smoked like that in the ghetto
If you are found to be working with the police in the ghetto, you will be killed.

Take it from me and my project ways 'Cause I'm so project with my project ways
I'm an expert on the ways of the projects, as I have spent most of my life there.

I'm lil' Turk and I'm ghetto to the bone grizzle
I am Turk, a person full of ghetto, from my blood to my bones.

Thuggin' is in my blood my nigga
I was born to be a thug.

I'm dedicated yes I'm true to the ghetto
I am devoted to the culture and lifestyle of the ghetto.

Holla back if you hear me nigga hello
Say hello to me if you understand my message.

I love this live, you love this life, I love this life
I love the ghetto lifestyle and wouldn't change it for anything.

I'd be lying if I said that I didn't
I can't be dishonest about my love for the ghetto lifestyle.

In the ghetto, where I got my stripes at
The skills and reputation I have come from growing up in the ghetto.

Took a nigga life laid him flat on his back
I have killed another person before.

Sold weed, sold dope, sold crack in the ghetto
I have sold various drugs in the ghetto to make money.

?? that's where it's at in the ghetto
This is where everyone comes to get their drugs and illegal substances in the ghetto.

It be goin down supersonic in the ghetto
There's always something happening in the ghetto, and it happens fast.

Second lines buck jumpin' in the ghetto
There are often impromptu street parades in the ghetto.

don't be caught slippin' late at night
You can't let your guard down at night in the ghetto.

'Cause them niggaz in the ghetto look they ain't right
The people in the ghetto can be dangerous and unpredictable.

In the ghetto, only the strong will survive
The ghetto is a tough and unforgiving place, and only the strongest can make it through.

If you weak you weak nigga don't ask me why
If you can't survive in the ghetto, that means you are weak and there's no explanation for it.

Uh uh, it's like that, Laboratory Records nigga
This is how it is, this is our music, from Laboratory Records.

And it's like that, nigga gon' respect that LB, you understand
This is what we do, and you better respect it, from Laboratory Records.

My nigga Kenoe! Young Turk, 2003, rehabilitated
Shout out to Kenoe and Young Turk from 2003, after my rehabilitation from prison.

It's like that, it's like that, it's like that
This is how it is, plain and simple.