[INTRO]
Yeah. Come on man, we to The Bay
Let me take y'all inside somethin' you could only dream about, aight?
Taj-He-Spitz, what the business is, uhh, uhh
[Hook]
(In My Hood)
I sleep where the sun don't rise
I advise y'all to leave when we ride by
(In My Hood)
Niggas ain't doin' alright
This the Bay Area, let me take you inside
(x2)
[VERSE]
Now in this verse, I'mma tell you how to leave a nigga murked
You fuck with a nigga's family, you get put up in the dirt
You play with a nigga's money, homie, that's even worse
In The Bay, northern CA, niggas is gettin' hurt
We went from backpackin' rappin' to snatchin' a woman's purse
Gettin' mad at the East Coast, sayin' we did shit first
So in this verse, I'mma give you The Bay for what it's worth
Niggas set-trippin', dyin', fightin' over their turf
Police startin' to know your name, way to your birth
In the system, feelin' like the youth permanently cursed
So I'mma use this verse, and I'mma tell you 'bout The Bay
Don't skip tracks, sit back and let it marinate
Now MC's is startin' to beef, so prepare for days
And rain checks, it look like niggas is scared and fake
But it ain't never been a nigga which I was scared to face
Let it blow, let 'em know, it's gone, every way
[Hook]
(In My Hood)
I sleep where the sun don't rise
I advise y'all to leave when we ride by
(In My Hood)
Niggas ain't doin' alright
This the Bay Area, let me take you inside
(x2)
[VERSE]
Patna and So Gutta, run the streets like no other
Sleepin' late night, cold as fuck with no covers
Young nigga got jumped, couldn't call on no brother
Came home to find out, he ain't got no mother
Listening to 2Pac, and he thought was his rap said
His auntie a junkie, and his daddy a crackhead
...
Lookin' up to his older brother, who talk lies outta his mouth
Couple weeks later like fuck it, young nigga done had it
Copped a bundle, real humble, gettin' his cabbage
Started fuckin' with a local gang, got a little cocky
Got off his beats and cues, got a little sloppy
Couple months later, ran into them niggas that jumped him
High as hell, pulled out the .45 and started dumpin' (BRAAT!)
You come through The Bay, patna', I'mma let you know somethin'
Don't fuck with them youngsters, them little niggas is monsters
[Hook]
(In My Hood)
I sleep where the sun don't rise
I advise y'all to leave when we ride by
(In My Hood)
Niggas ain't doin' alright
This the Bay Area, let me take you inside
(x2)
[VERSE]
Used to stab a nigga, shoot a nigga, kidnap his baby
My OG told me that's what they did in the 80's
It's crazy, cross that Bay Bridge on that hype shit
Just count, and I'm out for how long your life is
Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, 'Frisco
Every nigga I know from them cities is skitzo
Fairfield, Suisun, E.P.A., and Hayward
Little brothers of The Bay, man niggas is players
It feel like, I ain't seen peace, homie, in ages
I ain't sayin' it's Iraq, don't get it mistaken
But on Halloween, niggas don't dress up as Jason
They dress up as a crackhead they seen in the basement
Young niggas crackin' cases, claimin' a set
A lot of rappers tryna take off, with 2Pac left
Understand, that I was shocked by 2Pac's death
But I never wanna be the hat on 2Pac's head
Nigga, this where I lay, this where I stay
Where everything is sickening, this is The Bay
I said this where I lay, this where I stay
Where everything is sickening, this is The Bay
[Hook]
(In My Hood)
I sleep where the sun don't rise
I advise y'all to leave when we ride by
(In My Hood)
Niggas ain't doin' alright
This the Bay Area, let me take you inside
(x2)
