How I Grew Up Video (MV)

808 Mafia

Money callin' me, trouble followin' me
I'm a street nigga and I'ma always be
And my momma know I'm good so she don't pray for me
I'm just a street nigga and I'ma always be

We was gangbangin', that's how I grew up
Out there sellin' work, that's how I grew up
Youngin' shootin' shit up, that's how I grew up
I put in that work, that's how I blew up
Man f*ck them niggas, they ain't nothin' like us
We don't talk to cops, that's how I grew up
We just sit out box, that's how I grew up
All day on the block, that's how I grew up

On the Eastside of Chiraq, that's where I grew up
OG ain't let me on Essex until I grew up
When G Fazo died in 2010 I just ain't give a f*ck
'Member me and Manski on the phone an hour teein' up
Fourteen we was young as f*ck all ready to f*ck shit up
Comin' up no fear in us, we ready to kill sum
Lil' Roc died nd Rellski turned himself in for a year or sum
Trappin' so hard told em leave the line and watch us still run it
Back then I was sixteen probably running up a fifteen
Then I started spittin' 16s, rappin' 16s, by my 16th
Nigga 16, yeah them my blocks
Four blocks can't switch, four blocks that way
Four blocks up four blocks back
We run our shit and the opps (gang gang)

We was gangbangin', that's how I grew up
Out there sellin' work, that's how I grew up
Youngin' shootin' shit up, that's how I grew up
I put in that work, that's how I blew up
Man f*ck them niggas, they ain't nothin' like us
We don't talk to cops, that's how I grew up
We just sit out box, that's how I grew up
All day on the block, that's how I grew up

Right on Central Drive (straight up) where I grew up at (straight up)
Right on Glenwood Road (straight up) where I grew up at (straight up)
R.I.P to Tayman, damn my brother kept it a stack (straight up)
R.I.P to Johnny, damn my brother kept that strap (on God)
Sellin' 2 for 5's how I came up, dog (on God)
I came out the pussy, I was flamed up, dog (on God)
Used to be my nigga, but you changed up dog (on God)
Chopper thunderstorm, you get rained up, dog (on God)
You can check the stats, you can ask the opps
Who on top with this body droppin' shit, nigga, gang (yeah, facts)
Ask around, Savage'll get ya ass stained (yeah, facts)
On probation, still ridin' with the thang (yeah, facts)
Half of these rappers ain't shit without a chain (21)
Straight up out the six, yeah, free my nigga Taint (21)
Two revolvers on my waist, nigga, John Wayne (21)
Free my nigga Turk, yeah, he known to let it bizzang (facts)
You bitch is a freak, got her f*ckin' on the gizzang (straight up)
Bought a hunnid round drum, nigga, I don't need no izzaim (straght up)
Chopper on the seat when I pull up at the flizzame (straght up)
Shout out to G Herbo, it's a 21 No Limit thizzang (21)

We was gangbangin', that's how I grew up
Out there sellin' work, that's how I grew up
Youngin' shootin' shit up, that's how I grew up
I put in that work, that's how I blew up
Man f*ck them niggas, they ain't nothin' like us
We don't talk to cops, that's how I grew up
We just sit out box, that's how I grew up
All day on the block, that's how I grew up