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[ti:Hood Mentality]
[ar:Ice Cube]
[al:Raw Footage]
[lang:English]
[length:05:11.14]
[by:Jun]
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[00:03.85]The hood mentality is a crippling disease
[00:07.61]That attacks your nervous system
[00:10.96]It makes you nervous of the system
[00:15.55]Gangstas and hood rats are especially
[00:18.31]Susceptible to this growth stunting mentality
[00:25.13]The hood is where I'm from
[00:27.73]But it's not what I am
[00:31.77]The hood is where I'm from
[00:36.18]But it's not what I am
[00:41.20]Fuck school nigga, I'ma be a dope dealer
[00:44.31]I'ma be a killa, yep, a urban guerrilla
[00:47.39]I'ma stack scrilla, yeah, buy me a villa
[00:50.71]Sell a 5-0 to my auntie Priscilla
[00:54.60]I don't give a fuck that she look like "thriller"
[00:57.31]Hit that shit one more time and fuck around and kill her
[01:00.63]Cause I got the heart of a Pittsburgh steeler
[01:04.10]Black nigga draped in gold, with a nine milla
[01:07.20]Love money, love jail, love that penitentiary mail
[01:10.58]Love the way these niggas smell, keep comin' back, can't you tell?
[01:13.79]Love to see my mama cry, love to see my babies struggle
[01:16.96]Love to see my woman juggle nuts 'cause she got to hustle
[01:20.33]I don't give a fuck how my life go
[01:22.79]Now I'm a slave man to this caveman without geico
[01:26.94]Everybody wanna call Michael a psycho
[01:30.80]But he ain't never came through the hood with a rifle
[01:33.63]Gunnin' niggas down 'cause they don't got the right clothes
[01:36.86]Hit the wrong person 'cause we shoot just like hoes
[01:40.21]First I was blood thirsty, Mr., Mr. Controversy
[01:43.30]Now I wanna beg for mercy, shoulda took my ass to Berkeley
[01:46.81]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[01:50.70]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[01:53.20]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[01:56.48]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[01:59.77]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[02:02.99]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[02:06.25]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[02:09.85]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[02:12.96]Fuck school, nigga, if I grow a little taller
[02:16.27]Everybody tell me I'm gon' do it, I'm gon' be a baller
[02:19.49]So fuck that thinkin', fuck that thank
[02:20.95]And fuck them Lincoln's, I want Franklin's
[02:23.30]Come back through here with my crew
[02:24.62]I'm gon' have my own shoe
[02:26.30]I'm gon' be that little fool comin' in your living room
[02:29.45]Starting point guard nigga, fresh out of middle school
[02:32.68]Either it's the NBA or it's the NFL
[02:36.90]I don't know what else I can do to keep my ass up out of jail
[02:39.41]I wanna be like Tiger Woods, swing that club, make you sick
[02:42.84]I wanna be like Pacman Jones
[02:44.33]I wanna be like Michael Vick
[02:45.85]I wanna be like Barry Bonds
[02:47.44]I wanna be like O.J. Simpson
[02:49.11]Leave this field, leave this prison
[02:50.79]Tell you motherfuckers where to kiss 'em
[02:52.54]I wanna be all broke up, movin' all old and slow
[02:55.84]I wanna be a alcoholic just like Broadway Joe
[02:59.80]I wanna be a sideshow, kinda like Iron Mike
[03:02.35]Used to have a few Bentleys, now I just ride a bike
[03:05.71]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[03:08.84]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[03:12.12]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[03:15.44]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[03:18.79]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[03:21.95]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[03:25.16]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[03:28.64]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[03:31.96]Fuck school nigga, they ain't tryin' to educate me
[03:35.17]All they give a fuck is what I memorized lately
[03:38.45]I'm gon' have to teach myself, clock that money, get that wealth
[03:41.78]I wanna be like Santa Claus, I don't wanna be no fuckin' elf
[03:45.10]No kid left behind, but he get the run-around
[03:48.35]Can't you motherfuckers see that they tryin' to dumb us down?
[03:51.87]Don't trust the government, president is for sale
[03:54.97]He don't give a fuck about a nigga, just a oil well
[03:58.30]Sell crack, go to jail, bust a rap, go to hell
[04:01.37]Do I got to sell my soul if I wanna go to Yale?
[04:04.91]Go kiss Oprah's ass if you wanna be Gail
[04:08.15]I'd rather have my ass kissed up in Bloomingdale
[04:11.54]You can go be a pimp, you can go be a hoe
[04:14.80]But you only gon' get paid off what you know
[04:18.30]If you don't know shit, then you can't work for me
[04:21.24]'Cause you read your first book in the penitentiary
[04:24.50]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[04:27.80]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[04:30.99]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[04:34.29]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[04:37.59]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[04:40.93]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[04:44.29]If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality
[04:47.56]How the fuck we supposed to change our reality?
[04:52.20]Where you gon' move to?
[04:55.48]I know where I'ma move to
[04:56.27]I'm gonna write this down for you, nigga
[05:00.59]First I'm gonna get my mind right
[05:02.51]Then I'm gonna get my money right
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1. Who is the singer of "Hood Mentality" song?
⇒ Ice Cube has sung the song "Hood Mentality".
2. Which album is the "Hood Mentality" song from?
⇒ The song "Hood Mentality" is from the album Raw Footage.
3. In which language is the "Hood Mentality" song composed?
⇒ The song "Hood Mentality" is composed in the English language.
4. What is the official duration of the "Hood Mentality" song?
⇒ The official duration of "Hood Mentality" is 05:11.14.
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Ice Cube - Hood Mentality