Chorus (Nate Dogg): At first they groove for the underdog, 'Til, you win the brawl, Now, it's you they call, They gots to be the proof for the underdog, 'Til, you prove them wrong, Now, you gots to fall, They gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 You gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 They gots to be the proof!
[Verse 1 Dr. Dre] Niggaz is so gangsta, Niggaz is thugs Niggaz'll spend their whole life peddlin drugs Slanging dope in hopes of one day bein able To own their own label and give the game up Some niggaz came up, some just didn't That's just the way it is, if it ain't meant it, it just isn't Some niggaz'll get money and pay niggaz to back em So they can act up, feel comfortable, and rap tough And that's as backwards, cuz them niggaz just gone keep coming back And that's when extortion happens You struggle to get free, I know how this shit be You deal with anything to live legitimately But you gone find if you do get in this industry It's best to be business with me than against me Niggaz get behind mics and ain't even MC's Niggaz get on MTV just to diss me
Chorus (Nate Dogg): At first they groove for the underdog, 'Til, you win the brawl, Now, it's you they call, They gots to be the proof for the underdog, 'Til, you prove them wrong, Now, you gots to fall, They gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 You gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 They gots to be the proof!
[Verse 2 Obie Trice] They say why don't we increase the peace The only peace increased is that which deletes your peeps Cuz niggaz run mouths but they don't run streets Till that 4 5 will cease the speech Yeah it's a shame how the beef'll creep Could've reached the peep, now you're left with a horrible leak I'm tryin to be as bleak with my speech as possible Just in case a nigga tryin to throw me an obstacle Nigga, I'm not boxin you, I'm hospitable I put you in a hospital, that's how I get at you Let the doc op on you, he don't rid you? You back on the streets? I send another hit at you This is not a hypocritical issue I will critical condition your tissue Give a fuck if all ten of them wit you I throw an extra ten of them missiles Turn gangstas into gentlemen
Chorus (Nate Dogg): At first they groove for the underdog, 'Til, you win the brawl, Now, it's you they call, They gots to be the proof for the underdog, 'Til, you prove them wrong, Now, you gots to fall, They gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 You gots to be the proof! (go down) x8 They gots to be the proof!