[Hook: Nate Dogg] At first they groove for the underdog Till, you win the brawl Now, it's you they call They gots to be the proof for the underdog Till, 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
Niggas is so gangsta, niggas is thugs Niggas'll spend their whole life peddling drugs Slanging dope in hopes of one day bein able To own their own label and give the game up Some niggas came up, some just didn't That's just the way it is, if it ain't meant it just isn't Some niggas'll get money and pay niggas to back em' So they can act up, feel comfortable, and rap tough And that's as backwards, cuz them niggas 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 me than against me Niggas get behind mics and ain't even MC's Niggas get on MTV just to diss me