Hood Robbin’

By Ice Cube

On I Am the West

Released on September 28, 2010

7K Views

Thumbnail

[Intro]

Man, I ain't gon' be shit in the morning

After drinking that, uh


[Interlude]

If I can sell you the American Dream, I can sell you anything


[Verse 1]

I got to get out, I'm getting put out of my house

I got to pack up my refrigerator and couch

It's a set-up, but the bank wants me out

Or the L.A.P.D. will smoke me out

This adjustable rate, it choked me out

They gave me a loan, and I had no clout

They gave me a house, for me and my spouse

Called my momma and my aunt

Y'all should re-finance

I let 'em dance with the devil

Dig their own grave and I gave them the shovel

Fuck, my daddy built that house

And when he got drunk, he almost killed that house

Is this the American Dream, or the American Scheme?

That got me walking in these American streets?

It's kinda sad when you have to get a hernia

Cuz you help your grand mama move her furniture


[Interlude]

If I can sell you the American Dream, I can sell you anything


[Verse 2]

Look at this maggot, with a stimulus package

I can give a fuck about a Dow Jones average

What the fuck you do when your paycheck is average?

Law abiding citizen turn into a savage

Got to feed children, got to feed the habit

Fell into a rabbit hole, chasing that rabbit

Now I'm in Wonderland feeling like the Son of Sam

I'm at your West Coast branch, gun in hand

I'mma feel like Superman

Walk by the teller, better call the trooper, mam

It's the revenge of the lambs

Big Bad Wolf, we're sick of these scams

Sick of these plans, sick of this dance

Walked into his office took the nine out my pants

You're not a man, you're a serpent

Then I prayed to God let the nine get to workin'


[Hook]

I better get to workin'

You know I heard they hood robbin'

Your money or your life and there ain't no stopping

I better get to workin'

You know I heard they hood robbin'

Your money or your life and there ain't no stopping


[Bridge]

Ain't that a bitch

When you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich

Ain't that a bitch

When you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich


[Verse 3]

Uh, drug dealer MD

Doctor feel good, give you what you need

In California, prescribe that weed

Oxy cotton and codeine

Turn your grand mama into a fiend

And see the sign not at first, it ain't free

I know you 'bout to die, but let me see your ID

I know you 'bout to lie, but can you pay this fee?

If you can't pay, then please have a seat

You can't see a doctor, but you could see a priest

We can’t save your life 'til we got some assurance

Your premium is paid at that insurance

I hope you got endurance

They got me on hold, and I'm under the influence

Nurse high as a kite

In charge with my life

And everything is lost

Without a Blue Cross


[Hook]

You know I heard they hood robbin'

Your money or your life and there ain't no stopping

You know I heard they hood robbin'

Your money or your life and there ain't no stopping


[Bridge]

Ain't that a bitch (that's a bitch)

When you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich

Ain't that a bitch (that's a bitch)

When you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich


[Outro]

Whatever you need

We got it for cheap right here, baby

This America, it ain't gonna cost you nothing

But a arm and a leg

Maybe one of them motherfuckin' ears

Don't trip, just put it on your credit card

Put it in your baby name