Ride’n

By Oddisee

On 101

Released on December 9, 2008

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[Verse 1: Uptown XO]

Georgetown shopping, Uptown grinding

Southside riders, funnel easy widers

Funny people find us, funny but outside us

Feel safer when they outside of the climate

Raised in a hostile environment, got wild and violent

Almost got shot, silenced

That's when I was riding with the heat

The man that shot was on the other side of the street

I wanted to rhyme then, I was biting my teeth

My soul had questions, needed advice from the streets

And my advice was to eat

But I miss those days, cause the prices was cheap

Back then black Timbs made my cypher complete

Those days were so great, priceless to me

Glad to be alive in the bar like "no ice in that, please"

About to make a toast to life but I can die when I leave


[Hook: x2]

Ridin', ridin', ridin'

Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, Uptown baby!


[Verse 2: Uptown XO]

Cool with no shirt on, Juicy couture skirt on

I'm watching like a stakeout, she's hotter than a sirloin

I'm spitting game, trying to t-bone her

My aim made it irrelevant to converse more

She smothered me like A1 sauce on the first pork

My game won, I ain't lose since my first loss

Ain't dumb, put away the loot in the bank card

In case she try to play me like a head start

It's always something under the tee, no tank top

Got rid of that, too, but common sense, I thank God

Cause I ain't catching no rape charge

I ain't going out like Kobe, I thank Pac

For going through that for me, I can't stop

Fresh back with a pack, old Wu-Tang trap, EBTH

"Oh snap! That's your whip? You ride'n like that?"

She hopped in and we just...


[Hook]


[Verse 3: Uptown XO]

Breaking up funnel, trying to be humble

Smoke a day thinking how I'm gon' survive in this jungle

When I was 5 I had to rumble

"Pay-less shoes? You ain't fly" I had to hustle

Had to muscle with charges, had a couple police car handles I was handcuffed to

Mom said, "thank God your grandma love you

Cause I wouldn't let you rock," that's family for you

That's why my family's the block, but not as loyal

Still I love my momma a lot, holding grudges destroy you

Crying about how you're bringing money, now they tryin' afford you

Damn, I guess you get what you put out

Hustled to help mom with the rent, still got put out

Until I get fresh year-long, silent treat, I moved on

To much bigger and better things, we on the block 70

Head keep driving up, but I tell him, "keep...


[Hook]