Wasn't the boy in the hood

The hood was in the boy

Mind surpassed the likes of a thief or a d-boy

It's build or destroy, mother had a greater blueprint

She balances two jobs just to prove it

The soundtrack to death & sirens made her lose it

Watching blacks kill each other staying there was useless

Then she found a good man, we moved out to the burbs

But no matter your location bullshit can occur

In LA niggas drive by pull the trigger

White boys out here drive by & yell nigga !

Different place, but the same shit

Wherever a black man steps he's hated

Even by his own, oblivious to behavior our enemies condone

Yeah kill your brother, grab your chrome

Just another dead brother

Leave a stressed mother, his broken hearted lover

I've always wondered how my destiny would be

If I didn't escape & let these streets get the best of me

Avoiding no-lifes grilling cause they pack heat

Hop up off the bus, double-take & hit the backstreets

Pick my clothes according to the local demographic

Keep a burner stashed, smashing through traffic

What if my crowd change, would I be the same person

Know the same things, would my circumstances worsen

(Boyz-N-the Hood sample)