Growin' Up Lyrics - Laugh Now, Cry Later - Ice Cube

Ha ha, that's my shit 

Turn it up 

Uh, yeah 

I hear a beat like this and think about growin' up 

House parties with gangbangers showin' up 

Represent your hood, everybody throw it up 

They say, Cube, get on the mic, nigga, blow it up 

I used to be lyrical, political 

But now you want it sugarcoated, like cereal 

First I met Dre, then I met Yella 

Dr. Dre made me rap acapella 

Me and Jinx did a show at Dudo's 

With K-Dee, I think it was two shows 

Then Dre introduced me to E 

Cruisin' down the street in his red Jeep 

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He said, "Yo, niggaz, we should flip it like this 

'Cause them 'Boyz N the Hood' like the gangsta shit" 

I put the pen to the pad, young nigga was raw 

And told the world how we felt about the law 

It was real 

I see the happiness, all day every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

I see the happiness, all day, every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

Oh, shit, it's N.W.A. 

Them niggaz on tour and they comin' our way 

Little Eminem is still tucked away 

In that trailer park, just bumpin' our tape 

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Jerry Heller tried to make his escape 

I had to bounce, while other niggaz got raped 

Same niggaz turned around and said fuck me 

No, fuck you, 'cause I'm down with Chuck D 

And I'm 'bout to do a movie up, a classic 

When I hit the screen, nigga, it was magic 

Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket 

Thanks for everythang, that's on everythang 

I learned a lot of game from you 

I like your son, he got his name from you 

I tell him everythang that he need to know 

If he ask my advice, I won't think twice, homey 

I see the happiness, all day every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

I see the happiness, all day, every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

From 'Boyz N the Hood', to XXX, too 

Everybody wanna know my next move 

Fans all around say, "We love you, Cube" 

I wanna take time to say, I love you, too 

I love all my fans 'cause they know I'm a man 

And not a little boy or some fuckin' play toy 

A lot of niggaz say, I grew up on you 

And let me know if anybody fuck wit'chu 

'Cause you talk a lot of shit about the red, black and blue 

And how they treat a nigga called Katrina, did you see her? 

White folks worry 'bout them fuckin' misdemeanor 

While black people dyin' in that God damn arena 

Just because I'm actin', nigga, never stop rappin' 

It's in my blood, homey, I'ma keep the party crackin' 

Money keep stackin 'til they put me in a casket 

Who you think you fuckin' wit? Here's another classic 

I see the happiness, all day every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

I see the happiness, all day, every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

I'm Ruthless, I'm Ruthlesso 

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Westside, uh 

I see the happiness, all day every day 

I see the pain 

Where am I? Growin' up in the hood 

Back down memory lane 

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