Lil' Rob - Brown Side Lyrics
[Lil' Rob:]SimonIt's ya boy, Ese Lil' RobThat's rightYeah, I been doin' this for a while now, man, soI guess you could say that I'm a[Hook: Nasty][scratching][Lil' Rob:] "Veteran in the rap game, call me a veterano""Veteran in the rap game, call me a veterano""Veteran in the rap game, call me a veterano""Veteran in the rap game, call me a veterano"[Verse 1:]I wear a brown bandanaRepresentin' brown pride, homieComin' from the brown side, homieAsk around if you don't know me, know meI'm west coastin' itThat's how I'm flowin' itHey, pass me the joint, you're not the only one that's smoking itI like black rap, and I'm bump white rap tooI like for them to hear meAnd say, "I like that dudeThat dude got flow, where's he from?D-I-E-G-O"Cross the border by T-juas, where they've beenServin' heat rocksBumpin' out the beatboxLong walks from detoxCause we don't stop til we see spotsA lot of yellow, blue andGreen dots, don't be shotSame way when we boxDon't try to run, because my Nikes will outrun your ReeboxThe barrioThe neighborhood, that's where we come fromBrought up with pride, and there ain't nothing that we run fromThey say we can'tButI know we canSoy Chicano, Mexican-American[Hook][Chorus: Lil' Rob]I'm from the brown sideThat's where I'm atNo matter where I go, I know I'm always welcomed backTo the brown sideThat's where I staySan Diego across the border by T.J.[Verse 2:]They call us crabs in the bucket, ***** itUsed to bump it, in the bucketGotta do the best with, what we're stuck withNow I bust itAnd represent my cityEven [? ] that my peopleThat are in the struggle with meI come from aPlace where the paint bendFlakin' off the wallLivin' off the wall like handball, and I'm tryin' not to fallKnockin' on the door til I knock it down, ain't nothin' gonna stop it nowDoce diez y ochoGot it all up in the pocket, nowWith more tricksUp my sleeveThan I needOn my temper, you can the steam from my bloodWhen I bleedI smoke weedWith no seedsKeep the swag, in your bagI'm a spoiled California boy, don't even want a drag of thatTake it, you can have it backLookin' for meYou'll find me in the brown sideKickin' backIn my habitatSittin' on the bench with my back against the fenceThe homeboys and the heinasThat's what I represent, and I'm a[Hook][Chorus][Verse 3:]I've beenMicrophone grippin', but can I flip it, just take a listenAnd I'll rip itAnd I don'tHave to lieJust to kick itI'm the slySlick and wicked, ain't got no time for little kid shitYou vatos aren't gonna do shit, never done shit, never willShitLet 'em all talk, that's what it is, that's all it isThey claim their word is solid as a rockWell homeboy, they don't know what solid isS'hopin' to call it quitsYou vatos are counterfeitsI call it as I see it, that's the boy, I'm callin' thisI don't know what the problem isYou see the same peopleOn the way to the topBack down to where the bottom isNo jales, hueyThere's no need to act that waySome of these vatos are gangster, and have the right to rap that wayShaved head, bandanasTatoosAnd a mouthpieceRockin' the mic in white Nikes, a white T-shirt and some KhakisI know you see me when I'm rollin' through the brown sideFor the west, to the east, to the north, to the south side, it's brown prideAnd I'm a[Hook][Chorus][Lil' Rob:]Lil' RobThat's rightTwelve EighteenFrom the brown side of townYeahThere's a brown side of town in every city, manI see itThat's rightLittle brown pride, for the brown sideCause I'm a[Hook]