Mack 10 - Based On A True Story Lyrics
Newscaster: in the news tonight rap star mack 10 releases his secondSolo album titled based on a true story, and according to reliableSources ha, he laughs in the face of the sophomore jinx. after theRelease of westside connection and macks new record, gangster rapSeems to be at an all time high.Verse 1Either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeatYou either got ends or struggle to make ends meetYou can either turn square or keep the mind of a rebelSome uppity livin good some faced with death in the ghettoIm a product of the streets so I vow to never slipSo I trust no one and keep a p. coltrane on my hipI always paid attention while my o.gs was teachinRule number one if its on blast the first nigga reachinEither death or the pen shit I had to do betterIt was a must I moved on and now Im all about cheddarA young entrepreneur I rather slang than bangNow girls be like you go mack 10 baby do yo thangSo I continue to get down and I keep writin rhymesAnd I parlay every dollar to flip at least a hundred timesSo keep your game tight and its all fame and gloryAnd everything I recites based on a true storyChorus <story sung in background throughout>You can feel niggaIts based on a true storyYou know its real niggaBased on a true storyVerse 2The year 1986 is when it all startedNow eleven years later we still rough and cold heartedAnd as the saga continues I ride the wave like a sea dooNot to knock hip hop but gangsta rap is what we doNiggas on they first albumAlready sold a milSo before you knock our styleAt least admit that its realIts all sex drugs and violenceSo you pretend you aint checkinYou mean to tell me peopleReally aint dyin every secondNow yall made the rulesNiggas can say what they chooseSo if you gone ban gangsta rapThen you got to ban the newsThat means no weather reportNo waco and the bad reverandNo channel 4 channel 7 and no film at elevenWith no high school diplomas we became millionairesMedia mad cause we winning and we really playin fairSo keep your game tight and its all fame and gloryAnd everything I recites based on a true storyChorusVerse 3I crumble green on a magazineReady to roll a jointDamn in this billboardIm number one with a hollow pointIt was a rough road aheadBut for my kids I gotta pave itSo I twist one shake the weed outClose the book up and save itcause my son lil mackMight grow up and have a crewAnd he can show all his homiesThis what my daddy used to doSee I was raised around gangstasAnd grindas since a youthSo the shit I rap abouts like 99% truthWith dedicated fans from bebe kidsTo bambinos and niggas thats ceosBefore they reach they three osManeuver through the corporate worldMakin moves to take oursRolling big german luxury and italian sports carsSo watch what you do cause you know we playa hatedAnd everytime its a homicide they call it gang relatedSo keep your game tight and its all fame and gloryAnd everything I recites based on a true storyChorus (2x)Too $hort talking: say mack baby, its yo patna $hort dog man.You know I got yo back boy. you know a nigga like me I just leftThe ferrarri dealer man. I aint go lie I know you ridin rims.But the problem is, its a lot of motha*****as out there that think weRappers man. that think we just sit at home and make this up atOur mommas house. I hate to tell yall man some of us are real playasReal ballers biitch.
