DJ QUIK – BORN AND RAISED IN COMPTON

Lyrics

[ VERSE 1 ]
Now everybody wants to know the truth about a brother named Quik
I come from the school of the sly, wicked and the slick
A lotta people already know excatly where it's at
Cause it's the home of the jackers and the crack
(Compton) Yeah, that's the name of the hometown
I'm goin down in the town where my name is all around
The suckers just be havin a fit, and that's a pity
But I ain't doin nothin but (claimin my city)
See, my lyrics I'm doublin up and provin to suckers that I can throw
I'm passin a natural ten or four or six or eight before I go
Yes, I'm definitely freestylin, all the while still profilin
Never a trickster, DJ Quikster steals the show
So now that's how I'm livin
I do as I please, you see
A younger brother that's up on reality
Cause everybody knows you have to be stompin
If you're born and raised in Compton
(Born and raised)
(Born and raised)
(Born and raised in Compton)
(Where you from, fool?)
(Compton)
[ VERSE 2 ]
Now Compton is the place where the homeboys chill, you see
But then I found that it wasn't no place for me
Cause way back in the day somebody musta wanted me to quit
Because they broke in my house and cold stole my shit
They musta thought that I was gonna play the punk role
Just because my equipment got stole
But I ain't goin out like no sucker-ass clown
They found they couldn't keep a dope nigga down
So here's some bass in your face, muthafucka silly sucker-
Ass clocker, now you're duckin, cause you can't stop a brother
Like the Quiksta, because I'm true to the game
You're lame, and things ain't gonn' never be the same
Cause a nigga like the Quik is takin over
I really don't think I should have to explain
It, oh yeah, I'm a dog, but my name ain't Rover
And I'm the kinda nigga that's feelin no pain
Sometimes I have to wear a bullet-proof vest
Because I got the 'Cpt' sign written across my chest
A funky dope brother never ceases to impress
My name is DJ Quik, so you can fuck the rest
I'm comin like this, and I'm comin directly
Cause suckers get dain-bramaged if I'm doin damage quite effectively
Rhymin is a battlezone, and suckers have no win
Cause I'm a veteran from the C-o-m-p-t-o-n
Kick it
(Born and raised)
Hell muthafuckin yeah
Funky dope for the nine-ace
DJ Quik is in the muthafuckin house
Yeah
(Born and raised in Compton)
Yo, check this shit out
Right about now
I'd like to send a shout out to my buddy Teddy Bear
What's up nigga?
What's up KK?
My buddy D
We got AMG most definitely in the house
What's up Pretty Greg and Big Baby Brian cold chillin
Talkin about the Armstrong Pack
Straight got my muthafuckin back
To my buddy No Way what's up, fool
Roche is in the house
My buddy Donzelli
You know what's happenin, fool
What's up Itch
And Tony Lang is chillin
To my nigga Gangsta Wayne
And my engineer Joe gettin busy on the flo'
And last but not least I'd like to thank Shabby Blue
And we out
Peace

Paroles (Traduction)

[COUPLET 1]
Maintenant tout le monde veut connaître la vérité sur un frère nommé Quik
Je viens de l'école des rusés, méchants et malins
Beaucoup de gens savent déjà exactement où ça se passe
Parce que c'est le repaire des voleurs et de la drogue
(Compton) Ouais, c'est le nom de la ville natale
Je descends dans la ville où mon nom est connu de tous
Les mauviettes sont en train de péter les plombs, et c'est dommage
Mais je ne fais rien d'autre que (revendiquer ma ville)
Tu vois, mes paroles, je les double et je prouve aux mauviettes que je peux balancer
Je tire un naturel dix ou quatre ou six ou huit avant de partir
Oui, je freestyle clairement, tout en restant profilé
Jamais un tricheur, DJ Quikster vole la vedette
C'est comme ça que je vis maintenant
Je fais ce que je veux, tu vois
Un jeune frère qui est conscient de la réalité
Parce que tout le monde sait qu'il faut être fort
Si tu es né et a grandi à Compton
(Né et grandi)
(Né et grandi)
(Né et grandi à Compton)
(D'où tu viens, imbécile ?)
(Compton)
[COUPLET 2]
Maintenant Compton est l'endroit où les potes traînent, tu vois
Mais j'ai réalisé que ce n'était pas un endroit pour moi
Parce que j'ai découvert qu'il y a longtemps quelqu'un devait vouloir que j'abandonne
Parce qu'ils ont cambriolé ma maison et volé mes affaires
Ils ont dû penser que j'allais jouer les faibles
Juste parce que mon équipement a été volé
Mais je ne vais pas me comporter comme un clown faible
Ils ont réalisé qu'ils ne pouvaient pas abattre un mec doué
Alors voici de la basse dans ta face, putain d'idiot stupide
Maintenant tu te caches, car tu ne peux pas arr

Thématique Loyauté

Style G-funk

Keywords Compton, Gangsta rap

Entités normées DJ Quik, N.W.A.