Tek 2
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Tek 2 Lyrics
[00:00.72] Yeah, this next skit right here is about my hometown, Oakland, California
[00:04.98] Home of the Oakland Raiders
[00:06.65] Home of J. Kidd, Jason Kidd
[00:09.12] Home of Todd, Too $hort
[00:10.93] Home of G.P., Gary Payton
[00:13.01] Home of Shakur, Tupac, you know
[00:15.38] But, I tell everybody, man
[00:17.30] Just 'cause you from The Town don't mean you gotta stay in The Town and ride out, let The Town kill you
[00:21.70] You gotsta move out and do something then come back and help your people
[00:23.99] You just can't stay there and sit there and rot
[00:26.42] Just 'cause we from Oakland—you gotsta leave this town
[00:29.04] That boy always gonna be Ray Ray—remember the days of '94?
[00:53.48] Remember he used to wear them polyester pants and shit?
[00:56.35] Always got them guitars
[00:57.85] Nigga took his guitar to the grocery store one day, man
[01:00.00] Had it on his back—shh shh shh, here he come, here he come, here he come
[01:03.60] Yo, what up, y'all? What's up, man? What's Bobba? What's up, Lamont?
[01:06.93] What's going on, Saadiq?
[01:08.28] Yo, what's up, dawg? I'm just over here looking for T. Hatter, man. Y'all seen T. Hat?
[01:11.05] T. Hatter is in the bushes, man, the trimming
[01:12.92] Oh, is that right?
[01:14.32] They started laying niggas down around here, man
[01:16.22] It's too hot, it's too hot, especially when you got folks out here on these streets struggling
[01:20.80] Yeah, you know'm'sayin', I'm tryna make it too, baby
[01:23.98] It's nothin', do something for a playa—all in the video—I mean, can I be in the video? Can I be down?
[01:31.25] Ha ha ha, y'all crazy as hell. Y'all niggas still crazy
[01:34.24] Can you get me one of them girls on MTV?
[01:37.31] MTV? You don't want one of them white hoes
[01:40.55] Man, I'm tryna meet Janet—what's the deal, yo?
[01:43.10] What? Ha ha, I don't even know Janet, dawg
[01:44.58] Come on, man, I heard you were on tour with Janet one time back in the day
[01:47.97] Ha ha, that was old, man, I'm tryna meet some girls around my way
[01:52.08] Man, well can I meet Prince? You know what I'm sayin', that's my nig
[01:57.14] Ay dawg, let me meet J. Lo
[01:59.78] He a cool nigga, but check it out though, if y'all see T. Hatter, man, tell him I came through and I'ma come back and get with him next week. If y'all see his sister, I'ma come back straight to the spot. I'ma get with y'all, man
[02:08.72] Man, word, man, keep your h
[02:09.46]
[00:04.98] Home of the Oakland Raiders
[00:06.65] Home of J. Kidd, Jason Kidd
[00:09.12] Home of Todd, Too $hort
[00:10.93] Home of G.P., Gary Payton
[00:13.01] Home of Shakur, Tupac, you know
[00:15.38] But, I tell everybody, man
[00:17.30] Just 'cause you from The Town don't mean you gotta stay in The Town and ride out, let The Town kill you
[00:21.70] You gotsta move out and do something then come back and help your people
[00:23.99] You just can't stay there and sit there and rot
[00:26.42] Just 'cause we from Oakland—you gotsta leave this town
[00:29.04] That boy always gonna be Ray Ray—remember the days of '94?
[00:53.48] Remember he used to wear them polyester pants and shit?
[00:56.35] Always got them guitars
[00:57.85] Nigga took his guitar to the grocery store one day, man
[01:00.00] Had it on his back—shh shh shh, here he come, here he come, here he come
[01:03.60] Yo, what up, y'all? What's up, man? What's Bobba? What's up, Lamont?
[01:06.93] What's going on, Saadiq?
[01:08.28] Yo, what's up, dawg? I'm just over here looking for T. Hatter, man. Y'all seen T. Hat?
[01:11.05] T. Hatter is in the bushes, man, the trimming
[01:12.92] Oh, is that right?
[01:14.32] They started laying niggas down around here, man
[01:16.22] It's too hot, it's too hot, especially when you got folks out here on these streets struggling
[01:20.80] Yeah, you know'm'sayin', I'm tryna make it too, baby
[01:23.98] It's nothin', do something for a playa—all in the video—I mean, can I be in the video? Can I be down?
[01:31.25] Ha ha ha, y'all crazy as hell. Y'all niggas still crazy
[01:34.24] Can you get me one of them girls on MTV?
[01:37.31] MTV? You don't want one of them white hoes
[01:40.55] Man, I'm tryna meet Janet—what's the deal, yo?
[01:43.10] What? Ha ha, I don't even know Janet, dawg
[01:44.58] Come on, man, I heard you were on tour with Janet one time back in the day
[01:47.97] Ha ha, that was old, man, I'm tryna meet some girls around my way
[01:52.08] Man, well can I meet Prince? You know what I'm sayin', that's my nig
[01:57.14] Ay dawg, let me meet J. Lo
[01:59.78] He a cool nigga, but check it out though, if y'all see T. Hatter, man, tell him I came through and I'ma come back and get with him next week. If y'all see his sister, I'ma come back straight to the spot. I'ma get with y'all, man
[02:08.72] Man, word, man, keep your h
[02:09.46]
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