L.A. Times (feat. REASON)

[00:06.18] Yawns...
[00:09.65] What time is it?
[00:11.79] Damn...
[00:14.09]
[00:22.92] Look, I'm on my way to the Crenshaw Mall meet with the homies
[00:26.68] 5 O'Clock on a Saturday evening I'm on my lonely
[00:29.63] Text me when you get to your destination my brother told me
[00:32.78] Let me hold 10 reaching inside of his members only
[00:35.96] I left the crib Marlton and King is where I stood at
[00:39.13] I ain't tryin' dance with the devil, watch where my foot at
[00:42.07] I'm just trynna kick it and chill, know where I'm good at
[00:44.97] And hit the Magic Johnson Theater and bag a hoodrat
[00:47.95] A few from Crenshaw Westchester a couple redbones
[00:51.16] One false move, you in a redzone
[00:53.46] Ain't no love in the heart of the city is in my headphones
[00:57.05] Didn't think I'd get into trouble but was I dead wrong
[00:59.96] I'm at the food court, I see niggas tryna approach (Ayo, ayo)
[01:02.72] Walking right in my direction now my back against the ropes
[01:05.79] And they start to scope, I look away not to provoke
[01:08.63] I can see this going downhill fast I'm on a slope
[01:11.75] They like 5 deep one of them niggas I went to school with
[01:14.84] All I'm thinking is damn I'm finna end up on a news clip
[01:17.98] I reached for my phone to text the homies but I refrain
[01:20.83] They asked where you from, hold up, record scratch — freeze frame
[01:24.02] Never banged a day in my life, what should I do?
[01:26.64] Not to mention they look angry as hell, my point of view
[01:29.80] I see an opening on the left or should I break right
[01:32.98] Stand ground and take the whooping or should I take flight
[01:35.87] The one I recognize wore a hardwood classic
[01:38.82] His sisters at the two twelve every week she ratchet
[01:41.83] Me and his cousin had Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Baccus
[01:44.82] That was my nigga taught me how to finger roll in practice
[01:47.61] Should I say I know his cousin or end up pleading the fifth
[01:50.79] It ain't really looking too good as I'm reading his lips
[01:53.61] Damn, where the fuck the homies right now I need an assist
[01:56.53] Thinking if I got put on I wouldn't be in this shit
[02:00.07] One, two, three, four, five
[02:03.05] Will I leave here dead or alive
[02:06.02] Five, four, three, two, one
[02:09.02] Back to the wall, run, young nigga, run
[02:11.98] What it is loc, who you came with?
[02:14.99] Where your fam from? What's your language?
[02:17.80] Oh, you from 57th, we on the same shit
[02:20.93] Who your peoples nigga? Who they name is?
[02:23.77] You know you really shouldn't be strolling through spots that you not supposed to
[02:27.26] I know who you is my nigga 'cause I'm supposed to
[02:30.19] We should take this walk before you hop in that ride
[02:32.72] You come in here with no weapon that shit could be suicide
[02:35.78] Grab your shit, we headed up to Crenshaw, nigga put your rag on
[02:39.49] I got my flag on a nigga tripping today it's gon be his last one
[02:43.86] 'Cause I just lost two big homies talk to my other niggas
[02:47.13] But they can't do shit for me our minds different
[02:50.03] And mines trippin' I take off you think LeBron lifting
[02:53.04] I'm off a Xan and a 5th nigga my mind trippin'
[02:55.87] I press a nigga like a collar shit
[02:58.05] I'm out for revenge plus amends I put a dollar first
[03:00.99] It's 'bout five we can smoke till it's darker
[03:02.78] I hope niggas walk in the wrong neighborhood 'cause we often
[03:05.73] Get caught up into some shit that I never would've been apart of
[03:08.76] From the other side so I chose my flag for protection how my brother ride
[03:13.10] This shit genetics nigga
[03:14.77] We at the food court like where you headed nigga
[03:17.88] Think you know somebody they ain't with us nigga
[03:20.81] Why nervous cuzz? Why you twitching nigga? Freeze frame
[03:24.07] Truth be told I'm scared sometimes bothered and protected
[03:26.70] Chose this life out of tradition have no choice I have no ethics
[03:29.75] Put my pride above it all, I put my flag above of that
[03:32.84] I can't go back to the hood If I don't press I double back
[03:35.75] (I double back)
[03:36.47] Like what's popping whats the deal nigga where your partners
[03:38.77] Why you looking like you 'bout to make a run that ain't no option
[03:41.74] We should go and take this walk before you hop in that ride
[03:44.77] You come in here with no weapon, that shit could be suicide
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