Lyrics
I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
The repetition emphasizes the determination to make money.
I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-From the time that I was only seventeen
Reflects on the speaker's past, facing skepticism but persevering in pursuing a career in music.
I knew I loved to write, I knew I loved to sing (I'd sing)
-I'd sing about my friends and all the gangsta things we did (we did)
-Back in those days there was some who always said
-You'll never make it, no, you'll never get ahead (but I)
-I kept on goin' for mine, contrary to what they said and I did
-This is just to let you know
Expresses the intention to inform or share something important.
I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
Reiterates the commitment to making money despite challenges.
I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-No matter what they say to me, I'm gonna make my money
Asserts the determination to make money, regardless of others' opinions or obstacles, even resorting to selling marijuana if necessary.
And anyone who don't believe, best stay away from me
-Been on the match for currency since 1993
-There ain't no way you stoppin' me
-I'm determined as I can be
-And if my funds get low again, one thing I guarantee
-You can catch me by the corner store sellin' fat-ass bags of weed
-Not because I think it's cool or because I think it's neat
-It boils down to one simple fact, me and mines have got to eat
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
Continues to emphasize the resolve to make money through various means.
I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money)
-Tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?
Shifts to a reference to G-Funk, a genre of music, possibly suggesting the influence of this style on the speaker's journey.
Tell me have you ever heard?
-Tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?
-Tell me have you ever heard?
-Tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk? (ah, get me faded)
-Tell me have you ever heard? (ah, get me faded)
-Tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk? (ah, get me faded)
-Tell me have you ever heard? (ah, get me faded)
-Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
References Nate Dogg and Warren G's song "Regulate," possibly indicating the impact of their success on the speaker.
I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make) (tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?)
Combines the determination to make money with references to G-Funk, possibly highlighting a connection between success and the musical genre.
I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money) (tell me have you ever heard?)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make) (tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money) (tell me have you ever heard?)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make) (tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money) (tell me have you ever heard?)
-I'm gonna make (I'm gonna make) (tell me have you ever heard of G-Funk?)
-I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (money) (tell me have you ever heard?)
-I'm gonna make
Reiterates the commitment to making money, adding emphasis to personal possession of the money earned.
I'm gonna make my (my)
-Money (my money)
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