Where I'm From

Compton Chronicles: Streets, Struggles, and Westside Wisdom
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Lyrics

I'mma B-L-double-O-D

Identifying as a member of the Bloods gang

Been on songs with S-N-double-O-P

Collaborated with Snoop Dogg on songs

Inside a Ferrari with the D-R-E

In a Ferrari with Dr. Dre

Run up I let it sing like Nate D-O-double-G

Ready to use violence like Nate Dogg would sing

Walk through 8 Mile, G-Unit's on my feet

Referencing 8 Mile, wearing G-Unit shoes

Got a cherry lowrider in the N-Y-C

Driving a cherry lowrider in New York City

Eve took me to Philly, never been to the pen

Visited Philly with Eve, never been to jail

Been to Uptown with 50, seen niggas in Timbs

Visited Uptown with 50 Cent, saw guys in Timberlands

I done seen Young Buck scuff Air Force Ones

Seen Young Buck scuff Air Force Ones in Cashville (Nashville)

In Cashville, but Compton is {where I'm from}

Identifying Compton as their hometown

Where it's just me, my son, and my bitch

Life with only son and partner

She graduated when Notorious BIG dropped "Me & My Bitch"

Partner graduated around Notorious BIG's "Me & My Bitch"

She get them birds past, I put her in first class

Partner moves illegal substances, rewarded with luxury

And tell her to carry on that Dooney & Burke bag

Encouraged partner to carry expensive bags

She from Grape Street, she know how to work the mag

Partner from Grape Street gang, skilled with firearms

And only buy white tees, tell 'em to keep the purple tags

Preference for buying certain clothing items

Cause the laces in my Chucks keep the beef crackin

Uses shoe laces to provoke conflict

I lay niggas out like creased khakis

Claims to defeat opponents easily

In that G-wagon, lean like the 23's draggin

Driving a G-wagon, lowered like it's dragging

I got the whole N-Y-C saggin

Bringing a specific fashion trend to NYC


If you don't know

Emphasizing the origins and warning about the environment of Compton, referencing its history, and gang affiliations

(Aftermath, nigga witta attitude) (Game time niggas, Westside)

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Where I'm from

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(Nigga witta attitude) (Straight Outta Compton) (We rock khakis and Chucks)

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If you don't know

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(Almost lost my life when Dre dropped The Chronic) (Legend in the making)

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Where I'm from

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(Aftermath, you better watch your colors in the City of Angels)

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Y'all niggas got it fucked up

Challenging misconceptions about success from Compton

What you thought cause I'm from Compton I couldn't do numbers like Usher?

Surpassing expectations in achievements

Platinum certified, nigga that's a mill' plus

Reaching platinum status in sales

Play both sides of the fence cause the Crips feel cause'

Being accepted by both Crips and Bloods

See me ridin with Nate, nigga it's still Blood

Still affiliated with Bloods despite collaborations

You can C-walk to this, homey it's still love

There's respect and love despite gang affiliations

Nigga I've been bangin since Mary J did "Real Love"

Involved in gang activities for a long time

(If you don't know) I painted the Rover black

Changed the appearance of a car symbolizing West Coast resurgence

The West coast is back, I can smoke to that

Celebrating the resurgence of West Coast rap

Moms got the CL-6, that's a fact

Mother owning a luxury car

I bought the house, I'm just waitin on the platinum plaques

Anticipating success with music awards

Niggas lookin for a cat to jack

Aware of potential robbery attempts

Homey I'm willin to do two life sentences back to back

Claiming willingness to face severe consequences for retaliation

So please don't push me

Warning against provocation

You niggas is W-N-B-A, all pussy

Dismissing adversaries as weak


If you don't know

Reiteration and emphasis on the origins and caution regarding the environment of Compton

(Aftermath, nigga witta attitude) (Game time niggas, Westside)

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Where I'm from

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(Nigga witta attitude) (Straight Outta Compton) (We rock khakis and Chucks)

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If you don't know

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(Almost lost my life when Dre dropped The Chronic) (Legend in the making)

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Where I'm from

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(Aftermath, you better watch your colors in the City of Angels)

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If you don't know

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(Aftermath, nigga witta attitude) (Game time niggas, Westside)

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Where I'm from

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(Nigga witta attitude) (Straight Outta Compton) (We rock khakis and Chucks)

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If you don't know

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(Almost lost my life when Dre dropped The Chronic) (Legend in the making)

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Where I'm from

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(Aftermath, you better watch your colors in the City of Angels)

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The lyrics of this song contain explicit content.
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