[Intro]
See any angels in the city
[Verse 1]
Tell them muthaf**kas I`m forever paid, California king
Wrestle gators in the Everglades, drive up out that muthaf**kin swamp
In the Escalade so before you put that Red rag
In your pocket I wanna see your f**kin resume
Started off on Ground Zero, then I start to levitate
Rip rappers a new asshole: I never hesitate
Dre Beats on, smoking that chronic just to meditate
I`mma give em hurricanes until another Levee break
You ni**as is featherweights, I`m Aftermath`s heavyweight
Now Dre`s weapon of mass destruction is `bout to detonate
When a ni**a Wack found me, s**t, I was selling weight
Now a ni**a`s selling millions, now it`s time to celebrate
Performing in front of millions, ni**a every race
64 in the `64, now watch the Chevy scrape
4th album, no 5 mics? Then let `em hate
But I`m not stopping `til I`m the f**king king in every state
[Hook: Kendrick Lamar]
Recognize my life, ridicule my fight, give me fuel for the fire burning when I yearn these lights
In the midst of the hieroglyphs my fingertips start to write, get familiar with Cartwright
Cause I want that shot, I`m a raging bull when the needle drops
For the record, I`mma wreck it, even if my record don`t pop
I`mma tie a knot on a downtown building, let it tow behind me tell `em
They can find me in the dark with the ghetto children look at my heart, ni**a f**k your feelings, this is me
[Verse 2]
I`m sick of motherf**kers talking about "the West died"
Can`t you hear my heart beating?
That`s the motherf**kin West side, you test me, you test God
I`m his son, it say in Psalms, you come at me
Then I can split you with this Tommy gun, you won`t have no time to run
I`m from the Compton slums and that`s how the West ride
I`m from the city where 2 of the best died
Rest in peace to both of `em, spit like I`m the ghost of `em
Damn, I said I spit like I`m the ghost of `em
Name your top 10, I`m harder than the most of `em
Matter of fact, shorten your list ni**a, top 5
Game, Biggie, Hov, prolly Pac, Nas
No particular order, bet a mil that I slaughter
Serve ni**as, give a f**k what you ordered
How dare you ni**as pop fly when I`m the ni**a
Sold 5 mil out the gate and numbers do not lie
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
I gave you the Doc**entary, s**t was a classic
Gave you Doctor`s Advocate, you ripped it out the package
Came with LAX, since critics said it was average
I was stressed the f**k out, torn between Aftermath and
Geffen, Interscope, now I got you in the scope
Spill the red ink on the paper, it`s like my pen is broke
And this is what you all been waiting for
I`m the lost angel knocking on Satan`s door
What the f**k y`all take me for? I love you cause you hate me more
I`m Kobe on the Lakers floor, except I give you 84
Shake you like Haiti`s floor, walk up on you
Like "what`s going on baby boy?" Shots in that Mercedes door
Either I`m crazy, or the black Slim Shady, or
That be the reason that Baby said he would pay me more
But I still owe Jimmy one more album
The best the West has ever seen, no disrespect to Calvin
[Hook]
[Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar]
And I wear pendant on my shoulder, soldier
Like a lieutenant, and the coupe tinted got pulled over
Johnny always lock a ni**a down
Knowing damn well we don`t wanna see the box like Manny Pacquiao
Little ni**a Mayweather size, ride like Pac
In his prime, thug life is now on radar
Til the federal come through and raid ours
Reminiscing when the LA Raiders
Was in my home, snapback fitted on my uncle`s dome
And I don`t condone dickriding, I`m addicted to
Westsiding, living in a city where the skinny ni**as die
And the semi bullets fly, but it turn me to a lion
Trying, and I mean that s**t
Game came through, put the city on his back
I was in the city with a ni**a, had seen that s**t
"Compton!", a ni**a gotta scream that s**t
Never went commercial, never T.V. screened that s**t
Can`t block or screen that s**t, now everybody sing that s**t