You know sometimes in this game,
being a latino coming up in this industry,
it's like a fight with your
back up against the wall,
you know what I'm saying?
Gotta give it your all, don't give a fuck,
keep on riding to the motherfucking end,
you know?
Against all odds,
coming up from the barrio,
this is why I stay on the streets,
homie.
I've been patiently waiting to
make a statement
that could straighten the heart,
the underdog, the distraction,
quick to bite when you bark,
fight when you talk,
Like Pac, I'm quick to bomb first,
almost died in bursts
since then
I've been ducking hell's curse
Making moves,
stay connected while I'm breaking,
they're sticking me in my unit
Keeping mov ing,
stacking cents like 50 calliers,
act to be back
Motherfuckers be back,
they give us guns,
they give us drugs,
it's like a motherfucking track
Three strikes, police slice,
late nights with street fights
Motherfuckers be over there by
before they reach the device
Falling a victim to the system,
always going in the circles
In the studio writing verses
while I'm choking on purple
My life's a quick flash,
good cars with quick cash
You could always tell who's winnin' the war,
who's standin' up last
Ball heads in blue brass,
brown skin covered with tacks
Low rides on hundreds,
gold -stached spots,
what's so distracted?
from the side where they gang bang
Day to day, this the same thing
I was raised to pull out pistols,
keep runnin', duckin' officials
Puttin' in work until they come and get you,
homie, cuz I'm a rider
I'm the side where they gang bang
I was raised to do the same thing
Straight livin' the life of danger,
bangin' the tank
My anger always keep a
one in the chamber,
cuz homie, I'm a rider
Come from a broken home, I'm had to work,
my dad was gone,
was introduced to the street
My only friend was my cronch
Until I met some fools that's just like me
That grew up rough like me,
that just don't give a fuck like me
Quick to throw up their neighborhood
scars
and quick to bust like me
All on the waistline
is where I tuck my heat
Cortez in bandanas,
white shirts and hinky jackets
25s, not 380s,
even them automatics through I .A.
In juvenile home,
me and my peers were educated
Share the tip for those
who didn't make it,
living gang related
Most wanted and most hated,
living high and sedated
Different spots gettin' raided,
all my homies affiliated,
so what now?
This is how I lived as a champ,
me and my homies kicked up
dust
so there's no dirt on the ground
And I thank God
that I'm still here doin'
this rap shit
Some of the homies servin' time,
other homies in casket
I'm from the side where they gang bang,
day to day it's the same thing
I was raised to pull out pistols,
keep runnin', duckin' officials
Put it in work until they come
and get you, homie,
cause I'm a ride
I'm from the side where they gang bang,
I was raised to do the same thing
Straight livin' the life of danger,
bangin' the tank
My anger always keep a
runnin' in the chamber
Cause homie, I'm a rider
I was raised as a Latino,
a son of an immigrant
Look that different cause
of my skin tone
Never gave a shit a minority
In this so -called land
of equal opportunity
Living a criminal cause I broke the law
They said in my community,
where's the unity?
Browns killin' browns on the daily
In the worst of cruel and shady
Gotta keep a 380
and they keep feedin' us drugs
All throughout the neighborhoods,
that methamphetamine burn
It's also up to no good, homie
Space of the life sit tin' skin,
stuck with no choice
It's like a demon's
on your shoulder
when you can't shake the voice
Gonna play all day,
body bags and white chalk
The city of lost angels
and the crooked -ass cops
Departments known for
corruption,
enforcing these gang injustices
Like a city full of crooked shit,
I really kept fussin'
I hear that sayin' a lot,
only the strong survive
But even the strong,
they fall a victim to this wicked -ass lot
I'm from the side where they gang bang
Day to day, it's the same thing
I was raised to pull out pistols,
keep runnin', duckin' officials
Puttin' in work until they come and get you, homie,
cause I'm a ride
I was raised to do the same thing
Straight living a life of danger,
banging a tank
My anger always keep a
one in the chamber
Cause homie, I'm a rider
And this is exactly why I stay on the streets,
homie
Knee deep in this shit
Cause I run the streets,
I'm from the streets
The streets embrace a motherfucker,
you know what I'm saying?
Much love, 2006, hom ie
This shit don't stop, homie
You
Mr. Criminal 
