Had to put it on mad dudes, transgress
Had nerve to ask how I put
two in his man's chest
Kept bumping his gums
and I'm stressed
Every other day I gotta go stab
my own flesh
Ain't nothing post- traumatic about it,
it's just deep
It's like trying to live out in
the suburb of State Street
If I wasn't signed, I'ma get that deal
And if I was hungry,
my main goal's to get that meal
Y'all love Black, he spit the real Since
Moe was sniffing off the windowsill
Back then,
they used to cake up, then go chill
It's so fine,
they mix crack with they endo steel
Saw a lot of old dudes used
to work my block
They on Lennox Ave now, selling
t- shirts and socks
Pushing everything they own
in the shopping cart
So I threw 'em something,
'cause deep down, it hurt my heart
What am I, what am I,
what am I, what am I
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a, I'm a,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
Now I receive homage And I in deed promise
It makes sense since Hoss and Prince To Har
lem Queens, d- money,
wash, and rinse
Fam, I'ma sit to help myself and gain
Have good health and maintain
some wealth and fame
'Cause I only got myself to blame
Fam, if you was locked down
in 'Eighty- Nine
Then you felt the pain
A's to N was no party
I did four straight,
came home and I ain't tell on nobody
What am I, what am I,
what am I, what am I
I'm a star in the hood
(I'm gangster) (that's right)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
No doubt, no doubt
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a star
in the hood (I'm gangster)
Y'all really want the man
to get on the past-
Skeletons in my closet,
sorta like Jurassic
When I was young, I had to gain masters
Since I used to pick pockets for sap,
I'm a classic
I came to disarm alarms,
grease some palms
Help some dudes bury they moms
Yo, for real, I ain't never
frontin' (never)
'Cause all I ever wanted was a little
bit of food in my stomach
It's been a while I left that That's why when I
pop in the hood people see
me they respect that (what's up Black)
Brothers give me dap (what up man)
If I ain't pitching them cracks
Then I'm back hallway
pitching them craps
An d family,
I don't listen to jack (no)
I'm a star in the hood
(I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a, I'm a, I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a, I'm a,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star in the hood
(I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a, I'm a,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a star,
I'm a star in the hood (I'm gangster)
