Ghetto Story Remix (feat Akon)

Ghetto Story Remix (feat Akon)

Ghetto Story Remix (feat Akon)

[Akon][Akon]
Said this is my story,Said this is my story,

[Cham][Cham]
True ghetto storyTrue ghetto story

[Akon][Akon]
Said this is my story,Said thys is my storrry,

[Cham][Cham]
Real ghetto storyReal ghetto story
HeyHey

[Verse 1][Verse 1]
[Akon][Akon]
See I was born poor like many men who had nothingSee I was born poor like many men who didn't have notin
Came to America trying to make something outta nothingCame to America trying to make sometin' outta sometin'
See we Africans, we love huntingSee we Africans we love huntin'
Found my way to the top like it was nothingFound my way up to da top like it wasn't nothing
And teamed up with some Puerto Ricans up in JerseyAnd hooked up wit some Puerto Ricans up in Jersey
We used to call it la baw and pot seeWe use to be call laa baw and pot see
Had a lot after something after Union CityHad a lot after sometin after union cityyyy
In a couple of projects in NYCIn a couple of projects in NYC

[Cham][Cham]
I remember those days when Hell was my homeI remember those days when Hell was my home
When me and Mama's bed was a big piece of foamWhen Me and Mama bed was a big piece a foam
And I never liked to bathe and my hair never combedAn mi never like bathe and my hair never comb
When Mama went to work, I roamed the streets aloneWhen Mama gone a work me go street go roam
I remember when Danny brought me a snow coneI remember when Danny dem tek me snow cone
And made his little brothers kick up JeromeAn mek him likkle bredda dem kick up Jerome
I remember when we visited them with big stonesI remember when we visit dem wid pure big stone
And the boy Danny pulled out something full chromeAn the boy Danny pop out something weh full chrome

[Akon][Akon]
But that's no better than to play around meBut dats no betta than to play around me
And knew I kept the AK displayed around meAnd knew I kept the AK displayed around me
And I moved out to the eight to find more cheeseAnd I moved out to da eight to find more cheese
And I found out cars make more than weedAnd I found out Cars make more dan Weeed

[Cham][Cham]
I remember when we ran, Fatta got his knee blownI remember when we run, Fatta get him knee blown
And my best friend Richie got two in his domeAn mi best friend Richie get, two inna him dome
I remember the avenue turned into a warzoneI remember so the avenue tun inna warzone
And Mickey's mom flew him out, 'cause she got a loanAn, Mickey madda fly him out, cau she get a loan
(What?) But Mickey went abroad and turned Al Capone(Whatt) But, Mickey go to foreign and go tun Al Capone
Made a whole lot of money and sent it back homeMek whole heap a money and sen in our own
Now we run the city and that is well knownNow a we a lock the city and, that is well known
Yesterday Mickey called me on my phoneYesterday Mickey call me pan mi phone
I said Mickey.....Mi say Mickey.....

[Chorus][Chorus]
[Cham][Cham]
We got the thingsWi get di ting dem
They're outta luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck now (This is a Survival Story)Mi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now (This a Survial Story)
We have a whole lot of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke now (True Ghetto Story)Wi have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now (True Ghetto Story)
Rah...Rah..Rah...RahRah...Rah..Rah...Rah
[Akon][Akon]
(Said this is my story)(Said this my story)
[Cham][Cham]
We got the things, so they gotta respect us (Akon's Story)Wi get di ting dem, So dem haffi rate wi (Akon Story)
'Cause we been taking it to them hard lately (This is my story)Cau we a tek it to them wicked of lately (This is my story)
And now the whole community is living greatly (Real ghetto story)And now the whole community a live greatly (Real ghetto Story)
Rah...Rah..Rah...RahRah...Rah..Rah...Rah
Hey..Hey..

[Verse 2][Verse 2]
I remember 'bout '80, Jamaica explodedI remember bout '80, Jamaica explode
When Trinity and Tony Hewitt were running the roadWhen a Trinity and Tony Hewitt dem a run road
That was long before Laing and even Bigga FordThat a long before Laing dem and even Bigga Ford
When Adams were Corporals, didn’t know the road codeWhen Adams dem a Corporal nuh know the road code
I remember when we robbed the Chinese shop down the roadI remember when we rob the chiney shop down the road
And rumors had it that the Chinese man had a swordAn rumour have it sey the chiney man have a sword
But we had a pop gun made outta boardBut we did have a one pop wey make outta board
So you know the next day Mama's pot overflowedSo you know the next day mama pot Overlooaad

[Akon][Akon]
How could that beeeeeHow could that beeeee
Shops in the city call me the reliefShop shops in the city call me the relieve
Never thought of fleeeeNever thought of fleeee
Some hot cops caught up with meSome hotter po po styll caught up wit mee
But then I got locked upBut then I got locked up
Then while I was boxed outThen while I was boxed out
Broke us some locked outBroke us some locked out
Then they let me out butThen they let me out but
Two years later my brother's crew got shot upTwo Years later my brother skrew got shot up
And got the whole block royal like now whatAnd got the whole block royal like now wat

RahhhhhRahhhhh

[Cham][Cham]
Jamaica got screwed, through greed and gluttonJamaica get screw, tru greed an glutton
Politics manipulate and press youth's buttonsPolitics manipulate and press yutes button
But we rich now, so they can't tell us nothingBut we rich now ,so dem caan tell man notin
'Cause we making Mama eat fish and mutton..EhhhhCuz a we a mek Mama a nyaam Fish an Mutton..Ehhhh
Over there let me tell you something...Ova dehso mek mi tell unnu some'in...
'Cause I'm here in foreign now a guy killed my cousinTru mi dey a foreign now a guy kill me cousin
And I hear TD's there but he said he wasn'tAn mi here sey TD deh dey but him sey he wasnt
Anytime I fly down, he gets about a dozen....'Cause......Anytime mi fly down him a get bout dozen....Cause......

[Chorus][Chorus]

[Verse 3][Verse 3]
I remember those days when Hell was my homeI remember those days when Hell was my home
When me and Mama's bed was a big piece of foamWhen Me and Mama bed was a big piece a foam
And I never liked to bathe and my hair never combedAn mi never like bathe and my hair never comb
When Mama went to work, I roamed the streets aloneWhen Mama gone a work me go street go roam
I remember when Danny brought me a snow coneI remember when Danny dem tek me snow cone
And made his little brothers kick up JeromeAn mek him likkle bredda dem kick up Jerome
I remember when we visited them with big stonesI remember when we visit dem wid pure big stone
And the boy Danny pulled out something full chromeAn the boy Danny pop out something weh full chrome
I remember when we ran, Fatta got his knee blownI remember when we run, Fatta get him knee blown
And my best friend Richie got two in his domeAn mi best friend Richie get, two inna him dome
I remember the avenue turned into a warzoneI remember so the avenue tun inna warzone
And Mickey's mom flew him out, 'cause she got a loanAn ,Mickey madda fly him out, cau she get a loan
But Mickey went abroad and turned Al CaponeBut, Mickey go to foreign and go tun Al Capone
Made a whole lot of money and sent it back homeMek whole heap a money and sen in our own
Now we run the city and that is well knownNow a we a lock the city and, that is well known
Yesterday Mickey called me on my phoneYesterday Mickey call me pan mi phone
I said Mickey.....Mi say Mickey.....