I'ma take this opportunity to explain why would a kid in 89 want a slingshot can?Kilos of crack, stacks, spent 20s and 10s, and at the age of 11 on a brand new fenceBut I don't blame it on the kids, man, the system is wackThere's more money on the streets than G to flipping over Big MacsBut if you're still confused, you'll just groove to the musicCause I'ma show you how to do itDo it, that's whyCall up the press, the newscast Cause I'm about to serve a dope message segmentYet I need to be heard Why would a young one coming up want a slingin the streets Instead of planning for an educated collegedegree? Here's an answerWho's a role model in a ghetto? Why these young ones are living in slums likebums They ain't got a role modelSo they look up to the brothers on datings While daddy drive a station wagonSlackin', lackin', held in the backin' Mamas broke a cell, so they start sellin'crackin' Clockin' more Gs than a Jackson 5See to them slingin' drugs is a way to survive Go get a job, minimum wage, nope, don't evenbother Slavin' like a sucker for $3.85 an hourNope, I ain't ready, y'all can take that back jackAnd stuff it down your mouth like a garbage can compactJust say no, man, these children are laughin' slingin' dopeYo, this low is a joke People keep speakin' pun drugsBut they never coincide when they never slung dope in their lifeI can't even speak upon a subject and wish they lacked knowledgeYou say you tryin' to stop drugs, it's all a bunch of garbageBut if you're still confused, you're just cool to the musicCause I'ma show you what it doNow if you're still havin' trouble tryin' to find a reason can't slang dopeAnd still the fat gold rope, let's take a look at this materialistic systemBro, specifically designed to keep minorities brokeYou know the news got me laughin' every day, they comin' up with somethin' newCurfews and task force crews, but who's to blame?Because they never ever seem to work It just seem the more people get jerked andhurt I can't encourage you for the problem andwish they started Ayo, you must be retardedBut if you're still confused, you're just cool to the musicAnd dub'll show you what it doNo more lollygaggin', waste of time, let's get to the factsYou ask what could spark a kid and a slangin' that crackAnd think about it, do a kid comin' up on us or roundin' the cashAnd can't, he's more of a force to slam His homies used to do it and his brothersdo it too So we gotta do itOr else he ain't cool Suckas try to knock him, but they never succeedSo much money in his pocket, pants down to his kneeAlways blamin' on the parents, the first thing we do in 89Y'all a kid's gonna do what he wanna do But what do you expect when a brother lackrole models? All he know is women, cash, and the weightbottles Most people make it to the top, man, and nevercome back Speak to the kid, say, yo, this is whackToo busy havin' fun in the next man's game They think they made it, but they got a shacklestill on their brain People tryna play me like a booty-neck suckerThe system slang, but see, they do it undercover You want the truth? Well, here, I just threw itPeace, that's why they do itThey, they, they, they, they do itThat's whyThey do it