They say it started in the East where the apple wasBut out West we be throwing them apples upThey say them Fruit Town niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Tree Top niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Grape Street niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Bounty Hunter niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them 6-0 niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Cedar Block niggas gon' ride tonightThem 1-9-0 niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Timberland niggas gon' ride tonightThey say them Campanella niggas gon' ride tonightWho gon' ride tonight, who gon' die tonightStarted with a dollar and a dreamStarted with a dollar and a dreamWe did it for the West, motherfucker, like KanyeNiggas get stretched out on [?]Got three thousand stacks, I ain't talking 'bout AndreI put it on your head, I ain't talking no toupeeSee I stayed the same, ain't go weird like LupeSqueeze on his trigger like ain't no more toothpaste(You ain't gon' do shit) Bitch, of course I isYou want this money, you gon' have to drive the course I didI got that weight foundry, talking 'bout the Porsche out hereYou in the nosebleeds, come down to where the cross-eyed isHow a nigga with a rojo rag end up in SohoBag, any bitch walking with a solo swagYou think you ballin' in that four do' Jag? NahIn Tom Fords with a MK bag? nahGive you a bird's eye view of the streetsNigga, welcome to Compton, take you in Carson next weekAb-Soul!Started with a dollar and a dream and a pistolOn the corner rag hangin', slangin' crystalI said you gangbanging let me see credentialsAnd when I pull this gun out you know how this goStarted with a dollar and a dream!(Look at me now, look at me now)Started with a dollar and a dream!I was fathered by the bastardsPardon my mannerismsThe Curtiss magnet that managed without the metal with himHow the hell I did it? I let God ad lib itI put that on Leetwood, I ain't lying one sentenceBitch, I started with a dollar and a dreamWe went from helping old ladies with their groceries at Alpha BetaFor a couple quarters to a baby hustling something majorWe had to grow up sooner or later, butI'm so Del Amo, my mama still stay off Anna LeeCarson across my belly, I prove you lost alreadyRoccett my big brother, Bishop let the door crackGame took me on my first tour, now look where we atIn the studio getting paid to reflect on thatDocumenting true factsNot to mention this the Documentary 2 tooYou do the addition in ballerina shoesEnough with the clever raps, it's more important than thatI put my city on the map, niggaYeah, I really put my city on the mapI mean, when the last time you heard Carson on the track, nigga?Let alone when they calling out stomping grounds on the WestI'll waitYeah, that's what I thought, I'm the best, niggaThis the new West, nigga, respect thatIt's Top Dawg, all I'm missing is the red hatBut don't question what pocket I had left, my handkerchiefI'm guilty by affiliation, in many ways gangstaBut let me explain something, a paradox if you mayI threw all my fresh Supreme Chuck Taylors todayAnd then I got a call from Chuck Taylor, I'm sayingThe game ain't changed, we still changing the gameSoul!Started with a dollar and a dream and a pistolOn the corner rag hangin', slangin' crystalI said you gangbanging let me see credentialsAnd when I pull this gun out you know how this goStarted with a dollar and a dream!(Look at me now, look at me now)Started with a dollar and a dream!My first album was a set upI was the little nigga Pac was talking toWhen he said keep your head upCause he knew what I would be facing after his demiseJayceon had to pitch them pies, better life than flipping friesI'm the one the Crips despiseMove the Yay or kiss the sky, for having dreams that 50 diedEulogy by Mary BligeHopped up in that enterprise, had to stop a genocideWent from underdog to watching Top Dawg and Kendrick riseNow tell me can I testify, pull over trying to rest for 5On a block, no tint on the Wraith left these kids mesmerizedThey ask me how I did it, how I got itSay I'm king you looking brolicI put them weights down start practicing lyrical exerciseTell me who the next to die, probably who the next in lineThey got me babbling ghost cause I'm the illest one aliveThat's word to Pac, Pun, Biggie, why I stand as my cityIt's wise to run a train, you couldn't fuck with meEver since I saved my coast, it's been born againIf I ain't shit then who the king of California then?Who could out-rap me?Now think about if the same nigga you bout to say can run up and out-strap me, yeahOut-trap me, yeah, out-gat meI mean think about it, exactlySpeaking matter-of-factly I'm down playing that actuallyCall me Game I ain't one still I get paid like an athleteDo the math after the math, Doc two in the bagLived up to expectations, Dre took me first in the draftNow who the fuck want whatNobody survives so look alive when them Impalas in the cutStarted with a dollar and a dream and a pistolOn the corner rag hangin', slangin' crystalI said you gangbanging let me see credentialsAnd when I pull this gun out you know how this goStarted with a dollar and a dream!(Look at me now, look at me now)Started with a dollar and a dream!
Lyrics by Game
T.H.O.T. 'Till the Wheels Fall Off 100 100 Barz And Gunnin 1000 Barz Adn Runnin' 120 Bars 200 Bars and Runnin' 240 Bars 25 To Life 3 Killas 300 Bars & Runnin' 360 360 Bars 3D 400 Bars 92 Bars A Million Miles Away Ace of Spades Aim For The Head Ain't Fuckin With You Ain't No Doubt About It Ali Bomaye All Day All Night All Day, All Night All Eyez All I Know All I Need All That All That (Lady) All That (Lady) ft. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fabolous ... Ambitionz Of A Rida American Dream Angel Any Means Necessary Around The Way Around the World Around the World Astronaut Pussy/welcome To California Baby You [Explicit] Bad Intentions Bang Basic Bitch Basic Bitch (Bonus Track) Beautiful Day Been Thugin Best Head Ever Better Days Better On The Other Side Big Dreams Big Dreams [*] Big Money Bigger Than Me Bills Is Paid Bitch You Ain't Shit Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix) Black Jesus Black On Black Blacksox Block Wars Blood Brothers Blood Diamonds Blood Of Christ Bloody Moon Body Bags Bompton Born & Raised In Compton (raised As A G) Born And Raised In Compton Born In The Trap Bottles And Rockin J S (Remix) Bottles And Rockin J's Bounce! Breathe Easy Buddens Bulletproof Diaries Bullshit [Explicit] Business Never Personal Cali Boys Cali Niggaz Cali Sunshine California California Dream California Vacation Call Boyz Camera Phone Camera Phone [*] Camera Phone [A Cappella] Camera Phone [Instrumental] Can A Drummer Get Some Can You Believe It Can't Get Right Can't Wait Can't Wait [Explicit] Cats And Dogs Celebration Celebration (Remix) Cellphone Champion Change Your Life Children's Story Church Church 4 Thugs Featnate Dogg Church for Thugs Circles Cold Blood Come Up Compton Compton Compton 2 Filimoe Compton 2 Fillmoe Compton 2 Fillmore Compton Boy (Remix) Compton Compton Compton Story Confession Cough Up A Lung Crenshaw\/80s and Cocaine Da S*** Da S*** Da Shit Dead Dead People Death Penalty Death Row Chain [Explicit] Dedicated Doctor's Advocate Documentary Don't Cry Don't Kill My Vibe Don't Need Your Love Don't Shoot Don't Trip Don't Worry Don't Worry - Mary Jblige Don’t Kill My Vibe Dont't Need Your Love Dope Boys Dope Game Dr. Dre 1 Dr. Dre 2 Dr. Dre Outro Drama Drama Is Real Dreams Dreams (prodby Kanye West) Drop Ya Thangs Drug Test Eat Ya Beats Alive Ecstasy El Chapo El Presidente El Presidento Enemy Envy Me Feat50 Cent Esr Raydas Everybody On the Floor Everywhere I Go Exclusively F.u.n. F*cked Up Father Like Son Featbusta Rhymes Ferrari Lifestyle Flash Back Memories Fly Like An Eagle Food For My Stomach For My Gangstaz For the Homies Freakshow Freedom Freedom ft. Elijah Blake From Adam From The Gghetto Fuck Wit Me Fuck Yo Feelings G Shit G Unit Crip G.a.m.e. Game Get Live Game Heartbreak Hotel featuring Diddy Game's Pain Gang Related Gang Signs Gang Signs [Explicit] Gangsta Gangsta Music Gentleman's Affair Get Ya Money Right God Speed Good Girl, Bad Girl Good Girls Go Bad Good Girls Gone Bad Grave Yard Greystone Gutta Boyz Gutter Hallelujah Hard Liquor Hard Times Hashtag Hate It Or Love It Hate It Or Love It - Street Remix (G-Unot) Hate It Or Love It (Freestyle) Hate It Or Love It (Remix) Hate It Or Love It [mary J. Blige Remix] Heart Breaker Heartbreak Hotel Heaven's Arms Heavy Artillery Hello Higher Higher (prodby Dr.dre) Higher [Album Version Explicit] History Hit Em Hard Hit The J Hit the News Holy Water Hoodmorning House of Pain How We Do How We Do (Remix) ft Tupac And Eazy E However Do You Want It However Do You Want It [Explicit] Hustlin' I Dare You I Don't Like I Dont Like (Remix) I Grew Up On Wu-Tang I Grew Up On Wu-Tang [Explicit] I Just Want To Fuck I Like Girls I Remember I Remember ft. Young Jeezy & Future I Told You I'm A King I'm A Mobsta I'm a Soldier I'm Chillin' (Bonus Track) I'm On I'm So Wavy I'm The King I'm The King Remix I\u2019m The King Im Looking InfraRED Intoxicated Intro Intro (The Documentary) Invisible Felon It Must Be Tough It's Ok (One Blood) It's Okay It's Okay (One Blood) It's Okay(One Cuzz) Jesus Piece Jesus Piece ft. Kanye West & Common Judas Closet Just Another Day Just Beginning (where I'm From) Just So You Know Keepin It Real Krazy L.A. Times L.A.X. Files La Last Time You Seen Lax Files Lay Low Let Me Know Let Us Live Let's ride Let's Ride (Clean) Letter To The King Life Life Father. Like Son (f. Busta Rhymes) Life Is But A Dream Like An Eagle Like Father Like Son 2 Like Father, Like Son Like Me Lil' Bit Remix (G-Unit Diss) Living Better Now Lookin at You Lookin' At You Lyrical Homicide M.i.a. Made In America Magnus Carlsen Mama Mama Knows Married To Married To The Game Martians Vs Goblins Memph Bleek Iz Money Money Over Bitches Monsters In My Head Mr West, Money & The Power Mr. Potato Head Mr. West/money & The Power Mula Murder My Bitch My Flag\/Da Homies My Life My Life (Remix) My Love For You My Lowrider Name Me King Nba 2k10 Neiborhood Supa Starz Neighborhood Supa Starz Never Be Friends Never Can Say Goodbye New York New York (remix) New York, New York Nice Nice [*] Nice [*] No More Fun and Games No Way Ol' English Olivia Debut Single On Me On The Block One Blood One Blood (dirty South Remix) One Blood (east Coast Remix) One Blood (Remix) One Blood (west Coast Remix) One Night One Night Only One Or Nah Out Of Towner Outro Pain Paramedics People Pest Control Phantom Of The Opera Play The Game Pot of Gold Powerhouse Pray Promised Land Purp & Patron Purp & Yellow Purp & Yellow Remix Pussy Fight Pussy Money Weed Put It In The Air Put You On The Game Put You on the Game [Instrumental] Quiks Groove R.I.P. Story Ready To Blow Real Gangstaz Real N***s Stand Up Really Red Red Bottom Boss Red Bottoms Red Magic Red Nation Remedy Remedy Rest In Purple Ricky Rollin Rookie Card Roped Off Roped Off [Explicit] Rough Runnin' Ryda Same Hoes Savage Lifestyle Savage Lifestyle [Explicit] Scared Now Scared Now ft. Meek Mill Scream On 'Em Scream on Em Second Chance See No Evil See No Evil ft. Kendrick Lamar & Tank Shake She Wanna Have My Baby Show Is Over Skate On Snitches So High So Sophisticated Soft Rhodes Soo Woo Southside Spanglish Spanglish [*] Speakers on Blast Special Standin On A Corner Standing On Ferraris Start From Scratch State of Emergency Still Cruisin Street Kings Street Riders Streets Streetz Of Compton Stripper Stunner Shades Su Woo Summertime Superman Support Compton Support Compton [Explicit] Swallow That Slug (You Know What It Is Vol. III) T.H.O.T. T.h.o.t. (thirsty Hoes Out There) Take It Off Take That TD That's Presidents The Purge The City The Documentary 2 The Drill The Funeral The Good, the Bad, the Ugly The Hangover The Juice The Town They Don\u2019t Want None This Is How We Do This Is How We Do (fresh '83) This Way Thot Through My Eyes Til' We Meet Again Tonight Too Much Trading Places Trend Setter Trouble On My Mind Troublesome True Colors \/ It's On True Colors\/It's On [Explicit] Truth Rap Tuesday (Remix) Turn Down For What Two Blunts U Krazy Uncle (Skit) Uncle Otis Unfollow Me Bitch Unfollow Me Bitch [Explicit] Untold Story Up On The Wall Uzis And Grenades Versace (remix) Versace Remix Violin Violin Night Walk In The Streets Walk Thru The Sky Walkin In The Rain We Ain't We Are The Champions We Are The Hustlaz We Gorillaz We On Welcome To My Hood Westside Story Westside Story Featsnoop Dogg (prodby Dr.dre) What We Do What Your Life Like Whatchu Drinkin' On? When My Niggas Come Home When Shit Get Thick When... Get Thick Where I'm From Featdr Dre & Nate Dogg (prodby Dr.d... Where U At? Where You At? (The Whole City Behind Us) Where You From Who Do You Love (Freestyle) Who The Illest Why You Hate Why You Hate the Game With You Work Hard Wouldn't Get Far Wow Ya Heard Yonkers Freestyle Base You Are The Blood You Don\u2019t Know Young Niggas Yung Stunna