Ghetto Mindstate (Can't Get Away)
Lil' Flip, Lyfe Jennings
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New shit, Lil' Flip and Lyfe Talk to 'em, Lyfe Talk to 'em, Lyfe I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away Ghetto mindstate At 15, I was makin' movies Drinkin' beer, shootin' dice at school When most niggas had a 9 to 5 shit On the block, we makin' 9 to 5 grand Each day, yeah, we got cheap yay My niggas on lock, they called me on 3 way The hood hot like a crock pot Dope fiends cuttin' yards for a 20 piece of crack rock Around my way ain't nobody watchin' 'Matlock' We tryna hot wire cars and break padlocks Turn soft to hard, drop it in Glad Locks And drive flashy cars and get mad props And still I won't change Last week, they caught my patna with a block of caine And can't no amount of money stop the pain They gave him 35 years, his momma went insane, damn I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away Ghetto mindstate Comin' up with no father figure I guess that made me a harder nigga Why? 'Coz I don't like to ask for shit When I came in the game with a half a brick But I ain't tellin' lil' kids to go that route But it's on TV everyday like they don't know that route And lil' girls bein' fast, bein' grown, tryna flirt Leavin' home wearin' pants, then change into a skirt I live in the ghetto, I stay in the ghetto Run up wrong, I'm sprayin' that metal 'Coz ain't shit sweet around my way All I know is one thing, how to get paid With Lyfe on the hook, I know we got another hit This motivational music, I know you feelin' this Hey, and I was raised in a church But where I'm from you gotta do that work I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away I just can't go, I just can't stay I just can't, you just won't I just can't get away Why everybody tryna bring me down? Because of me, they respect H-town Look, I was here when y'all weren't around The first week you did a 'Aight' But then that shit went down Why everybody tryna bring me down? Because of me, they respect H-town Look, I was here when y'all weren't around The first week you did a 'Aight' But then that shit went down They tell you you were born to die Yo momma, she was born to cry Yo woman, she was born to lie Hold you down so you can't rely I tell you that it's all a lie Young nigga, you just gotta try Keep your eyes up on the sky Don't let your dreams pass you by 'Coz somebody said
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Written by: LYFE JENNINGS, CARLOS HASSAN, SANDY LAL, WESLEY WESTON
Lyrics © CHESTER JENNINGS DBA LYFE IN MUSIC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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9 facts about this song
Artist Background"Ghetto Mindstate (Can't Get Away)" is a single from Lil' Flip, an American rapper. He earned fame in the 2000s and hails from Houston, Texas.
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Album AppearanceThis song features on Lil' Flip's fourth studio album "I Need Mine", which was released in 2007.
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Collaboration FeatureThe track features hip-hop artist Lyfe Jennings.
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Chart Performance"Ghetto Mindstate (Can't Get Away)" reached No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also climbed to No. 23 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song visually captures the hard realities of living in a ghetto, aligning with the song’s core message.
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Song ThemeThe song, as its title suggests, centers on Lil' Flip's reflections of life in the ghetto. It talks about the struggles he faced as a child and expresses a sense of despair about ever escaping such a lifestyle.
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The Release ControversyThe album "I Need Mine" was initially meant to be released in 2005 but due to disagreements between Lil' Flip and his record label, Sony, it only got a proper release in 2007.
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UniquenessThis song departs from the typical celebration of wealth and glamour in hip-hop culture, instead choosing to highlight the very real difficulties of living in underprivileged urban areas.
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Lyrics attributesMany of the lyrics in "Ghetto Mindstate (Can't Get Away)" showcase Lil' Flip's wordplay skills and adeptness in crafting compelling narrative rhymes.
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