24 Mo' Hours

Put the whoop on 'em (Ice Cube, a.k.a. Don Mega) Put the whoop on 'em (a.k.a. Poppa Don) Put the whoop on 'em (a.k.a. the Big Fish) Put the whoop on 'em (a.k.a. Brainiac) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (uh huh) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (Keep it gangsta) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (all my life) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (all my life) Every thing is real on this concrete and steel Niggas peel your cap for a happy meal I got to deal with this ball of confusion, world of illusions We ain't losin' playa (never), we's winnin' Playin' every night when we sendin' paper chasing, grinnin' While you still chasin' women 'round tables, no lieutenants You's your own man; grown (hook it up) It's Ice Cube and the family stone Breakin' bread every night in L.A. And I pray for one more day that's un-ate (check it) It's ninety degrees, no enemies in sight Even the Don gotta fall to his knees every night [Chorus] Can I get 24 more hours? (can I get, get) Without dealin' with these killers and these cowards (can I can, can) I don't want to loose All I want to do is win I fucked up today Can I try it again? I'm lovin' every breath like a cold sip of soda While I'm bankin' down these back streets Thanks for lookin' over Damn sure nice to know ya Fuck a four leaf clover And thanks for this Range Rover We gets down with this underground gangsta shit Politicians and parents always havin' a fit Everybody want to know: "Who you with?" "Where you from?" Why you lookin' at me dumb? Here's a bullet 'cause you number one Nobody knows the fate of a platinum rap star (nobody knows) We gotta wait until tomorrow (Yeah, yeah) And I'm a nigga like you (Yeah, yeah) You know I got the bar [Chorus] Put the whoop on 'em (look to Allah) Put the whoop on 'em (pray to your god) Put the whoop on 'em (I look to Allah) Put the whoop on 'em (pray to your god) Mister Prosperity, these niggas want to bury me Your bitch want to marry me Rollin' more than a Cherokee Don't; I drive what I want, and what I ain't drivin' I don't want Let it be known (let it be known) Permits hit the conk in the regal But we's legal niggas Dollars got bald eagles, nigga You can't undermine Mister Grime You rappin' 'bout the same shit I rapped about in eighty-nine Tryin' to be the new fien(d) (never) with raps complex They love you one minute, and they hate you the next Push my Lex through the California sunshine Look back on my life and say, "damn, I done, done fine." (Damn) (I done, done fine) (Uh) Mister Ice Cube I'm always on the grime (Always, always) The Don Mega, Mega Don, Don Mega, Mega Don [Chorus] Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (uh huh) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (Keep it gangsta) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (all my life) Keep it gangsta, y'all Keep it gangsta (all my life) I know we can make it I know that we can I know damn well that we can work it out I know we can make it I know that we can I know damn well that we can work it out I know we can make it I know that we can I know damn well that we can work it out I know we can make it I know that we can I know damn well that we can work it out And we can work it out We gon' work it out My niggas work it out Help us work it out