[Ice Cube] 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) (verse 1) Everyting is real on this concrete and steel n***as peel your cap for a happy meal I got to deal with this wall of confusion, world of illusions We ain't losin' playa (never), we's winnin' Playin' every night when we sendin' paper chasing, grinin' While you still chasin' women 'round tables no lieutenants Use 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 unate (check it) It's 90 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 k**ers and these cowards (can I can can) I don't wanna lose, all I wanna do is win I f**ed up today, can I try it again? (verse 2) 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, f** a four leaf clover And thanks for this range rover We gets down with this underground gangsta sh** Politians and parents, always havin' a fit Everybody wanna 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 tommorow (yeah yeah) And I'm a n***a like you (yeah yeah) You know I got the bar (chorus) Can I get 24 more hours (can I get get) Without dealin' with these k**ers and these cowards (can I can can) I don't wanna loose, all I wanna do is win I f**ed up today, can I try it again? 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) (verse three) Mister prosperity, these n***as wanna bury me Your b**h wanna mary 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 reagal But weez legal n***as dollars got bald eagles n***a You can't undermine Mister Grime You rappin' 'bout the same sh** I rapped about in '89 Tryin' to be the new fiend (never), with raps complex They love you one minute and they hate you the next Push my lex thru the california sunshine Look back on my life and say "damn I've done fine" (damn) (I've done fine) Mister Ice Cube, I'm always on the grime (always, always) The Don Mega Mega Don, Don Mega Mega Don (chorus) Can I get 24 more hours (can I get get) Without dealin' with these k**ers and these cowards (can I can can) I don't wanna lose, all I wanna do is win I f**ed up today, can I try it again? Keep it gangsta y'all, Keep it gangsta (keep it gangsta) Keep it gangsta y'all, Keep it gangsta (everybody) Keep it gangsta y'all, Keep it gangsta (Keep it gangsta) Keep it gangsta y'all, Keep it gangsta (all my life) (outro) 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 goan work it out My n***as work it out, help us work it out