Various Artists - Hoop Dreams (He Got Game) lyrics

Man I had a crazy crazy dream dogg I had a dream I was in the NBA straight playin basketball NBA straight getting my ball on dogg Can you imagine? Snoop Dogg in the NBA? Imagine that, Hoop Doggy Dogg Yea straight ballin You know I'm a ball anyway so why not Let me get my ball on If I could play in the NBA I would be that six-four all day shootin that trey I dribbled to the outside and pa**ed it to Shaq They double teamed on him so he pa**ed it back Look at the 3 but I don't take the shot Cause I think I'm cold and I ain't trying to get hot I'm feelin bionic, we playing the Sonics And I'm sticking Gary Payton so you know I'm ball hatin Bang on Vin Baker cause real Lakers really don't care yea yea Next stop in the court on Damon toast Stouda and my homeboy J.R. Rider Minnesota Timberwolves, we cut 'em down Hakeem Olajuwon and Scottie Pippen, we shut 'em down The Twin Towers, Dave and Duncan 20 in the paint fool you get's nothing On a four game roll sweep, beep beep We beat the Bulls and we rocked the Heat And we traded for a few players, some Pacers Miller and Mullin and now they Lakers We can't be beat now, we on a 27 game win streak now, bow wow When it all started from a dream I'm playin point guard on my favorite team (Lakers) I got the big perm, doing interviews with Chick Herm At Stu Lance, we do a dance When it rains poppin shampane Basketball yes yall thats the game Two years ago a friend of mine Ask me to glide from the free throw line So I took the ball, and as I made the hoop Everybody jumped up and they said "Go Snoop" And my career jumped off into the fast lane My rookie season I made my first all star game Double G like George Gervin, thats what the call me cause I'm so ice Ballin cause that's my life, I balls all day, and I balls all night They call me Snoop Dogg and everybody know I love to hustle and ball The season gettin tragic we lost to the Magic And the word is that Rodman done had it So I guess it on a young homie, the great number 8, Mr. Kobe Give him the ball dogg he ready We got to play Charlotte tonight, I'm stickin Eddie Remember all the good times that we had Cuz dont trip to long cause tommorow we play the Jazz Then it on to play the Denver Nuggets The homeboy Nick they traded, but damn I still love 'em Keep a picture of 'em on the wall next to Dr. J Meach, I love basketball Allen Iverson on the fly boy he hard to stick C Webb comin through with a quick pick The NBA Saturday mornings hey or maybe on a Sunday We in the playoffs so stay off the court This ain't no game, this a sport And we in it to win it, we ballin, No Limit Remember this When I grow up on wanted to be a point guard playing on NBC With Herb and Suge or Pistol Pete or World B. Free givin dap to me Givin up my dues with converse shoes And tellin all the kids to stay in school This is true and your dreams can come true If it happen to me, it can happen to you That's for all the NBA players that dream of being a rapper I'm a rapper that dreams of being a NBA player and I'm a baller Let's bounce up out of here man