Mack 10 - Based On A True Story lyrics

Newscaster: In the news tonight rap star Mack 10 releases his second solo album titled 'Based On A True Story,' and according to reliable sources Ha, he laughs in the face of the soph*more jinx. After the release of Westside Connection and Mack's new record, gangster rap seems to be at an all time high. Verse 1 Either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat you either got ends or struggle to make ends meet You can either turn square or keep the mind of a rebel some uppity livin' good some faced with d**h in the ghetto I'm a product of the streets so I vow to never slip so I trust no one and keep a P. Coltrane on my hip I always paid attention while my O.G's was teachin' Rule number one if it's on blast the first n***a reachin' either d**h or the pen' sh** I had to do better It was a must I moved on and now I'm all about cheddar a young entrepreneur I rather slang than bang now girls be like you go Mack 10 baby do yo thang So I continue to get down and I keep writin' rhymes and I parlay every dollar to flip at least a hundred times So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory and everything I recite's Based On A True Story Chorus ['Story' sung in background throughout] You can feel n***a It's based on a true story You know it's real n***a Based on a true story Verse 2 The year 1986 is when it all started now eleven years later we still rough and cold hearted and as the saga continues I ride the wave like a Sea Doo not to knock hip hop but gangsta rap is what we do n***as on they first album already sold a mil' So before you knock our style at least admit that it's real It's all s** d** and violence so you pretend you ain't checkin' You mean to tell me people really ain't dyin' every second Now y'all made the rules n***as can say what they choose So if you gone ban Gangsta rap then you got to ban the news That means no weather report no Waco and the bad reverand No channel 4 channel 7 and no film at eleven With no high school diplomas we became millionaires media mad 'cause we winning and we really playin' fair So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory and everything I recite's Based On A True Story Chorus Verse 3 I crumble green on a magazine ready to roll a joint damn in this billboard I'm number one with a hollow point It was a rough road ahead but for my kids I gotta pave it so I twist one shake the weed out close the book up and save it 'Cause my son li'l Mack might grow up and have a crew and he can show all his homies this what my daddy used to do See I was raised around gangstas and grindas since a youth so the sh** I rap abouts like 99% truth With dedicated fans from bebe kids to bambinos and n***as that's CEO's before they reach they three O's Maneuver through the corporate world makin' moves to take ours Rolling big German luxury and Italian sports cars so watch what you do 'cause you know we playa hated and everytime it's a homicide they call it gang related So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory and everything I recite's Based On A True Story Chorus (2X) Too $hort talking: Say Mack baby, it's yo pa'tna $hort dog man. You know I got yo back boy. You know a n***a like me I just left the Ferrarri dealer man. I ain't go lie I know you ridin' rims. But the problem is, it's a lot of mothaf**as out there that think we rappers man. That think we just sit at home and make this up at our momma's house. I hate to tell y'all man some of us are real playas real ballers biitch.