Ice-T - Code Of The Streets

Yeah, Iceberg, nigga, 2006 SMG, bitch Niggas out here got nerve to tell me to keep it real Faggot ass motherfuckers have no motherfuckin' reference point to real Thorough niggas know, there's rules to this shit Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul When I was 19 I learned the game unpolitely Niggas threw me in the back of a 'Lac, told me to shut up Put me in a crack spot, made me chop rocks Put me on the streets, taught me how to lock blocks Told me never snitch, never trust man nor bitch Rock revolvers, never trust gats with clips Speak in low tones, even when you think you're alone 'Cause phones'll get you sent upstate 'cause feds rotate And all that code-talk you talk about birds and cake They talk it better than you, so advise your crew And anybody new, watch 'em with both eyes 'Cause the DEA's crafty and they'll send in spies Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul Feds get gangster, hard niggas tell Bitches get jealous and they'll send you to hell Your best friend's a rat, I can tell by the smell You'll get cracked for the gat, they can tell by the shell Truth is, most of these bitches is harder than men Fact is, most of these gangsters turn gay in the pen And if I let you rob me once, you probably rob me again That's why some niggas lives must end They tell ya, keep your friends close, I keep 'em closer than most My enemies could do whatever, I'm a Live your life low in secret, you should be like a ghost When you get illegal paper, it ain't too smart to boast, nigga Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul Yeah, niggas out there talkin' 'bout how real it is Niggas got this shit twisted Niggas is snitchin' like motherfuckin' bitches Niggas got this shit all fucked up Nowadays you niggas idolize the shot, not the shooter Gotta go semi, choose the Glock, not the Ruger Don't leave your conversations on your goddamn computer Listen to me close, it might extend your life Don't trust all your homies, some'll bend your wife 'Cause there's two games, one that respects the laws And one that's straight scandalous and lives for the cross If you fuckin' with the second one, you in for a loss They play another game, blast, kill, collect the cash No runnin' when they gunnin' and they don't wear a mask Them little niggas mobbin' just tryin' to eat They don't give a fuck about the code of the streets Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul Original gangster, I respect the laws Of the crime lords and the gangster wars My only religion is the code of the streets We never use cops, we just handle our beef The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death Never disrespect or betray your set Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul