Slums
Lyrics
We represent the slums, alright Let's get this motherf**ker crunkin' from Kentucky to Baghdad Ya pops was always gone but that didn't make him a bad dad We still managed to eat, and come to think wattn't half badfull lyrics...
Features Of This Song
southern rap rootsdanceable beats
syncopated beats
use of call-and-response vocals
use of vocal counterpoint
a deep voice
street talkin' lyrics
explicit lyrics
lyrics that tell a story
heavy use of slang
a repetitive chorus
the use of chordal patterning
dark & deep beats
acoustic drum samples
an electric bass riff
a slow moving bass line
the use of clean-sounding organs
a dry recording sound
radio friendly stylings
production and lyrics by respected rap artists
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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Bummy, if I put it out, sucky, if I pull it out Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww And I ain't playin' witcha'll haters since y'all fucked up my order Shakin' up this rap shit, givin' niggaz hell for real Got me playin' with a gram, coulda been up to a quarter Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, represent the slums Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Now my cousin called me up and said he finally did it But Doug was always on us 'bout the things that we never had Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Graduated from a handheld, to primary digits That's where you break it down to raw and then you flush the rest We still managed to eat, and come to think wattn't half bad Represent the slums, represent the slums Cool is what I choose to be, but that ain't what I used to be Slum for a while now, country for a lifetime I said you break it down to raw and then you flush the rest Now whattchu know about that work from the states of Georgia Hell with a blue light, fuckin' with no rules tonight Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, represent the slums These cowards tryna catch me like my hustle got a flaw Let's get this motherfucker crunkin' from Kentucky to Baghdad Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Some mo' had murdered my granddad over real-estate In case I feel my insides burnin', musta swallowed all twenty-eight I'm drinkin' Milk of Magnesia, but still I ain't feelin' straight 'Cuz in the slums we don't work we just grind and gamble Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Guaranteed I got that shit, niggaz dyin' to sample Turn a hold the dog deal, mucus and you hearin' right Now once again, you see me layin' down the law Ohh me, ya better kick it out, or ya livin' in a haunted house Done heard my momma cryin' if I knew what I know now Did what you couldn't do, difference between me and you We in the slums Represent the slums, represent the slums Songwriters: Melvin Adams, Ryan Anthony, James Chambers I'd pro'ly have to greet the party room with the fo' pound We represent the slums, alright Muddy waters couldn't drown a nigga, bloodhounds on the trail for real Bitch I'm Southern bred Cook so thick, collard, grits and water Represent the slums, aww, aww, aww, aww Represent the slums, represent the slums Publishers: 18TH AND VINE MUSIC PUBL., UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. Ya pops was always gone but that didn't make him a bad dad I'm tryna keep my head on straight to keep me from catchin' Hissin', I'm finna strike, rattlin', I'm finna bite National Geographic ain't, fuckin' with this wildlife Done seen too many folk down, some put the soul down Now I was born in Oakland better known as the Cold Town Ran what you tried to run, came how you tried to come


