Ice Cube How To Survive In South Centra Lyrics

"And now, the wonderous world of.."
"Hey, come to Los Angeles!
You and your family can have peace and tranquility.
Enjoy the refinement.."
"Hey Bone, hey n____ where you at though?"

"Hello, my name is Elaine --
and I'll be your tour guide through South Central Los Angeles"

[Ice Cube]
How to survive in South Central (what you do?)
A place where bustin a cap is fundamental
No, you can't find the s___ in a handbook
Take a close look, at a rap crook
Rule number one: get yourself a gun
A nine in your a__'ll be fine
Keep it in your glove compartment
cause jackers (yo) they love to start s___
Now if you're white you can trust the police
but if you're black there aint nuttin but beef
Watch out for the kill
Don't make a false move and keep your hands on the steering wheel
and don't get smart
Answer all questions, and that's your first lesson
on stayin alive
In South Central, yeah, that's how you survive

"Hi this is Elaine again.
Are you enjoying your stay in South Central Los Angeles,
or is somebody taking your things? Have you witnessed a driveby?
Okay, make sure you have your camcorder ready
to witness the extracurricular activities on blacks by the police,
so you and your family can enjoy this tape, over and over again."
"This is Los Angeles." "This is Los Angeles."

[Ice Cube]
Rule number two: don't trust nobody
especially a b____, with a hooker's body
cause it ain't nuttin but a trap
And females'll get jacked and kidnapped
You'll wind up dead
Just to be safe don't wear no blue or red
cause most n____z get got
in either L.A., Compton or Watts
p___ed-off black human beings
So I think you better skip the sight-seeing
And if you're nuttin but a mark
make sure that you're in before dark
But if you need some affection mate
Make sure the b____ ain't a section eight
cause if so that's a monkey-wrench ho'
and you won't survive in South Central

"Now you realize it's not all that it's cracked up to be.
You realize that it's f___ed up!
It ain't nothin like the s___ you saw on TV.
Palm trees and blonde b____es?
I'd advise to you to pack your s___ and get the f___ on;
punk m_________er!"

And you need your a__ straight smoked
Yo I wanna say whassup to DJ Chilly Chill
Sir Jinx, aiyyo Cube these m_________ers don't know what time it is
So show these m_________ers what's happenin
Tell these m_________ers, don't f___ around in South Central
God d___it!

[Ice Cube]
Rule number three: don't get caught up
Cause n____z aren't doing anything that's thought up
And they got a vice
on everything from dope, to stolen merchandise
Weed to sherm
cause South Central L.A., is one big germ
Waitin for a brother like you to catch a disease
and start slangin keys
to an undercover or the wrong brother
And they'll smother, a out of town m_________er
So don't take your life for granted
cause it's the craziest place on the planet
In L.A. heroes don't fly through the sky of stars
they live behind bars
So everybody's doin a little dirt
And it's the youngsters puttin in the most work
So be alert and stay calm
as you enter, the concrete Vietnam
You say, the strong survive
s___, the strong even die, in South Central

Yeah you b____es, you think I forgot about your a__,
you tramp-a__ hoes? You better watch out.
And for you so called baller-a__ n____z,
you know what time it is. South Central ain't no joke.
Got to keep your gat at all times m_________ers.
Better keep one in the chamber and nine in the clip god d___it.
You'll sho' get got, just like that.
This ain't no joke m_________ers.
Now I wanna send a shout-out to E-Dog, the engineer,
puttin his two cents in..

"This is Los Angeles."