[Intro]
As far back as I remember...
I always wanted to be a gangsta (Gangstaaa...)
[Verse 1]
So you can call me a gangsta, till the day I die
Got tired of seeing my momma and my little sister cry
Ever since I was born, all I had was my twin (Gangstaaa...)
No money, no clothes , just the love from my friends
At the age of 13 I met John, that's my homie
Cuz way back in the days, everybody was kinda phony
Me and John and my twin used to hang together and bang
In the projects, stickin' up was the thang
Take a brothers shoes, man we might just take his coat
We didn't give a damn, that's how it is when you broke
Up in the Gangsta Life
[Chorus]
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta life)
[Verse 2]
Everyday I went through, just straight to the projects
To get up with Bull to see who's next to get wet
See, Bull was the man everybody had to listen to
And if you were'nt down with us... Pop! Pop!
That's you, see that's how it is up in my gang up in my clique
You might wanna step, and they'll find you in a ditch
At the age of 16, I met this other gangsta Veil (Gangstaaa...)
He taught me the game, now a brothers livins well
See Veil was G who told me to be stronger
Make the right decisions, and Star you'll last longer
So mama stop cryin' and sister stop wishin'
Cuz now I got food, to put up in the kitchen
The year was 1990, how can I forget me and my twin
Rollin hard up in the alley, you know the lick
I got cars and gold and I'm only 16
I'm making alot of money, forget it, call me Mr. Green!
Up in the Gangsta Life
[Chorus]
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Oooh-ah, gangsta life, oooh-ah)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Oooh-ah, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta life, oooh-ah)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Oooh-ah, oooh-ah)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Oooh-ah, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta life, oooh-ah)
[Verse 3]
17 years no more pass, I'm slingin' weight
900 an ounce, 20 for a whole case
But since I'm coming up and yo, I'm coming up fast
They gave me a position to go with all my cash
Now it's 96' I got a lean 21
Coppin' keys, making G's, messin around just for fun
My mama always tellin' me: Star D slow down (Gangstaaa...)
But mom it's not a game, I can't stop this right now
She gives me a hug and she wishes me good luck
And when I'm walkin' out, my twin blows my pager up
I'm thinking to myself, "Damn, something must be wrong"
I hopped into my Lexus, called him back on the phone
He gave me bad news, "One of your workers, they got popped..."
"...some brothers rolled up and did drive-by on your spot"
I told him what to do, to send the workers back home
Called up John and let him know that it's on
In ten minutes or less John gave me a beep
"Yo bring a mask cuz it's time for us to creep"
So now it's me, John and Smitty, that's my twin
We already know who did it, some suckas from the low end
Some wannabe G's that messed up good
I know they whole name, they whole set, they whole hood
Now why they wanna step to a young black G?
A young black bro, now I gots to let them know
This is the Gangsta Life
[Chorus]
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Oooh-ah, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta life)
I'm a G, I'm a G, I'm a G, till I die (Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta life)
