Y.O. (Youthful Offenders)

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[Intro: Akon]

Konvict...

[Chorus: Akon]

The mayor saying the crime slowed down

That explains why there's so many cops in my town

I done did so many years in the struggle, man

Don’t know how to live out the gutter, man

Them youngins taking over the old land

And gang banging done moved down south to expand

See all them little kids packing muscle, man

And they take it real serious when they hustle, man

[Verse 1: Jadakiss]

No father figure there so he been a bastard

Knee deep in the street even when its drastic

Them things come wrapped still neat in the plastic

All he doing is bringing heat to his demographics

Thank God the OGs is holdin' him

Short fuse, his complex Napoleon

You can try and talk to him but he ain't there

He done did a little bid so he ain't scared

Yeah, but when he get to drinkin' that's when he gets to thinkin'

Bout them bitches got him tweakin', baby moms is freakin'

Hustle all week to get fresh on the weekend

Now he going off the deep in

[Chorus: Akon]

The mayor saying the crime slowed down

That explains why there's so many cops in my town

I done did so many years in the struggle, man

Don’t know how to live out the gutter, man

Them youngins taking over the old land

And gang banging done moved down south to expand

See all them little kids packing muscle, man

And they take it real serious when they hustle, man

[Verse 2: Jadakiss]

Learned how to clap before he learned how to stack

Now he doing 30 something years in the max

With numbers like that it take years to relax

And its violent so its mandatory years on the back

Ruthless I’'m just tryna tell you what the truth is

He ain't even want to hustle he just wanted to shoot shit

Get high, get some pussy, run around stupid

Really a good kid he just always wanted to do shit

Drop on the jux, you can give him a quick call

But kicking it with him is like talking to a brick wall

Comes from a good fam so his books stay right

He only 23 he got a chance to see daylight, what up?

[Chorus: Akon]

The mayor saying the crime slowed down

That explains why there's so many cops in my town

I done did so many years in the struggle, man

Don’t know how to live out the gutter, man

Them youngins taking over the old land

And gang banging done moved down south to expand

See all them little kids packing muscle, man

And they take it real serious when they hustle, man

[Verse 3: Jadakiss]

Don’t be playing em close

Keep the work away from the guns

Keep the money away from them both

Keep it trill with your set

Make em feel your respect

No matter what you do never reveal your connect

Don’t be running your mouth, you know what it is

If you ain't never tell it how would they know what you did

That thing on your waist got that thing out the lot

You still gotta eat dog if you banging or not

Frustration builds up then gotta release

When the crime slows down the dollar increase

Hundred grand in the duffle, them youngins will buss you

And they take it real serious when they hustle, what up?

[Chorus: Akon]

The mayor saying the crime slowed down

That explains why there's so many cops in my town

I done did so many years in the struggle, man

Don’t know how to live out the gutter, man

Them youngins taking over the old land

And gang banging done moved down south to expand

See all them little kids packing muscle, man

And they take it real serious when they hustle, man

The mayor saying the crime slowed down

That explains why there's so many cops in my town

I done did so many years in the struggle, man

Don’t know how to live out the gutter, man

Them youngins taking over the old land

And gang banging done moved down south to expand

See all them little kids packing muscle, man

And they take it real serious when they hustle, man