[00:05.14][ VERSE 1 ][00:05.49]People make the world go around[00:07.39]They ask me what's up, I tell 'em what's goin down[00:09.65]Talk to me real if you feel you got a point to push[00:12.70]Then trick, make it quick, don't beat around the bush[00:15.49]I know we all lookin' out for number one[00:17.36]That's why brothers sell **** and girls get they nails done[00:20.15]Tryin to get the same thing everybody else got[00:22.49]If you a big name oh they'll be runnin' game like snot[00:25.45]So I keep my guard up and I read between the lines[00:28.06]If we kick it long enough I can see the signs[00:30.66]If your motives is righteous or wicked[00:32.76]Do you want the knowledge or do you see me as a free meal ticket?[00:35.26]I keep my eyes open and my mouth closed[00:38.31]In a world full of white men, *****s and hoes[00:40.78]Everybody want somethin' from you, but ain't nothin' free[00:43.83]I do for people, but what can people do for me?[00:46.38]Except knock me down or sell me out[00:48.54]But anyway, what you say you had to tell me 'bout?[00:51.68]Yeah, all that talk sounds good[00:53.45]But rule number one when you come from the hood[00:55.79]Is: don't trust nobody[00:56.54][ Hook 2X ][00:57.05]No one's gonna trust you[01:00.00]So don't you trust nobody[01:17.63][ VERSE 2 ][01:17.82]I came into this world alone[01:19.03]Ain't no doubt that's how I'm goin out, so let me get my live on[01:22.73]Top of that I'm black in this white man's world[01:26.43]Believe me, they don't care if your hair is Jheri curled[01:28.09]Especially for a male[01:29.63]They can't kill me, they wanna put me under the jail[01:32.54]You know my record's clean cause you just checked[01:35.09]But to them I'm just another 'male negro suspect'[01:38.09]A threat to the powers that be[01:40.18]You got sweet talk for my sister, but it sours at me[01:42.89]'Cause you see the black man as a rival[01:45.04]But this is anybody killer and it's all about survival[01:48.14]So go for what you know from your country hick college[01:50.80]This is '94 and I'm up on your trick knowledge[01:53.66]Watchin' devils like a hawk[01:55.25]Excuse me, mister, why do white men whisper when they talk?[01:58.45]Because that's a man snake hidin' in that handshake[02:01.35]Who won't hesitate to lie, cheat and take[02:03.85]I know you think they act nice[02:05.55]But you'd be wiser just take this advice[02:08.10]And don't trust nobody[02:08.84][ Hook ][02:30.52][ VERSE 3 ][02:30.72]Ain't no shame in my game, I got a lot to learn[02:32.42]But I'm learnin' trust is somethin' you got to earn[02:35.22]You might be able to rap or make the fans mob[02:37.67]But never send a boy out to do a man's job[02:40.12]'Cause you really couldn't handle it[02:42.27]You be at they memorial tryin' to keep a candle lit[02:45.39]Though they was fit, it don't matter if you muscle-bound[02:48.04]Out here it's all about who can put they hustle down[02:50.44]So I kick it with the O.G.'s[02:52.44]They say experience costs as we floss on the gold D's[02:55.60]You gotta work for your milk and honey[02:57.79]Second rule in the hood: all money ain't good money[03:00.73]Don't get excited and don't be emotional[03:03.13]Never run your mouth in front of none of them hoes you know[03:05.54]Bro, because fools and they money soon part[03:08.00]You might know they name but you never know they heart[03:10.60]It's a cold game, but somebody gotta play it[03:13.28]You probably wouldn't know if I didn't say it[03:15.93]So all it really boils down to is respect[03:18.53]Just like the tat on his neck, it said 'trust nobody'[03:21.23][ Hook 4X ]