Story Behind The Song

In a project that was intended to have a little bit of everything, I really couldn't help but include a track that would speak to what has become of the city I was raised in. Although the root of the epidemic of violence amongst our youth is really beyon

Song Description

This track brings together three very different Bay Area rappers to talk about the upswing of violence in many cities of the Bay Area. More than preach, this track just demonstrates through the use of examples and day to day situations how ridiculous the

Lyrics

Intro (4 bars)
Yeah Uh! East Oakland
West Oakland
Rich-Town
H.P.

Chorus 1 (8 bars)
It's So For Real
Don't ask me what's wrong in my city
Here's the reality
S'no place I'd rather be
It's So For Real
You turn your TV on it ain't pretty
Everynight on the evening news
10 o'clock on channel 2 - It's So For Real

Rap 1 (16 bars)
You see this life that we live is real
No reruns or playbacks just paybacks
Retaliation act of defense to protect one's pride
And brace cuz they banging for stripes
Belly of the beast cut-throat conivers
With nothin' in side 'em
Lost souls diamond in the rough though
It's hard to digest
Constipation stuck in 'em
And can't get it out of 'em
They will learn baby learn it's our turn
Tired of sittin down, get up and face the facts
Our brothas dyin' daily to the next mans hands
Two of my folks' killas still on the loose
And you choose to move here?
Don't even some near, ya-da-dy- feel me?

Chorus 2 (8 bars)
It's So For Real
Don't ask me what's wrong in my city
Here's the reality
S'no place I'd rather be
It's So For Real
You turn your TV on it ain't pretty
Everynight on the evening news
10 o'clock on channel 2 - It's So For Real

Rap 2 (12 bars)
Ain't no place I'd rather be boy besides my home
I got my Rich-City shirt plus my Metro phone
But in reality I hope to be the opposite of poverty
A hero or a prodigy and see my face in magazines
Never on Tshirts in memory of
Keep my headphones on tryna avoid them thugs
From the norht side south side sea side Rich
Full moon's repitition can't wait til eclipse
To stop the violence livin' in the city where they wilin'
Can't get out cries loud get a silent shout
Heart torn and confused
Bottom line I love my city and we will not lose

Chorus 3 (8 bars)
It's So For Real
Don't ask me what's wrong in my city
Here's the reality
S'no place I'd rather be
It's So For Real
You turn your TV on it ain't pretty
Everynight on the evening news
10 o'clock on channel 2 - It's So For Real

Bridge (4 bars)
This goes out to Meleia Starbuck-Willis
And everyone else who's lost their lives to senseless violence
Last year there were over 150 homicides in Oakland alone
It's gotta stop, Come on!

Rap 3 (16 bars)
Said it's F.L.O. your Oakland, California tour guide
With a story most of y'all done seen wit' ya own eyes
It starts off of course with an insecure guy
To protective of his girl because she pure fly
Ask why (why?) she stay in the relationship she in?
Made her change her cell number and cut off her best friend
One day he woke up fussin' cuz he was buzzin'
To find his girl left the house without sayin' nothin
He jumped in his ride no time for discussion
Picked up a couple homies and went head huntin'
Bent a couple corners til he finally saw somethin'
Which made him assume or make an assumption
He saw his girl with another dude she was huggin'
No stop to the conclusion that he'd be jumpin'
Dude started bustin', gave other dude a concussion
The guy turned out to be her cousin - Damn!

Chorus 4 (8 bars)
It's So For Real
Don't ask me what's wrong in my city
Here's the reality
S'no place I'd rather be
It's So For Real
You turn your TV on it ain't pretty
Everynight on the evening news
10 o'clock on channel 2 - It's So For Real