Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Tek 2 , by - Raphael Saadiq. Song from the album Instant Vintage, in the genre R&BRelease date: 31.12.2001
Record label: Universal Music
Song language: English
Tek 2 |
| Yeah, this next skit right here is about my hometown, Oakland, California |
| Home of the Oakland Raiders |
| Home of J. Kidd, Jason Kidd |
| Home of Todd, Too $hort |
| Home of G.P., Gary Payton |
| Home of Shakur, 2Pac, you know |
| But, I tell everybody, man |
| Just ‘cause you from The Town don’t mean you gotta stay in The Town and ride |
| out, let The Town kill you |
| You gotsta move out and do something then come back and help your people |
| You just can’t stay there and sit there and rot |
| Just ‘cause we from Oakland—you gotsta leave this town |
| Give me a light, nigga |
| I ain’t got one, nigga—you see 5-O? |
| Better be careful |
| 5-O—they comin'? |
| Yeah man, be careful, dawg, be careful |
| That ain’t 5-O |
| Who that nigga walkin' up on us, man? |
| That’s that boy Raphael Saadiq, boy |
| Nigga, that’s Ray—he always gonna be Ray to me |
| That boy always gonna be Ray Ray—remember the days of '94? |
| Remember he used to wear them polyester pants and shit? |
| Always got them guitars |
| Nigga took his guitar to the grocery store one day, man |
| Had it on his back—shh shh shh, here he come, here he come, here he come |
| Yo, what up, y’all? |
| What’s up, man? |
| What’s Bobba? |
| What’s up, Lamont? |
| What’s going on, Saadiq? |
| Yo, what’s up, dawg? |
| I’m just over here looking for T. Hatter, man. |
| Y’all seen T. Hat? |
| T. Hatter is in the bushes, man, the trimming |
| Oh, is that right? |
| They started laying niggas down around here, man |
| It’s too hot, it’s too hot, especially when you got folks out here on these |
| streets struggling |
| Yeah, you know’m’sayin', I’m tryna make it too, baby |
| It’s nothin', do something for a playa—all in the video—I mean, can I be in the |
| video? |
| Can I be down? |
| Ha ha ha, y’all crazy as hell. |
| Y’all niggas still crazy |
| Can you get me one of them girls on MTV? |
| MTV? |
| You don’t want one of them white hoes |
| Man, I’m tryna meet Janet—what's the deal, yo? |
| What? |
| Ha ha, I don’t even know Janet, dawg |
| Come on, man, I heard you were on tour with Janet one time back in the day |
| Ha ha, that was old, man, I’m tryna meet some girls around my way |
| Man, well can I meet Prince? |
| You know what I’m sayin', that’s my nig |
| Ay dawg, let me meet J. Lo |
| He a cool nigga, but check it out though, if y’all see T. Hatter, man, |
| tell him I came through and I’ma come back and get with him next week. |
| If y’all see his sister, I’ma come back straight to the spot. |
| I’ma get with |
| y’all, man |
| Man, word, man, keep your head up, dawg… |