The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
(West-side)
Hoo-bangin' on the transformers
These trick-ass niggas quick to tuck they tail
But fuck that, you know how we git
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit!)
It's the don' go, let'em know
Un-wettable, ah, big fish incredible
Hoo-bangin' on the white collars, got a pile of dollars
Still rollin' Impalas
I'm bombin' on common sense
Chicago is mine, nigga hit the fence
Intense kingpin, nigga worldwide
And I bring sin when I wanna hoo-ride
Who died and who applied the pressure?
Show me three niggas that's fresher
West side connect gang, oh yeah we talkin' shit
Nigga do you know who you fuckin' wit?
Ice Cube is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Ice Cube is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
It's Mack 10, fool that nigga with heaters
Gauges, revolvers, techs and millimeters
You know how we hoo-ride when we collide
Niggas run but they can't hide
'Cause it's world wide (Inglewood)
I'm jackin' and lickin' niggas that's straight trippin'
Square-ass niggas can't tell a ounce from a chicken
I fill you full of lead and I take you big heads
So nigga, watch how ya talkin', I'm still chicken-hawkin'
So hit the deck, punk, don't move, my tech is bigger
And you'll be dead if I pull this trigger
So where the safe at, I want the loot and the cavey
Yo money or yo life, so punk act like you savvy
Mack 10 is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Mack 10 is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Allie-Allie-All, come free bending the corner
Blowed with a pocket full of weed
Serving all enemies, fuck your whole set
This is the Westside Connect, I'm stealing to the neck
Nigga, where y'all from, where y'all from?
Better be the same that I'm claiming muthafuck explainin'
I'm swinging dropping these thangs, drinking gin out the bottle
Steadily hoo-slangin' out the blue Monte Carlo
Spitting hollows out my Roscoe in packs as I blast
Getting my stalk on walk-on nigga waving my flag
Skip, skip, I'm from that do low double-O hoodsta ride
Sack-jacking, purse-snatching, hoo-banging 'till I die
Dub-C is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Dub-C is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Bullshit after bullshit, what is this?
Got to let these mothafuckas know we mean business
Cock the hammer back and all smiles turn to frowns
Bow down before you realize you out of bounds
Connect, subject to do ya, who ya?
Think you fuckin' wit, don't let that smooth shit fool ya
Gots no love for you your crew, we bring trouble too
Steal you bitch and have her throwing up the "W"
K-Dee is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
K-Dee is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Now we duct-tapin' ankles and wrists
Following home niggas' bitches
Layin' in the cut in chucks and ski masks
Pistol-whip they ass 'till they open up the safe in Calabasas
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, nigga
Kick in yo assets, all yo dough an yo baguettes
Before I have to go to torturin'
Robberies been the thang since paroled out of Corcoran
Tha Comrades is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Tha Comrades is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Guess who just stepped out the smog?
It's the West side connection mixed wit rips an' dogs
All you muthafuckas is talkin' tough
Mad at my homies 'cause they platinum plus
Since I'm the gatekeeper
Fuck yo street-sweeper
All my homies is handy wit they heaters
You better tighten up yo bulletproof vest
You niggas can't fuck wit the
Wild wild west
AllFrumTha I is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Connect Gang is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Incredible, ah, dub-S-C-G
Sendin' love to the penitentiary
We hoo-bang, and we hoo-ride
Always represent the worldwide West side
(West side)
Hoo-bangin' on the transformers
These trick-ass niggas quick to tuck they tail
But fuck that, you know how we git
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit!)
It's the don' go, let'em know
Un-wettable, ah, big fish incredible
Hoo-bangin' on the white collars, got a pile of dollars
Still rollin' Impalas
I'm bombin' on common sense
Chicago is mine, nigga hit the fence
Intense kingpin, nigga worldwide
And I bring sin when I wanna hoo-ride
Who died and who applied the pressure?
Show me three niggas that's fresher
West side connect gang, oh yeah we talkin' shit
Nigga do you know who you fuckin' wit?
Ice Cube is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Ice Cube is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
It's Mack 10, fool that nigga with heaters
Gauges, revolvers, techs and millimeters
You know how we hoo-ride when we collide
Niggas run but they can't hide
'Cause it's world wide (Inglewood)
I'm jackin' and lickin' niggas that's straight trippin'
Square-ass niggas can't tell a ounce from a chicken
I fill you full of lead and I take you big heads
So nigga, watch how ya talkin', I'm still chicken-hawkin'
So hit the deck, punk, don't move, my tech is bigger
And you'll be dead if I pull this trigger
So where the safe at, I want the loot and the cavey
Yo money or yo life, so punk act like you savvy
Mack 10 is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Mack 10 is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Allie-Allie-All, come free bending the corner
Blowed with a pocket full of weed
Serving all enemies, fuck your whole set
This is the Westside Connect, I'm stealing to the neck
Nigga, where y'all from, where y'all from?
Better be the same that I'm claiming muthafuck explainin'
I'm swinging dropping these thangs, drinking gin out the bottle
Steadily hoo-slangin' out the blue Monte Carlo
Spitting hollows out my Roscoe in packs as I blast
Getting my stalk on walk-on nigga waving my flag
Skip, skip, I'm from that do low double-O hoodsta ride
Sack-jacking, purse-snatching, hoo-banging 'till I die
Dub-C is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Dub-C is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Bullshit after bullshit, what is this?
Got to let these mothafuckas know we mean business
Cock the hammer back and all smiles turn to frowns
Bow down before you realize you out of bounds
Connect, subject to do ya, who ya?
Think you fuckin' wit, don't let that smooth shit fool ya
Gots no love for you your crew, we bring trouble too
Steal you bitch and have her throwing up the "W"
K-Dee is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
K-Dee is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Now we duct-tapin' ankles and wrists
Following home niggas' bitches
Layin' in the cut in chucks and ski masks
Pistol-whip they ass 'till they open up the safe in Calabasas
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, nigga
Kick in yo assets, all yo dough an yo baguettes
Before I have to go to torturin'
Robberies been the thang since paroled out of Corcoran
Tha Comrades is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Tha Comrades is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Guess who just stepped out the smog?
It's the West side connection mixed wit rips an' dogs
All you muthafuckas is talkin' tough
Mad at my homies 'cause they platinum plus
Since I'm the gatekeeper
Fuck yo street-sweeper
All my homies is handy wit they heaters
You better tighten up yo bulletproof vest
You niggas can't fuck wit the
Wild wild west
AllFrumTha I is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Connect Gang is the lick, West side is the click
(Can't get enough of this gangsta shit)
Incredible, ah, dub-S-C-G
Sendin' love to the penitentiary
We hoo-bang, and we hoo-ride
Always represent the worldwide West side
(West side)
Hoo Bangin' (WSCG Style) Lyrics as written by William Calhoun O'shea Jackson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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