Wrong lyrics take away so much from the meaning of an incredible song. I agree with the above poster that The Game is explaining life in the hoods of L.A. But it goes in so much deeper than that. He explains the parallels between gangster movies and the real gang life that he's lived. He references the classic gang movies like Scarface and Casino to Boyz In The Hood and Menace II Society.
First correction:
"Seen Cuban boys in the hood and press rewind"
"See Cube in Boyz In The Hood and press rewind" referencing Ice Cube as Doughboy in the 1991 classic, Boyz In The Hood.
Second correction:
"I know the real O-Dog
And that nigga know the real Game
I call him the rinse tape
And he never been in no gang"
"I know the real O-Dog
And that nigga know the real Game
I call him Larenz Tate
And he ain't ever been in no gang" referencing Larenz Tate the actor playing the obstructive and careless O-Dog in Menace II Society.
Third correction and I may be wrong but:
"that's why we all take our hats off to you, the one blood"
I really think he's saying:
"That's why we all take our hats off to you for one more" since this is reportedly The Game's final album. How fitting that the world commends The Game on painting a portrait of real gang life one last time when gangster rap has lost its luster over the years.
Wrong lyrics take away so much from the meaning of an incredible song. I agree with the above poster that The Game is explaining life in the hoods of L.A. But it goes in so much deeper than that. He explains the parallels between gangster movies and the real gang life that he's lived. He references the classic gang movies like Scarface and Casino to Boyz In The Hood and Menace II Society.
First correction:
"Seen Cuban boys in the hood and press rewind"
"See Cube in Boyz In The Hood and press rewind" referencing Ice Cube as Doughboy in the 1991 classic, Boyz In The Hood.
Second correction:
"I know the real O-Dog And that nigga know the real Game I call him the rinse tape And he never been in no gang"
"I know the real O-Dog And that nigga know the real Game I call him Larenz Tate And he ain't ever been in no gang" referencing Larenz Tate the actor playing the obstructive and careless O-Dog in Menace II Society.
Third correction and I may be wrong but:
"that's why we all take our hats off to you, the one blood"
I really think he's saying:
"That's why we all take our hats off to you for one more" since this is reportedly The Game's final album. How fitting that the world commends The Game on painting a portrait of real gang life one last time when gangster rap has lost its luster over the years.
Very well put-together song.