Gangsta Rap by Akon is not a new song, but one well worth revisiting. Its ability to capture a mood and a state of mind is extraordinary,
I don’t know you
You don’t know me
You don’t know the history I got on these streets
Only if you seen what my eyes have seen
Then you’ll understand why I’m surrounded by G’s
If you owe me or we got beef I recommend you reach for your heat and don’t freeze
Pause for a minute guarantee you gon’ bleed
Cuz that’s how we was raised growin’ up in these streets
Yes it is cliché (see Down These Mean Streets, circa high school 1970) but he carries it off with a hip hop beat and it just works.
