Showbiz & A.g.

Now a while ago, I had to do a little bid
Cause of the things I wanted, as a little kid
I wanted to be like the dealers a lot
Cause of the things they had and the respect that they got
All the girls used to jock em
And I wondered why my parents used to knock em
I had a talent, or a hobby you should say
I like rap, or poetry, but anyway
Stay away from drugs, I paid it no mind
I wanted to hustle for bread, instead of writin rhymes
So I said to hell with it
Instead of stayin away from drugs I was sellin it
I was out all day until the job was done
Instead of rockin the parties I was robbin em
The females, paid me no mind, not a Giant
Andre Barnes at the time
But the rock started sellin, the dough was comin in
Dealers wanted in, girls started runnin in
Some said Im crazy how Im livin
I must be, crazy cash and crazy women
Yeah my gear was right
They called me Andre the Giant and it wasnt cause of my height
Losin Gs in cee-lo
I never sweat it; cause my connect got kilos
My bank, two thou thats whats in it
Rollin cee-lo, headcrack makin Gs in a minute
Oh yeah Im all for dis
Yeah Im handsome, but the money made me gorgeous
Now the girls wanna see me
The little kids around the block wanna be me
I was chillin, in thousand dollar coats
I had links and ropes, and yo the shit was dope
I had the jewels oh did I have the jewels
The talk of the town, the neighborhood news
But friends werent true inside
They were passengers, goin along for the ride
And it makes you say damn!
Because I feel so hard I had scars on my hands
I thought Id be fine
But I got bagged and snagged and then I had to do a little time
Friends dont hang its a waste of time
I got one dollar, one girl and some great rhymes
I pursued the wrong dream
Now to make a fast buck I gotta scheme
Find a cee-lo game, yo Bank I gotta buck
I ace to a deuce, yeah thats just my luck
I gotta go right and exac
tInstead of a package, I wanted a mic and a hype track
Instead of robbin the parties, Im rippin em
MCs were gettin done, every week a different one
Its time to put my talent to use
Theres no excuse, I just gotta get loose
And now Im really convinced
I got raw with Lord Finesse, and been straight since
Now you see how I lost it
But I bounced back, you might not be as fortunate
So take heed my friend
Before you take a shortcut that leads to a dead end
Take my advice cause the Giant said so
And remember - theres more than one way out the ghetto
[ More Than One Way Out Of The Ghetto Lyrics ]