[Minister]
Say man ay ushers, deacons, lock the do`
[singers - repeat in background of Intro w/ ad libs]
{I love, to give you light)
[Intro: Snoop Dogg]
Geah, first of all
Givin honor to God, and all the ministers on the pulpits
Ushers, deacons, and my lovely choir
They sound so beautiful, don`t you agree?
Sing it sister..
Yeah, we`d like to welcome y`all inside this R&G
Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece
Such a, heavenly experience
Alchemist, break it down for me nephew
Let me preach to `em one time, chuuch
[Snoop Dogg]
In the beginning as a child I was chosen
Though not knowin the reason while still my eyes opened
Whatever the purpose, I surfaced above the fog
Love was given to all, outside livin the ball
As an adolescent, one black child, I had a message
to reach teachin the masses, I wrote my first passage
It was jotted down, created in the form of a rap
I`m young, livin in the city of jackers and gangbangin
and dope dealin, cold feelin to be a product of niggaz around you
Once you get on top they down you
But the temptation got me, streets caught me watchin
I found myself grindin on the streets quite often
With a blue rag, bangin the dub, fo`-fifth coffin
At the spot, 61st, 40 blocks from the Eastside
Where most of the big homies had a glock and flossed the G-ride
Niggaz throwin up hands but it wasn`t no peace signs
Never fo` a second did I think to let my light shine
Hardheaded, thought I was grown, messin up
Disrespectin my home, not carin `bout what moms what sayin
And then I found out that mom wasn`t playin
Today, I love you for it, back then, I couldn`t understand
Get my life right, step it up, nigga be a man
Never be a victim, of what the system might hit you with
Through the stripes still gotta shine my light
I`ve grown, to comprehend the game; my name is Big Snoop Boss Dogg
Just a block and a phone call away
I`ve reached the status, of a modern day John Baptist
I`m preachin just what I practice
To each and all, I got a word from the Beach to acros the globe
Man woman young and old
Don`t gain the world, lose your soul to spite
Many circumstances Doggy gon` shine my light cause I love you
[singers - repeat in background of Outro w/ ad libs]
{I love, to give you light)
[Outro: Minister]
And the people that is locked up, locked down
And the people that`s locked dowwwwwn
Also God, should purchase the new, Escalade
On 24`s, with the spinnin thangs, ha ha
I need you to, right now, look at your neighbors
Cause a lot of y`all think y`all goin to heaven huh
And you ain`t gon` go!
So I need you right now to, look at your neighbor
and say neighbor, say NEIGH-BOR, YOU AIN`T GOIN!!
YOU AIN`T GOIN!!
