24 With a L Songtext
von Ice Cube

24 with a L
24 years old
And I got life in this motherfucker

24 with a L as I bail through the concrete
Shit is kinda deep, deep
Deeper than Atlantis
You got to know who the man is

L.A. better known as Pelican′s Bay
The ghetto bird's got the word from the stool pigeon
A bird in the hand can′t beat a chicken
There ain't no warden, shit

Just broken glass fuckin' up my Jordans
Twice upon a time in the projects
I done got jacked for my Rolex
But I keep goin′, let it pass

′Cause the swap meet got a sale on ski masks
And my little homie Kevin
Been carjackin' since ′87
L.A. is like a jail cell and I got 24 with a L


Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger

Now, I made a little money, good
But I still want to live in the hood
But buying new fly shit
Is just like inviting ants to a picnic

It's just too many sets
And now I′m getting those kidnap threats
But who wanna get wet?
'Cause I′ll soak ya, you think I'm fat like Oprah

All I got is a little piece of nothing
And now you wanna jack all of a sudden
Rather have me face down on the floor
Instead of that devil you work for


Motherfuckin' coward
And clowning my man ′cause he wants to go to Harvard
Now I got a strap when I bail
Through the hood, 24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger

24 years, but see I got life
Sorry Mike, it does matter if you′re black or white
'Cause I′m up against the black and white
They spread my legs and grab my nuts tight

Niggas keep hitting me up
And bitches try to get a drop of nut
Askin' me to dick this so they can blow up
Throw up from the morning sickness

Keep my shoulder on the wall like the county
′Cause you buster ass niggas can't clown me
South of pee go, that′s where we go
Deep in a Regal, Desert Eagle

Sittin' on my lap like a bitch with a gat
Westside's on the map
So if you want to scrap or even drop shells
It don′t matter, 24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
24 with a L

Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger
Get in that cell, nigger