Snoop Dogg

[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!!