De La Soul - Ghetto Thang (Official Audio)

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Lyrics
(Mary had a little lamb)
That's a fib, she had two twins though, and one crib
Now she's only fourteen, what a start
But this defect is ground common in these parts
Now life in this world can be such a bitch
And dreams are often torn and shattered and hard to stitch
Negative's the attitude that runs the show
When the stage is the G-H-E-T-T-O

Which is the one to blame when bullets blow
Either Peter, Jane, or John or Joe
But Joe can't shoot a gun, he's always drunk
And Peter's pimping Jane, and John's a punk
Infested are the halls, also the brains
Daddy's broken down from ghetto pains
Mommy's flying high, the truth is shown
The kids are all alone
Cause it's just the ghetto thang

It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)

Who ranks the baddest brother, the ones who rule
This title is sought by the coolest fool
Define coolest fool? Easy, the one who needs
Attention in the largest span and loves to lead
Always found at the jams, but never dance
Just provoke violence due, to one glance
The future plays no matter, just the present flow
When the greeting place is the G-H-E-T-T-O

Lies are pointed strong into your skull
Deep within your brain against the wall
To hide or just erase, the glowing note
Of how to use the ghetto as a scapegoat
Truth from Trugoy's mouth is here to scar
Those who blame the G for all bizarre
So open up your vents, and record well
For this is where we stand, for the true tell
Ghetto gained a ghetto name from ghetto ways
Now there could be some ghetto gangs and ghetto play
If ghetto thang can have its way in ghetto range
Then there must be some ghetto love and ghetto change
Though confident they keep it kept, we know for fact
They lie like ghettos form, cause people lack
To see that they must all get out the ghetto hold
The truth they never told
Cause it's just the ghetto thang

It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)

Do people really wish when they blow
Out the cake candles, and if so
Is it for the sunken truth which could arise
From out the characters in which the ghetto hides
Roses in the ring supply their shown relief
Granted it's planted by their shown belief
Kill and feed off your own brother man
Has quickly been adopted as, the master plan
Posses of our people has yet to provoke
Freedom or death to them, it's just a joke
What causes this defect, I don't know
Maybe it's the G-H-E-T-T-O

It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)

Standing in the rain is nothing felt
When problems hold more value, but never dealt with
Buildings crumbling to the ground
Impact noise is solid sound
But who's the one to say this life is wrong
When ghetto life, is chosen strong?
We seem to be misled about our dreams
But dreams ain't what it seems
When it's just the ghetto thang

It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)
It’s just a ghetto thing (word)

#DeLaSoul #GhettoThang #HipHop #HipHop50

[davidAll]

RIP Trugoy the dove
DeLa Soul lives forever 💙

[thecapricorn]

i got this on cassette when it came out. i wore it out from playing it so much. i’m 54 now 😮

[EddieRobinson-bw]

Respect to Trugoy... dude was nice right out the box. This track was deep and slapped. There must be some ghetto love and ghetto change ❤😊

[qrock]

Gawwdaauymm....when this dropped, I was 18, pushing a Toyota Corolla hatchback with a home made kicker in the back, bumpin this on repeat..I NEVER heard bars like this before.. This was my JOINT! #delasoulforever

[slappadabass]

This track crushes anything modern. Timeless beat, not a single f-bomb. You could play this to any kid today and they'd love it.

[HeadCoachKev]

Baseline, Lyrics & Flow + Samples are💯

[luwise]

Thank God for De la Soul🙏🏿 REST IN BEATS 🔌🔌

[shaneharun]

One of My favourite songs in this album✌🏿

[dln]

Rest peacefully Trugoy 🕊️ May God be pleased with him. Native Tongue Forever. Peace

[HeathLease-mpgt]

See this is the realist hip hop ever still bumping this album since it came out it bumps hard and smooth. I still know every word as well to the songs.

[DISTRIBUTIO]

De la Soul my first rap CD, absolutely awesome

[paulwise]

I was a boy when I heard this first but now I'm twice as old, its still def and thats what matters, its just a ghetto thang 2024.

[HeathLease-mpgt]

I like the funky hreak there in the middle og the song gets me moving man.

[BGmethod]

The samples!!! Man we were so Hip Hop. I remember slipping into a house party with the older kids and dancing to this before it got stopped. 14 and thought I was Dat Nigga.

[PaulGabbard-ql]

OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP RAP DE LA SOUL GHETTO THANG MUSIC 😀😀✌️✌️👍👍

[nathankox]

This was my first album I got moving to Rockaway queens from rural Australia, in Manhattan now in 24’ happy to be alive but dang this album truly is NYC

[Xavier-brg]

I'm always a fan of your body of work I just got inspired to finish a painting I'm doing I've been a fan since can I borrow a dollar keep rocking B-Boy

[under-enlo]

Pace Master Mace scratching and cutting on this song makes it special.

[Bkalasa]

Day 4 of the 2025 year. All my mornings have started with De La Soul, my days have had nothing but energy!! Let's get the 💰💰💵💵