Released: August 13, 2003

Featuring: Lloyd Banks 50 Cent

Songwriter: 50 Cent The Game Lloyd Banks

Producer: Dr. Dre

[Intro: LeBron James]
I wanna give a special shoutout to all the high school players that came outta high school to the league
Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal
All y’all layin' the stones down for us up-and-comin'
And especially Amare Stoudemire, way to make it big baby

[Verse 1: The Game]
From that corner of Compton to the Mexican border
Another classic from the kitchen to the El Camino with quarters
And the plastic shell toe to the throttle
Skip mom’s titty, skip the bottle
Straight to Cristal, in the club never hesitate to pull that pistol
Before I take another fine, I'll be cellmates wit' Shyne
In the mess hall wit' CBP on my neck
And walk the main line wit' AT&T on my chest
The kid hit the streets he in a vest
Wit' a hoodrat from Marcy, tattooin' "Jay Z" on her breast
She love the way them gold D's spin on that six trey
Got a thing for Dre and love NWA
That’s gangsta like a Snoop Deville on white walls
Niggas won’t catch me slippin' in that Wilshire district
Big prepared a nigga for shit like that
.38 revolver iron out six pack

[Chorus: 50 Cent]
It’s so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon' die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon’ die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...

[Verse 2: Lloyd Banks]
Y'all muthafuckas know my name B-A-N-K-$, cut-clack
The young guerrilla out the clicks, baow
G-Unit's runnin' this shit, blap
As a matter of fact, I smell a rat
You better stay with your gat
My diamonds is white and black, how you feel about that
I'm too familiar where I'm at, can't run around wit' a rat
Whenever our sets is strapped, stay away from the clap
You know the clap, you know to run away from the set
Come slip a nigga, stuck in the trap, runnin' and duckin' a mac
50, these niggas must be fuckin' wit' crack Yep
And I'm flossin' every chance that I get
Walk around wit' your advance on my neck
I'm demandin' respect, I hop in the coupe, land in the jet
Bitches can't keep their hands out my sweats, G-Unit
New York City is the ground I'm stompin'
And I'm in L.A. wit' Game blowin' the palm, I'm comfortable muthafucka

[Chorus: 50 Cent]
It's so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon' die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon' die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...

[Verse 3: The Game]
On a corner in Brooklyn playin' Cee Lo, call me NY Game
Gucci Chuck Taylors, black diamonds in my chain
G-G-G-Unit, I'll write it on your vest or spray-paint it on the wall like fuck y'all niggas
Compton's back, I know you niggas heard by now
And seen that cherry red Impala parked in front of Mr. Chow's
That's gangsta, yeah, that's the way I do
Crossover and hog the rock like A.I. do
Ever since age five, new niggas that sold crack
Now I picture my back to the wall like Sandy Koufax
In a Hank Aaron throwback, Dickie's full of Franklins, in Queens wit' 50 on 94th bangin' Wanksta
These fake ass gangstas, I'm hopin' they wild
Cause I got a hot Glock 40 that'll open the cow
And I'ma avoid trial then blow a hole in ya crown
Another beef wit' the macs, another hole in the ground, muthafuckas

[Chorus: 50 Cent]
It's so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon' die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...to say goodbye
Nigga get in my way you gon' die
Heard my name, now you think you know me
Nigga we responsible for yo' dead homies
It's so hard...

[Outro: LeBron James]
It's G-Unit Radio, I wanna give a shoutout to my man DJ Whoo Kid
Reppin' G-Unit and the Shadyville, for all you haters out there

The Game

Jayceon Terrell Taylor was born November 29th, 1979 in Compton, California to two Crip-affiliated gang members. He grew up on Santana Blocc, a Crip-controlled neighborhood, with a large family of half and step siblings. He was hardened by a rough and violent childhood stinting from his parent’s drug use, domestic violence, and family members being killed through gang-related conflicts.

By 2000, a 21-year-old Jayceon Taylor was a member of the Cedar Block Pirus, a Blood-affiliated gang, and dealt drugs on the streets of Compton.

Late on the night of October 1st, 2001, Jayceon was alone in his apartment when the doorbell rang and after opening the door, he was jumped by three