Now, this is the story all about how   My life got flipped, turned upside down   And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there   I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air      In West Philadelphia, born and raised   On the playground is where I spent most of my days   Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool   And all shootin' some B-ball outside of the school      When a couple of guys who were up to no good   Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood   I got in one little fight and my mom got scared   And said, "You're movin' with your aunty and uncle in Bel Air"      I begged and pleaded with her the other day   But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way   She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket   I put my Walkman on and said, "I might as well kick it"      First class, yo this is bad   Drinkin' orange juice out of a champagne glass   Is this what the people of Bel Air are livin' like   Hmm, this might be alright      But wait, I hear the [incomprehensible]   Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?   I don't think so, I'll see when I get there   I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel Air      Well I, the plane landed and when I came out   There was a dude look like a cop standin' wavin' my name out   I ain't tryin' to get arrested yet, I just got here   I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared      I whistled for a cab and when it came near   The license plate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror   If anything I could say that this cab was rare   But I thought now forget it, yo home to Bel Air      I pulled up to a house about seven or eight   And I yelled to the cabby, "Yo holmes, smell you later"   Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there   To settle my throne as the prince of Bel Air