Put a whoop on 'em   (Ice cube, a.k.a. Don Mega)   Put a whoop on 'em   (A.k.a. poppa don)   Put a whoop on 'em   ((A.k.a. the big fish)   Put a whoop on 'em   ((A.k.a. brainiac)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (Uhh huh)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (Keep it gangsta)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (All my life)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangs'   (All my life)      Everything is real   On this concrete and steel   Niggaz peel your cap for a happy meal   I got to deal with this ball of confusion   World of illusions   We ain't losin' playa   (Never)   Wes winnin'   Playin' every night   When we sendin' paper chasin', grinin'   While you still chasin' women   'Round tables, no lieutenants   (No lieutenants)   You go own man grown   (Get up)   It's ice cube and the family stone   Breakin' bread every night in L.A.   (In the night)   And I pray, for one more day that's unate   (Check)   It's ninety degrees no enemies in sight   Even the Don gotta fall   To his knees every night      Can I get twenty-four more hours   (Can I get, get?)   Without dealin'   With these killers and these cowards?   (Can I can, can?)   I don't wanna loose   All I wanna do is win   I fucked up today   Can I try it again?      I'm lovin' every breath   Like a cold sip of soda   While I'm bankin'   Down these back streets   Thanks for lookin' over   (Thank you)   Damn sure nice to know ya   Fuck a four leaf clover   And thanks for this range rover   We gets down   With this underground gangsta shit   Politicians and parents   Always havin' a fit   Everybody wanna know   Who you with? Where you from?   Why you lookin' at me dumb?   Here's a bullet 'cause you number one   Nobody knows   The fate of a platinum rap star   (Nobody knows)   We gotta wait until tommorow   (Yea, yea)   And I'm a nigga like you   (Yea, yea)   You know I got the bar      Can I get twenty-four more hours   (Can I get, get?)   Without dealin'   With these killers and these cowards?   (Can I can, can?)   I don't wanna loose   All I wanna do is win   I fucked up today   (Huh, huh, huh, huh)   Can I try it again?      Put a whoop on 'em   (Look to Allah)   Put a whoop on 'em   (Pray to your God)   Put a whoop on 'em   (I look to Allah)   Put the whoop on 'em   (Pray to your God)      Mr. Prosperity   These niggaz wanna bury me   Your bitch wanna marry me   Rollin' more than a Cherokee   Don't, I drive what I want   (Don't)   And what I ain't drivin' I don't want   Let it be known   (Let it be known)   Permits hit the conk in the regal   But weez legal niggaz dollars got bald   Eagles nigga   ([inaudible])   You can't undermine Mr. Grime   (Never)   You rappin' 'bout the same shit   I rapped about in eighty nine   Tryin' to be the new fiend   (Never)   With raps complex   They love you one minute   And they hate you the next   Push my lex thru the California sunshine   (Sunsh')   Look back on my life   And say, "Damn, I am done fine"   (Damn, I am done fine)   (Uhh)   Mr. Ice Cube, I'm always on the grime   (Always, always)   The Don Mega Mega   Don Don Mega Mega Don      Can I get twenty-four more hours   (But I just twenty-four)   Without dealin'   With these killers and these cowards?   (Can I?)   (Dealin' with cowards)   I don't wanna loose   All I wanna do is win   (Yea)   I fucked up today   Can I try it again?   (Huh, huh, huh, huh)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (Keep it gangsta)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (Everybody)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta   (Keep it gangsta)   Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangs'   (All my life)      I know we can make it   I know that we can   I know damn well that we can work it out   I know we can make it   I know that we can   I know damn well that we can work it out   I know we can make it   I know that we can   I know damn well that we can work it out   I know we can make it   I know that we can   I know damn well that we can work it out   And we can work it out   we goan work it out   My niggaz work it out   Help us, work it out