Dirty World Lyrics

[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
No matter what, them people gonna always watch us
And them dirty judges gonna
Keep on tryin' to knock us
Playa haters everwhere, can't trust ya own peeps
And the feds got us with
This new thing called conspiracy
Them dirty scamps throwin' crosses, real niggas dyin'
They put a limit to our flossin', don't wanna see us shine
But close ya eyes, lil' hater, and look the other way
This for my mother, lost my father just the other day
I'm seein' niggas get shot up, hell I got shot, too
Man, you hate me and I hate you, look what this world do
I'm watchin' my own people fry and see they brains boil
Look I don't curse but in this verse nigga fuck the world

[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
[Verse 2: Turk]
Niggas be wantin' to kill ya, when ya on top they tryin to still ya
Surrounded by playa haters, how you gonna make a million?
Own boys be tryin' to take ya spot, you think it's cool but it's not
Niggas be tryin to plot on what ya got
If you rich you better leave it low
It's a dirty old world, nigga, if you didn't know
Don't tell ya business to hoes cuz they'll cross you up
Tell they old man you got her, he'll try to chop you up
Watch ya back at all times, it's a dirty world
Niggas get left and found over boy and girl
Fuck playin' the game raw, I play it smart nigga
Think I'm gonna get caughtup nigga? I won't nigga
I keep my eyes wide, and don't trust no nigga or bitch
These days, nigga, ya can't trust ya own clique
Ain't that some shit? This world nothin' nice
Niggas hatin' if you got it, it's all gravy when ya trife

[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
[Verse 3: Juvenile]
Them bitches got a nigga trapped, they ain't givin' a shit
But they'll give it to them Japs, they buy property and don't even pay no tax
Ride nothin' but Lexus' and 'Lacs
The same treatment we ask, a destination of blacks
Give us a ballot of names, and expect us to vote
The way I see it, we losin'out anyway this shit go
Show me a politician and I'll show you a crook
Show me a police officer that go by the book
They'll plant dope on ya, go to court on ya
Give ya 99 years and slam the door on ya
Angola, the free man bout it, he don't play
Nigga get outta line, ship 'em to Camp J

Food stamps and welfare done been cut now
They done fucked the Medi-care up, so niggas stuck now
Bet ya before the week out another nigga get killed
Bet ya Pennington don't give a fuck how a nigga feel
We fallin' like bricks, and they flyin' like birdies
This world needs to take a bath cuz it's too dirty

[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
It's a dirty world but it still spins
Ya can't do nothin' about it but try to live in it
You can't live too large
Or live too small
It's a fix, but 2-2-6 gone still ball
[Verse 4: B.G.]
Ya know this world so dirty, believe it ain't clean at all
I gotta be a 'lil man and stand tall
Y'all niggas jackin' for they habit, they can't keep it up
F*ck with the wrong nigga's shit, you get ya head bust
I only trust niggas that I know down with me
I see straight through
Cut-throat niggas easily
They tryin' to snatch me, cuz they know I'm what ya
Used to be
Cuz I'm a major fu-uh-factor to C-M-B
But I keep a chopper
That's damn near as big as me
Cuz I refuse to let any nigga still me
That'll be stripes for a nigga on the fuckin' streets
Reppin' off me sayin' they shot the B.G
I get some weed and just roll up
This world tore up, niggas on that dope, sick, fold up
My clique rich wrapped in diamonds and pearls
Ya gotta be strapped, bein' rich in this dirty world

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Genius Annotation

This song comes from Get It How U Live!! the Hot Boys' debut album.

It speaks on how tough life is due to the unclean nature of others (greed, jealousy, etc.).
Lil' Wayne’s verse focuses on a variety of haters but also speaks on still living life to its fullest on the hook.
Turk raps about how close friends, women, and associates can drag you down.
Juvenile directs his attention to those in authority who can’t be trusted.
B.G. shares his thoughts on why people who hate do bad things: jealousy, poverty, drug addiction, and street cred.

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Release Date
October 28, 1997
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