[Chorus: Prodigy]
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams
But everything in L.A. ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
'Cause we coming from Queens, it gets down (Get— get— gets down)
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams
But everything in L.A. ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
'Cause we coming from Queens, get— get— gets down

[Verse 1: Noreaga]
Jose Luis gotcha, golden guns in tons (Who?)
General Emanual, rock emerald
Government out to get me, tryin' to stick me
Move quickly, yo, the God study swiftly
Indian style, knees bent, hands together
Regulate, drop a cake in, like, each state
Money to make, first of the month, son, chop the weight
Break the law and got a score like before (Yo)
Armageddon (Huh?), marriage street, smoke wedding (Yo)
Invest cheddar in shopping sprees in Reading

[Verse 2: Havoc]
My crew in the front got it locked, my live ****** in the back got the gats
Yo, we true to this, Black
Four-four likes to pour one to the dome, lubricate your thoughts
Black mask, stole the ride to avoid up north
Jeopardize my freedom, blank out when I see him
But nine out of ten ****** wouldn't wanna be him
Rob him for his cash and spend it like per diem
Per diem, per diem, per diem (Per diem)
Ayo, this rap **** is ill, kid, you make mad dough, but still
Hit your crew off so they can sling krills
Show some love, kid, ain't no selfish **** here
One love to that ***** Marley Marl
[Chorus: Prodigy]
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams
But everything in L.A. ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
'Cause we coming from Queens, it gets down (Get— get— gets down)
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams
But everything in L.A. ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
'Cause we coming from Queens, get— get— gets down

[Verse 3: Capone]
I'm in too deep, losing sleep, I can't call it (Can't call it, kid)
In love with this drug ****, loyal and all for it
What's a ***** to do, with no cash, a twenty-two?
Take it, or find out the best way to make it fast?
My man's raking cash, **** being lieutenant
I'm in it to win it, so it might just take a minute
To gain grams (Gotta get that money), put my game plan in action
Ways to make it happen, today's to get the Jackson
Once the weight comes (Gotta get it), I'm outta state, triple sums
Stop my funds, I got guns to cripple sons
What's the use of heat, with no dough to flee the street?
Caught a case with no trace, the end, you're dead meat
Legal aid type of route'll have you shipped in greens
Ten thou' for a lawyer, now who splits your cream?
Game's deeper than the sea itself (No doubt)
Agile moves that make fragile crews deflate under pressure
Take it to the next measure with all pleasure
And stack treasure, cheddar, illegal life forever
[Interlude: Tragedy Khadafi]
Uh, yeah, all together (Open sesame)
Like a butter soft leather

[Verse 4: Tragedy Khadafi]
Been on this planet for twenty-five years and still strong
The world's rotten like the veins in my father's arm
I remain calm, study Islam, read the Torah
World going in flames like Sodom and Gomorrah
****** dried up, laying in the box from the virus
Commercial thugs try to bust gats at the livest
This life of crime only will shine real survivors
Y'all half-way ******, I advise you not to try this
So brace yourself 'fore you get yourself laced
******* with the sick Arabic Scarface
La ilaha illallah illallah
You're ******* with the God that's Gomar Oz Dubar
Official, my missile rips through your bone gristle (Right)
Sneak thievin' ****** get locked and blow the whistle
For the jake, my mouthpiece remains minute
Team made my bail, scooped me up in the Lex Coupe
Now I'm out, back to the galaxy of Queens
In between the crime scenes serving fans like fiends
Fiends, fiends, fiends, so it seems (Yo)
Eternally, the game reversed and burned me
My man turned state's and took the one to three
Snitching on me, how could it be? We was team
I guess we got divided by the cream
FBI ran in my crib, where I live
Snatched my wife, child welfare took my kids
Yo, I can't live, I got hit with double life bid
From the stress, my head throbbing like a tumor
It's one o'clock, make a salaat, I catch Jumu'ah
Lay down my towel slide off my suede Pumas
The rumors spread around the jail like that
Been down for six joints holding down this flat
Latin Kings do they thing, ice pick for gat
Trying to lay my God Body cats all on they back
But never that
[Interlude: Prodigy]
Yo, QBC, Two-Five and Mobb Deep
Mami, rest in peace
In sha'Allah
One love to that ***** Marley Marl

[Chorus: Prodigy]
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams
But everything in L.A. ain't always what it seems
You might get fooled if you come from outta town
'Cause we coming from Queens, get— get— gets down