Y.O. (Youthful Offenders)

[Click here to see what Jadakiss has to say about the making of “Y.O.”] [Chorus: Akon] The mayor saying the crime slowed down That explains why there's so many cops in my town I done did so many years in the struggle man Don’t know how to live out the gutter man Them youngins taking over the old land And gang banging done moved down south to expand See all them little kids packing muscle man And they take it real serious when they hustle man [Verse 1] No father figure there so he been a bastard Knee deep in the street even when its drastic Them things come wrapped still neat in the plastic All he doing is bringing heat to his demographic Thank God the OGs is holding him Short fuse his complex Napoleon You can try and talk to him but he ain't there He done did a little bid so he ain't scared Yeah but when he get to drinking that’s when he gets to thinking Bout them bitches got him tweakin' Baby mom’s is tweaking Hustle all week to get fresh on the weekend Now he going off the deep in [Chorus: Akon] The mayor saying the crime slowed down That explains why there's so many cops in my town I done did so many years in the struggle man Don’t know how to live out the gutter man Them youngins taking over the old land And gang banging done moved down south to expand See all them little kids packing muscle man And they take it real serious when they hustle man [Verse 2] Learned how to clap before he learned how to stack Now he doing 30 something years in the max With numbers like that it take years to relax And its violent so its mandatory years on the back Ruthless I’m just tryna tell you what the truth is He ain't even want to hustle he just wanted to shoot shit Get high, get some pussy, run around stupid Really a good kid he just always wanted to do shit Drop on the jux you can give him a quick call But kicking it with him is like talking to a brick wall Comes from a good fam so his books stay right He only 23 he got a chance to see daylight [Chorus: Akon] The mayor saying the crime slowed down That explains why there's so many cops in my town I done did so many years in the struggle man Don’t know how to live out the gutter man Them youngins taking over the old land And gang banging done moved down south to expand See all them little kids packing muscle man And they take it real serious when they hustle man [Verse 3] Don’t be playing em close Keep the work away from the guns Keep the money away from them both Keep it trill with your set Make em feel your respect No matter what you do never reveal your connect Don’t be running your mouth You know what it is If you ain't never tell it how would they know what you did That thing on your waist got that thing out the lot You still gotta eat dog if you banging or not Frustration builds up then gotta release When the crime slows down the dolla increase Hundred grand in the duffel them younging will buss you And they take it real serious when they hustle [Chorus: Akon] The mayor saying the crime slowed down That explains why there's so many cops in my town I done did so many years in the struggle man Don’t know how to live out the gutter man Them youngins taking over the old land And gang banging done moved down south to expand See all them little kids packing muscle man And they take it real serious when they hustle man [Chorus: Akon] The mayor saying the crime slowed down That explains why there's so many cops in my town I done did so many years in the struggle man Don’t know how to live out the gutter man Them youngins taking over the old land And gang banging and mocing down south to expand See all them little kids packing muscle man And they take it real serious when they hustle man