Half Thang - Richie Rich

Get a whiff of this, Richie Rich got hit, unfortunately

But, yo, it wasn’t a ki

It was a half thang, and broke down, it was 500 grams, slick

Give or take a few zips

And it was cooked up, just like a bowl of clam chowder

‘Cause rocks roll better than powder, yo

And I was givin' up so much love

‘Cause I was tired of the corner hustle, slangin' dubs

I started off just rippin'

And I was taxin' fools, keepin' overkill zips in

I’m tryna get up on my feet

But now I’m fuckin' off cash, puttin' it right back in the street

I put deals on my buckets, to have somethin' to ride

And if I had to bounce out, fuck it

‘Cause that’s just how the game goes

I’m living for the day I’m runnin' drag to the lame hoes

Keep my beepers on silent

And a couple of gats in case fools tried to get violent

I was gettin' my pop on

And when the summertime hit, I was in a flip drop, homes

I move shit like U-Haul

And I was fuckin' enough, ‘cause every week I had the blue balls

I had bitches by the gang

But I never thought I’d get caught wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Yo, naw, they caught me wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Yo, naw, they caught me wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Let me say it again, fool, they caught me wit' a half thang

(Newscaster: Richie Rich was arraigned today on charges of transporting cocaine

and possession of cocaine for sale)

Corner to corner and block to block

I was slangin' that shit, gettin' scratch like the chicken pox

And the itch is contagious

And nowadays you could find ‘em sellin' dope in the Yellow Pages

I’ma put my sack up

‘Cause in a drought, I’d make a gat when the price goes back up

And it’s an Oakland thang

Niggas don’t gangbang, naw, but we damn sure slang

More dope than a fiend could smoke, no joke

Like Short said, even John the Pope

Couldn’t save this town from the shit it’s in

And hell yeah I got somethin' for 10, fool

See, I was taught the rules by them niggas from the old school

I know a 6-figure bank don’t stank

All money ain’t good money, but if you lag, you lose

Then you end up payin' more dues

Stay strapped and keep bustas out your mix

Be judged by 12, or carried by six

And don’t be afraid to shoot

‘Cause if you don’t pop him, that nigga’s finna pop you

And that’s basic Oakland game

But now it wasn’t enough, I got caught wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Yo, naw, they caught me wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Yo, unh uh, they caught me wit' a half thang

(«I never got caught with a kilo»)

Ran up in my jones, man, they caught me wit' a half thang

(Newscaster: Today, Rich was released after posting $ 80,000 bail.)

Game rules, and this is rule number three

You never keep a sack where you lay your head to go to sleep

And me, I vowed to quit, ‘cause I knew I had a rap career

A week later, the task hit

And it was covered on the news, and all through the papers

And them groupie ass bitches caught the vapors

When I was stuck in the justice

I wish Chuck D woulda told me you can’t trust it

Because my homies crossed the grain

They took a group I made and turned it to they own thang

I coulda went off the deep end

Grabbed the fully and a vest and put them fools to rest

But now back to the matter at hand

They got me in the system and I’m sweated by the man

He’s got my name and a PFN

And a four-way search allows him to come in

Search my house and vehicle

Sound shitty to you?

Unh-uh.

But to me, it do

Instead of using all the game I was given

I was slangin' that dope just tryna make a livin'

But now thanks to them snitches in the game

Look, I got caught wit' a half thang

(Newscaster: Well, tonight, a popular Oakland rapper stands accused of drug

charges.

Richie Rich was arraigned today on charges of transporting cocaine and

possession of cocaine for sale.

Police say they found $ 60,000 worth of rock

cocaine at his East Oakland home on Tuesday.

The musician has denied knowing

that the drugs were in his house.

Today, Rich was released after posting $ 80,

000 bail.)