"Streiht Up Menace" is a 1993 MC Eiht's single off the soundtrack of 1993 movie "Menace II Society". The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the characters in the movie, acting as a sort of plot summary for the film. Compton's Most Wanted also did this with another song from a soundtrack with the song "Growin' Up In The Hood" from the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. <br /><br />Lyrics : <br />A fucked up childhood, is why the way I am <br />It's got me in the state where I don't give a damn, hmm <br />Somebody help me, but nah they don't hear me though <br />I guess I'll be another victim of the ghetto <br />Ain't no escapin, cause I'm way too young <br />Pops is dealin, and on top of that got moms sprung <br />Scheamin off the top, pops never figured <br />That he'd go down by the hands of another nigga <br />Now my pops is gone and that ain't no good <br />Got to follow in the foot steps of the homies from the hood <br />And where's the role model? <br />Niggaz putting brew in my fuckin baby bottle! <br />Damn, and through all the motherfuckin pain <br />They done drove my moms in-sane <br />So I guess I gotta do work so I ain't finished <br />I grow up to be a streiht up menace, gyeah <br /><br />Now I'm of age, and livin in the projects <br />Gettin paid off the clucks and the county checks <br />I'm Fil-ia fresh outta high school, never did I wonder <br />That the motherfuckin hood would take me under <br />Gyeah, I'm kickin it with the homies and they got the straps <br />Off to the corner store, owned by the fuckin {Japs} <br />See a bitch in the right lane so I comes with the mack <br />Astro Bam pulls a motherfuckin jack from the back <br />Now he's got the strap to my homie's head <br />See him play that shit cool, and don't be a fool! <br />He shot my nigga in the fuckin head <br />I caught one in the shoulder, if I didn't run I was dead <br />Now I'm layin in the hospital bed <br />Thinkin about them punk motherfuckers and my eyes is bloodshot red <br />Gyeah motherfuckers, I ain't finished <br />Be on the look-out for the streiht up menace, gyeah <br /><br />I'm in too deep <br />I done killed a motherfucker and I just can't sleep <br />One-Time's tryin to do a smooth, creep <br />And on top of that <br />Niggaz after me for fuckin one of they hood rats <br />I ain't got time for the fuckin bitch's story <br />Niggaz want me gotta come to my territory <br />And ain't no 'You Can Get the Fist' <br />Niggaz come, and they get done on they own risk <br />What is it all about? <br />Should I leave or should I stay cause I don't wanna punk out <br />Oh what should I do? The homies say <br />'The hood's where it's good, homeboy, I thought you knew' <br />So in the process to show the hood my best <br />No time to react, caught two in the chest <br />Now look who's down, I guess I'm finished <br />I go out like a streiht up menace, gyeah <br /><br />And on and on <br />I guess we outta here <br />Peace to my niggaz on the run <br />And it ain't nuttin but streiht up menaces, damn! <br />Just like I said before y'all <br />It ain't nuttin but a compton thang <br />And MC Eiht's in the house for the 93 shot <br />And this one's for the niggaz, gyeah
