Snoop Dogg - (Intro) I Love To Give You Light(2004)

[00:00.37] Say man ay ushers, deacons, lock the do'
[00:03.39] (I love, to give you light)
[00:06.78] Geah, first of all
[00:08.73] Givin honor to God, and all the ministers on the pulpits
[00:12.12] Ushers, deacons, and my lovely choir
[00:16.78] They sound so beautiful, don't you agree?
[00:19.09] Sing it sister.
[00:19.90] Yeah, we'd like to welcome y'all inside this R&G
[00:24.10] Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece
[00:26.96] Such a, heavenly experience
[00:29.73] Alchemist, break it down for me nephew
[00:32.56] Let me preach to 'em one time, chuuch
[00:35.92] In the beginning as a child I was chosen
[00:38.65] Though not knowin the reason while still my eyes opened
[00:41.65] Whatever the purpose, I surfaced above the fog
[00:44.08] Love was given to all, outside livin the ball
[00:47.07] As an adolescent, one black child, I had a message
[00:49.76] To reach teachin the masses, I wrote my first passage
[00:52.47] It was jotted down, created in the form of a rap
[00:55.16] I'm young, livin in the city of jackers and gangbangin
[00:57.72] And dope dealin, cold feelin to be a product of niggaz around you
[01:01.71] Once you get on top they down you
[01:03.45] But the temptation got me, streets caught me watchin
[01:06.24] I found myself grindin on the streets quite often
[01:08.99] With a blue rag, bangin the dub, fo'-fifth coffin
[01:11.65] At the spot, 61st, 40 blocks from the Eastside
[01:14.39] Where most of the big homies had a glock and flossed the G-ride
[01:17.33] Niggaz throwin up hands but it wasn't no peace signs
[01:19.98] Never fo' a second did I think to let my light shine
[01:22.63] Hardheaded, thought I was grown, messin up
[01:25.08] Disrespectin my home, not carin 'bout what moms what sayin
[01:28.45] And then I found out that mom wasn't playin
[01:30.53] Today, I love you for it, back then, I couldn't understand
[01:33.57] Get my life right, step it up, nigga be a man
[01:36.37] Never be a victim, of what the system might hit you with
[01:39.15] Through the stripes still gotta shine my light
[01:41.76] I've grown, to comprehend the game; my name is Big Snoop Boss Dogg
[01:46.06] Just a block and a phone call away
[01:47.55] I've reached the status, of a modern day John Baptist
[01:50.66] I'm preachin just what I practice
[01:52.32] To each and all, I got a word from the Beach to acros the globe
[01:55.79] Man woman young and old
[01:58.03] Don't gain the world, lose your soul to spite
[02:00.65] Many circumstances Doggy gon' shine my light cause I love you
[02:03.24] (I love, to give you light)
[02:04.18] And the people that is locked up, locked down
[02:07.93] And the people that's locked down
[02:11.52] Also God, should purchase the new, Escalade
[02:14.54] On 24's, with the spinnin thangs, ha ha
[02:18.70] I need you to, right now, look at your neighbors
[02:21.39] Cause a lot of y'all think y'all goin to heaven huh
[02:24.47] And you ain't gon' go!
[02:27.42] So I need you right now to, look at your neighbor
[02:30.53] And say neighbor, say neigh-bor, You ain't going!
[02:35.32] You ain't going!
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