Artist: Ice-T f/ Carmen, Smoothe Da Hustler, Trigger Tha Gambler Album: SMG: The Rap Repossession Song: Hustler/Player/Gambler Typed by: dy_face@hotmail.com [Intro: Carmen] I remember when I was coming up There were three guys that ran our neighborhood [Chorus: Carmen] Who was our hustler? "Smoothe!" Who was our player? "Iceberg!" Who was our gambler? "Trigger!" And everybody gathered around When those players' work come down [Verse One: Smoothe Da Hustler] I remember back in the days, hustling in the crack of the case Black gat busting back in a blaze Whatever we was doing that was the thing Showed niggaz how to stick, stand and move with that crack cocaine Jumped outta the ride, everybody laughing it up and dapping it up Damn, I ain't seen y'all niggaz in months, niggaz just passing blunts Don't let the kids start gathering up An autographs, we keep a pen and a pad in the cut But being famous that don't matter to us, we had it rough Ask them if they pass glasses before I pass them a buck Who said a nigga can cuff for nothing? Hustler his ass or rap on the side of, black bitches to fuck his cash off [Chorus: Carmen] [Verse Two: Ice-T] I remember summer days and nights, stare at fist fights Barbecues with my crew, kids flying their kites Girls hugging me, bulletproof vest The whole hood, waiting outside to see which car pulled up the next To take the kids to the store, for some candy and snacks Little niggaz always asking; could they see my strap I roll up, honk my horn at like four in morn' You run out in your house shoes, girl, you know I care about you Every time you see me, new Gators, new shine Every dime in the hood; sooner or later will be mine I'm that player in your hood, and there was always one The one that showed you how it should be done [Chorus: Carmen] [Verse Three: Trigger Tha Gambler] I used to hit the block, park the Lex, right by the Lot Get out, hump the trunk, backseat, looking like the snicky shot Get love, summer time, pool parties, playing Skelly Football in dark courts, getting hit up in their belly Ice Cream was on me, quater waters I pour them Every kid that had potential; to the game I thought him Girls out, jumping ropes, fourty drinking, screaming poke Dice shooters might move us, hallways full of smoke Old timers giving game, telling war stories on How old in their life they was living in pain So they drink liquor now for living vain The hood loved me and they won't forget my name Since I'm gone, everything has changed [Chorus: Carmen] [Hook: Carmen] I remember how it used to be, looking at those players on those memories And how they used to ride, it was so fly, it was so fly to me They used to talk me everyday, teaching me the game and how it should be played Now I grown up and I know I'm always up to you Made me into a woman, told me how to understand what really makes a man Forever I would love the husband made me stronger than who I am [Chorus: Carmen]