Credited on the record as K-Dot.
G'z and Hustlers
2007 · Top Dawg · Compton, California
- Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Credited on the record as
- K-Dot
- Title
- G'z and Hustlers
- Release
- Training Day
- Year
- 2007
- Label
- Top Dawg
- Format
- Digital · Mixtape
- Language
- English
- Country
- Compton, California, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · West Coast Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Kendrick Lamar, also known K-Dot, associated with West Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop, born on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California, USA - commercial successful, and influential artist, with many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Music for 2018. Songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "G’z and Hustlers" (2005) (with Jay Rock), "Still Hustlin’" (2009) (with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), "2DopeBoyz Freestyle" (2009), "Control" (2013) (with Big Sean and Jay Electronica), and "Before I commit suicide" (2019). The song "G’z and Hustlers" by Kendrick Lamar, but released under the name K-Dot on a mixtape, the first of at least five songs to reference the Vietnam War, used as a metaphor for violence: "my bones made out of cement, strong arm, explode on y'all, Vietnam, boom".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: "Nigga, hold a handgun and dump that shit / Nigga, buy that borough and fuck that bitch / And kick her out before the sun come up / Nigga, my funds is up / I got my money right / Business movin' like New York City lights / Bitches all over that boy / Cause they know that young boy got a cold strut / But I don't fuck with them hood rats, they'll set you up / And I ain't goin' out just like that / I'd rather go out over a shoot-out, plow / Land of the scandalous, every corner got a candle lit / Every stop sign got a hollow tip / Every sunshine got a hood under it / And you know we Marilyn Jones runnin' that shit / My bones made out of cement, strong arm / Explode on y'all, Vietnam, boom"
Notes
Released under the name K-Dot.
About the artist
Kendrick Lamar, also known K-Dot, associated with West Coast Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop, born on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California, USA - commercial successful, and influential artist, with many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Music for 2018. Songs referencing the Vietnam War include: "G’z and Hustlers" (2005) (with Jay Rock ), "Still Hustlin’" (2009) (with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock ), "2Do.