“Gangsta Bop” adalah salah satu lagu dari Akon yang menonjolkan sisi keras dan tangguh dari musisi ini. Lagu ini bercerita tentang kehidupan jalanan dan perjuangan untuk bertahan dalam situasi yang sulit. Akon menulis lagu ini dengan lirik yang penuh dengan realitas kehidupan yang keras, menciptakan suasana yang kuat dan penuh makna.
Lirik Lagu Gangsta Bop
Konvict, Konvict
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Go gangsta
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (block royal)
Rock wit’ me, let’s get this bitch poppin’ (Upfront)
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (g-eah)
Like back when the nigga was clockin’
See nowadays seems like ‘erbody wanna be killas
Gorillas gettin’ high off they weed and liquor, you die quicker
Paramedics drive back slow to the hospital
You get pronounced dead at four to the hospital
So stop frontin’ when you know you won’t pull none (pull none)
First nigga to retreat when the tools bust (tools bust)
Playin’ with death is bad for your health
All your homeboys gone you da last one left now
They hearts beatin’ but these nigga’s be scared (scared)
The real ones are all locked up or dead (dead)
Nowadays, you can’t find a good connect
But if you do, you might be the feds so
I don’t know you, you don’t know me
You don’t know the history I got on these streets
Only if you seen what my eyes have seen
Then you’ll understand why I’m surrounded by G’s
If you owe me or we got beef
I recommend you reach for your heat and don’t freeze
Pause for a minute guarantee you gon’ bleed
‘Cause that’s how we was raised growin’ up in these streets
Go gangsta keep boppin’
Rock wit’ me, let’s get this bitch poppin’
Go gangsta keep boppin’
Like back when the nigga was clockin’
See it’s hard (eh) to be good easy to do evil
And I ain’t really into meetin’ wit new people
Jus’ put the money in the bag, and I’ll leave you with the weed, coke, Lambo, or visa
You make a hundred dollars to the streets you made a G (uh-huh)
When you coppin’ O’s they swearin’ you move keys (uh-huh)
Feds getting close ‘n the rats seen cheese
And they tryin’ find ‘em birds
Not the one that sleep in trees (uh-huh)
We got that purp
We got that blue (chikaa!)
You want short skirts
We got that too
Whatever you need
My nigga show me the cheese
And baby you could believe that we can make that brew
I don’t know you, you don’t know me
You don’t know the history I got on these streets
Only if you seen what my eyes have seen
Then you’ll understand why I’m surrounded by G’s
If you owe me or we got beef
I recommend you reach for your heat and don’t freeze
Pause for a minute guarantee you gon’ bleed
‘Cause that’s how we was raised growin’ up in these streets
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Rock wit’ me, let’s get this bitch poppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Like back when the nigga was clockin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Streets been watchin’ and they don’t blink
Sidewalk got ears the pavement don’t sleep
The fittest will survive the weak just don’t eat
Everybody in between just gettin’ a rap sheet
The streets been watchin’ and they don’t blink
Sidewalk got ears the pavement don’t sleep
The fittest will survive the weak just don’t eat
Everybody in between just gettin’ a rap sheet (and everyone in between a rap sheet)
I don’t know you, you don’t know me
You don’t know the history I got on these streets (oh, oh, ohh)
Only if you seen what my eyes have seen (seen what my eyes have seen)
Then you’ll understand why I’m surrounded by G’s (oh yeah)
If you owe me or we got beef
I recommend you reach for your heat and don’t freeze (we got beef)
Pause for a minute guarantee you gon’ bleed (don’t pause for a minute)
‘Cause that’s how we was raised growin’ up in these streets (we was raised in the streets now, yeah)
Go gangsta keep boppin’
Rock wit’ me, let’s get this bitch poppin’
Go gangsta keep boppin’
Like back when the nigga was clockin’
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Rock wit’ me, let’s get this bitch poppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Go gangsta keep boppin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Like back when the nigga was clockin’ (eh, eh, eh)
Go gangsta (see it’s hard to be good easy to do evil)
(And I ain’t really into meetin’ wit new people)
(It’s hard to be good easy to do evil) go gangsta
(And I ain’t really into meetin’ wit new people)
(It’s hard to be good easy to do evil) go gangsta
(And I ain’t really into meetin’ wit new people)
(It’s hard to be good easy to do evil) go gangsta
Makna Lirik
Lirik “Gangsta Bop” mencerminkan perasaan semangat dan ketangguhan dalam menghadapi kehidupan yang keras. Akon menggunakan lirik yang penuh dengan realitas untuk menggambarkan bagaimana sulitnya bertahan dalam kehidupan jalanan, namun tetap memiliki semangat juang yang tinggi. Lagu ini berbicara tentang pentingnya ketangguhan dan bagaimana perasaan tersebut bisa menjadi sumber kekuatan dalam menghadapi tantangan hidup. Liriknya yang penuh dengan realitas dan ketangguhan membuat lagu ini sangat kuat dan relevan bagi siapa saja yang pernah merasakan kerasnya kehidupan.
Proses Penciptaan Lagu
Proses penciptaan “Gangsta Bop” melibatkan Akon yang mencoba menangkap esensi dari kehidupan jalanan dan ketangguhan dalam menghadapi tantangan hidup. Lagu ini ditulis dengan lirik yang penuh dengan realitas kehidupan yang keras, dipadukan dengan melodi yang kuat dan beat yang keras. Musik dalam lagu ini dibuat dengan aransemen yang menonjolkan ketangguhan, memungkinkan lirik dan vokal Akon untuk menjadi fokus utama. Proses rekaman dilakukan dengan sangat hati-hati, memastikan bahwa setiap elemen dalam lagu ini bisa menyampaikan perasaan semangat dan ketangguhan yang ingin disampaikan oleh Akon.
