Hood Now (Outro)

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Hood Now (Outro)**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the sixteenth and final track from his fourth studio album, *Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1* (2012).

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

This one for the hood!

[Verse 1]

What do you do when it's so unequal?

Wear Michael Jordan's with your tuxedos

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yeah, yeah

It's "hood" now

Public school system only teaching parts

So the school of hard knocks is what make you street smart

You're hood now

Hood now

Yeah, yeah

Hood now

Open fire hydrant 'front the liquor store

Kool and perm ads all on the billboards

You in the hood now

You in the hood now

That's right

You in the hood now

Ramen noodle soups, you make the best

Water in the milk to make it stretch

That's the hood now

That's the hood now

That's the hood now

That's the hood now

Ivy League was running really well then

They slipped up and let Cornel in

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yes it is

It's hood now

In Miami Beach, it's rich white folks

But Memorial Day, you-know-who do the most

It's hood now

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yeah, it's hood now

And house shoes is for the house fool

The homies wear 'em out, how cool

It's hood now

It's hood now

That's hood now

Oh yeah, that's hood now

And that Mercedes Benz, on them giant rims

Open up the trunk and see 'bout twenty 10s

That's hood now

It's hood now

That's hood now

Oh yeah, that's hood now

And diamond chains was for kings and queens

But since we got to 'em they'll never be the same

They hood now

They hood now

Bling, Bling

It's hood now

You pissed her off, you broke the rules

Her earrings out, she taking off her shoes

It's hood now

It's hood now

It's about to be...

Really hood now

Chop up Jazz, loop up the Rock

Sample the Blues, call it Hip-Hop

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yeah mayne

It's hood now

[Hook]

We took that hurt, made it into songs

God bless the child that's got his own

Sayin' it's hood now

Sayin' it's hood now

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

Pants saggin', right off my ass

I sit it down, right in first class

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yes sir

It's hood now

Fancy restaurant, dress code

T-shirt, gym shoes

It's hood now

It's hood now

Hallelujah

It's hood now

Fashion shows, with fancy clothes

You see Mr. West right in the front row

It's hood now

It's hood now

That's what it means

It's hood now

At the Oscars, P on the sticks

And the winner is… Three-6

It's hood now

It's hood now

Uh oh…

It's hood now

[Hook]

We took that hurt, made it into songs

God bless the child that's got his own

Sayin' it's hood now

Sayin' it's hood now

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

You had Elvis Presley and he was crackin'

But guess what? Here comes Michael Jackson

It's hood now

It's hood now

That's right

It's hood now

Pro sports, them was yo' courts

But you let us in, so on and so forth

It's hood now

It's hood now

Uh huh

It's hood now

They gave us scraps, some of it old

We cooked it up and called it “soul”

It's good now

It's good now

You like that?

It's hood now

And you know me, I don't vote

But the White House, you already know

It's hood now

It's hood now

Yes sir

It's hood now

[Hook]

We took that hurt, made it into songs

God bless the child that's got his own

Sayin' it's hood now

Sayin' it's hood now

[Outro]

You know I had to do it

Can't forget where you came from

One for the ghetto

Two for the hood

Three for the all

Four for the good

Yeah

And we out

This the great

I mean

God is Great

American Rap

Food & Liquor 2, through