[Minister] Say man may ushers, deacons, lock the door (I love, to give you light) [Snoop Dogg] Yeah, first of all Giving honor to God, and all the ministers on the pulpits Ushers, deacons, and my lovely choir They sound so beautiful, don't you agree? Sing it sister, Yeah, we'd like to welcome y'all inside this R&G Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece Such a, heavenly experience Alchemist, break it down for me nephew Let me preach to 'em one time, church [Snoop Dogg] In the beginning as a child I was chosen Though not knowing the reason while still my eyes opened Whatever the purpose, I surfaced above the fog Love was given to all, outside living the ball As an adolescent, one black child, I had a message To reach teaching the masses, I wrote my first passage It was jotted down, created in the form of a rap I'm young, living in the city of jackers and gang-banging And dope dealing, cold feeling to be a product of niggas around you Once you get on top they down you But the temptation got me, streets caught me watching I found myself grinding on the streets quite often With a blue rag, banging the dub, fo'-fifth coffin At the spot, 61st, forty blocks from the Eastside Where most of the big homies had a glock and flossed the G-ride Niggas throwing up hands but it wasn't no peace signs Never fo' a second did I think to let my light shine Hardheaded, thought I was grown, messing up Disrespecting my home, not caring 'bout what moms what saying And then I found out that mom wasn't playing Today, I love you for it, back then, I couldn't understand Get my life right, step it up, nigga be a man Never be a victim, of what the system might hit you with Through the stripes still gotta shine my light I've grown, to comprehend the game; my name is Big Snoop Boss Dogg Just a block and a phone call away I've reached the status, of a modern day John Baptist I'm preaching just what I practice To each and all, I got a word from the Beach to across the globe Man woman young and old Don't gain the world, lose your soul to spite Many circumstances Doggy gon' shine my light cause I love you (I love, to give you light) [Minister] And the people that is locked up, locked down And the people that's locked down Also God, should purchase the new, Escalade On 24's, with the spinning things, ha ha I need you to, right now, look at your neighbors Cause a lot of y'all think y'all going to heaven huh And you ain't gon' go! So I need you right now to, look at your neighbor And say neighbor, say neighbor, you ain't going! You ain't going!