| TQ의 싱글 | ||||
| - | → | Westside (1998) | → | "Bye Bye Baby" (1998) |
| Westside | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> They Never Saw Me Coming | |||
| 아티스트 | TQ | |||
| B-Side | "Westside (Instrumental Version)" "Bye Bye Baby (Snippet)" (12인치 싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1998년 9월 15일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1998년 | |||
| 스튜디오 | EMI 레코딩 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 로스앤젤레스)[1] 랄라비 웨스트 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 로스앤젤레스)[2] | |||
| 장르 | R&B | |||
| 재생 시간 | 5:04 (앨범 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | Clockwork Entertainment, Epic | |||
| 송라이터 | Terrance Quaites,[3] Mike Mosley, Femi Ojetunde, Joe Sample, Robert Ford, Russell Simmons, James Moore, Kurt Walker, Lawrence Smith | |||
| 프로듀서 | Mike Mosley, Femi Ojetunde, TQ | |||
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1. 개요
미국의 R&B 싱어송라이터 TQ의 싱글이며 그의 데뷔 앨범 They Never Saw Me Coming의 첫 싱글로 1998년 9월 15일에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 (앨범 버전) |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| [Intro] This is goin' out To the whole wide Westside Know what I'm sayin'? Yeah Break it down for me Steady Mobbin (Rock) rock on [Verse 1] I was just a young boy livin' in the Hub City Eastside Compton, G Back in the days when Ice Cube and Eazy Had every nigga talkin' 'bout, "Boy, you can't fuck with me" Remember Ice-T had the power (Ooh, wee) Hearin' gunshot lickin' by the hour When Too $hort bumped in every supersport And told us all how to ride for the West Coast [Hook] To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at, throw your dubs in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day, every day, any damn day Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on, it don't stop, won't stop, can't stop You could ride or die That's why I put it down for the Westside [Verse 2] It would seem that long ago (Oh, no) We were stealin' forties out the liquor store (Oh, no) Mama started trippin', so it's time to go Mob to the park with the locstas Everybody broke smokin' roaches DJ Quik was the shit Had every nigga claimin' he was from the CPT Y'all remember One time tried to clown We had to burn this bitch on down [Bridge] One time for my niggas in incarceration (ooh, yeah) I blaze a dime with you for havin' lots of patience Two times for my sisters at the county building I got some love for all you little ghetto children Three times for my niggas that done passed away I tip some gin for you and pray for better days One day everything's gonna be fine But until that day my only reply Is "westside till I die" [Hook] To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at, throw your dubs in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day, every day, any damn day Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on, it don't stop, won't stop, can't stop You could ride or die Got to give it up for the westside [Verse 3] From Crenshaw to Foothill Boulevard All I see is lolos in mob cars, Daytons and Five Stars All the true hoes is hittin' switches with all the finest riches Of course the bombest bitches, don't get it twisted Ask me what's a real G Show me a nigga scrappin' back against the wall until his knuckles bleed Screamin' death to all our enemies and those who don't believe West Coast livin' be the shit to me [Bridge] One time for my niggas in incarceration (ooh, yeah) I blaze a dime with you for havin' lots of patience Two times for my sisters at the county building I got some love for all you little ghetto children Three times for my niggas that done passed away I tip some gin for you and pray for better days One day everything's gonna be fine But until that day my only reply Is "westside till I die" [Hook] To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at, throw your dubs in the air Wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day (All day), every day (Every day), any damn day (Any damn day) Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on (Goin' on and on), it don't stop (And on and on), won't Stop, can't stop You could ride or die You got to give it up for the Westside To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at (Whoa... whoa... whoa...) Throw your gloves in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day, every day (Every day), any damn day (Any damn day) Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on (Goin' on and on), it don't stop (And on and on), won't Stop (And on and on), can't stop You could ride or die La, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at, throw your gloves in the air Wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day (All day), every day (Every day), any damn day (Any damn day) Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on, it don't stop, won't stop, can't stop You could ride or die TQ gon' give it up for the Westside To my peoples, if you hear me, where you at, throw your dubs in the air Wave 'em like you just don't care From L.A. to the Bay, what you say All day, every day, any damn day Take a look around, we got the whole world locked down Goin' on and on, it don't stop, won't stop, can't stop You could ride or die Got to give it up for the Westside [Outro] Dedicated to Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, Tupac Shakur Rest in peace, homies |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 10위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 2주 비연속 12위를 기록했고[4] 7주 연속 20위권에,[5] 11주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[6]1998년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 82위, 1998년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 100위에 올랐다.