Newscaster: In the news tonight rap star Mack 10 releases his second
  solo album titled "Based On A True Story," and according to reliable
  sources Ha, he laughs in the face of the sophomore jinx. After the
  release of Westside Connection and Mack's new record, gangster rap
  seems to be at an all time high.
    Verse 1
  Either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat
  you either got ends or struggle to make ends meet
  You can either turn square or keep the mind of a rebel
  some uppity livin' good some faced with death in the ghetto
  I'm a product of the streets so I vow to never slip
  so I trust no one and keep a P. Coltrane on my hip
  I always paid attention while my O.G's was teachin'
  Rule number one if it's on blast the first nigga reachin'
  either death or the pen' shit I had to do better
  It was a must I moved on and now I'm all about cheddar
  a young entrepreneur I rather slang than bang
  now girls be like you go Mack 10 baby do yo thang
  So I continue to get down and I keep writin' rhymes
  and I parlay every dollar to flip at least a hundred times
  So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory
  and everything I recite's Based On A True Story
    Chorus <"Story" sung in background throughout>
  You can feel nigga
  It's based on a true story
  You know it's real nigga
  Based on a true story
    Verse 2
  The year 1986 is when it all started
  now eleven years later we still rough and cold hearted
  and as the saga continues I ride the wave like a Sea Doo
  not to knock hip hop but gangsta rap is what we do
  Niggas on they first album
  already sold a mil'
  So before you knock our style
  at least admit that it's real
  It's all sex drugs and violence
  so you pretend you ain't checkin'
  You mean to tell me people
  really ain't dyin' every second
  Now y'all made the rules
  niggas can say what they choose
  So if you gone ban Gangsta rap
  then you got to ban the news
  That means no weather report
  no Waco and the bad reverand
  No channel 4 channel 7 and no film at eleven
  With no high school diplomas we became millionaires
  media mad 'cause we winning and we really playin' fair
  So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory
  and everything I recite's Based On A True Story
    Chorus
    Verse 3
  I crumble green on a magazine
  ready to roll a joint
  damn in this billboard
  I'm number one with a hollow point
  It was a rough road ahead
  but for my kids I gotta pave it
  so I twist one shake the weed out
  close the book up and save it
  'Cause my son li'l Mack
  might grow up and have a crew
  and he can show all his homies
  this what my daddy used to do
  See I was raised around gangstas
  and grindas since a youth
  so the shit I rap abouts like 99% truth
  With dedicated fans from bebe kids
  to bambinos and niggas that's CEO's
  before they reach they three O's
  Maneuver through the corporate world
  makin' moves to take ours
  Rolling big German luxury and Italian sports cars
  so watch what you do 'cause you know we playa hated
  and everytime it's a homicide they call it gang related
  So keep your game tight and it's all fame and glory
  and everything I recite's Based On A True Story
    Chorus (2X)
    Too $hort talking: Say Mack baby, it's yo pa'tna $hort dog man.
  You know I got yo back boy. You know a nigga like me I just left
  the Ferrarri dealer man. I ain't go lie I know you ridin' rims.
  But the problem is, it's a lot of mothafuckas out there that think we
  rappers man. That think we just sit at home and make this up at
  our momma's house. I hate to tell y'all man some of us are real playas
  real ballers biitch.