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California Grown Mixtape

by Lance Retuya

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    Lance Retuya's first ever mixtape for free! The West Coast, G-Funk style is heavily used on this tape. 13 tracks of the California lifestyle for your enjoyment! Each track is available for download and all lyrics are posted!
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1.
Another Good Day (free) 04:13
Verse 1: It's a good ass day, rollin down Mission Bay Boulevard and the sun shining off my car I see the homies too rollin up from a far Then I hop out the car looking like a superstar And I'm feeling so damn good today Cause the west coast is back from SD to SJ All the ladies looking nice Got the cooler full of lights And I got my locs on Cause the sun's shining bright, on me And I think that girl wants me Cause everytime I sneak peek, she be looking at me And just to think she ain't even hear me rap G Bust out the flow and show you who the mack be Backbeat and I'm bringing that funk heat G-Funk stylin, that's all I know B That's how we do it from the bottom of the coast Put the drink up for the west coast and let's go Chorus: It's a good ass day I'm playin' with '6-4s and '6-treys Yeah it's on and crackin' baby Gotta keep it rockin' the hood way Yeah, it's a good ass day Verse 2: It's noon high and I'm feeling so fly Cause everytime I walk by she be giving me the eye So I walk up, came on and peep game She been looking at me, I gotta know her name She says I was feeling kinda shy But I'm glad you walked by Cause I gotta strong feeling that you my kinda guy I'm like oh yeah girl it's on, Time to bring the party back home and let's go AYE Half way through the day, sittin by the pool Sippin Alize and we do the damn thing Bout it every single day, livin life like an easy summer day And we playing no games, now shorty's swinging my way As we vibing, it's a fly thing Got her under my wing, man what a wild day Sun's just coming down with the breeze from the bay And we bout to parlay, it's a good ass day Chorus: It's a good ass day I'm playin' with '6-4s and '6-treys Yeah it's on and crackin' baby Gotta keep it rockin' the hood way Yeah, it's a good ass day Verse 3: Now, it's the middle of the night and we feeling alright All the ladies mix drinks with the sprite The fellas taking rounds of the Crown, bumping Dogg Pound Smiles all around, empty cans and bottles on the ground Still me and baby vibing in the moonlight And we doing right, spittin rhymes that I write I knew that there was something in the air tonight Feeling so sweet with the gang, it's a rapper's delight And I gotta keep it coming and gunning Just like I'm running for something, but I'm stunting for nothing So I do it for the homies and the xy's, as I wreck rhymes and check lines Like dude from that Bedstuy, but I'm from the Westside Side where Pac died, where low ride and know why we slow ride Where we ghost ride and go by the coast line I'm on the goal line cause I'm here to get mine
2.
I'm Leaning (free) 03:35
And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah Verse 1: You can catch me as I'm leaning through the night time, leaning to the right side, Killer, Mr. Brightside Flying through the sky, get high with no flight times Landing any second jumping off before game time Game time, ballin' out between the baselines, bumping bass lines that I heard through the grapevine H-bombs and napalm, the game's on, flame's turnt on to take on the whole storm Couldn't hype me up, I been taught to stay calm Hittin' roads Jack like Ray Charles to slay bars Never foulin' out cause I keep my game clean and I always do it nice but I keep the flow mean, yeah And my eyes are fully focused on the green as I make my own scenes from the dreams I perceive And the ladies still tuggin' at the seams of my jeans cause no matter what I be, they'll always love the Cali lean yeah Chorus: Always on, never trippin' bout life And I'm feelin' alright, always chillin' through the night And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah This is how we do it in the westside, the homies drop by and you know I'm down to ride And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah Verse 2: Still leaning as I'm swervin' down the highway, making big moves doin' everything my way, I gotta keep stackin', always gotta keep it mackin', funk is always in the trunk so I always keep it slappin', and you know I'm never slackin', in the booth always rappin', and you know I'm never lackin', always down to get it crackin, With the homies on deck, gettin' live on the set and I'm coming for your neck with the verse that I wreck uh Just spittin' those lines of the truth, every time I'm in the booth, always settin' up the mood, got the California roots and I'm hungry for the hoops, always chillin' in the coupe, and I'm grinding for the food yeah Sun shining from the coast to the ghetto, from the desert to the meadow, with the girls in stilettos, laid back instrumentals, and it's coming from the mental, for the love, not the medals, and I'm never gonna settle uh Chorus: Always on, never trippin' bout life And I'm feelin' alright, always chillin' through the night And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah This is how we do it in the westside, the homies drop by and you know I'm down to ride And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah And I'm leaning, and I'm leaning, I'm leaning, l-l-leaning, yeah
3.
Cali Cruisin' (free) 03:52
Verse 1: Laid back, fresh tracks, homie it's that Palm tree, OG, west coast rap Dre did it, Game did it, I'mma stay with it Powder blue throwbacks, so I stay fitted I'mma keep it smooth and flow to the groove California baby can't do it like we do And the stars shine brighter over here Do our thing strong and haters disappear Ya'll ready know I'm the rookie of the year I'mma be MVP in the same year Cause my young lines show no signs of decline '09 Earvin J bringin back showtime Fake to the left, pass to the right Give me the mic I'mma rock it all night Rock it all the way til my pen doesn't drip Then vibe out as I'm cruisin in my whip Verse 2: Sunshining don't stop where I come from Sittin on my rooftop looking like a beach front 70 degrees with that ocean breeze America's finest I was born in SD Got my homies spread all over town Shoutout to my dawgs who be bumpin my sound The pound for pound champ with the west coast crown I grew up on Pac so you know I get around Not talking sexual, just a little sensual When I get a Cali girl, it's always hard lettin go And girls feel the same when we in my ride dippin low Saying she don't wanna man, but I ain't even trippin though Cause it's summertime I'm just straight cruisin Ride in the wind cause yo I'm never losin This is the movement so don't you refuse it Turnin it all the way up now as we cruisin Verse 3: We bringin G-Funk back From the westside of the map Rockin SD and LA caps Cause Cali dreaming's where its at But ya'll shoulda known all that On point so we never wack It's always my turn at bat So let me bring back that smooth ass rap This is that jam you'll be bumpin all year Roll down the windows lettin everybody hear The west coast general salute me out of fear Controlling everything in the western hemisphere Let's be specific, I'm as big as the Pacific Nothing less of a home run everytime I hit Who would knew, so great like Babe Ruth The Sultan of Spit and Bambino of the Booth
4.
Playas Change (free) 03:23
Girl I done been through the pain and every other girl just seemed to be the same All they ever wanted was the money and the fame (fame) cause playas change Verse 1: I know everything I did back then didn't seem right But I care enough to tell you that I ain't right Cause I never been the type just to settle down Now I see that I really need your lovin' now Rebound, now I'm back on to level now Tellin' me that I acted like a lil' child Now I see you and me were meant to be Never will I leave cause I need you right beside me And you know I've changed my ways I've felt that hurt and pain Stop waiting for the rain when we can make the sun glow, like everyday Chorus: Girl I done been through the pain and every other girl just seemed to be the same All they ever wanted was the money and the fame (fame) cause playas change Girl I done been through the pain and every other girl just seemed to be the same All they ever wanted was the money and the fame (fame) cause playas change Verse 2: Hands down best feeling that I ever felt Never knew what it was I could never tell Then you walked right now when you saw my cell Like why you flirt with all them females But I, knew right then and there that I had to change Cause every other girl just seemed the same In the game, through the rain, we done came up here So let's enjoy this fame And that's the way it goes She lovin' that Cali flow So now I tell them other girls in the world, no, no Verse 3: Now I thought that we were on the right track But she tells me straight up that we movin' too fast So I had to pull it back cause I been through that Up and down the Cali map with the ladies from the past uh Things always change, never do they stay the same Gotta keep it movin' like the wind from the Bay Now we on the same page and the sky is never gray Told her that I gotta go but she beggin' me to stay Feelin' so smooth, while we roll in my coupe And knowing this the truth by the way that we moved And we grooved, had me feeling like a fool Cause one night with you in this west coast mood Had me feeling this groove Chorus: Girl I done been through the pain and every other girl just seemed to be the same All they ever wanted was the money and the fame (fame) cause playas change Girl I done been through the pain and every other girl just seemed to be the same All they ever wanted was the money and the fame (fame) cause playas change
5.
Sunday Lovin' (free) 03:11
Verse 1: I wake up and another week's up Waking up at 11 and I gotta keep it up Cause I grind in the wintertime, shine in the summertime Find me another dime, live with the illest rhyme Sick beats and another good week With the wind in my cheek as I'm leaning in the seat And a girl wanna freak, and she ready in the sheets But I'm chillin' in the heat, kickin' back with the peeps yeah What you know bout Coronas and the game, hot dogs on the flame Every Sunday is the same, wildin' out with the mains and it's never gonna rain From LA to the Bay, it's a Cali Sunday yeah And you know I be hangin' with the fam, always down to do a jam And we never gotta plan, just doing what we can and no matter where we land, Sundays like this just make me say, damn Chorus: Ayeee, sun shining on me And we kicking back too in the California breeze Another week gone and I'm feeling so free That Sunday Lovin' Ohhh, and we cruising down slow Ya'll ready know that I'm California grown Another week gone and I'm going with the flow That Sunday Lovin' Verse 2: San Diego, represent, represent (sent) Sunday afternoons like this, what we get (get) Cruise through the week, then we do it once again (gain) Flying through LA, headin' west on the 10 (10) Yeah, last night was the night and the moon was lookin' bright And we lookin' back now cause the weeks treat us good From the mall to the beach, from the pad to the club uh Back here kickin' back on a Sunday, another fun day Getting rest for the Mondays, checkin sun rays Feeling blessed with the one Bay, sliding down home no matter what the ump say Sundays showin' nothin' but love Get my drink on, feeling up a lil' buzz We take it for it is and never how it was Cause that Cali lovin' is embedded in my blood uh Chorus: Ayeee, sun shining on me And we kicking back too in the California breeze Another week gone and I'm feeling so free That Sunday Lovin' Ohhh, and we cruising down slow Ya'll ready know that I'm California grown Another week gone and I'm going with the flow That Sunday Lovin' Ohhh, that Sunday, that Sunday, that Sunday Lovin' Ayeee, that Sunday, that Sunday, that Sunday Lovin'
6.
Feelin' My Vibe (free) 03:36
Verse 1: Another smooth coast track for your mind Not trippin' bout the time, just smiling when we ride To the coast so slow, West Co(vina) to San Jo(se) And we flippin' them bones, homies hittin' up the phone Like ayeee, where the party at And we sippin' on Bacardi like it's Cognac Ladies keep saying that they ain't wantin' that But I gotta keep it real, so I'm talking back like Stop frontin' girl, you know I keep it coming And I'm flowing like it's nothing and I keep the game thumping And I keep your heart pumping with that left coast stunting And that Nate Dogg bumping, all that California lovin' yeah Spittin' verses showing everybody love, coming outta Cali baby It don't matter where you from, from the 671 to the perfect Cali sun We all having fun, yeah today we all one uh Chorus: Roll the windows all down when we cruisin' Bump the G-Funk sound when we movin', hey Are you feelin' my vibe, are you feelin' my vibe Are you feelin' alright, yeah Livin' good when we chillin' with the homies Wildin' in the sun and we singing those oldies, hey Are you feelin' my vibe, are you feelin' my vibe Are you feelin' alright, yeah Verse 2: Good times settin' up the vibe right and I'm fiending on the mic As we chill through the night and despite That we kicking back on a school night, that we loving this life Never acting on the hype cause I Got the flow to rock all the shows and everytime I go to spit to the foes, they always talkin' bout the kicks and the clothes But I know that my style just outshines my dough cause I'm Stackin' paper never trippin bout the haters, I'm a south Cali Laker San Diego hall of famer, always Chargin' through the Raiders, never lookin' for the Angels, cause my Padre came up, now watch me do the same cause, I'm moving up without a main buzz Just doing my thing for the people that I love And if you ain't down with this California love Then you can fall back cause I'm loving where I came from yeah Chorus: Roll the windows all down when we cruisin' Bump the G-Funk sound when we movin', hey Are you feelin' my vibe, are you feelin' my vibe Are you feelin' alright, yeah Livin' good when we chillin' with the homies Wildin' in the sun and we singing those oldies, hey Are you feelin' my vibe, are you feelin' my vibe Are you feelin' alright, yeah
7.
Groove With You (free) 03:04
We bumping this west coast groove And we feeling that laid back mood You be feeling on me, I be feeling on you All I wanna do is groove with you Verse 1: Baby I ain't tryna touch girl, you messing up the groove Cause I came on a little strong, but I thought I had to Cause you looking so nice, got your wrist full of ice Blinded by the stars, come and walk to the light And I heard your attitude is so real Don't take this the wrong way, I just wanna chill yeah With you, since I came into room I been looking at you and I see you looking back too Hey, let me get you another drink As I walk to the back, she gave me a little wink When I, came back some dude was tryna spit game She mentions my name and he didn't do a damn thang Now I knew that this girl was tryna groove And she's so laid back with the west coast mood yeah She got me feeling like I could never lose And how can I lose with a girl like you Chorus: We bumping this west coast groove And we feeling that laid back mood You be feeling on me, I be feeling on you All I wanna do is groove with you We bumping this west coast groove And we feeling that laid back mood You be feeling on me, I be feeling on you All I wanna do is groove with you Verse 2: Verse two, and we still grooving Up and down the coast, doing it moving They call me Big L, but I'm never losing I ain't playing girl, yeah I'mma prove it We lose track of time saying what's on our minds Told her I'm an emcee, so I spit a couple lines Everything was alright, she was smiling all night Thought I was dreaming cause it just felt too right Too right when we riding at night Reaching for her hand as we hit stoplight I look into her eyes, she gave me a smile Then we just cruised off through the green light yeah Feeling good so I took her to the bluff And I'm feeling so high like I just took a puff The sun was rising up, I couldn't get enough And night turned into light as we cuddled up Chorus: We bumping this west coast groove And we feeling that laid back mood You be feeling on me, I be feeling on you All I wanna do is groove with you We bumping this west coast groove And we feeling that laid back mood You be feeling on me, I be feeling on you All I wanna do is groove with you
8.
Around the Way (free) 03:48
Livin' up, thinkin what's around the way Just hopin for those better days But time's just going so slow, so slow Verse 1: Roads blinding, what's ahead of me Friends change to enemies, my ex want me back But I let her be, yeah like the letter B Cause I never let her see, me and my dreams Turning past into history, its no mystery What I want and finna be, you kidding me I'mma be a baller like in Venice Beach And I ain't talking bout a hoop and a ball But the way that I move and the way that I talk Red carpet award shows, I'm rollin in By 2020, I'mma be the best there's ever been When Jay Hova retires, you know I'm zonin in I'mma take over Jay's spot like Conan did Chorus: Livin' up, thinkin what's around the way Just hopin for those better days But time's just going so slow, so slow Thinkin what's around the way Just hopin for those better days But time's just going so slow, so slow Verse 2: I daydream and play things to make me Think about things that real dreams can bring me Never leave the scene to flee for the right things Cause since I was eighteen, sittin on those eighteens I been dealing with the pain stings and hating A mix between Nas and TIP, homie I Am...King I'm never coming down, so go on keep on waiting You tried to block my J, but I'm already fading Like 23 and when I'm 23, in another league I'mma keep the game buzzin' like a bumblebee Under trees, the number one MC I keep the girls under me, like rapper's in the industry Chorus: Livin' up, thinkin what's around the way Just hopin for those better days But time's just going so slow, so slow Thinkin what's around the way Just hopin for those better days But time's just going so slow, so slow Verse 3: Don't confuse it cause I know you actin clueless When these rappers acting foolish, you be acting like I do this I stuck myself to the wall of this game It's a shame, where's the brains, I'm here to make a change For the lames, I'm insane in my veins, since I seen the betters days Yall'd be amazed how I got through the maze This ain't no phase, I'm on a pace to top this neverending race Tryna find the ways of that paper chase yeah Ya'll came into the game, tryna aim for the fame And since we ain't the same, ya'll left as a shame That's a shame cause I made it through the rain That's the same pain that got me here goin' round the way
9.
So Smooth (free) 04:23
Verse 1: I've been waiting all week just to vibe out So it's time for me and you just to ride out Workin so hard writing bars and I'm burnt out Chillin with the homies, so forget about work now This is that west coast sound that you love Put this on repeat cause ya can't get enough Pour some Hennessy and Alize in ya red cup Nate Dogg in the background, Regulators It's a clear black night, a clear white moon All the girls lookin good, it's time to make a move I cant decide which fine dime, I should pick up Got enough cash, so tonight I'll just drink up Goin home at six in the morning Sun's rising up and I'm yawning Slept at 730, woke up at 10 My homie calls me up, time to do it again Chorus: This west coast wind's got me feelin so smooth So smooth, ayeeeeee So can we just chill and do what we wanna do Cruisin down the street, and I'm feelin so smooth So smooth, so smooth, so smooth I'm feelin so good Verse 2: Needin more sleep, but the party never stops Hear the homie at the door, knock knock knock I look up at the clock and it's only twelve So we ride out to the west coast swells Took us half an hour gettin' stuck in the traffic Got my Lakers jersey on, and I'm smilin' like Magic Rollerblades and skateboards rollin' in the path Pass me that football, show you how I catch Food on the grill, but no one brought the beers Nick rolls up, the damn hero of the year Then a cop says, there's no drinking on the beach Gave him four beers and he turned the other cheek It's a summer night, so we gather round the heat This never gets old, so we do this every week Lil honey needs a ride, so she hops in my seat Talked til the break of a dawn, man what a week Verse 3: It's the middle of the week, so I call up that girl She's down to hangout cause she wants me in her world So I tell babygirl to get ready by five, A one hour drive to my favorite spot Honey was amazed by the view from the top Sittin on a rock, not lookin at the clock Swept off her feet before we even went to eat Kissed me on the cheek sayin I was really sweet We really hit it off in the time spent together It only gets better girl in this perfect weather She asked am I real cause she's scared of getting hurt So I told her I'm for real and she gave me a smirk My mind wants it fast, but I gotta take it slow I've made the same mistakes, so now I really know What I gotta say and what I gotta do Ain't the same old little boy, I'm doin thangs new She's loves the west coast and I'm glad that I found The girl I've been looking for in my hometown So let's take a ride girl, just you and me I finally learned how to live my life so smoothly
10.
Chorus: It's all in my mind I'm trippin' Daydreaming off the drink that I'm sippin' But I'm livin the good life Trippin' over things that don't even sound right So I gotta keep it goin for the true ones And keep it real for all my new ones It's all in my mind, I do this all the time Everything's gon' be fine Verse 1: Yo I'm bugging out, I'm losing my mind I'm exagerrating all the signs, it ain't the first time Since my first rhyme (AYE), since my first line (AYE) I been having doubts yo, waiting for my dream to die But those are just thoughts, you know I can't stop man 4 o'clock AM and we still locked in Locked in got my eyes on the prize Cause I raise up everyday like the sun in the sky Dang all these similies and metaphors, I'm makin more Pass around my knowledge to the world, I'mma take yours Those tryna keep me down you gon' pay for it Karma's coming anytime, you just gotta wait for it Chorus: It's all in my mind I'm trippin' Daydreaming off the drink that I'm sippin' But I'm livin the good life Trippin' over things that don't even sound right So I gotta keep it goin for the true ones And keep it real for all my new ones It's all in my mind, I do this all the time Everything's gon' be fine Verse 2: You never would of thought, somebody like me Would get down like this, how much am I worth, I say I'm priceless This is the Good Lyfe, this how my life is, a little Henny in me I'm feeling so gone, I'm feeling so strong, nothing can drop me You think I'm trippin, but I'm not, when I drop hot beats for the streets,this song's for the girls, the hits for the world And I think you trippin if you thinkin Good Lyfe ain't nice Check our profile, we dress for success, that's how we stay fresh Everytime we go out, so I hope you know now, yeah
11.
Henny, Money, Trees (free) 03:53
Verse 1: Oh yes I love her like that, she always want me back She always got my back through the traps and the raps Needin' credits like a cast and we never ride too fast But I'm always on the gas, in the 'lac, and in fact That we lovin' in the back, to that Roger and that Zapp Off of special Cognac, so we max and relax in the back With the bass so loud that we can't hear sounds Bounce like a rebound, high coming down She asking how I do it, she knew it like when I'm moving fluid Girl I'm Cali grown to the bone bone, ride so slow when I go home, oh no Used to crush but no more slow rolls, used to bang gals(bengals) like Ochocinco Add one more ocho and you get that place I roll for I'm an SD local, flow's so loco, ride through town with a Charger logo And yeah she riding too with six tattoos with the powder blue An animal, flammable, tasting sweet like a cantaloupe, yeah She got that kiss of death, death, when I got nothing left With every step she takes my breath, to the point where I can't feel my chest, I love her like Verse 2: Oh yes I love her like the Henny and my Coke, when we walking through the door And my game's so stone cold, wet like a raincoat, play me back like that in the slo-mo Cause I keep her good and I knew she never would, leave me for that dude who couldn't love her when he knew he could Now he's stuck with the wrong girl, once was a homegirl, looking back then like damn that was one girl Now she feeling me by blowing trees in the breeze, now enemies tryna get my chick Just waiting out tryna catch me slip, but I'll never dip, I'll never slip, with a one-two jab but they'll hit and I know That she be feeling the same and I be getting my way, with everything that I say and she be calling my name, at anytime of the day And I be feeling the same, switching out of the lanes, as I'm grippin' the grain That's how she do, we in the mood, gotta get that right We in the groove, no time to lose, we bout to cruise to the top, we feeling that smooth No way she cuttin' me loose cause I be making those moves No matter what she gon' do, I'm staying true, cause I love her like
12.
Stuck in the Game (free) 03:35
Verse 1: I'm just a young man lookin up, now it's my time Heroes fallin everywhere, so I'm shookin up But I won't hesistate to rock the big halls Cause I know they watching every step so I'll never fall Going back to put their CD's on replay Doin my thing now, so fans could do the same Just wait til I'm a big name, dealing with the big fame Put the whole game into checkmate I tried to lock it up, but I locked myself in it Tried to escape cause I know I'll never win it Truth of the matter is, this is my passion My flow'll never die, so this is everlasting I'll never leave cause the game's got me stuck Which is why I'm writing songs, just to get a quick buck Chorus: I'm stuck I got nowhere to go All I got in this world is my pen and my flow Yeah, I'm gettin stuck in the game, stuck in the game I'm gettin stuck in the game Tried to get away, but it always brings me back So here I am again writing this track Yeah, I'm gettin stuck in the game, stuck in the game I'm gettin stuck in the game Verse 2: Sometimes I get doubts with the pen in my hand Frustrate myself when I'm near the mic stand Cause I write songs, but they always come out wack So now I know I gotta bring it hard on every track I got thoughts and rhymes flowing 'round in my mind But it takes time to come up with that one line That one sick line that makes the whole track There's me, Crook and Game, ain't no one after that I do this for myself and not for the streets The rhythm to my verse is how my heart beats Time just brings pain, pain just brings rain But time has yet to start my reign of the game I'm a renegade, still afraid of the later days Hoping better days come and take away the pain Pain from the game from building up my name Thinking I could get a deal, man I must've been insane So I block the negativity, improve on my abilities Take me for granted, you'll be missing me When I'm long gone, when my soul's song Stops, and I join my grandmoms in heaven's palms Chorus: I'm stuck I got nowhere to go All I got in this world is my pen and my flow Yeah, I'm gettin stuck in the game, stuck in the game I'm gettin stuck in the game Tried to get away, but it always brings me back So here I am again writing this track Yeah, I'm gettin stuck in the game, stuck in the game I'm gettin stuck in the game

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released March 28, 2010

Sunday Lovin' (Produced by RTNProductionz)
Recorded and Mixed by Lance Retuya

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