Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its 60,000+ residents are considered to be “highly diverse” ethnically. GYYPS grew up right in the heart of Canoga Park, this song reflects on his childhood there and what the regular was for...
[Verse 1: Gyyps]
Hot shot screaming down desoto
85 Degrees in the middle of the night
Hot summers in Canoga
I get out of the streets head back to my
2 car garage with a sofa
And all I got to eat is this old fried chicken
That my momma leftover
My momma asks if I'm sober
She like: When's the last time you heard the gospel
Sylvia said she saw you speeding down roscoe
I thought I taught you better than that
I thought you grew, but you're still a kid
I thought you knew but you never did
I told her shit well I ain't really worried bout it
Got to many problems in the world around me
The local gang violence and the search sirens
Who gon give a fuck a white boy driving
Crime rates rising in my city, oh lord
Demanded to supply for the people, no choice
Leaning sideways spitting image in my voice
Take a look at my life this is mine this is yours
Drive a, two thousand three ford
That shit, my family afford
Praying i make it tomorrow
I'll buy my mom a new car
[Chorus]
Pull up, key in, start
Canoga park
Hop out, lock up the car
Now that it's dark
Stay up til 3 in the morning
Wake up the park
This coming straight from the heart
Show love to Canoga park
[Verse 2: Gyyps]
I'm making moves in my basement
But I ain't got one, that's a metaphor, yeah
I take my whole neighborhood on vacation
I swear, that's what I'm headed for, you
Put my mind on the table, dissect me
I got my bars on cable and Netflix, you can
Watch me like a motherfucking visual
Cause I'm a crazy innoventing individual
I'm getting residuals on interest
On interest on interest on interest
My hair keep on grow by the inches
Don't associate me with the clippers
And when I say something people yall listen
I'm out here preaching like a fucking politician
Hoping I can get your vibes in another state
Let a homie vibe for another day
Crime rates rising in my city
Canoga Park was written by Gyyps.
Gyyps released Canoga Park on Sun May 31 2015.
When I talked to him he simply said that the song is about his childhood and where he grew up. He also said he is trying to raise a bit of awareness about how hard it it to be a youngster in certain areas.