In West Philadelphia born and raised, on the playground was where I spent most of my days.Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool, and all shootin some b-ball outside of school
When a couple of guys, they were up to no good, started making trouble in my neighborhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared.She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I begged and pleaded with her day after day, but she packed my suite case and sent me on my way. She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket. I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad! Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass. Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like? Hmmmmm this might be alright.

But wait, I hear the prissy, booze, whine, all that, is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat? I don't think so, I'll see when I get there. I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air

Well uh, the plane landed and when I came out there was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out. I ain't trying to get arrested yet. I just got here! I sprang with the quickness, like lightening disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror. If anything I can say is that this cab was rare. But I thought 'Man forget it' - 'Yo home to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about seven or eight, and I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'. I looked to my kingdom, I was finally there, To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air.