Vato

Vato (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbato]) may refer to:

  • "Vato" (song), a song by Snoop Dogg
  • Vato (song), By Dj Mustard (featuring YG, Jeezy and Que)
  • "Vatos", an episode of The Walking Dead
  • See also

  • Cholo
  • Vato (song)

    "Vato" is the first single by Snoop Dogg from his album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song features B-Real and was produced by The Neptunes. The word "vato" is Chicano slang for "homie".

    The music video for Vato premiered on BET on August 30, 2006 Video on YouTube. Pharrell Williams said the rapper's newest music video 'Vato' will not only feature his gangsta side, but will also tackle the issue of racial conflict in Los Angeles between African-Americans and Hispanics and call for racial unity.

    It is directed by Philipp G. Atwell and featured Chicano rapper Frost as well as Oscar-Nominee Edward James Olmos. An animated video also premiered on snoopdogg.com in September. The final version of "Vato" contains an intro with Snoop Dogg saying "Man don't you know that I'm loco?" and also some shoutouts from Julio G. Shortly after the release of the song, Snoop Dogg and B-Real would receive disses and responses by numerous Mexican rappers who mistakenly took the song as a slander towards the Chicano culture.

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Vato

    by: Snoop Dogg

    I was chillin' right around my way
    21st Eastside at a beach
    This lil' fool ran up on me
    Poppin' off wit his homies like he was a straight G
    Askin' where I'm from while he runnin' up
    Bang my sound, nag one of them
    Some things, son, they just don't change
    Fools don't respect nothin' but to *** bang
    What's seen is what's saw, Dogg is the law
    I have you suckers runnin' like a marathon
    Lil G's tryna creep on the East wit it
    Talkin' 'bout they gon' get my chain
    And they gon' leave with it
    But they don't know, once they get close
    That's tic tac toe, 3 lil' G's laid on the floor
    Yeah, this happened yesterday
    On the West, they spray, I heard an ese say, he said
    Vato, you won't believe what I saw
    I saw these pack o' guys and they act real hard
    And what they do?
    They twisted fingers, say, ?You know who we are?
    He said, ?I don't give a ***, I?m Snoop Doggy Dogg?
    They keep talkin' and it went too far
    So Snoopy, he went straight to the trunk of his car
    And what he get?
    He got his *** and they start runnin' hard
    He started firin' and then he just charged
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    I didn't mean to hit what I hit
    Now that's 3 wannabes dead and I ain't seen s***
    And these suckers'll scream for plea
    But for like a G like me, it?s just a case
    Whether you could see
    I crack the mac back and pop off rollin'
    And snap your neck back, you chop off fallin'
    I haven't seen my mama in a week
    And she ain't even ran her mouth about me
    Bump that, I ain't give a f*** about the law
    Say they wanna brawl
    You would think that they wore bra?s
    Believe in all the things that you never saw
    In it, y?all, been a Dogg, smoke you like a Menathol
    You think you know? But this can't go
    You think you?ll blow all my dough?
    What the f***? No
    See these suckers proceed to speed
    So feel the need to bleed
    All you hear my enemies goin'
    Vato, you won't believe what I saw
    I saw these pack o' guys and they act real hard
    And what they do?
    They twisted fingers, say, ?You know who we are?
    He said, ?I don't give a ***, I?m Snoop Doggy Dogg?
    They keep talkin' and it went too far
    So Snoopy, he went straight to the trunk of his car
    And what he get?
    He got his *** and they start runnin' hard
    He started firin' and then he just charged
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    I wouldn't be the G that I am
    If I didn't pop suckers in their mouth
    I'll be damned
    If Snoop'll keep one foot on the streets
    And leave them cover in sheets
    Run wit the homies wit the heat
    You never seen a thug like this
    You never seen a dub like me
    And I ain't weak for wantin' peace
    In fact, I could be beast of the East, you lil' buster
    I never hesitate to blaze
    Look, I'm really tryna change my ways
    I gotta move my team 'cuz my people?s are screamin'
    That, ?We need more for fun or is it legal??
    [Incomprehensible]
    On this song, make it feel like a drive-by
    It's a shame but somebody gotta die
    They say it happens state to state
    But when I'm mobbin? L.A.
    All I hear the eses say, they go
    Vato, you won't believe what I saw
    I saw these pack o' guys and they act real hard
    And what they do?
    They twisted fingers, say, ?You know who we are?
    He said, ?I don't give a ***, I?m Snoop Doggy Dogg?
    They keep talkin' and it went too far
    So Snoopy, he went straight to the trunk of his car
    And what he get?
    He got his *** and they start runnin' hard
    He started firin' and then he just charged
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, duck, duck
    Plaow, run, run, plaow, run, run
    Snoop Dogg, him bust
    Skateboard P, they say him bust
    DPG, them bust
    BBC, you know them bust
    Come again now
    Snoop Dogg, him bust
    Skateboard P, you know him bust
    Come again now, BBC, them bust
    DPGC, you know them bust




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