Now, this is a story all about howÂ
My life got flipped-turned upside downÂ
And I'd like to take a minuteÂ
Just sit right thereÂ
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel AirÂ
In west Philadelphia born and raisedÂ
On the playground was where I spent most of my daysÂ
Chillin' out maxin'Â relaxin' all coolÂ
And all shootin some b-ball outside of the schoolÂ
When a couple of guys who were up to no goodÂ
Started making trouble in my neighborhoodÂ
I got in one little fight and my mom got scaredÂ
She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'Â
I begged and pleaded with her day after dayÂ
But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my wayÂ
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'Â
First class, yo this is bad
Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glassÂ
Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like?Â
Hmmmmm this might be alrightÂ
But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois, all thatÂ
Is this the type of place that they just send this cool cat?
I don't think soÂ
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-AirÂ
Well, the plane landed and when I came out
There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name outÂ
IÂ ain't trying to get arrested yet I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappearedÂ
I whistled for a cab and when it came nearÂ
The license plate said, 'Fresh,' and it had dice in the mirrorÂ
If anything I could say that this cab was rareÂ
But I thought 'Nah, forget it' - 'Yo, homes to Bel Air'Â
I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'Â
I looked at my kingdom I was finally thereÂ
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel AirÂ