Still I believe, we always survive, but why?
To my wherever you are Whattup You know shit is rough after you slid You in God's hands now, a place for me kid nuttin' changed still, party and bullshit We used to R&B bitches and see who rhyme sickest For every hit you made, more afraid to come out
Machine Gun Funk from I came through to smoke blunts You to my hood, we was broke I wonder if we stayed that way, there have been gunsmoke? Still on the block around numb from coke, I guess so 'Cause now with paper, shit is still But fuck it black, you your life, though your loved ones
Peace to your daughter and newborn son It used to be fun, makin' records to see your But, now competition is none, now that gone And these niggaz is wrong, usin' your name in And they claim to be New York's king? It about that more serious, I plan to toast it up with you
Joke with you, we on top, the most official Ain't too many ones out there, I feel some But doubt they're to take it where you took it to I your wake not 'cause I'm fake 'Cause I hate to see somebody so in that way I woulda so long with so much to say
I had to put it in to keep me and Brooklyn from fightin' Tellin' me to pay my and move to the side But I probably wouldn't got off my knees to let people by You can't nothin' that's ready to die You was God to us in the form of Allah
somehow I believe, we always survive, but why?
Still, we will No matter what, my people just alive Still, we will No matter what, my people just alive
Thug life die Dear 'Pac, every thug a tear drop and use teeth To bite off beer tops and out a lil' liquor You was more just the wildest nigga 2Pacalypse, I understand your style goin' on the third year, since you've been gone
On the East and West Coast the same shit is on The industry be talkin', offendin' me They don't believe you dead, wanna see you in your I can relate, and court dates All eyez on you, niggaz in your face invadin' space You asked if I could trade in your place, how I hold up?
How would I ride, before I fold up? How did you know through your rhymes it was time to go? You predicted it in line, all in your flow There could be peace, I have to quote Can't believe I heard my name on the shit you ever wrote We had words 'cause the best to clash at the top
But it brotherly when we seen each other and stopped In NYC, at MTV, watched We was both deep, you left I got no sleep Think how us real niggaz would be If we united, a of thugs, who could fight it? You was caught in a wild or were you crucified
Like the son of God, Lucifer lied And make the world think, young blacks be extinct? But life'll never die, we stay high and just link Will there ever be another MC as Will you return to us the resurrection of Christ?
Still somehow I believe, we always survive.. but
Still, we, survive No matter what, my people just stay Still, we, survive No matter what, my people just alive
I wonder the Commodores went through on tour? Did Smokey Robinson, have to shoot his way out a What has Al seen that made him religious? Was it the drugs, put an end to the music If so, should I put out the indo now and write down A plan and pursue my turn my life around
'Cause I'm bound for the movie screen, that scream I'll need a extra Uzi riding through my own in Queens It be the ones you knew, that want it on everybody it was him that you fronted on Thought we walked a million it was just twenty Not used to walkin' in the path of legit
I thought I made it but we only took steps Up the ladder, where they pay me checks To my clicks I got it I said, "Baby bless" was the 80's but now look at this crazy mess We in the 90's and it's lookin' good Hip-hop it to billions, I knew we would
A lot of ups and downs in the game, could lose or A couple pounds to maintain, one day you here The next you not, when you around check 'em out Some is it, most individuals plots And run the spots, some choose to to theyselves While others have no cares and in jail
More than fifty of us Endin' up with through the chest Through the head, the gut it shows The future for us young shooters and old Who become rich as dealers? Nothing left for us but hoop and hood tournaments
Thug coaches subs sittin' on the bench, either that or rap We want the fast way outta trap it be 9 to 5 or slangin' crack To my deceased Gods I could bring you back But life is a dream and y'all taught me
survive, but why?
Always survive, Still, we, will No matter what, my people stay alive Still, we, will No what, my people just stay alive
Still, we, survive No matter Still, we, will No matter Still, we, survive No matter My niggaz stay alive