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[Interviewer]
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Between you and Biggie, it was like,
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Who's gon', who's gon'..
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Who rules the nigga kingdom and shit, basically
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You know what I'm sayin'...
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I was like, this is like a fucking election!
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It is an election and shit,
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You know what I'm saying?
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[2pac]
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It is that, It is that!
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Me and Biggie's situation is smarter than that,
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Me and Biggie's situation is like...
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[Ambulance radio]
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Central, we got a black male shot...
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[Singing]
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You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...
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[News reporter]
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Tupac Shakur got shot 7 times...
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[2pac]
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While i'm in jail, strangers is telling me:
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"You don't know?
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Biggie homeboy shot you!"
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And they braggin'!
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And thats why what I'm doing...
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I don't know what I'm doing,
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I'm screaming, i'm screaming...
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CHORUS:
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm just living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G.]
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Check it!
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I grew up, a fuckin screw-up
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Got introduced to the game,
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Got a ounce and fuckin blew up
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Choppin rocks overnight
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The nigga Biggie Smalls
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Tryin to turn into the black Frank White
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We had to grow dreads
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To change our description
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Two cops is on the milk box, "Missing"
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Show they toes, you know they got stepped on
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A fist full of bullets, a chest full of teflon
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Run from the police, picture that
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Nigga i'm too fat
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I fuck around and catch a asthma attack
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That's why i bust back, it don't phase me
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When he drop, take his glock
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And i'm swayze
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Celebrate my escape
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Sold the glock, bought some weight
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Laid back, i got some money to make,
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Motherfucker!
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You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm just living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G.]
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Tupac's still dead, you know what i'm saying...
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Just... don't feed into it
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If you feed into it, it's going up and escalate
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You know what i'm saying...
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I know about the truth...
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I know what people would believe that was the truth
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[2pac]
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It's on me...
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But still i'm havin memories
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Of high speed when the cops crashed,
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As i laughed
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Pushin the gas when my Glocks blast
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We was young and we was dumb but we had heart
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In the dark, where we survived through the bad parts
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Many dreams is what i had, and plenty wishes,
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No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
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And these bitches, they still continue to persue me
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A couple o' movies,
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Now the whole world is tryin to screw me
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Even the cops tried to sue me
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So what can I do, but stay true,
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Sippin 22's of brew
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And now the media is trying to test me,
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Got the press asking questions, tryin' to stress me
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Misery is all I see, thats my mind state
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My history with the police
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Would shake the crimerate
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My main man had two strikes slipped,
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Got arrested and flipped,
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He screamed "Thug Life!" and emptied the clip,
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Got tired of running from the police...
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You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm just living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G.]
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I was shocked and everything, you know what I'm sayin'
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But i wasn't more shocked of him dying,
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I was more shocked of him... (*ding*)
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Pac is a strong dude yo, i know dudes,
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You know what I'm sayin'...
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He is real strong,
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So when they was like "He got shot!",
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I was more like "Again?",
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You know what I'm sayin',
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He always gettin' shot or shot at,
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He gon' pull through this one again,
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Make a few records about it,
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And it's gonna be over, you know what I'm sayin'?
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But when he, when he died, i was like "Whoa!"
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You know what I'm sayin', it kinda took me by...
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And even though we was going through our drama,
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I would never wish death on nobody,
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You |