In This Life... Uncle Reo, Gang Starr, Snoop Dogg

[00:03.14] Word up
[00:05.05] Aiyyo Rome' (yo)
[00:06.47] Yo life ain't what it's cracked up to be these days, y'knahmean?
[00:10.97] Word! Knahmsayin?
[00:12.24] Life hard out this muh'fucker, y'knahmsayin?
[00:14.07] So you gotta make the best of a bad situation, and hold your head
[00:17.27] Knahmsayin? You gotta progress through the struggle man
[00:21.08] In this life. (ohhh, this life)
[00:22.13] "You better wake up"
[00:25.73] In this life. (talkin bout this life)
[00:27.98] "R-R-Remember this"
[00:30.76] In this life. (whoah-ohhh)
[00:33.13] "S-S-Survival of the fittest"
[00:35.87] In this life
[00:37.43] "I go all out" - "Y'knahmsayin?"
[00:41.66] From New York to Cali it remains the same
[00:43.30] Bitch niggaz always wanna go against the grain
[00:45.87] The strong will survive, the weak shall perish
[00:48.63] Y'all need more courage, I keep y'all nourished
[00:51.26] Get in line, I let you know right now
[00:53.76] You need to slow right down or you get blown right now
[00:56.31] From what I see it's systematic how we push to addicts
[00:59.49] Demographics make the street life hell or drastic
[01:01.83] In the hood we see oppressive genocide
[01:04.33] Cause if it's on it's on, you know at least 10 men'll ride
[01:06.48] But on the other side, corruption runs deep
[01:08.92] I'm aware of the conspiricies, discussion is brief
[01:11.33] They're building more prisons, spendin less on schools
[01:14.14] On the block Smith & Wess-ons and Teflons rule
[01:16.53] It's hard to escape it, certain laws are sacred
[01:19.50] In this life my nigga, it's mad hard to make it
[01:22.29] In this life
[01:23.19] Money is key
[01:24.96] And everybody you see ain't what they claim to be
[01:27.36] In this life
[01:28.43] I try to do right
[01:30.24] I live a treacherous life, I know I ain't right, mm
[01:32.34] In this life
[01:33.92] You got to keep on
[01:35.47] You got to be strong, you got to hold on
[01:37.68] In this life, heh, I come in peace
[01:40.20] But still yo, I come from the streets
[01:43.44] This one's for my sons and my lil' daughter
[01:45.00] Peace to JMJ and my nigga Headquarters
[01:47.87] A +GangStarr+ with a gangster, on a mission
[01:50.66] World +Premier+, limited edition
[01:53.17] My mind keeps driftin cause I haven't had a spliff in
[01:55.97] A long time, I'm doin fine, I feel teriffic
[01:58.33] I bop up the street, C-walk to the beat
[02:00.70] It's cold outdoors, so I got to keep some heat
[02:03.53] I never know when a cutthroat gon' try to test me
[02:06.10] Disrespect me, things could get messy
[02:08.52] Yes he, shoot a good game, like James
[02:11.23] I mean Jesse, watch out nigga, heavens to Betsies
[02:13.95] The big drum beater
[02:16.04] With a car full of heaters and some fly senoritas
[02:18.81] In some Stacy's or some Chucks, cause I gotsta keep it G'd up
[02:21.66] Run up on the Dogg man you bound to get beat up
[02:24.38] In this life. (ohhh, this life, I'm tryin to make it better)
[02:28.56] "You better wake up"
[02:29.69] In this life. (I won't have to struggle no mo', no I won't)
[02:33.57] "R-R-Remember this"
[02:34.95] In this life. (ohhh, this life, this life)
[02:37.99] "S-S-Survival of the fittest" -> Nas
[02:39.54] In this life. (tryin to make it better, yes I am)
[02:45.02] Ooooohhh, talkin bout this life
[02:50.72] Whoahhh, oooohhhhhh, this life, this life
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