2Pac

Songwriter: 2Pac

Producer: Mike Mosley

[Intro]
Get money, nigga
Yeah - aw yeah
Dedicate this one to all the hustlers
That get up every motherfuckin' mornin' and put they work in
I see you - I see you, boy

[Verse 1]
I'm up before sunrise first to hit the block
Lil' bad motherfucker with a pocket full of rocks
Learned to throw them thangs, get my skinny lil' ass kicked
Niggas laughed, 'til the first motherfucker got blasted
I put the nigga in his casket
And now they coverin' the bastard in plastic
I smoke blunts on the regular, fuck when it counts
Tryin' to make a million dollars out a quarter ounce
Gettin' ghost on the five-o, fuck them hoes
Got a .45 screamin' out "Survival"
Hey nigga, can I lay low, cook some yeyo?
Holla "five-o" when I say so
Don't wanna go to the pen', I'm hittin' fences
NARC's on a nigga back missin' me by inches
And they say how do you survive, weighin' one-fifty-five
In the city where the little niggas die
Tell mama don't cry, 'cause even if they kill me
They can never take the life of a real G

[Chorus]
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
Yeah, I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
(Watch out, rollers, nigga)

[Verse 2]
Still on parole and I'm the first nigga servin'
Pour some liquor on the curb, for my homies that deserve it
If I wanna make a million, gotta stay dealin'
Kinda boomin' round the way, I think today I make a killin'
Dressin' down like I'm dirty, but only on the block
Just a clever disguise, to keep me runnin' from the cops
I'm gettin' high, think I'll die if I don't get no ends
I'm in a bucket but I'm ridin' it like it's a Benz
I hit the strip I let my music bump
Drinkin' liquor and I'm lookin' for a bitch to fuck
Rather die makin' money, than live poor and legal
As I slang another ounce, I wish it was a kilo
I need money in a major way
Time to fuck my girl, she gettin' paid today, ha ha ha
I live Thug Life and let the money come to me
'Cause they can never take the game from a young G

[Chorus]
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)

[Verse 3]
Damned if I don't, and damned if a nigga do
Now watch a young motherfucker pull the trigger too
Raise up, and don't let them see ya cry
Dry your eyes, young nigga, time for do or die
I pack a pistol in my pocket, ready on my Glock
Ain't no time for a nigga to even cock shit
I done seen a motherfucker peep pain
At point blank range cause he slept on the game
Ain't a damn thing changed
You're shakin' the dice, now roll 'em
If you can't stand pain better hold 'em
'Cause ain't no tellin' what ya might roll
You might fold, catch AIDS from a slight cold
You better live ya life to the fullest
Be quick to kill a bull, got a pistol, motherfucker, better pull it
And even if they kill me
They can never take the life of a young G

[Chorus]
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)
I'm gettin' money
("If you die, you's a busta, 'cause real niggas don't die)

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an actor and a highly influential rapper who is considered by many to be the greatest of all-time due to the revolutionary spirit and thug passion he mixed into his music. During his music career, he made appearances in movies such as his acclaimed debut in Juice (1992), Poetic Justice (1993), and Above the Rim (1994).

Born in Harlem, New York City to Black Panther Party members Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, Tupac would later move to Baltimore before settling in the Bay Area cities of Oakland and Marin City in the late 1980s. There, he joined his first rap group Strictly Dope with Ray Luv before connecting with Shock G and Digital Underground. He was a roadie and backup dancer for the group before his breakthrough performance on their 1991 song “Same Song.”

2Pac released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, which featured intense storytelling on singles such as “Trapped” and “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” His sophomore album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z featured one of his signature songs, the Digital Underground-assisted “I Get Around.” After working on the Thug Life group album in 1994, 2Pac released Me Against the World the following year, which is considered by many to be his best album, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Grammy nomination—all while he sat in prison.

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