Songwriter: 2Pac

Producer: Johnny J

[Intro: 2Pac]
Well, I just heard some shit on this record
(Fuckin' in the midst of my comrades)
I send this out to that biatch; you too, nigga!
(Standin' in the midst of my comrades)
You fuckin' with some thug niggas (That's right)
Believe that like you believe crack kills, you stupid mothafucka!
(Fuck you! Standin' in the midst of my comrades)

[Chorus: 2Pac]
You must be so so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (comrades)

[Verse 1: 2Pac]
Have you really thought about your part in this participation?
My prediction bloody murder similar to menstruation
Now in fairness to conversation
‘Cause it's your fate so take the time
To contemplate what you'll be facin'
Talkin' that Hip-Hop shit, don't get shot, bitch
‘Cause you can tell all in your clique to eat Pac's dick
The clip's in, prepare for the mothafuckin' death blow
‘Cause every rapper in the industry is history, it's Death Row
Not Bad Boy or *So So Def*
I make you bow before Tha Row like them other hoes
The intricate design of my lethal lines, criminal rhymes
From the mind of a thug shaking state time
Take it to the next phase; you had your time to talk shit
Now bitches bustas getting checkmated
These days mothafuckas talk shit and turn snitch
When you see 'em they ain't talking about shit
(Westside!)

[Chorus: 2Pac]
So so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)

[Verse 2: EDI]
See by now the way this shit is situated
Niggas is getting eliminated simply for being affiliated
Clearly stated and, man, I know you hate it
We got a whole list to play with
And y'all niggas is at the top, now let's make this
Happen, fuck the rappin', let's get to scrappin'
So niggas can see what happens
When you get caught up in dirty-mackin'
EDI'll send you packin', you know we love action
Sneak up on attack, pull back, let's the slugs snap-in
Your chest section, Death has now stepped in
Bitch should've learned your lesson
While your chance was still present
But now it's past tense, no question askin'
Out west it's called mashin', bailing the corner blastin'

[Chorus: 2Pac]
Must be so so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)

[Verse 3: Napoleon]
You must be so so crazy; bitch, I'll beat yo' boy bad
Driving in the truck with my black MAC
Thinkin' about the shit I never had, so I'm loading up one
And the two things that I cherish is money and guns
I love my ones, and I'll put blood on you
Snatch money from you, leave slugs in you
Ain't no nigga breathing fucking with Pac
Every album that he drop, nigga, number one spot, nigga
Locked, nigga, let me represent for my dead ones
Eat with my loved ones, squeeze when the beef come
Chill when the freeze comes, I do that shit
You think you heavy in the game? Watch me move you, bitch!
This Napoleon, why did I say I again?
You punk niggas already know I ain't for show
And I'll die for the dough, nigga, that's fo' sho'
Never die for a ho, nigga, that's a no-no

[Chorus: 2Pac]
Must be so so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)

[Verse 4: Big Syke]
Who I'm gonna call when a mothafucka feeling sad?
My mothafuckin' comrades
Who I'm gonna call when a mothafucka doing bad?
My mothafuckin' comrades
And fuck yo' bitch, ‘cause you a trick anyway
‘Cause my comrades was raised on pistol play
And boss playerism mixed with this thugism
So ain't no love in 'em, nothin' but the fuckism

[Verse 5: 2Pac]
Last verse is for them trick people, this is the sequel
I'ma treat you with evil, living forever illegal
Now homicide got me preoccupied
Be a lie if I told you that I never wonder when will I die
Be assured, nigga, word bond
‘Cause now it's on, you can only survive if you be strong
Until I'm gone I'll bust on Bad Boy
Middle finger to *Da Brat*, don't get your young ass smacked

[Chorus: 2Pac]
You must be so so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
So so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
So so crazy
Bitch, I'll beat your boy bad
Standin' in the midst of my comrades (Comrades)
Bitches can't fade me
Plottin' but they ploys crashed
Fuckin' with the midst of my comrades (Comrades)

[Outro: 2Pac]
Look here, you mothafuckas knew when you wrote this shit
(Whaat! Out-outlaw Immortalz)
When you spoke this shit (Thug Life!) when you smoked this shit
Uh, that you couldn't fuck around with us (Outlaw Immortalz)
What would the hell possessed you to get on record (Thug Life)
And just play yourself like that?
Nigga, is you fuckin' nuts? (The Outlaw Immortalz)
Do you know who the fuck we are?! (Thug Life)
Nigga, do you know who the fuck we are?! (Outlaw Immortalz)
Rectify yo' silly ass (Thug Life)
You better put an apology out, nigga (The Outlaw Immortalz)
Before I yank that ass out the game
Stupid mothafuckas! (Thug Life)
Won't you know I don't give a fuck? I'm mad at the world (Outlaw Immortalz)
Fuck all you trick-ass niggas! (Thug Life)
This Thug Life, nigga, Outlaw Immortalz, Westside (Outlaw Immortalz)
Thought you knew, Westcoast, nigga, all day long (Thug Life)
Fuck the world! (Outlaw Immortalz)
So so crazy (Thug Life), bitch, I'll beat yo' boy bad

2Pac

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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