Released: April 23, 1996

Songwriter: 2Pac

Producer: Tony Pizarro

[Hook]
High 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
Shit don't stop

[Verse 1]
Game rules, ain't got time for fools
Money on my mind, so my nine rules
Time to, make weight, niggas gettin' crazy paid
And hatin' bitches for the games they play
So nigga, pull quick, but better be quicker than the next motherfucker on the, trigger
'Cause I'm static, startin' to be a fuckin' havoc
Gotta keep my automatic, or get my ass kicked
When I'm in traffic, it's kinda rough and, I drive a bucket
Live the Thug Life nigga screaming, fuck it
I love to throw my middle finger to the police
And no bucks, no justice, no peace
I'm smokin' blunts 'til I pass out (coughing)
Yeah, nigga, gettin' assed out
Rollin' in my nigga's glass house
Drivin' fast, talkin' to bitches, whippin' cash out
I'm with my niggas, so fuck the suckers, I'm buckin' bustas
Smokin' chronic motherfuckers causin' ruckus
It's the last of the drank, pull over
Can't hear a damn thing sober

[Hook]
High 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
Shit don't stop

[Verse 2]
Lord help me save me, mama keep prayin'
For a young motherfucka, tryna duck an early grave
In the city where you can't tell the fakes from the snakes
Enemies from phonies, friends from your homies
Around the corner there's another nigga waitin' to jack
He don't know I got a Glock 'til his ass get shot
Like a mutha fuckin' Thug disease
Cravin' beats like they motherfuckin' drugs to me (Hey)
What's up with bitches tryin' to screw me, do me 'cause I did a movie
Throw the pussy to me, but before they never knew me
Rather die then let ya play me for a busta
And with my Glock, I'm a plotin' ass rotten mutha fucka (Hey)
Don't let that movie fool ya, let me school ya
Screamin' Thug Life nigga when I do ya
It's the last of the drank, pull over
Can't hear a damn thang sober 'cause I'm

[Hook]
High 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
Shit don't stop

High 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
Shit don't stop, shit don't stop
High 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
'Til my casket drop
I'm high 'til I die
Loced 'til they smoke me, the shit don't stop
Shit don't stop

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.