Released: April 13, 2007

Songwriter: Lil Wayne

Producer: The Runners

[Intro]
Drought 3
Yeah
Ain't shit safe
Hahaha
Bitch!
Oh, Streets!
Snack, let me get 'em!
Yeah!

[Hook]
You know we strap all day and ride all night
This is the life of a, the life of a
N.O. nigga, N.O. nigga
N.O. nigga, you know, nigga
Since the hurricane came, shit ain't been right
If you visit my city, you could lose your life in the
N.O., nigga, N.O., nigga
N.O., nigga, N.O., nigga

[Verse]
Come fuck with this flow, nigga, not my flow, nigga
No nigga—no young, no old, nigga
I'm cold, nigga, ice-cold, nigga
God flow, I spit bibles, nigga
Rifles, nigga, chop-chop, bitch
You pop and lock it and my gun'll lock and pop, bitch
My shit popping, like I'm Cris'
No Chris Brown, bitch, this Uptown, bitch
That Uptown shit, like, "What now!"
Shut up and shut down, bitch; now, sit down, bitch
We gets down, bitch; now, sit down, bitch
Don't make a sound, bitch; like a clown, bitch
That red dot cover your nose like a clown, bitch
So don't run 'cause I'ma gun you down, bitch
Bitch, don't I smell, don't I sound rich?
I'm like Stunna, I'm blowing out the pound, bitch
I don't need help, I ain't gon' drown, bitch
'Cause in the pool, I'm on the ball, like the round tip
Yeah, eightball, side pocket
I leave the club with two bitches in my pocket
Naked pictures to my Sidekick
Tell your bitch quit sending them pictures to my Sidekick
And quit instant messaging my IM
Myspace Tom, them bitches acting like I'm him
And fuck the best, nigga, I'm him
Bitches wanna fuck like they're me and I'm them
Yeah, they share me like oxygen
I got game within the game I got 'em in
I'm talking championship rings, I gotta win
We talking championship rings? I got ten
I'm on my champion shit, man, it's looking slim
For them, ha!

[Hook]
Now pack y'all K's and leave y'all knives
This is the life of a, this is the life for us
Gorillas, coke dealers
Dope dealers, we go-getters
A body today and a body tonight
This is the life, nigga, this is the life of a
N.O. nigga, that 5, nigga
That 0, nigga, that 4, nigga

Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.

At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.‘z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group’s major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records for the record of Most US Hot 100 Hits By A Rap Artist with 64 hits between 1999 and 2010.

Wayne is famous for his command of slow, witty lines and metaphorical jokes. His discography includes a slew of successful mixtapes, including Dedication 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; No Ceilings; and Da Drought 3. His albums consistently garner acclaim, with Tha Carter series all platinum hits. Tha Carter series has been a work of Wayne’s for 13 years and continues to grow with the fifth installment, Tha Carter V released in 2018 (however, it was initially supposed to be released in late 2014). Wayne keeps a regular recording schedule, with studio booths in his tour bus, home, and following him everywhere.