Still somehow I believe, we always survive, but why?To my dogs wherever you areWhattup Big? You know shit is rough after you slidYou in God's hands now, keep a place for me kidAin't nuttin' changed still, party and bullshitWe used to fuck R&B bitches and see who rhyme sickestFor every hit you made, more rappers afraid to come outMachine Gun Funk from Queens I came through to smoke bluntsYou came to my hood, we was brokeI wonder if we stayed that way, would there have been gunsmoke?Still on the block around fiends numb from coke, I guess so'Cause now with paper, shit is still ghettoBut fuck it black, you livin' your life, though your loved onesPeace to your daughter and your newborn sonIt used to be fun, makin' records to see your responseBut, now competition is none, now that you're goneAnd these niggaz is wrong, usin' your name in vainAnd they claim to be New York's king? It ain't about thatIt's more serious, I plan to toast it up with youJoke with you, happy we on top, the most officialAin't too many real ones out there, I feel someBut doubt they're capable to take it where you took it toI missed your wake not 'cause I'm fake'Cause I hate to see somebody so great in that wayI woulda stayed so long with so much to sayI had to put it in writin' to keep me and Brooklyn from fightin'Tellin' me to pay my respects and move to the sideBut I probably wouldn't have got off my knees to let people byYou can't kill nothin' that's ready to dieYou was like God to us in the form of AllahStill somehow I believe, we always survive, but why?Still, we will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveStill, we will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveThug life never dieDear 'Pac, every thug sheds a tear drop and use teethTo bite off beer tops and pour out a lil' liquorYou was more than just the wildest nigga2Pacalypse, I understand your style niggaIt's goin' on the third year, since you've been goneOn the East and West Coast the same shit is goin' onThe industry be talkin', offendin' me oftenThey don't believe you dead, wanna see you in your coffinI can relate, shootouts and court datesAll eyez on you, niggaz in your face invadin' your spaceYou asked if I could trade in your place, how would I hold up?How long would I ride, before I fold up?How did you know through your rhymes it was your time to go?You predicted it in every line, all in your flowThere could never be peace, I have to quoteCan't believe I heard my name on the realest shit you ever wroteWe had words 'cause the best supposed to clash at the topBut kept it brotherly when we seen each other and stoppedIn NYC, at MTV, people watchedWe was both deep, after you left I got no sleepThink about how us real niggaz would beIf we united, a nation of thugs, who could fight it?You was caught in a wild homicide or were you crucifiedLike the son of God, when Lucifer liedAnd make the world think, young blacks should be extinct?But thug life'll never die, we stay high and just linkWill there ever be another MC as nice?Will you return to us like the resurrection of Christ?Still somehow I believe, we always survive.. but why?Still, we, will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveStill, we, will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveI wonder what the Commodores went through on tour?Did Smokey Robinson, have to shoot his way out a war?What has Al Green seen that made him religious?Was it the drugs, put an end to the music business?If so, should I put out the indo right now and write downA plan and pursue my dream turn my life around'Cause I'm bound for the movie screen, cuties that screamI'll need a extra Uzi riding through my own hood in QueensIt be the ones you always knew, that want it onTellin' everybody it was him that you fronted onThought we walked a million miles it was just twentyNot used to walkin' in the path of legit moneyI thought I made it but we only took baby stepsUp the success ladder, where they pay me checksTo my clicks when I got it I said, Baby blessThat was the 80's but now look at this crazy messWe in the 90's and finally it's lookin' goodHip-hop took it to billions, I knew we wouldA lot of ups and downs in the game, could lose or gainA couple pounds tryin' to maintain, one day you hereThe next you not, when you around niggaz check 'em outSome is bout it, most individuals plotsAnd run the spots, some choose to stay to theyselvesWhile others have no cares and stay in jailMore than fifty percent of usEndin' up with holes through the chestThrough the head, through the gut it showsThe future for us young shooters and old killersWho become rich as dope dealers?Nothing left for us but hoop dreams and hood tournamentsThug coaches with subs sittin' on the bench, either that or rapWe want the fast way outta this trapWhether it be 9 to 5 or slangin' crackTo my deceased Gods wishin' I could bring you backBut life is a dream and y'all taught me thatAlways survive, but why?Always survive, alwaysStill, we, will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveStill, we, will surviveNo matter what, my people just stay aliveStill, we, will surviveNo matter whatStill, we, will surviveNo matter whatStill, we, will surviveNo matter whatMy niggaz just stay alive
Lyrics by NAS
1994 Freestyle Hip Hop God / Genius 2Nd Childhood A Message To The Feds, Sincerely, We The People A Message To The Feds, Sincerely, We The People A Queens Story A Woman's Worth [Remix] Accident Murderers Accident Murderers feat. Rick Ross Accidental Murderers Affirmative Action Affirmative Action - featuring AZ, Foxy Brown and ... Affirmative Action (Feath Ntm French Rap) Affirmative Action (International Remix) Affirmative Action (Remix) Africa Must Wake Up Afterlife Interlude Al Doe - The Genesis Album Intro Album Intro (I'am) Album Intro (I'am) America American Way American Way Among Kings Amongst Kings Analyze This Ancient People Another Black Girl Lost As We Are As We Enter B.I.C. - It Aint Hard To Tell Back In Black Back When Ballers Be A Nigger Too Better Than I've Ever Been Big Girl Big Things Black Bond Black Girl Lost Black President Black Republican Black Republican [Clean] Black Zombie Black Zombies Blackout Blame Blaze A 50 Blindfold Me [Acappella] Blindfold Me [Call Out Hook #1] Blindfold Me [Call Out Hook #2] Blindfold Me [Instrumental] Blindfold Me [Main] Blood Diamonds Blood, New Version Blunt Ashes Blunt Ashes [Clean] Bodega Bamz - Represent Book Of Rhymes Book Of Rhymes (9th Wonder Remix) Braveheart Party Braveheart Party Featuring Mary J Blige Braveheart Party"(feat. Mary J. Blige, Jungle & Wi... Breathe Bridging The Gap Bridging The Gap (Feat. Olu Dara) Bye Baby Can't Fade Me Can't Forget About You Can't Forget About You [Clean] Can't Stop Us Now Can\u2019t Forget About You Can't Fade Me Can't Forget About You Carry On Tradition Carry On Tradition [Clean] Change The World Cherry Wine Cherry Wine feat. Amy Winehouse Classic Come Get Me Come Take A Ride (Two Seater) Cops Keep Firing Me Count Your Blessings Cross Da Bridge 2001 Dance Daughters Day Dreamin Day Dreamin (Stay Scheamin) Day Dreamin Stay Schemin Dead Bodies Dead Presidents II Death Anniversary Denzil Porter - One Love (One L Mix) Desperados 2 Desperados(The Firm F/ Canibus) Destroy & Rebuild Destroy & Rebuild Destroy Rebuild Disciple Disciple Dispear Doley Bernays - Memory Lane Don't Body Ya Self Don't Body Ya Self Doo Rags Dr Knock Boot Dr. Knockboot Drunk By Myself Election Night Escobar '97 Escobar '97 Escobar 97 Ether Euro League - NY State Of Mind Every Ghetto Every Ghetto (Bonus Track) Every Ghetto"(feat. Blitz Everybody's Crazy Everybody's Crazy Everything Is Everything (Remix) Extinct Freestyle (Jackin For Beats) Eye 4 An Eye Freestyle Family Family"(feat. Mobb Deep Fast Life Favor For A Favor Favor For A Favor (Featuring Scarface) Fear Of Mandingo Fear Of The Black Man Fetus Fetus (Belly Button Window) Film Find Ya Wealth Find Ya Wealth [Instrumental] Find Your Wealth Find Your Wealth (Unreleased & Rare Bootleg) Firm Freestyle Flyest Angel Foul Breeze Freestyle Fried Chicken Friends Gangsta Tears Genocide Highway Get Down Get Down [Explicit Album Version] Getting Married Getting Married Ghetto (Remix) Ghetto Prisoners Ghetto Rich Give It Up Fast God Love Us Good Life Good Morning Got Ur Self A Gun Got UR Self A... Got Urself A... Got Yourself A Gun Gotta Luv It Governmentalist Grand Finale H To The Izz O (Stillmatic) H To The O-M-O Freestyle Halftime Halftime (Butcher Remix) Hardest Thing Is To Stay Alive Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay... Hate Me Now Hate Me Now (Feat. Puff Daddy) Hate Me Now"(feat. Puff Daddy Head Over Heels Heaven Heaven (Ft. Jully Black) Help Somebody Hero Hero ft. Keri Hilson Hey Mama Hey Nas Hey Nas"(feat. Kelis, Claudette Ortiz (City High) Hey Young World High Hip Hop Is Dead Hip Hop Is Dead (Clean) Hip Hop Is Dead [Album Version-Edited] Hip Hop Is Dead [CD-ROM Track] Hip Hop Is Dead [Clean] Hip Hop Is Dead [Instrumental] Hip Hop Is Dead [Video] Hip-Hop Is Dead Hold Down The Block Hold Down The Block [Clean] Hope Hope (A Cappella Version) Hope (A Cappella Version) [Clean] Hope [Album Version Acappella (Explicit)] Hot Boyz [Instrumental] Hustlers Hustlers [Clean] I Already Know I Can I Can [Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] I Can Be What I Want To Be I Can By Nas I Can't Take It [No More Remix] I Gave You Power I Got Myself A Gun I Know I Can I Know I Can *Clean Version* I Know I Can(Be What I Wanna Be) I Made You Look I Wanna Talk To You I Want To Talk To You I'm A Villain I'm Gonna Be Alright I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix) I'm Gonna Be Alright (Trackmansters Remix) I'm Gonna Be Alright If I Ruled The World If I Ruled The World '09 If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) If I Ruled The World"(feat. Lauryn Hill Ignition Remix Im Gunna Be Alright In His Own Words In Public In Too Deep Intro Intro (Street's Disciple) It Ain't Hard To Tell It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix - Verse 2) It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix) It Ain't Hard to Tell (Stink Mix) It Ain't Hard To Tell (The Laidback Remix) It Ain't Hard To Tell It Ain’t Hard To Tell It Was Written Album Intro It Wasn't You It Wasn't You It's A Tower Heist It\u2019s A Tower Heist It's A Tower Heist Jonesin (feat. Scram Jones) Jungle Jay Just A Moment Just A Moment (12" Mix) Just A Moment (Feat. Quan) Just A Moment (Featuring Quan) Just Another Day In The Projects K-i-s-s-i-n-g K-I-SS-I-N-G K-I-SS-I-N-G (Remix) Kids In Da P.j.'s Kids In Da P.j.'s Kids In Da PJ's King & Queens Land Of Promise Last Real Nigga Alive Last Real Nigga Alive Last Words Last Words"(feat. Nashawn, Millennium Thug Leaders Legendary Less Than An Hour Less Than an Hour (Theme from Rush Hour 3) Let 'em Hang Let 'em Hang Let There Be Light Let There Be Light [Clean] Life Is Good Life Is What You Make It Life Is What You Make It"(feat. DMX Life We Chose Life We Chose(part 2) Life We Chose(part 2) Feat Cyclinder Life's A Bitch Life's A Bitch (Aresenal Mix) Life's A Bitch (Arsenal Mix) Life's A Bitch (Ft.Az) Life's A Bitch (Kygo Remix) Life's A Bitch (Remix) Life's A Bitch"(feat. AZ the Visualiza Life’s A Bitch Like Me Like Smoke Live From The Bridge Live Nigga Rap Live Nigga Rap"(feat. Mobb Deep Live Now Living in Pain Locked Up [Remix] Loco Motive feat. Large Professor Loco-Motive Loco-Motive (Feat. Large Professor) Made Nas Proud Made You Look Made You Look (Remix) Made You Look (Remix)"(feat. Jadakiss, Ludacris Made You Look [Instrumental] Made You Look [Instrumental] [Dvd] Made You Look Remix Featuring Nas, Jadakiss & Luda... Made You Look Remix Featuring Nas, Jadakiss & ... Make The World Go Round Make The World Go Round (Feat. The Game & Chris Br... Mastermind Mastermind (Sourface Remix) Mastermind [Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] Me & You Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny) Me & You (Dedicated To Destiny) Me & You (Dedicated To Destiny) Me And You Memory Lane Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) Mile Soundtrack - NaS - U Wanna Be Me Money Money Is My Bitch Money Makes The World Go Round Money Over Bulls**t [Clean] Money Over Bullsh*t Money Over Bullshit More Than I Can Say Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - One Time 4 Your Mind Must Be Nice My Book Of Rhymes My Country My Country Feat Millinium Thug My Country"(feat. Millenium Thug My Generation My Legacy My President My Way My Will (Honeymoon Is Over) My Worst Enemy N.I.G.G.E.R. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & The Master) N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) N.I.G.G.E.R.(Slave and Master) N.Y. State Of Mind N.Y. State Of Mind (Part 2) N.Y. State Of Mind Part II N.Y. State Of Mind Pt. Ii N.Y. State Of Mind, Part 2 N.Y. State of Mind, Pt. 2 N.Y. State Of Mind(Ft.Rakim) N.Y. State Of Mind* N.Y.C. Nah Mean Nas Back In Black featuring Carlos Santana coverin... Nas Cherry Wine featuring Amy Winehouse Nas Freestyle Nas Is Coming Nas Is Coming"(feat. Dr. Dre Nas Is Like Nas Nasty is the lead single from the rapper's ten... Nas Outro Nas Represent Produce by DJ Premier. Off of 'Illm... Nas-I Can Nas' Angels... The Flyest (feat. Pharrell) Nas' Angels...The Flyest Nas' Angels...The Flyest Nastradamus Nastradamus (Clean Version) Nasty Nasty Nas Freestyle, Part 1 Nasty Nas Freestyle, Part 2 Nature Shines Nature Shines (Cassette version only) Nature Shines (interlude) Nature Shines"(feat. Nature Nazareth Savage Never Gonna Give It Up New World NIGGER NIGGER The Slave And The Master No Idea's No Idea's Original No Idea's Original No Idea’s Original No Introduction No Love Lost No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) Remix No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) Remix No More (Remix) No One Else In the Room No One Else In The Room Not Going Back Not Going Back [Clean] Nothing Lasts Forever Nothing To Lose Ocupied Mind On The Real One Love One Love (LG Main Mix) One Love Remix One Mic One Mic (Remix) One Never Knows One On One One Time 4 For Your Mind One Time 4 For Your Mind"(feat. Large Professor One Time 4 Your Mind Oochie Wally Oochie Wally (Remix) Ouchie Wally Ouchie Wally (remix) Patience Patience (Sabali) Phone Tap Ft.Dre,Nature,Az Play Me Play Me Play Me (feat. Korn) Play On Playa Play On Playa [Clean] Poppa Was A Playa Poppa Was A Player Popular Thug Feat Nas Power Paper And Pussy Power, Paper & Pussy Pray Proclamation Project Roach Project Window Project Window"(feat. Ron Isley Project Windows Purple Pussy Killz Puzzy Kills QB Finest [Instrumental] Queens Finest Queens Get The Money Queensfinest Quick To Back Down Quick To Back Down Quiet Niggas Quiet Niggas"(feat. Bravehearts Reach Out Reach Out feat. Mary J. Blige Real Niggas Reason Reason Remember The Times Remember The Times Remember the Times (Intro) Remember The Times (Intro) Represent Rest Of My Life Revolutionary Warfare Revolutionary Warfare"(feat. Lake Rewind Rewind (Soundtrack-Memento) Rise And Fall Road To Zion Roses Rule Rule Rmx Salute Me Secret Agent Man Sekou Story Self Conscience Set Up Set Up(Ft.Havoc) Sex Drugs Money And Murder Shakedown (Remix) Shine On Shine On Em' Shirt - The World Is Yours Shoot 'em Up Shoot 'em Up Shootouts Silent Murder Silent Murder (Euro CD only) Sinatra in the Sand Sincerity Sinful Living Slow Down (Remix) Sly Fox Small World Smoke DZA - Halftime Smokin' Smokin' Snitch Alibi Some Of Us Have Angels Sometimes I Wonder Spastic (50 Cent Diss) Star Wars Stay Still Dreaming Still Dreaming [Clean] Stillmatic Stillmatic (The Intro) Street Dreams Street Dreams (Bonus Verse) Street Dreams (Remix) Street Dreams-Remix Street Glory Street's Disciple Streets Disciple Strong Will Continue Success Suicide Bounce Suicide Bounce (World Premiere) (featuring Busta R... Summer On Smash Surviving The Times Suspect Sweet Dreams (remix; featRKelly) Take It In Blood Tales From The Hood Teenage Thug Teenage Thug Teenage Thug [*] Testify The Black Bond The Cross The Don The Don (Don Dada Remix) The Fear (Of a Black Man's Dick) The Flyest The Flyest"(feat. AZV The Foulness The G. O. D. The G.O.D. The Game Lives On The General The General (Salute Me) The Genesis The Genesis"(feat. AZ, The Firm The Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay Alive The Incomprable Shakespere - The World Is Yours (T... The Makings of a Perfect B**** The Makings of a Perfect Bitch The Message The Outcome The Outcome"(feat. Jessica Care Moore The Pledge The Pledge Remix The Prediction The Prediction"(feat. Jessica Care Moore, Rich Nic... The Profecy The Promised Land The Rise And Fall The Season The Second Coming The Set Up The Set Up / B.O.B.B.Y. Mashup The Set Up"(feat. Havoc The Setup The World The World Is Yours The World Is Yours (Original Remix) The World Is Yours (Remix) The World Is Yours"(feat. Pete Rock The World Is Yours(Ft.Pete Rock) These Are Our Heroes Thief's Theme Thief’s Theme This Is Not America Thugz Mansion Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic) Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic)"(feat. 2Pac, J. Phoen... Thugz Mansion [Nas Acoustic] Thugz Mirror Thugz Mirror (Freestyle) Thugz Mirror Freestyle Time Timeless Truth - Life's A Bitch Too Hot Too Late Too Much For Me (feat. Baby, Foxy & Amerie) Topless Tribal War Tribes At War Triple Beam Dreams Triple Threat Troy Ave - One Love True Colours True Dialect Trust U Gotta Love It U Wanna Be Me U Wanna Be Me (Macy Gray) U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim) U.b.r. (Unofficial Biography Of Rakim) U.b.r(unauthorized Biography Of Rakim) Understanding (Harry Queens Mix) Undying Love Unreleased Untitled Usual Suspects Verbal Intercourse Virgo Virgo (Freshfest Remix) Walk The Dinosaur Wanna Be Me Wanna Play Wanna Play (Rough?) Wanna Play (Rough) Wanna Play Rough Wanna Play Ruff War War War (feat. Keon Bryce) War Is Necessary Warrior Song Warrior Song (Feat. Alicia Keys) Warrior Song"(feat. Alicia Keys Watch Dem Niggas Watch Dem Niggas Watch Dem Niggas"(feat. Foxy Brown Watch Dem Niggaz We Dem Boyz [Remix] [*] We Major We March As Millions We're Not Alone Welcome To Jamrock What Goes Around What If What You Gonna Do What's Going On What's Going On (J. Dupri Rnb Remix) Where Are They Now Where Are They Now (80's Remix) Where Are They Now (90's Remix) Where Are They Now? Where Are They Now? [Clean] Where I’m From (feat. JAY Z) Where Y'all At? Where Y'all At? [bonus Track]other Songs:made You ... Where Ya'll At Where's the Love Who Are You Who Killed It? Who Killed It? [Clean] Wisdom World's An Addiction Wrote My Way Out Y'all My Ni**as Y'all My Niggas Y'all My Niggers You Can't Kill Me You Can't Kill Me [Clean] You Can't Stop Us Now You Can't Stop Us Now You Don't Know You Don't Know Me You Got To Love It You Gotta Love It You Know My Style You Know My Style [*] You Owe Me You Owe Me (Feat. Ginuwine) You Owe Me (Featuring Ginuwine) You Owe Me"(feat. Ginuwine You wanna be me You Won't See Me Tonight You Won't See Me Tonight (Featuring Aaliyah) You Won't See Me Tonight"(feat. Aaliyah, Timbaland You Wouldn't Understand You Wouldn’t Understand You're Da Man You're The Man Zone Out Zone Out Rmx (U Knoe Wut Tyme It Iz) ft/Infa 1& Br... Zone Out Rmx (U Knoe Wut Tyme It Iz) ft\/Infa 1& B... Zone Out"(feat. Bravehearts