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DIE FAMOUS
Mr. ESQ
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ESQ
Yo A1, remember this shit?
That I got five on it
You got four, let's get keyed
Yo I don't even smoke weed though
Look
They say money can bring you power
Power can bring you bitches
But bitches can bring you drama
Shadow over ambition
Just be calculated in your decisions
To keep the vision and you calibrated
Actions are validated
Evacuate the building
There's a bomb about to blow in this booth
I put my palm over the Bible
'Cause I swear I'm the truth
And there's an army of us armed with the fatigues and the boots
And like poof, you could be gone if you dishonor the roots
I been hip hop since 12/28/81
The day that the sun was born and I been craving these funds
Blazing the guns to break a bread and pay for this lunch
I see best friends get faded on the pavement, it's slump
I swear the Lord gave us this gift, but where it could take us
Similar to rocking shackles, now they swear it was jank
'Cause this hip hop's alive and you can live or you can die famous
Just let my city shine like this is my Vegas
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
Let's roll the dice
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
You can live or you can die famous
See I was raised in this game, didn't ask for the fame
But everybody know my name since I stepped in the scene
That's 07/15/1982
Used to walk the streets of Fernwood with the crew
All the way down to James Bay making moves
But responsibilities made it really hard to lose
Throw your head up in respect, never try to play the fool
Wasn't in it for the fame but they swear that I was cool
Stuck to the roots, never stressing
Some turn to haters, I ain't focused on the rest of 'em
I just keep it busy, always grinding with the best of 'em
Never see me slacking, OGs always checking me
Gotta survive, this music keep me alive
They always know I'ma ride until the day that I die
So I just stick to the vibe, the family know I'ma slide
And I ain't telling no lies, they know the A on the rise
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
Let's roll the dice
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
You can live or you can die famous
Up late, got my mind racing
Left no time wasted
The crime faced it, I just never left the grind basic
Signs changing, find me cooling with the pine blazing
Mind's haven, never letting up on what I'm chasing
Fine pacing, now I'm handing in my plate
Put the work in but these urgents leave me standing at the gate
Another purchase for a placement, told her Canada can wait
No more asking, now pass it, I'm demanding to be great
Cap that, yeah that's your boy
And boy I seen it all and bought the t-shirt
Teach a class on that ass, I done dropped the research
It's me first and I ain't ceasing, you ain't stopping these words
I revert back when I was last slapping these nerds
So word to mother, I'm exploring the beyond
Campaign to start my reign and now I'm Curry as a storm
Be worried, dead and buried ain't a story here to mourn
12/29/83 A warrior was born, A1
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
Let's roll the dice
And if I die, let 'em say that I survived
Through my music and it's keeping me alive
I wouldn't be surprised
If I just paid the ultimate price
'Cause this hip hop's a way of life
You can live or you can die famous
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