Hate it or love it (Remix)
Ya, let's take em backUh huh
Comin' up I was confused: my momma kissin' a girlConfusion occurs comin' up in the cold worldDaddy ain't around, probably out commitin' feloniesMy favorite rapper used to sing "Ch-check out my melody"I wanna live good, so should I sell dopeFor a fo-finger ring, money and them gold ropesNana told me if I pass, could get a sheep skin coatIf I can move a few packs and get the hat, now that'd be dope
Tossed and turned in my sleep at nightWoke up the next morning, niggas done stole my bikeDifferent day, same shit, ain't nothing good in the hoodI'd run away from this bitch and never come back if I could
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
I told Dre from the gate I carried the heat for yaFirst mixtape, I inherited beef for yaGritted my teeth for yaG-G-G-G(G-UNIT!) for yaPut Compton on my back when you was in need of soldiersAt my last show I threw away my NWA gold andHad the whole crowd yellin' "Free Yayo"So Niggas betta get up outta mineFo' I creep and turn yo' projects into ColumbineAnd I'm rap's MVPDon't make me remind y'all what happened in DCThis nigga ain't GottiHe pretendHe mad at us 'cos Ashanti got a new boyfriendAnd it seems yo' little rat turned out to be a mouseThis beef shit is for the birds, and the birds fly southEven Young Buck can vouchWhen the Doc was out, who gave the West Coast mouth to mouth?
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
From the beginnin' of the endLosers lose, winners winThis is real, we dont gotta pretendThe cold world that we inIt's full of pressure and painI thought it would change, it's stayin the same
How many of them balls was wit yaWhen you had that little TVYou had to hit on to get a picture?I'm walkin' with the snub'Cos niggas do a lot of slip talkin' in the club'Til they coughing on the rugI ain't never had much but a walkman and a budMy role model was goneSnortin' up his drugsBad enough they want me to chokeMy boi just got poked in the throatNow it's a R.I.P. shirt in my coatNow I'm speedin', reminiscin'Holdin' my weed, he never listenIf I see him never livin'Maybe that'll even the scoreBut if not, it'll be me on the floor
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
I started out at 15Scared as hellI took 30 off a packAnd I made them salesAs a youth man I used to hustle for lootWith that little deuce deuceAnd my triple fat gooseSippin' easy JesusRockin' the leasesBut mama whipped me when she found my piecesI look back on life and think "thank God I'm blessed"We the best on the planet, so forget the rest
You know I'm still nice wit my cook gameLook manIt's a hood thangThats why im loved in BrooklynI handle mineJust like a real nigga shouldIf I do some timeHomie, I'm still all goodLet me show you what a thug 'boutBorn to dieI took the bullets outta 50Put em in my .45And I ain't even got my feet wet yetA seven figure nigga who ain't seen a royalty check
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me
Hate it or love it, the underdog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine, homie, until my heart stopGo 'head envy meI'm rap's MVPAnd I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me