[Intro: Rob Marriott & 2Pac]

Between you and Biggie it was like, who's gon’—who’s gon’— who rules the nigga kingdom and shit, basically, you know what I'm saying? I was like, this is like a fucking

It is like that

Election. It’s an election and shit

It is that

You know what I am saying?

Me and Biggie's situation is smaller than that. Me and Biggie’s situation is like…

[Chorus]

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?

(You don't know?)

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

[Verse 1: The Notorious B.I.G.]

Check it, I grew up a fuckin' screw-up

Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin' blew up

Choppin' rocks overnight

The nigga Biggie Smalls tryna turn into the black Frank White

We had to grow dreads to change our description

Two cops is on the milk box missin'

Show they toes, you know they got stepped on

A fistful of bullets, a chest full of Teflon

Run from the police, picture that

Nigga, I'm too fat, I fuck around and catch a asthma attack

That's why I bust back, it don't faze me

When he drop, take his Glock and I'm Swayze

Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight

Lay back, I got some money to make, motherfucker

[Chorus]

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die? (t's on me)

[Verse 2: 2Pac]

But still I'm havin' memories of high speed when the cops crashed

As I laugh, pushin' the gas while my Glocks blast

We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart

In the dark, will we survive through the bad parts?

Many dreams is what I had, and plenty wishes

No hesitation in extermination of these snitches

Envious bitches, they still continue to pursue me

A couple of movies, now the whole world's tryna screw me

Even the cops tried to sue me, so what can I do?

But stay true, sippin' 22's of brew

And now media is tryna test me

Got the press askin' questions, tryna stress me

Misery is all I see, that's my mind state

My history with the police will shake the crime rate

My main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested, and flipped

He screamed "Thug Life" and emptied the clip

Got tired of runnin' from the police

[Chorus]

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

[Outro: 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.]

They wanted a new regime

And my regime includes East Coast, includes West Coast

I was more shocked than anything

You know what I'm sayin'?

But I wasn't more shocked of him dying

I was more shocked of him—

Pac is a strong dude, yo

I know dude, you know what I'm sayin'? Real strong

So when they was like "he got shot"

I was just more like, "Again?" you know what I'm sayin'?

He always gettin' shot, or shot at

He goin' to pull through this one, again

Make a few records about it, and it's goin' to be over

You know what I'm sayin'?

But when he— when he died, I was just like

"Woah," you know what I'm saying? Kinda took me by

I mean, even though we was going through our drama

I would never wish death on nobody

You know what I'm sayin'?

Because there ain't no comin' back from that