Everybody Wants a Name

My lil' partner be talkin' about

It's been approximately five years and four months from the day

That all these niggas that came up around this way

What can he say, you can ask Chelle and even she'll say

These niggas been callin' themselves big shots ever since he been away

Even Donte got a lil' size up on his chest

Maybe it's from the reinforced Teflon vest

But nevertheless, he takes it all in stride

Talkin' about "these niggas got theirs

It's only right that I get mine"

Nah, don't go near them niggas, son, you might get shot

Believe me when I tell you thangs ain't the same on the block

They got Glocks and shit done changed

For a buck and some change they might

Blow out your motherfuckin' brains

These niggas ain't thinkin' when they tryin' to get a piece

The only piece you better get is of mind and stay your ass inside

Wide eyes actin' shife and shitty

For attention hoe ass niggas'll have a mortician ready to fit me

For a suit and casket, it's gettin' drastic

My nigga got hit in his shit, some say he was askin' for trouble

True and he found it with a.44 mag

They took him out in his Jag (your man went out bad)

Such a sad sad song if you ask me

Blood on his T-shirt and khakis burnin' the backseats (God damn)

That's exactly what I see

But now my nigga's dead behind that fast life that he lived

Shedded some tears but they all got wiped away

I loved my nigga, I put his name on my license plate

I live my life this way 'cause that way'll get a nigga stank

No more smokin' dank on suicide quests for bank

I puts it down on tape and reap the benefits

Like the smart niggas who grew up and quit that shit

Life is precious, cherish it while you have it

It's enough loot to go around for everybody to live lavish

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Everybody wants a name

Everybody wants the fame

People playin' suicide games

Tell me who's to blame

For all the pain and thangs that we can't explain

Partner, it's cold outside and the temperature's steady droppin'

But these niggas ain't stoppin' as long as drug dealers poppin'

They clockin' a grand a day, motherfuck what the man'll say

Villains kidnappin' and killin', nigga, and they plans to stay

So when I sleep I sleep with one eye closed

'Cause the fellas ain't the only ones schemin', even fly hoes

I knows this, I seen it all in advance

I stay alert 'cause motherfuckers do dirt when havin' chance

And I plans to be around, not six feet in the ground

Kickin' back with other blacks, enjoyin' the sound

Of our kids comin' up in the similar fashion

Makin' it happen, gettin' theirs without askin'

Until then, I keep rollin' with the punches

Collectin' dough in bunches, layin' my head on plush shit

A hunch, kid, will get your ass a long stay

But a little bit of faith'll carry a nigga a long way

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Now show me a man who ain't afraid to die and I'll show you five

Choose a room, so, partner, choose your side

Recognize with your own eyes

This ain't no false statement

I'm from New Orleans where bullshit ain't shaken

You gots to qualify, be down to die

These punk-ass niggas around my way

Thinkin' they hard-made and hot outside

You got your pride, I got my love

I'm too swift with the gift, you'll find no blood on my black glove

Now I'm above all that chitter-chatter

But a year ago you was about to throw

A blow, now tell me what's the matter

Collect the data, I had to get up, put this out

I got one more bomb in my palm and I bet I'll miss your house

Now is you is or is you ain't

Ready to put your goddamn life on the line for that bank

You better think, but, partner, don't think too long

My people stay strong, we know where we belong

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