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COMMON - The Game |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it..." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Now... get busy..." |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it...." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Hot music..." |
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Raised by game where niggas ain't phased by fame |
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Come to the crib, get banged, they take your chain. |
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Stay in your lane, Brokeback ain't the way of the game |
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My brainstorm is like I stay in the rain |
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My favorite was Kane, now I'm dope with weight in the game |
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You was hot but can't stay in the flame |
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Ghetto pain and windows crack, the fist is like a symbol for black |
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Can tell the real by how the real interact |
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In the middle of whack my soul sticks to a track |
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Kickback records get kicked to the back |
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I want big cribs and my man Ronnie to get his |
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Child in a good school and know what her gift is |
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It's global warming, the world is shifting |
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Watching Sweet Sixteen, Bitchin-ass rich kids |
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You don't know it like you gotta go the distance |
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Whether yoga or doja, we all get lifted in the Game |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it..." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Now... get busy..." |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it...." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Hot music..." |
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I never kissed the ass of the masses, I'm the black molasses |
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Thick and I lasted past these rat bastards |
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They try to box me in like Cassius Clay |
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Hey I'm like Muhammad when he fasted |
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Opposing the fascist, make cuts and got gashes |
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Scratches over third eyelashes |
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Punchlines are like jab hits to rappers |
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Whose careers now ashes it's too many slashes |
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In his name, came in the game these gun-clappers |
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From weak lines to clothing lines to an actress |
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I seen em dashing smash hits |
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I yell run nigga run while I cook up classics |
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The weak hearted, become Babylon puppets |
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Making it hard for real hustlas |
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Touch the sky now and then, with a lady friend |
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Give thanks to the most that's how the day begins in the game. |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it..." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Now... get busy..." |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it...." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Hot music..." |
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I just wanna be like Akeelah, an achiever |
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from the streets of the Chi where some get high for leisure |
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Selling weed out of cleaners |
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From rocks to barber shops and beemers |
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Chicks with blond weaves and strong legs like Serena |
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The demeanor of the Ghetto, to never stay settled |
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Aldermen and corrupt men play Pharaoh |
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GOOD bring business to the hood like heralds |
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Find your own, walking by themself in the street |
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The young die of cancer, I stop eating meat |
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Greet the gods on 87th street like peace |
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Even though it's war to G, got em facing the east |
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The game ain't tasting as sweet |
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Cats flow is still, and they complacent with beats |
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My radio station is deep, so eff em |
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Progression, counting paper and blessings in the game |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it..." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Now... get busy..." |
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"It's only right that I address this..." |
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"Gotta be in it to win it...." |
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"I never come lame type killin in the game..." |
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"Hot music..." |