You know,
I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live,
if I'm just living to fight
Why am I trying to see,
when there aint nothing inside
Why I 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

[Notorious B.I.G.]
Check it, I grew up a [bad word] [bad word] up
Got introduced to the game,
got a ounce and [bad word] blew up
Choppin rocks overnight
The [bad word] Biggie Smalls tryin
ta turn into the black Frank White
We had to grow dreads to change our description
Tupac on the milk box missin
Show they toes you know they got stepped on
fist full of bullets a chest full of [bad word] from the police picture that, [bad word] I'm too fat
I [bad word] around and catch a asthma attack
That's why I bust back, it don't phase me
When he drop, take his glock, and I'm Swayze
Summer break, my escape,
sold the glock, bought some weight
Laid back, I got some money to make, [bad word] 
You know,
I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live,
if I'm just living to fight
Why am I trying to see,
when there aint nothing inside
Why I 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

[2Pac]
And still I'm havin memories of high speeds,
when the cops crashed
As I laugh pushin the gas when my glocks blast
We was young, and we was dumb but we had heart
In the dark when we survived through the bad parts
Many dreams is what I had, and many wishes
No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
And these [bad word] they still continue to per sue me
couple of movies now
the whole world tryin to [bad word] me
even the cops tried to sue me
So what can I do but stay [bad word]  sippin 22's a brewin
now the medias tryin to test me got
the press askin questions, tryin to stress me
misery is all I see, thats my mind's state
My history with the police is shakin' the crime rate
Ma main man had 2 stikes,
slipped, got arrested and flipped
He screamed 'Thug Life!' and emptied a clip
gots tired [bad word] from the [bad word] police

You know,
I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live,
if I'm just living to fight
Why am I trying to see,
when there aint nothing inside
Why I 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