Yeah, let's take 'em back Uh huh Comin' up I was confused, my mommy kissin' a girl Confusion occurs comin' up in the cold world Daddy ain't around, probably out commitin' felonies My favorite rapper used to sing, "Check check out My Melody" I wanna live good, so shit I sell dope For a four finger ring, one of them gold ropes Nana told me if I passed I'd get a sheepskin coat If I can move a few packs I'd get the hat, now that'd be dope Tossed and turned in my sleep that night Woke up the next mornin', niggas had stole my bike Different day, same shit, ain't nothin' good in the hood I'd run away from this bitch and never come back if I could Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me I told Dre from the gate "I'd carry the heat for ya" First mixtape song I inherited beef for ya Gritted my teeth for ya, G-G-G-G for ya Put Compton on my back when you was in need of soldiers At my last show I threw away my N.W.A. gold I had the whole crowd yellin "Free Yayo!" So niggas better get up outta mine For I creep and turn your projects into Columbine And I'm rap's MVP Don't make me remind y'all what happened in D.C This nigga ain't Gotti, he pretend Mad at us 'cause Ashanti got a new boyfriend And it seems your lil' rat turned out to be a mouse This beef shit is for the birds and the birds fly South Even Young Buck can vouch, when the doubts was out Who gave the West coast mouth-to-mouth? (Hahaha) Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me From the beginnin' to the end, losers lose, winners win This is real we ain't got to pretend The cold world that we in, is full of pressure and pain I thought it would change, it's stayin' the same How many of them boys is witcha' When you had that little TV you had to hit on to get a picture I'm walking with a snub, 'cause niggas do a lot of slick talkin' In the club 'til they coughin' on the rug Ain't never had much but a Walkman and a bud My role model is gone snortin' up his drug Bad enough they want me to choke, my boy just got poked in the throat Now it's an RIP shirt in my coat Now I'm speedin', reminiscin' Holdin' my weed in, never listen If I see him I'ma lift 'em And maybe that'll even the score But if not, it'll be me on the floor Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me I started out at 15, scared as hell I took 30 off a pack and I made them sales As a youth, man I used to hustle for loot With that lil' deuce-deuce and my triple fat goose Sippin' Easy Jesus, rockin' a Alesis My momma whipped me when she found my pieces I look back on life and thank God I'm blessed We the best on the planet so forget the rest You know I'm still nice with my cook game Look man, it's a hood thang; that's why I'm loved in Brook-lyn I handle mine just like a real nigga should If I do some time homey, I'm still all good Let me show you what a thug 'bout, born to die I took the bullets outta 50 put 'em in my fo'-five And I ain't even got my feet wet yet A seven figure nigga who ain't seen a worthy check Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top And I'm gon' shine homey until my heart stop Go 'head envy me, I'm rap's MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere, so you can get to know me