Tupac Shakur.. we still love you

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.26.2009, 11:12 PM

Shit, tired of gettin shot at
Tired of gettin chased by the police and arrested
Niggaz need a spot where WE can kick it
A spot where WE belong, that's just for us
Niggaz ain't gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood
Y'knahmean? Where do niggaz go when we die?
Ain't no heaven for a thug nigga
That's why we go to thug mansion
That's the only place where thugs get in free and you gotta be a G
... at thug mansion

A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind
So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times
I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried
But when I held that 9, all I could see was my momma's eyes
No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble
Not knowin it's hard to carry on when no one loves you
Picture me inside the misery of poverty
No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived
Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on
Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice but to roll on
We found a family spot to kick it
Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers over trick shit
A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we G's
We still visualize places, that we can roll in peace
And in my mind's eye I see this place, the players go in fast
I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at thug's mansion

Ain't no place I'd rather be
Chillin' with homies and family
Sky high, iced out paradise
In the skyyyyyyyyyy..
Ain't no place I'd rather be
Only place that's right for me
Chromed out mansion in paradise
In the skyyyyyyyyyy..

Will I survive all the fights and the darkness?
Trouble sparks, they tell me home is where the heart is, dear departed
I shed tattooed tears and couldn't sleep good
for multiple years, witness peers catch gunshots
Nobody cares, seen the politicians ban us
They'd rather see us locked in chains, please explain
why they can't stand us, is there a way for me to change?
Or am I just a victim of things I did to maintain?
I need a place to rest my head
with the little bit of homeboys that remains, cause all the rest dead
Is there a spot for us to roll, if you find it
I'll be right behind ya, show me and I'll go
How can I be peaceful? I'm comin from the bottom
Watch my daddy scream peace while the other man shot him
I need a house that's full of love when I need to escape
the deadly places slingin drugs, in thug's mansion

Dear momma don't cry, your baby boy's doin good
Tell the homies I'm in heaven and they ain't got hoods
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook
Drippin peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke
Then some lady named Billie Holiday
Sang sittin there kickin it with Malcolm, 'til the day came
Little LaTasha sho' grown
Tell the lady in the liquorstore that she's forgiven, so come home
Maybe in time you'll understand only God can save us
When Miles Davis cuttin lose with the band
Just think of all the people that you knew in the past
that passed on, they in heaven, found peace at last
Picture a place that they exist, together
There has to be a place better than this, in heaven
So right before I sleep, dear God, what I'm askin
Remember this face, save me a place, in thug's mansion

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.26.2009, 11:16 PM

atsonicpark · 02.26.2009, 11:19 PM

fun stuff

static-harmony · 02.26.2009, 11:31 PM

Isn't he living in Brazil or something?

atsonicpark · 02.26.2009, 11:33 PM

I heard he went into hiding because Juice sucked so bad.

static-harmony · 02.26.2009, 11:40 PM

I remember I was into him in middle school.

acousticrock87 · 02.27.2009, 05:05 AM

I bought his best-of only because I'm from L.A. It's aight.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.27.2009, 05:12 AM

B.I.G.>2pac

Exhibit A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPK6BKdQdlI
Exhibit B: (Biggie's verses completely dominated Pac's)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iqp7H0GvYI

static-harmony · 02.27.2009, 05:18 AM

Well biggie and tupac are both good. They both have different style because where they come from. Tupac is more hardcore than biggie, because he is from the westcoast. Biggie was influenced on that whole New York scene.

_slavo_ · 02.27.2009, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37

B.I.G.>2pac

Exhibit A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPK6BKdQdlI
Exhibit B: (Biggie's verses completely dominated Pac's)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iqp7H0GvYI

what he said

acousticrock87 · 02.27.2009, 05:19 AM

It's really not a choice, geographically. If you're from the east, it's Biggie; if you're from the west, it's Tupac. There's no value debate here.

Non-Americans and mid-staters may work it out on their own, though.

static-harmony · 02.27.2009, 05:22 AM

At least Tupac didn't have his producer in every song of his.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.27.2009, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by static-harmony

Well biggie and tupac are both good. They both have different style because where they come from. Tupac is more hardcore than biggie, because he is from the westcoast. Biggie was influenced on that whole New York scene.

Maybe it is just me being naive, but I don't think coast has anything to do with the "hardcoreness' of the rapper. True gangsta rap did originate in LA/CA, but the idea of living by guns and drugs was just as much of a NYC thing too. I mean, Tupac said "Thug Life" but he was a high school actor and back-up dancer. Biggie slung crack and did time for it before making it big. That's where I fail to see Tupac as being more "hardcore". Yeah, he talked it and was gunned down for it, but did he really live it? Eh...I might just be talking out of my ass.

acousticrock87 · 02.27.2009, 05:26 AM

So what you're saying is, high school acting and back-up dancing are not hardcore? What a twisted worldview.

What is happening to rap these days? Thug life forever, my associates.

static-harmony · 02.27.2009, 05:26 AM

What I meant to say, is that east coast had more of a clubbish (don't know what other word to put.) feel to it, where tupac was more rugged in their sound, and not really danceable.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.27.2009, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acousticrock87

So what you're saying is, high school acting and back-up dancing are not hardcore? What a twisted worldview.

What is happening to rap these days? Thug life forever, my associates.

What I think I was driving at was that Tupac talked Thug Life but doesn't seem to be the most hardcore person to me of the two, Biggie has that distinction.

acousticrock87 · 02.27.2009, 05:32 AM

I really am not a big fan of either. I was just instigating, and pretending like I had west coast pride.

I do, but not in rap.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.27.2009, 05:36 AM

Well, if we start preferring rappers to area, I guess I'd have to rep Three 6 Mafia...who I avoid like the plague.

nicfit · 02.27.2009, 06:03 AM

Diplo made Three 6 Mafia sound cool.

check it

when the girl starts singing it cracks me up every time

noisereductions · 02.27.2009, 08:48 AM

I'm too tired to get into this. But I still listen to Pac a lot. A LOT.

02.26.2009, 11:12 PM	#1
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Shit, tired of gettin shot at Tired of gettin chased by the police and arrested Niggaz need a spot where WE can kick it A spot where WE belong, that's just for us Niggaz ain't gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood Y'knahmean? Where do niggaz go when we die? Ain't no heaven for a thug nigga That's why we go to thug mansion That's the only place where thugs get in free and you gotta be a G ... at thug mansion A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried But when I held that 9, all I could see was my momma's eyes No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble Not knowin it's hard to carry on when no one loves you Picture me inside the misery of poverty No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice but to roll on We found a family spot to kick it Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers over trick shit A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we G's We still visualize places, that we can roll in peace And in my mind's eye I see this place, the players go in fast I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at thug's mansion Ain't no place I'd rather be Chillin' with homies and family Sky high, iced out paradise In the skyyyyyyyyyy.. Ain't no place I'd rather be Only place that's right for me Chromed out mansion in paradise In the skyyyyyyyyyy.. Will I survive all the fights and the darkness? Trouble sparks, they tell me home is where the heart is, dear departed I shed tattooed tears and couldn't sleep good for multiple years, witness peers catch gunshots Nobody cares, seen the politicians ban us They'd rather see us locked in chains, please explain why they can't stand us, is there a way for me to change? Or am I just a victim of things I did to maintain? I need a place to rest my head with the little bit of homeboys that remains, cause all the rest dead Is there a spot for us to roll, if you find it I'll be right behind ya, show me and I'll go How can I be peaceful? I'm comin from the bottom Watch my daddy scream peace while the other man shot him I need a house that's full of love when I need to escape the deadly places slingin drugs, in thug's mansion Dear momma don't cry, your baby boy's doin good Tell the homies I'm in heaven and they ain't got hoods Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook Drippin peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke Then some lady named Billie Holiday Sang sittin there kickin it with Malcolm, 'til the day came Little LaTasha sho' grown Tell the lady in the liquorstore that she's forgiven, so come home Maybe in time you'll understand only God can save us When Miles Davis cuttin lose with the band Just think of all the people that you knew in the past that passed on, they in heaven, found peace at last Picture a place that they exist, together There has to be a place better than this, in heaven So right before I sleep, dear God, what I'm askin Remember this face, save me a place, in thug's mansion __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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02.26.2009, 11:16 PM	#2
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	How long will they mourn me Yeah! This for my nigga Kato It's still on nigga Thug Life, Thugs for life Ha Ha yeah, how long will they mourn me Yeah nigga 2Pac in this muthafucka All my homies drinking liquor Tears in everybody's eyes Niggas cried to mourn a homies homicide But I can't cry instead I'm just a shoulder Damn, why they take another soldier I load my clip before my eyes blurry, don't worry I'll get them suckas back before your buried Retaliate and pull a 187 do real niggas get to go to heaven ? How long will they mourn me, bury me a muthafuckin 'G' Bitch don't wanna die then don't fuck with me It's kinda hard to be optimistic When your homies lying dead on the pavement twisted Y'all don't hear me doe, I'm trying hard to make amends But I'm losing all my muthafuckin friends They should've shot me when I was born Now I'm trapped in the muthafuckin' storm How long will they mourn me ? I wish it would have been another How long will they mourn me How long will they mourn my brother I wish it would have been another How long will they mourn me How long will they mourn my brother How long will they mourn me Every muthafuckin' day homie You stayed down when tha other niggas didn't know me From my heart to the trigga you my fuckin' nigga And things won't be the same without ya nigga I remember kickin' back, you wanted to lack And goin' half on a muthafuckin' hundred sack Smokin' blunt after blunt and steady drinkin' Hung around so much, you knew what I was thinkin' Tell me Lord, why you take big Kato ? So confused not knowing which way to go I'm goin crazy and runnin' out of fuckin' time I can't take it, I'm losin' my fuckin' mind So day after day ride after ride We'll hook up on the other side Watch over your family and your newborn Till we meet again homie How long will they mourn me ? I wish it would have been another How long will they mourn me How long will they mourn my brother How long will they mourn me I wish it would have been another How long will they mourn me How long will they mourn my brother Damn a nigga tired of feeling sad I'm tired of putting in work I'm tired of cryin while watching my homies leave the earth I know soon one day I'll be in the dirt And my peoples'll be mournin' When they get a call from the coroner All niggas can say is that's fucked up And get tossed up Reminiscing how we grew up Rest and love to my nigga Kato See you in the crossroads real soon For now let me pour out some brew I'll be always thinkin' of ya homie Rest in peace How long will they mourn me ? Ya know life's a fuckin' trip And everybody gotta go But why the fuck it have to be my nigga Kato Another nigga fell victim to the chrome It's enough to make you crazy It's fuckin' with my dome Ya only live once on this earth A nigga had it bad, since the day of my mutahfuckin' birth But niggas say they down and they always be my homie But when a nigga gone How long will ya mourn me ? __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	Isn't he living in Brazil or something? __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I heard he went into hiding because Juice sucked so bad. __________________
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02.26.2009, 11:40 PM	#6
static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	I remember I was into him in middle school. __________________
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02.27.2009, 05:12 AM	#8
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	B.I.G.>2pac Exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPK6BKdQdlI Exhibit B: (Biggie's verses completely dominated Pac's) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iqp7H0GvYI __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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02.27.2009, 05:18 AM	#9
static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	Well biggie and tupac are both good. They both have different style because where they come from. Tupac is more hardcore than biggie, because he is from the westcoast. Biggie was influenced on that whole New York scene. __________________
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02.27.2009, 05:19 AM	#11
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	It's really not a choice, geographically. If you're from the east, it's Biggie; if you're from the west, it's Tupac. There's no value debate here. Non-Americans and mid-staters may work it out on their own, though.
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02.27.2009, 05:22 AM	#12
static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	At least Tupac didn't have his producer in every song of his. __________________
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02.27.2009, 05:26 AM	#14
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	So what you're saying is, high school acting and back-up dancing are not hardcore? What a twisted worldview. What is happening to rap these days? Thug life forever, my associates.
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02.27.2009, 05:32 AM	#17
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I really am not a big fan of either. I was just instigating, and pretending like I had west coast pride. I do, but not in rap.
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02.27.2009, 05:36 AM	#18
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Well, if we start preferring rappers to area, I guess I'd have to rep Three 6 Mafia...who I avoid like the plague. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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02.27.2009, 06:03 AM	#19
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Diplo made Three 6 Mafia sound cool. check it when the girl starts singing it cracks me up every time __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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02.27.2009, 08:48 AM	#20
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I'm too tired to get into this. But I still listen to Pac a lot. A LOT. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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