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Running (Dying To Live)
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2Pac
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[Sway (MTV interviewer) speaking]
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Between you and Biggie it was like,
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Who's gon', who's gonna...
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Who rules the... the... the "nigga kingdom" and shit, basically
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You know what I'm sayin'...
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I was like, this is like a fuckin' election,
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it's an election and shit,
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You know what I'm saying?
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[2Pac speaking]
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It is that... it is that!
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Me and Biggie situation is smaller than that
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Me and Biggie situation is like...
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[Ambulance radio]
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Central, we got a black male shot - in critical condition...
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[Reporter]
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Tupac Shakur was shot seven times in the chest,
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[2Pac speaking]
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While I'm in jail, strangers is tellin' me:
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"You don't know? Biggie home boy shot you!
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And they bragging!"
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And that's why what I'm doing... I know what I'm doin',
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I'm destroying them. I'm DESTROYING them...
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You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead...
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm just living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G.]
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Check it;
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I grew up a fucking screw-up
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Got introduced to the game
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Got an ounce and fuckin' blew up
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Toppin' rocks overnight
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The nigga Biggie Smalls
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Tryin to turn into the black Frank White
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We had to grow dreads to change our description
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Two cops is on the milk box missin'
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Show they toes and know they got stepped on
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A fist full of bullets, a chest full of teflon
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Run from the police - picture that
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Nigga I'm too fat, I fuck around and catch an asthma attack
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That's why I bust back, it don't phase me
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When he drop take his Glock and I'm Swayze
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Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight
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Laid back - I got some money to make
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Motherfucker!
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You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead...
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G. speaking]
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Tupac's still dead, you know what I'm saying?
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Just... don't feed into it!
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If you feed into it, it's only going to escalate
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You know what I'm sayin'?
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I know about the truth
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I know what people would believe for was the truth...
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[2Pac]
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It's on me!
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But still I'm havin' memories of high speed
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When the cops crashed as I laughed
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Pushin' the gas when ma Glocks blast
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We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart
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In the dark, where we survived through the bad parts
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Many dreams is what I had and plenty wishes,
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No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
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Envious Bitches, they still continue to pursue me
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A couple o' movies, now the whole world's tryin' to screw me
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Even the cops try to sue me
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So what can I do but stay true?
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Sippin' 22s of brew?
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And now the media's tryin' to test me
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Got the press asking questions, trying to stress me
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Misery is all I see, that's my mind state
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My history with the police is... check the crime rate!
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My main man had two strikes slipped
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Got arrested and flipped
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He screamed "Thug Life!" and emptied a clip
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Got tired of runnin' from the police
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You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead...
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Why am I fighting to live
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If I'm just living to fight?
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Why am I trying to see
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When there ain't nothing in sight?
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Why am I trying to give
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When no one gives me a try?
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Why am I dying to live
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If I'm living to die?
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[Notorious B.I.G.]
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I was more shocked than anything, you know what I'm sayin'?
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But I wasn't more shocked of him dyin'...
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I was more shocked of him...
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'Pac is a strong dude, yo... I know dudes
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You know what I'm sayin'?
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He is real strong
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So when they was like, "He got shot!"
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I was more like, "Again?"
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You know what I'm sayin';
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He always gettin' shot or shot at,
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He gon' pull through this one again,
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Make a few records about it
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And it's gonna be over, you know what I'm sayin'?
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But when he... when he died I was like, "Whoa!"
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You know what I'm sayin', it kinda took me by...
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You know, even though we was goin' through our drama
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I would never wish death upon nobody
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You know what I'm sayin'?
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There simply ain't no comin' back from that...
The Notorious B.I.G. ft. 2Pac - Runnin' ...
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