Ya, let's take em back 

Uh huh 



Comin' up I was confused my momma 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 ch-check out my melody 

I wanna live good, so should I sell dope for a fo-finger ring 

Money and them gold ropes 

Santa told me if I pass could get a sheep skin coat 

If I can move a few packs and get the hat, now that'd be dope 

Tossed and turned in my sleep at night 

Woke up the next morning niggas done stole my bike 

Different day same shit, ain't nothing 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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go 'head envy me 

I'm raps 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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go 'head envy me 

I'm raps MVP 

And I ain't goin' nowhere so you can get to know me 



I Told Dre from the gate I carried the heat for ya 

First mixtape i inherited beef for ya 

Gritted my teeth for ya 

G-G-G-G(G-UNIT!) Fo Ya 

Put Compton on my back when you was in need of soldiers 

At my last show I threw away my NWA gold and 

Had the whole crowd yellin "Free Yayo" 

So Niggas betta get up outta mine 

Fo' I creep and turn yo' projects into columbine 

And I'm rap's MVP 

Don't make me remind y'all what happened to DC 

This nigga ain't Gotti 

He pretend 

He mad at us cause Ashanti got a new boyfriend 

And it seems yo' little 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 Doc was out who gave the west coast mouth to mouth 



Hate it or love it the underdog's on top 

And I'm gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Yeah, Yeah envy me 

I'm raps 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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Yeah, Yeah envy me 

I'm raps MVP 

And I ain't goin' nowhere so you can get to know me 



From the beginnin of the end 

Losers lose winners win 

This is real we dont gotta pretend 

The cold world that we in 

Its full of pressure and pain 

I thought it would change its stayin the same 



How many of them balls was wit ya 

When you had that little TV 

You had to hit on to get a picture 

I'm walkin with the snub 

Cos niggas do a lot of slip talkin in the club 

Til they coughing on the rug 

I aint never had much but a walkman and a bud 

My role model was gone 

Snortin up his drugs 

Bad enough they want me to choke 

My boi' just got poked in the throat 

Now its a R.I.P. shirt in my coat 

Now im speedin' reminiscin' 

Holdin' my weed he never listen 

If I see him never livin 

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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go head' envy me 

I'm raps 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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go head' envy me 

I'm raps 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 little deuce deuce 

And my triple fat goose 

Sippin' easy jesus 

Rockin' the leases 

But mama whipped me when she found my pieces 

I look back on life an think thank god im blessed 

We the best on the planet so forget the rest 



You know im still nice wit my cook game 

Look man 

It's a hood thang 

Thats why im loved in Brooklyn 

I handle mine 

Just like a real nigga should 

If I do some time 

Homie I'm still all good 

Let me show you what a thug bout 

Born to die 

I took the bullets outta fifty 

Put em in my .45 

And i aint even got my feet wet yet 

A seven figure nigga who aint seen a royalty check 



Hate it or love it the underdog's on top 

And I'm gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go head' envy me 

I'm raps 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 gonna shine homie until my heart stop 



Go head' envy me 

I'm raps MVP 

And I ain't goin nowhere so you can get to know me