50 Cent - In da Club

[00:46.15] He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on

[00:47.55] He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg?

[00:49.88] That's the same stuff

[00:51.03] Weezy's sippin' huh?

[00:52.20] And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard

[00:53.98] Yup yup five a bone

[00:55.83] When he passed him that styrofoam the easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before

[00:59.31] Finally got to see what all the hype was on

[01:01.71] And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen to the system

[01:06.12] Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base

[01:08.49] Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

[01:10.26] Hot box, let the base bump

[01:12.53] Take it to the face, gulp

[01:14.53] Months later the use went up

[01:16.29] Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

[01:18.21] But Goddamn he loved that feelin'

[01:20.52] Purple rain coated in the throat

[01:21.99] Just so healin'

[01:22.95] Medicine alleviate the sickness

[01:24.70] Liquid affix and it comes with a cost

[01:26.63] Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin'

[01:28.54] Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him

[01:30.64] Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows

[01:33.25] Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it

[01:35.43] Didn't even think he had a problem

[01:37.12] Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous

[01:39.00] Room spinnin', thinkin' he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

[01:43.65] His eyelids closed shut

[01:45.24] Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup

[01:47.19] Girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up

[01:52.78] He never got up, he never got up

[01:56.52] We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us

[02:00.57] It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us

[02:06.11] Nah, it won't be us

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[02:24.79] Now he just wanted to act like them

[02:26.88] He just wanted to rap like him

[02:28.73] Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids

[02:32.60] Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds

[02:36.76] The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some **** they haven't lived

[02:40.92] Surprise, you know the drill

[02:42.82] Trapped in a box, declined record sales

[02:44.82] Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, *** sells

[02:47.39] So we try to sound like someone else

[02:49.45] This is not Californication

[02:51.39] There's no way to glorify this pavement

[02:53.32] Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant

[02:57.29] Despite how Lil Wayne lives

[02:59.23] It's not conducive to being creative

[03:01.81] And I know 'cause he's my favorite

[03:03.54] And I know 'cause I was off that same mix

[03:05.97] Rationalize the **** that I'd try after I listen to dedication

[03:09.89] But he's an alien, I'd sip that ****, pass out or play Playstation

[03:14.02] Months later I'm in the same place

[03:15.96] No music made, feeling like a failure

[03:17.94] And trust me it's not **** to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement

[03:22.31] I've seen my people's dreams die

[03:24.41] I've seen what they can be denied

[03:26.19] And "****s not a drug" - that's denial

[03:28.29] Groundhog Day life repeat each time

[03:30.57] I've seen Oxycontin take three lives

[03:32.63] I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes

[03:34.60] I've seen ******* bring out the demons inside

[03:36.96] Cheatin' and lyin'

[03:38.02] Friendship cease, no peace in the mind

[03:39.90] Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside

[03:42.31] Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere

[03:44.67] Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying

[03:46.76] That rush, that drug, that ****

[03:48.89] Those pills, that crumb, that roach

[03:50.92] Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug

[03:53.31] And growing up nobody ever does

[03:55.32] Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become

[03:59.40] Swore I was goin' to be someone

[04:01.05] And growing up everyone always does

[04:03.55] We sell our dreams and our potential

[04:05.55] To escape through that buzz

[04:07.47] Just keep me up, keep me up

[04:09.91] Hollywood here we come