| Song | To Live & Die In L.A. (Album Version) (feat. Val Young) |
| Artist | Tupac |
| Album | To Live & Die In L.A. |
| [00:00.78] | “Street Science, you’re on the air. What do you feel when you hear a record like Tupac’s new one?”“ |
| [00:05.68] | “I love Tupac’s new record”“ |
| [00:06.80] | “Right, but don’t you feel like that creates - ahh- tension between East and West? |
| [00:11.92] | I mean, he’s talking about killing people, ‘I had sex with your wife’ - and not in those words. |
| [00:17.32] | But he’s talking about, ‘I wanna see you deceased’…” |
| [00:31.05] | To live and die in L.A., where everyday we try to fatten our pockets |
| [00:34.42] | Us niggas hustle for the cash so it’s hard to knock it |
| [00:37.52] | Everybody got they own thang, currency chasin’ |
| [00:40.15] | Worldwide through the hard times, worrying faces |
| [00:42.95] | Shed tears as we bury niggas close to heart |
| [00:45.75] | Who was a friend is now a ghost in the dark |
| [00:47.94] | Cold hearted bout it, nigga got smoked by a fiend |
| [00:50.63] | Trying to floss on him blind to a broken man’s dream |
| [00:53.39] | A hard lesson |
| [00:54.59] | Court cases keep me guessin |
| [00:56.15] | Plea bargain ain’t an option now, so I’m stressin |
| [00:58.81] | Cost me more to be free than a life in the pen |
| [01:01.66] | Making money off of cuss words, writing again |
| [01:04.29] | Learn how to think ahead, so I fight with my pen |
| [01:06.93] | Late night down sunset liking the scene |
| [01:09.86] | What’s the worst they could do to a nigga? |
| [01:12.03] | Got me lost in hell |
| [01:13.15] | To live and die in L.A. on bail |
| [01:15.31] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [01:20.97] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [01:26.35] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [01:32.08] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [01:38.66] | It’s the City of Angels and constant danger |
| [01:41.17] | South Central L.A., can’t get no stranger |
| [01:43.72] | Full of drama like a soap opera, on the curb |
| [01:46.44] | Watching the ghetto bird helicopters, I observe |
| [01:49.20] | So many niggas getting three strikes, tossed in jail |
| [01:51.91] | I swear the pen right across from hell |
| [01:53.97] | I can’t cry cause it’s on now |
| [01:55.95] | I’m just a nigga on his own now |
| [01:57.93] | Living life thug style |
| [01:59.61] | So I can’t smile |
| [02:00.84] | Writing to my peoples when they ask for pictures |
| [02:03.09] | Thinking Cali just fun and bitches |
| [02:05.75] | Better learn about the dress code, B’s and C’s |
| [02:08.55] | All them other niggas copycats, these is G’s |
| [02:11.23] | I love Cali like I love women |
| [02:13.36] | Cause every nigga in LA got a little bit of thug in him |
| [02:16.83] | We might fight amongst each other… but I promise you this: |
| [02:19.50] | We’ll burn this bitch down, get us pissed |
| [02:21.55] | To live and die in LA |
| [02:21.86] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [02:27.22] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [02:32.81] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [02:38.25] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [02:44.67] | Cause would it be L.A. without Mexicans? |
| [02:47.29] | Black love, brown pride and the sets again |
| [02:49.86] | Pete Wilson trying to see us all broke |
| [02:52.42] | I’m on some bullshit out for everything they owe |
| [02:54.70] | Remember K-day? |
| [02:56.12] | Weekends, Crenshaw, MLK? |
| [02:58.14] | Automatics rang free, niggas lost they way |
| [03:01.04] | Gang signs being shown, nigga, love your hood! |
| [03:03.66] | But recognize and it’s all good |
| [03:05.79] | Where the weed at? |
| [03:07.01] | Niggas gettin’ shurrmed out |
| [03:08.96] | Snoop Dogg in this muthafucka permed out |
| [03:11.35] | |
| [03:14.74] | Dogg Pound in the Lex with a ounce to burn |
| [03:17.60] | Got them Watts niggas with me, O.F.T.B |
| [03:20.22] | They got some hash, took the stash, left the rest for me |
| [03:23.04] | Neckbone, Tre, Herron, Big Buntry too |
| [03:26.12] | Big Rock got knocked, but this one’s for you |
| [03:28.60] | I hit the studio and drop a jewel, hoping it pay |
| [03:31.48] | Getting high, watching time fly: to live and die in LA |
| [03:33.64] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [03:39.11] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [03:44.67] | To Live and Die in L.A., it’s the place to be. |
| [03:50.09] | You’ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [03:57.23] | This go out for 92.3, and 106 |
| [04:01.28] | All the radio stations that be bumping my shit |
| [04:03.14] | Making my shit sells katruple quitraple platinum |
| [04:08.65] | This go out to all the magazines that a nigga |
| [04:11.96] | All the real motherfuckers |
| [04:14.03] | All the stores, the mom and pop spots |
| [04:16.34] | A&R people, all y’all motherfuckers |
| [04:19.91] | L.A., California Love part motherfucking two |
| [04:23.30] | Without gay ass Dre |
| [00:00.78] | " Street Science, you' re on the air. What do you feel when you hear a record like Tupac' s new one?"" |
| [00:05.68] | " I love Tupac' s new record"" |
| [00:06.80] | " Right, but don' t you feel like that creates ahh tension between East and West? |
| [00:11.92] | I mean, he' s talking about killing people, ' I had sex with your wife' and not in those words. |
| [00:17.32] | But he' s talking about, ' I wanna see you deceased'" |
| [00:31.05] | To live and die in L. A., where everyday we try to fatten our pockets |
| [00:34.42] | Us niggas hustle for the cash so it' s hard to knock it |
| [00:37.52] | Everybody got they own thang, currency chasin' |
| [00:40.15] | Worldwide through the hard times, worrying faces |
| [00:42.95] | Shed tears as we bury niggas close to heart |
| [00:45.75] | Who was a friend is now a ghost in the dark |
| [00:47.94] | Cold hearted bout it, nigga got smoked by a fiend |
| [00:50.63] | Trying to floss on him blind to a broken man' s dream |
| [00:53.39] | A hard lesson |
| [00:54.59] | Court cases keep me guessin |
| [00:56.15] | Plea bargain ain' t an option now, so I' m stressin |
| [00:58.81] | Cost me more to be free than a life in the pen |
| [01:01.66] | Making money off of cuss words, writing again |
| [01:04.29] | Learn how to think ahead, so I fight with my pen |
| [01:06.93] | Late night down sunset liking the scene |
| [01:09.86] | What' s the worst they could do to a nigga? |
| [01:12.03] | Got me lost in hell |
| [01:13.15] | To live and die in L. A. on bail |
| [01:15.31] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [01:20.97] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [01:26.35] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [01:32.08] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [01:38.66] | It' s the City of Angels and constant danger |
| [01:41.17] | South Central L. A., can' t get no stranger |
| [01:43.72] | Full of drama like a soap opera, on the curb |
| [01:46.44] | Watching the ghetto bird helicopters, I observe |
| [01:49.20] | So many niggas getting three strikes, tossed in jail |
| [01:51.91] | I swear the pen right across from hell |
| [01:53.97] | I can' t cry cause it' s on now |
| [01:55.95] | I' m just a nigga on his own now |
| [01:57.93] | Living life thug style |
| [01:59.61] | So I can' t smile |
| [02:00.84] | Writing to my peoples when they ask for pictures |
| [02:03.09] | Thinking Cali just fun and bitches |
| [02:05.75] | Better learn about the dress code, B' s and C' s |
| [02:08.55] | All them other niggas copycats, these is G' s |
| [02:11.23] | I love Cali like I love women |
| [02:13.36] | Cause every nigga in LA got a little bit of thug in him |
| [02:16.83] | We might fight amongst each other but I promise you this: |
| [02:19.50] | We' ll burn this bitch down, get us pissed |
| [02:21.55] | To live and die in LA |
| [02:21.86] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [02:27.22] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [02:32.81] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [02:38.25] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [02:44.67] | Cause would it be L. A. without Mexicans? |
| [02:47.29] | Black love, brown pride and the sets again |
| [02:49.86] | Pete Wilson trying to see us all broke |
| [02:52.42] | I' m on some bullshit out for everything they owe |
| [02:54.70] | Remember Kday? |
| [02:56.12] | Weekends, Crenshaw, MLK? |
| [02:58.14] | Automatics rang free, niggas lost they way |
| [03:01.04] | Gang signs being shown, nigga, love your hood! |
| [03:03.66] | But recognize and it' s all good |
| [03:05.79] | Where the weed at? |
| [03:07.01] | Niggas gettin' shurrmed out |
| [03:08.96] | Snoop Dogg in this muthafucka permed out |
| [03:11.35] | |
| [03:14.74] | Dogg Pound in the Lex with a ounce to burn |
| [03:17.60] | Got them Watts niggas with me, O. F. T. B |
| [03:20.22] | They got some hash, took the stash, left the rest for me |
| [03:23.04] | Neckbone, Tre, Herron, Big Buntry too |
| [03:26.12] | Big Rock got knocked, but this one' s for you |
| [03:28.60] | I hit the studio and drop a jewel, hoping it pay |
| [03:31.48] | Getting high, watching time fly: to live and die in LA |
| [03:33.64] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [03:39.11] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [03:44.67] | To Live and Die in L. A., it' s the place to be. |
| [03:50.09] | You' ve got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see. |
| [03:57.23] | This go out for 92. 3, and 106 |
| [04:01.28] | All the radio stations that be bumping my shit |
| [04:03.14] | Making my shit sells katruple quitraple platinum |
| [04:08.65] | This go out to all the magazines that a nigga |
| [04:11.96] | All the real motherfuckers |
| [04:14.03] | All the stores, the mom and pop spots |
| [04:16.34] | A R people, all y' all motherfuckers |
| [04:19.91] | L. A., California Love part motherfucking two |
| [04:23.30] | Without gay ass Dre |