Thug Life Lyrics
You feel me?
Niggas is hypocrites
You read why I gave my whole soul to you motherfuckers
And said yo I'm through I just wanna chill
I just wanna live life
And motherfuckers took shots from every direction
So OK, you wanna see some macho shit?
I'm the most macho nigga out here
I'm the most- I thought you niggas knew?
I'm the most thuggest nigga out here
[Verse 1: President T]
What you lookin' at fam
This direction ain't for your eyes
This direction comes with force
And I ain't talkin' macho guys
I was like, OK, I thought you already knew
More than a macho Hindu, Sikh or a Jew
Prez, I heard you already blew
They were like fam, show some respect
Now that I'm grown, I was like, I heard you already blew?
So macho, should've been part of the All Blacks
Wipin' my feet, but I ain't talkin' doormats
Presidential works, presidential formats
Wow wow kill off the crud in bars
I know man from Cuba trust me they're not smokin' cigars
They were like Prez I beg you please, can I hang with the stars?
No disrespect or pars, gave me the flowers without the vase
Please don't mistake Prez for a nerd
You'll see the jam, without the jars
I don't wanna talk no crud in bars
Maybe 'cus, in my bits I'm actually someone
Gassed up youts
Prez can you bun one then I replied
Maybe I already won son
Gassed up clowns, how many gassed up clowns have you spun
Take it to heart all you want, it's just lyrical fun
On my heart I have no motherfucking fear
I have no fear
I have only ambition and I want mine
And I will do anything to protect and feed my family
And these niggas represent a threat
[Verse 2: President T]
Yeah it's a threat
They're representing raising your voice, must be experimenting
Prez, where did you get your style and flow?
I'm still inventing wow got to the age
And I ain't talkin' of consenting
I'll say sorry for now, for my future offending
Got to a stage in grime, where I don't need amending
King of grime, nah rudeboy, I'm just superintending
I mean I don't wanna upset my die hard fans
I know over 100 die hard mans
Prez when you gonna bring those physicals back?
Gotta get back to my stack
About
A tribute to 2pac, released on the 20th anniversary of his death in 1996, “Thug Life” was produced by Levlz and samples the track “Butterfly Effect by Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers. It also uses excerpts of a 2pac interview with VIBE Magazine (below), which was carried out shortly before his aforementioned death in 1996.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
President T told i-D Vice in an interview;
“Tupac wasn’t just a rapper to me, he was a way of life. The messages in the songs, the acting and the spirit was addictive growing up. (He was) by far the best artist to ever touch down.
“Doves” by LEVLZ, which is currently a dubplate. However, another vocal version exists: GHSTLY XXVII’s “LFDY (Live Fast, Die Young)”.
- 2.Buss Da Ting
- 4.Nah Rudeboy
- 7.House & Pop
- 10.Snakes
- 11.Larger
- 12.Ending Careers
- Thug Life
