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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
2Pac
2Pac
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Quincy Hanley
Quincy Hanley
Songwriter
Mario Loving
Mario Loving
Songwriter
Tyruss Himes
Tyruss Himes
Songwriter
2Pac
2Pac
Songwriter
Claydes Smith
Claydes Smith
Songwriter
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Songwriter
George Brown
George Brown
Songwriter
Jeannette Dubois
Jeannette Dubois
Songwriter
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry
Songwriter
Johnny Jackson
Johnny Jackson
Songwriter
Nesbitt Wesonga
Nesbitt Wesonga
Songwriter
Otha Nash
Otha Nash
Songwriter
Richard Westfield
Richard Westfield
Songwriter
Robert Bell
Robert Bell
Songwriter
Robert Spike Mickens
Robert Spike Mickens
Songwriter
Ronald Bell
Ronald Bell
Songwriter
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Easy Mo Bee
Easy Mo Bee
Producer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Norman Whitfield Jr.
Norman Whitfield Jr.
Engineer

Lyrics

I would share the definition of ballin' with you white folks But now The game is to be sold and not told So eh, fuck me I'm up before the sunrise, first to hit the block Little bad mothafucka with a Learn to throw them thangs, get my skinny little kicked And niggas laugh, til' tha first got blasted I put the Now they coverin' the basket with plastic I smoke on a regular buck when it counts I'm tryin' to make a million dollars outta And gettin' ghost on the five-o Got a screamin' about survival Can I lay low Hollar one time when I say so Don't want to go to the pen, I'm hittin' fences Narcs on a back, missin' me by inches And they say how do you survive weighin' sixty-five In a city where the skinny die Tell mama don't cry Even when they kill me They can never take the game from a young G I'm street ballin' Street ballin' Still on parole and I'm the first servin' Pour some liquor on the curb for my that deserve it But if I want to make a million, gotta It's kinda boomin' round the way and today I'll make a killin' Dressin' down like a villian', but only on the block It's a clever disguise to keep me runnin' from the cops I think I'll die if I don't get no ends I'm in a bucket with 'em ridin' it like it's a Benz I hate to strip let my music bump Drinkin' liquor, and I'm lookin' for some Rather die makin' money than live poor and legal As I wish it was a I need money in a major way Time to hey, and gettin' paid You other callin' But me and my thug We street ballin' Street ballin' Street Damned if I don't, and damned if a do So watch a young pull a just to raise up But don't let them see you cry, dry your eyes Young time to do or die I keep a in my pocket Ready on my block Ain't no time for a to even And now they see that beat pain 'cause he slept on the game Ain't a damned thing changed Shakin' the dice, now roll 'em If you can't stand pain better hold 'em 'Cause ain't no tellin' what you might roll You might go catch AIDS from a slight cold Best to live your life to the fullest 'Cause even when they kill me They can never take the game from a young G We street ballin' We street ballin' You know what I'm saying a long time If you gonna do it do it To my in the penitentiary Loked up like a when they mention me 'Cause you fuckin' with the realest ever born And once again it's on I'm bustin' on these till they gone Who the hell can you get to stop me I'm in the projects, parlaying with my posse I keep my Cause they're all shady I finally made it Now these jealous tryin' to fade me I ain't goin' out I'd rather I'm on the corner with my watchin' cash stack And I came up a long way from food stamps And takin' from the low-life ghetto tramps Could you blame me if they sweat me I'm gonna What could I do pull my I'm representin' to the fullest givin' devil slugs I'm on the block young thugs And mother, we be ballin' All day long, stay strong We street ballin'
Writer(s): William Earl Collins, Gary Lee Cooper, Tupac Amaru Shakur, George Jr. Clinton, Osten S. Jr. Harvey Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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