Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
You never know
How many niggas stood with you when it was smoke?
How many niggas stuck by you when you was broke?
How many niggas took this rap shit for a joke?
How many niggas you done had to let go?
How many niggas that survived Death Row?
How many niggas tried to play score a face?
Wanna go and get tough? Don't let your time just go to waste (Is it a crime?)
That's why they paid me, nigga, lately, I've been on one
Might pedicure the '64 and get her toes done
Don't know to power up the joint until you roll one
See, life's a marathon, but we gon' make it in the long run
I'm just bein' cynical, tryin' to reach my pinacle
Never let 'em limit you, bend the rules, win or lose
I know it's hard to digest like prison food
Got a fuckin' Basquiat hangin' in my living room
Shit, I've been bangin' on the set since middle school
Now we out and flippin' gin and juice, makin' bigger moves
Can't swim, but I got a couple swimming pools
Is it a crime for me to ask for my residuals?
Poor man ask the rich man how to get cash
The rich man told the poor man: Get off yo' ass
Too many ended up in prison over bags and belts
Before you make that bad decision, nigga, ask yourself
How many niggas out here stickin' to the code?
How many niggas tryin' to help you reach your goals?
How many niggas out here killin' over hoes?
Might just be the fuckin' greatest story never told
How many dirty lawyers lied to my face?
How many stayed after Murder Was the Case?
How many died playin' score a face?
It should be a fuckin' crime to let your talent go to waste
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
How many niggas out here stickin' to the code?
How many niggas
How many niggas
How many niggas out here stickin' to the code?
How many niggas
(Is it a crime?) How many niggas
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime? Oh, no
