Sendin' this one out to my city and my team Get that ring, know what I'm sayin'? Look around, this the NBA countdown [Verse 1: Havoc] We here, this is what y'all been waitin' for To bring home the championship, once again it's on The grind, the struggle and the drive It's down to the wire, it's all on the line If you don't got heart, then you won't survive And that's facts, no matter how hard you try Got my soldiers on the battleground wit' me This one's for my team and I do it for my city It's about to get gritty, step into the lion's den You know what it is, that time again That once in a lifetime chance, put the ball in my hands And I'm a make sure my team advance There's a war in the arena no players safe from Straight to the hole is where I be takin' 'em Nothin' but intensity is flowin' through my veins Against me, you better bring your A game [Hook: Havoc] We livin' this, it's about that time Survival of the fit, only the strong survive We livin' this, it's about that time Survival of the fit, only the strong survive We livin' this to the die that we die Survival of the fit, only the strong survive We livin' this, it's about that time Survival of the fit, only the strong survive [Verse 2: Prodigy] Yeah, there's a war goin' on right now, you not safe You can run, but you can't hide forever From these streets that we done took You walkin' wit' your head down, scared to look You shook cause ain't no such thing as halfway crooks They never around when the beef cook In my part of town, we sweep your team We not playin' games wit' you, we playin' for keeps We conquer over power and crush whoever He couldn't endure the pressure, let me get that Floor general of the battleground You shakin' in your kicks, welcome to the haunted house Now let the whole world witness as we Mobb Deep on you and your peeps Until the endin', you better look alive Survival of the fit, only the strong survive [Hook]