Nappy Roots - Live & Die lyrics

[Intro] Uhh, that's right Uhh, know what it is [Verse 1] I remember mixtape exclusive, no name producers You wasn't hot til' you sold by all boosters Run up in the chicken coop, corner the rooster We used to call that "jammin the chickens" Them the old days, god damnit I miss 'em We was rappin 'for we knew what it was We was rappin for a reason to cuss Now I just rap cause I'm f**in in love with it Kinda shy guy, so I had to go public with it Hip-hop and fish scales and a blue g wedding Had twins called Hell and Heaven Nobody really knows when they watchin a legend, til' he gone Til' y'all kingdome come, in God's name Come back like Christ and demand for his throne Rock oil on floatin cologne That's why these feel so b**hes can't leave me alone, I'm gone [Hook] Yuh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Ha, uh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Ha, uh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Yuh, uh, I live and die for this sh** Damn straight, I'ma ride for my b**h, ha [Verse 2] Yuh, and I do what I gotta Live for this sh**, and I prolly die bout it Time to switch it up, the game done got too crowded All you n***as jukin and jivin, I doubt it Dealin this and k**in that, lame sound childish The only trap is in ya brain, n***a snap outta it Ain't nothin wrong, bein smart, black, and proud of it We all came a long way, we got a thousand miles to get, sh** But ain't I allowed to vent? We need more cuttin in, but still they sound a bit like whoever Got it in, probably out now Welcome to the city of men, it's goin downtown But I am from a part of the slum, where the hustle is brung Where they think that success wouldn't come I am hip-hop, and it's strictly the song Profess all the molds, I'm coming second-to-none I'm hollin' [Hook] Yuh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Ha, uh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Ha, uh, I live and die for this sh** Hip-hop, the love of my life Yuh, uh, I live and die for this sh** Damn straight, I'ma ride for my b**h [Verse 3] Yeah, they figured hip-hop's a fad, it would die out quick But it spread like wild fires, got the whole world lit Can't stop boppin they head, they bumpin our sh** B.G.'s to germany, got 'em pumpin they fists Got soldiers all over, gettin crunk in this b**h Shoot up the charts with number one hits Shoot up the club, with a full clip How you like us now? The whole world til' I dig, yeah Hip-hop, the love of my life, my girl, my b**h My wife, my soul-mate, without her I'm sick Tie the knot, jump the roo, we a perfect fit No pre-nump, she was with me before I was rich We fell in love when we was just kids And see no love lasts as long as this Til' d**h do us part, God forbid we split Let nothin break this relationship