Intro:One love... one love... one thugOne nation... twenty-one
gun saluteChorus:I'm hopin my true mothafuckaz knowThis be
the realest shit I ever wroteAgainst all odds, up in the studio,
gettin blowedTo the truest shit I ever spokeVerse One:21 gun
salute, dressed in fatigue, black jeans and bootsDissapeared in
the crowd, all you seen was troopsThis little nigga named Nas
thinks he live like meTalkin bout how he left the hospital took
five like meYou living fanatasies, nigga I reject your depositWe
shook Dre punk ass, now we out of the closetMobb Deep wonder why
nigga blowed them outNext time grown folks talk, nigga close
your mouthsPeep me, I take this war shit deeplyI seen too many
real playas fall to let these bitch niggaz tobeat mePuffy, lets
be honest you a punkor you gonna see me with glovesRemember that
shit you said in vibe about me being a Thug nowYou can tell the
people you roll with whatever you wantBut, you and I know
what's going onPay back I knew you bitch niggaz from way
backWitness me strapped with macks knew I wouldn't play
thatAll you old rappers trying to advanceIt's all over now,
take it like a manNiggas looking like, Larry Holmes flabby and
shitTrying to playa hate on my shit, you eat a fat dickLet it be
known this is how you made meLove it how I got you niggaz goin
crazy, against all oddsChorus 2XVerse Two:I heard he was light
skined, stocky with a haitian accentJewelry, fast cars and
he's known for flashing (what's hisname)Listen while I
take you back and lace this rapA real live tale, about a snitch
named Haitian JackKnew he was working for the feds, same crime
different trailNiggas picture what he said, and did I
mentionPromised a payback, Jimmy Henchmen, in due timeI knew you
bitch niggaz was listening, The World is MineSet me up, wet me
up, niggaz stuck me upHeard the guns bust, but you tricks never
shut me upTouch one of mine on everything I ownI'll destroy
everything you touch, play the game niggaAll out warfare, Eye For
An EyeLast words to a bitch nigga, why you lie?Now you gotta
watch your back nigga, watch your frontHere we come gunshots to
deck, now you stuckFuck the rap game nigga, nigga This M.O.BSo
believe me, we enemies, I go, against all oddsChorus 2XVerse
Three:Puffy gettin robbed like a bitch, to hide that factHe did
some shit he shouldn't have didSo we ride em for thatAnd
that nigga that was down for meRestin dead, switch sidesGuess
his new friends want him deadProbably be murdered for the shit
that I saidI bring the real, be a legend or even the deadLord
listen to meGod don't like ugly It Was WrittenHey Nas your
whole damn style is weakYou heard my melody, read about my life
in the papersAll my run-in with authorities, felonious capersNow
you want to live my life, so what's the dealNiggaz that
don't ride rightYou've seen too many moviesLoad
'em up against the wall, close his eyesSince you lie, you
die, goodbyeLet the real life niggaz hear the truth from meWhat
would you do if you was me (nigga), against all oddsChorus
2XAgainst all odds