2Pac — Fame

[Intro: 2Pac] And my niggas say We want the fame! Come on! Come on! [Chorus: 2Pac] One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Nothin' but pain, stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame The one thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for It's been nothin' but pain, stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame [Verse 1: 2Pac] Though we exist to breed, some believe currency comes to G's Stress is half the battle, with success comes greed They got me hot when they shot me, plotted my revenge To increase my ends, enemies gettin' dropped Win or lose, red or blue, we must all stay true Play the game, nigga, never let the game play you And for the fame, niggas change fast, that's a shame What's to gain, lost souls? Who controls our brain? Who can I blame? The world seems strange at times Somewhat insane, I'm hopin' we can change with time I'm livin' blinded, searchin' for refinement curse I know, death follows me, but I'll murder him first And worse yet, with each breathe, steps I take, breathless Is there a cure for a hustler with a death wish? Cigar ashes, toast with crystal, glasses We mash on them jealous bastards, with my ski mask I'm the first one to want him blasted Wrapped in plastic, bullshittin' got his ass hit Ain't nothing left now, treated like a stepchild was not for me Nothing but busters and bitches be rockin' beats, fake in fame [Verse 2: Yaki Kadafi] Block run and shoot slugs We throw them back like hardballs Without the gloves, no love for these fake desperadoes And thugs I bleed to envy Smoke and blow out they blunts, sippin' Henny Drunk nights, and hot days Cockin' my heat, shootin' it sideways A life on the run, full of common blunts Unconditionally married to my gun Fulfillin' my destiny on knees and one's desires Be pullin' all my cabbage like priors, stuck in the trance Searchin' for something higher, the fortune and fame [Chorus: 2Pac] One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Nothin' but pain, stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame Something we all adore Something worth dyin' for It's been nothin' but pain, stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame [Verse 3: Young Noble] Searchin' for fortune and fame, lost in the rain A lost of the game, with life is the cost of the game We forcin' the change, motherfuck flossin' a chain All the blame belongs to the part of the brain That we never use, nigga, plus my heart is in pain And if I ever lose, homie, bet I'm at it again Outlaws don't die, so united we stand And if family come before, all the fortune and fame [Verse 4: Napoleon] As I walk up in the crib, laid to rest my head Say salaam to the angels, hope they bless my bed Hope they bless me the righteous way Got a homie locked down outta town, I sent him a kite today Man, that hate in your heart you gotta cleanse it, dawg Prayin' for my downfall, and I can sense it, dawg I was passed down the street fame Like Glocks clocked and keep aim Was raised up with a clock box And I ran with the local street gang They say the light is faded but still shine in the dark You can easy been a man, but you's a boy in your heart And that's some game that I got from generation of game In the road of life, dog We need to switch up lanes – think about it! [Hook: 2Pac] One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Nothin' but pain Stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Been nothin' but pain Stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame [Verse 5: Kastro] I can't complain, I've seen my fair share of the fame It won't change me, now I've got this piece of change I feel strange, I got so used to the hood That when I finally got out at first it ain't feel good I was just a baby, still retarded from slavery When we struggle to shovel shit ain't nobody saved me Ghetto ain't made me, I made myself Poverty raised me, thinking ain't no help I pray for my health, my mind, and my family too State of myself, my grind, and my family crew Where one hand washes the other No, we ain't blood, but we still real brothers The struggle is real, nothin' can steal what we build And that remains the same 'til the day that we killed And that's real, life that I was aimed to be Love by my family tree, that's fame to me – how about it? [Hook: 2Pac] One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Nothin' but pain Stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame One thing we all adore Something worth dyin' for Nothin' but pain Stuck in this game Searchin' for fortune and fame