The Notorious B.I.G. — Its Not A Game

[Intro: Big Pun & 2Pac] What I gotta do is let y'all niggas know I am the nicest Once upon a crime, someone who was once fragile, innocent, and pure was suddenly corrupted and adopted by the streets. But the gift he brought with him to this world will effect our outlooks on not only rap music but on life as well, forever, forever [Verse 1: Big Pun] It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw Bring the pain to your door like death was knockin' Unless you got my ends, I'ma make you twins With the Headless Horseman, hell extortion Sell your soul, live your dreams, don't pay the cost then Chop, chop, say hello to the guillotine A killer fiends for blood, screams of thugs like Fiends for drugs, I don't need no love Give me your fear, money, respect, beer, honeys and sex We're here, I'll bend them checks for years, hungry and stressed You fuckin' with Chris, fuck Pun, dead the wrath for later Get your calculator, the head decapitator's back forever Can't count how many heads I had to sever (Woo, c'mon) Half the niggas I keep, and put 'em back together That's the terror, cut open your girl And make a truss out her flesh, like Buffalo Bill [Chorus: Big Pun & 2Pac] It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw (Get on yo knees, nigga, get on yo knees and pray) It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw [Verse 2: 2Pac] No insanity plea from me, I ride the beef 'til I burn Censor me and bar your kids from the lessons I learned And in turn I'm hostile, guess you can recall me antisocial Niggas shakin' like they caught the Holy Ghost when I approach Try to politic before I smoke 'em, like Sun Tzu Niggas do unto these snitches, before it's done to you And if the cops come arrest me in the evening Best believe they comin' for my dogs in the morning And if I die by a slug, the death of a true thug Tell me will my niggas mourn me? Gettin' blowed out High, watch me murder the bird before he testify Strikes walkin' close to my third, I live a troubled life And if you dream, be a part of my team From Long Beach to Queens Drug dealers to ex-fiends Keep yo eyes on the prize, nigga watch for bustas (Watch) Either heaven or jail, it's still hell for a hustler [Chorus: Big Pun] It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw [Verse 3: The Notorious B.I.G.] I got seven Mac-11's, about eight .38's Nine 9's, ten Mac-10's the shits never end You can't touch my riches Even if you had MC Hammer and them 357 bitches Biggie Smalls, the millionaire, the mansion, the yacht The two weed spots, the two hot Glocks Huh, that's how I got the weed spot I shot dread in the head, took the bread and the lamb spread Lil' Gotti got the shotty to your body So don't resist or you might miss Christmas I tote guns, I make number runs I give MCs the runs dripping When I throw my clip in the AK, I slay from far away Everybody hit the D-E-C-K My slow flows remarkable, peace to Matteo Now we smoke weed like Tony Montana sniff the yayo That's crazy blunts, mad L's My voice excels from the avenue to jail cells Oh my God I'm dropping shit like a pigeon I hope you're listening, smacking babies at they christening So you better grab your pistol 'Cause if you sit still, I'm gonna make your fucking shit spill And I'm talking 'bout buckets, why did I have to do it? Fuck it, you got a gun, nigga bust it [Chorus: Big Pun] It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw It's not a game, it's war, plain and raw Blood stain the wall when I bring the chain with the saw [Outro: 2Pac The Notorious B.I.G.] I personify every image that niggas fake I personify, really bring it to 'em Because I'm -- I-I looked up to these niggas While on bail, they gon' take my spot, big mistake, know what I'm saying? My spot is wedged in, it ain't going nowhere, you know what I'm saying? I'm coming right back for my place, anybody that's there, they gon' have to move