Mass hysteria, illusion, widespread across the world   Riots are reported in London and the United Nations   Is calling for an emergency meeting      Ayo back in the day I sold hand to hand crack   Escapin' jail all day to get my money back   Starving' so bad that my stomach touched my back   Anywhere that I went yo I didn't know how to act      Oh, his chain is phat, fuck that, snatch that, flash the gat   When really all I wanted to do was rap, one two y'all   I've been preparing for this moment for years so step back   Cla clack take that, catch a heart attack      I am the illest MC on the streets today   But fans say wack rappers shouldn't come my way   But I say I destroy crews like an AK   Well okay, please explain why you talk this way      'Cause you can sell a million records and be wack, word up   You can have mad skills and don't sell jack   It got my brain racin', heart pacin', fightin' incarceration   On the internet in front of the whole nation      In front of the judge with a grudge and no budge   And no love, that's how it is when you a thug   If push comes to shove I rise above   And stay dedicated to rap like ghetto love      Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away   Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away, oh      Me and my peeps on the creep, deep like sleep   Hip in heat in the seat of the jeep   The more I try to get out, the more I realize I can't   So I roll with the beat and sing the war chant      The power and the struggle in the concrete jungle   And the troubles in the rubbles of the brothers on the bubble   And yeah I heard your story, you fuckin' niggas bore me   On how you goin' out in the blaze of glory      You ask Joe, you sad as John Doe   You can fool some heads but the real niggas know, word up   Niggas try to get on the mic with no skills   I got one question for you, how that shit feel?      You feel you keepin' it real but you fake as a three dollar bill   My grandmother got more skill   My man A+ put the bug in my ear   But don't make me open that door and have to go there   Because      Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away   Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away, oh      Truthfully, I went from havin' nothing to eat, to eatin' a feast   I went from chillin' on the streets to livin' in phat suites   I went from a twenty four hour a day crime wave   To workin' in the studio with E gettin' paid      And it ain't no mystery people know the history behind me   And if you don't ask somebody on the street   But Murray never worry, the girls love me very   Make a hit record quick fast in a hurry      Total captivation, domination with conversation   That'll be talked about by the younger generation   Remedial MCs always implement violence   That's because they ain't got no talent      So I suggest you rest and learn about the heart in your chest   Nevertheless, fuck who's bein' the best   More small rappers unite for world peace, word up   And take back our streets, yo      Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away   Oh, street life, there's a thousand parts to play   Street life, until you play your life away, oh