Uppercut
2Pac ft. Young Noble Lyrics

I wanted to bring back that reality,
I wanted to be real and not pretend to be someone that I'm not.

Nobody can ever be confused and think I'm fuckin' Mike Tyson
I don't want people to confuse me with Mike Tyson, who is a heavyweight boxer.

And I'm the heavyweight champion,
I may be small, but I fight like a heavyweight champion.

I'm a little nigga, that's why its so raw to just watch me battle lions,
I'm small, but I'm brave and take on challenges that are bigger than me.

Watch this uppercut, here it come
Watch my punch, I'm about to throw it.

Watch the jab nigga, ugh
Watch my quick punch, hear the sound it makes.

Here it come, look out, watch my arms
Be prepared, I'm about to fight and you should be scared.

Now see so many motherfuckers want to take a piece
So many people want to test me and try to fight me.

Commin' equipped with some shit that niggas just can't believe
They come prepared with weapons that others would not dare to use.

I pull a trick from my sleeve now kamikaze
I have a trick up my sleeve, and I'm not afraid to use it.

I'm all over that nigga, come identify the body
I'm coming after you, and you won't survive the fight.

My middle finger to you hoe niggas
I give you the middle finger to show that I don't respect you.

Run up on me, and ill be forced to let it go nigga
Don't try to fight me, or you'll force me to use my weapon.

I ain't the one you want to try, why, stayin' high
I'm not someone you want to fight, especially when I'm under the influence.

I hit this blunt an watch these motherfuckers die
I smoke weed and enjoy watching my enemies suffer.

Whose runnin' these streets I said that cocaine
People who sell cocaine control these streets.

Cause in the the dope game, niggas'll die 'fore they go broke mayne
People will die before they lose all their money in the drug trade.

Another hustler makin' major cash
Another person who is making a lot of money in the drug trade.

'til the punk police come an raid ya ass
Until the police come and catch you and take all your money away.

Now you stressed doin' fed time, and its a bitch
Now you're in prison for a long time, and it sucks.

Cause the judge gave you 8 years, you doin' 6
You got sentenced to 8 years, but you will only do 6.

And we know that you can't hang, you a trick
We know that you can't handle prison and you're a coward.

Rolled over turned snitch like a biatch
You gave up and became a snitch, like a coward.

They got a nigga in the dice game, I'm feelin' lucky
They have a person in a gambling game, and I feel like I can win.

But the nigga just a little bigger, he tryna fuck me
But the other person is bigger than me and is trying to cheat me.

Out my cash, imma blast nigga, he don't know
If he takes my money, I'll shoot him because he doesn't know who he's messing with.

I gotta tell ya like the last nigga, gotta go
I have to do what I have to do, like I did last time.

Don't need to roll for the truck, I get em' up
I don't need to use a vehicle, I can fight on foot and win.

Left to right, my uppercut'll hit em' up (ha)
My uppercut punch can hit them from any direction.

I'm known to walk the streets on any block
I walk around on any street, and I'm not afraid of anything.

I love my niggas, but I ain't puttin' down my glock
I like my friends, but I'm not giving up my gun.

The gun shots rang when I lose nigga, and ooh nigga
I'll start shooting if I'm losing a fight, and people should be scared.

I'mma show you not to ever play a true nigga (haha)
I'll teach you never to mess with a real person like me.

Lay it down just to prove it
I'll prove myself by fighting and being victorious.

And fuck the rappin motherfucker we can do this
I don't care about the other people, and I can fight those who dare to oppose me.

They claim that we violent, we named after tyrants
People say that we are violent, but we are named after people who fought for freedom.

This revolution won't be televised, we keep it silent (shh)
We won't show our plans on television because they're secret.

Roll on our enemies, beat em' at they own game
We will fight our enemies by using their tactics against them.

Molotov cocktails, release an up in flames
We will use Molotov cocktails to start fires and cause chaos.

Tired of bein' stepped on, sick of bein' held back
We're tired of being treated badly and held down by society.

Lookin' through my rear view, thinkin' bout the pay back
I'm thinking about getting revenge and how I can do it.

Want to see my kids grow don't know if imma make it though
I want to see my children grow up, but I don't know if I'll survive.

One more nigga came up short in the ghetto
Another person was killed in the poor area where we live.

Society lied to me so I'm strapped with the metal
Society failed me, so I carry a gun for protection.

Push ya middle finger up nigga if you a rebel
Raise your middle finger if you're a rebel like me.

Have ya face down goin in ya pockets if ya let em
The police will stop you and search you if you let them.

I done lost too many homies for me to ever forget em
I lost too many friends to forget about them.

I done made so many mistakes but still I don't regret em
I made a lot of mistakes, but I don't regret them.

I'm a product of the pimp, the pusher, and the reverend
I am the result of being raised by a pimp, a drug dealer, and a preacher.

I'm a product of the block, the fiends, and the felons
I grew up in a poor area, surrounded by drug addicts and criminals.

We all lost souls tryna find our way to heaven
We're all lost and trying to find our way to a better place after we die.

"To all the conrads no longer with us, see you when we get there
To all our friends who died, we'll see you in the next world.

'Pac, Yak, we gon' keep on ridin', give these cowards the uppercut
We'll keep fighting and not give up, even against cowards.

'Til we get up there with y'all, you know! Thug Life we still livin' it
We'll keep living the gangster life until we die and join our friends.

Outlaw for life, in the name of the Don, let's go! woo"
We are outlaws for life, and we'll do it in the name of our leader. Let's go!