Ja Rule) Lyrics

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[Ashanti] There's no me
[Nas] In the beginnin, it was me (blastin) Nas (I'm blastin)
[Nas] I stood alone (Ashanti) but now
[Ashanti] Don't you know that I will never leave
[Nas] Murder Inc. y'all
[Ja Rule) I'ts MURAHHHHHHHH! Nigga, HA HA!
[Nas] It's over now; y'all know that right? (Irv Gotti!)
[Nas] Ill Will baby

[Ashanti]It's Murdah, for life

[Verse One: Nas]

My enemies want sorta the same respect I was born with
Godson, tatted on my chest it's permanent
The rap Albert Anastasia; you cowards
Y'all want the crown from the black power man of Asia
Snap out your dreams and prayers of takin a king's paper
Ask another rapper how it feels to lose his whole gangsta
(How it feel?) Youse a no namesta - ya little mans is no threat
You make me upset I might stank ya (blastin)
Inc. is the Murdah, Ill Will merger let my cash
make sex with yo' cash, it can't hurt us
Phones ringing off the hook, Bush and Bloomberg callin me constant
Streets wanna know the cause of that gossip
Nas is lord of the projects 'til the coffins drop
in the ocean like a Amistad slave overboat when
It's a new day ya should be scared I'm back with Stoute
Southside, Queensbridge, the hood's in here

[Chorus: Ashanti + (Nas)]

There's no me (uh talk to me) without you (There's no me y'all)
I can't be (I.N.C.) without you (Ill Will now)
Don't you know that I will never leave (talk to me now)
Leave you (It's no me y'all)
All I need (I.N.C.) need is you
There's no me

[Ja Rule] Yeah - you talk to these niggaz Gotti
[Irv Gotti] B-b-b-blastin! I'm blastin..
[Ja Rule]Whattup Suge
[Ashanti] It's Murdah!

[Ja Rule]
And lord knows I'll, DIEEE, I pledge allegience to homicide
And murdah be the case when I kill 'em
Whyyy, would they get a nigga like me started
I'm regarded the hardest workin artist since 'Pac - NIGGAZ!
And I ain't talkin if I'm liked or better
I'm talkin if he was here we'd probably ride together
On this chick ass nigga with curls, bitch dog!
Get at me dog - Rule nigga the boss
You always been a punk now ain't it a pity
That you runnin to I.G., dyin to be me
But I pledge, I.N.C. and for the love
I'll bleed it in blood and die from hot slugs - motherfuckers

[Chorus]

[Ashanti]

Murdah I.N.C. - you know that I can't see myself
livin without you, bein without you, breathin without you baby
What you done to me - you know that I can't see myself
livin without you, bein without you, breathin without you baby

[Chorus w/o Nas ad libs]

[Chorus]

[Chorus - in background while 'Pac talks and Gotti ad libs]

[2Pac]

I shall not fear no man but God
Though I walk through the valley of death
If I should die before I wake..

[Ja Rule] It's Murdah!!!!

[Ashanti] It's Murdah, for life

Overall Meaning

The song "Ashanti" by Ashanti ft. Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, and Ja Rule is a tribute to the rap label Murder Inc. Records (now The Inc. Records). The song features a powerful and boastful verse from rapper Nas, who declares himself the "rap Albert Anastasia" and asserts his superiority over other rappers. Ja Rule also contributes a verse in his signature sing-song style, proclaiming his allegiance to Murder Inc. and his willingness to die for it.

The chorus, sung by Ashanti, is a declaration of loyalty to the label and its artists. She sings that she can't exist without them, that they are her life. The song ends with a sample of 2Pac's voice, rapping lines from "Hail Mary" over Irv Gotti's ad-libs.

Overall, the song is a celebration of the power and influence of Murder Inc. Records in the early 2000s, a time when the label was at the height of its success. It showcases the talents of several of its most notable artists, while also paying tribute to the legacy of the late 2Pac.

Line by Line Meaning

There's no me
I can't exist without you

In the beginning, it was me (blastin) Nas (I'm blastin)
From the start, I was on my own and had to fight for my respect

I stood alone (Ashanti) but now
I was once by myself, but now I have you by my side

Don't you know that I will never leave
I promise to always be there for you

Murder Inc. y'all
Our group is called Murder Inc.

I'ts MURAHHHHHHHH! Nigga, HA HA!
I am Ja Rule, and I am proud to be a part of Murder Inc.

It's over now; y'all know that right? (Irv Gotti!)
Our enemies are defeated, and our leader Irv Gotti is here

Ill Will baby
Nas's nickname is Ill Will

It's Murdah, for life
We are Murder Inc. forever

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Missing Link Music, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: GREGORY E. JACOBS, JEFFREY B. ATKINS, ASHANTI S. DOUGLAS, NASIR JONES, TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR, STEVIE WONDER, SEVEN MARCUS AURELIUS, IRVING DOMINGO LORENZO, ERIC VANDELL BAKER

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