Why You Hate The Game
The Game feat. Nas Lyrics

Y'all know what it is
You are familiar with the situation.

The streets named me Illmatic, for that I'm still at it
I was given the nickname of Illmatic by the streets and I continue to live up to that name.

Can't hate us
You cannot dislike us.

Vice behind me on the intersection,
There is police presence behind me at the intersection.

Sex and drugs, my anthology on perfection,
Sex and drugs are the subjects of my anthologies and I consider them perfect.

Dress superb, admired by conspirers,
I dress exceptionally well and am respected by my conspiring enemies.

Who wanna try me, but ain't high enough to four-five me up,
Those who want to challenge me are not courageous enough to use a .45 caliber gun.

Child of the eighties, y'all niggas is lazy,
I was born in the 80s and think that many people today are lazy.

Complain about labour pains, nigga show me the baby,
If you complain about the pain, show me the outcome of your labor.

And my nigga Game, light another L, pass the bottle,
My friend Game, light another marijuana joint and pass me the bottle of alcohol.

Pro-black, I don't take cotton out of aspirin bottles,
I support black people and do not remove cotton from aspirin bottles (a reference to the history of slave labor picking cotton).

Yeah, I learnt my lessons, and heard y'all snitchin',
I learned from my mistakes and heard that you were informing on me.

Witnessin' you rockin' with Nas, confirmed my suspicion,
Seeing you associating with Nas confirmed my suspicion about you.

Green fatigues on, My niggas I bleed for 'em,
I wear green military fatigue and will die for my close friends.

I can show 'em the water, but can't make 'em drink it,
I can show them the way, but cannot force them to act accordingly.

And I can show 'em my fortunes but can't force 'em to think rich,
I can show them my wealth, but cannot change their way of thinking to become wealthy.

And still I don't abort 'em ? when and if they sink quick,
I do not leave them when they are about to fail.

Ignore the ignorance, I rep the brilliance of Queensbridge,
I disregard the stupidity and represent the excellence of Queensbridge.

And pray to fans, let Murder Inc. live
I urge my listeners to allow the record label Murder Inc to continue its existence.

I don't talk about my guns, nigga I just blaze
I do not mention my firearms, I just smoke marijuana.

'Pac is watchin', Big is listenin',
Tupac is observing and Biggie Smalls is listening to my words.

While Pun talkin' to us, Jam Jay still spinnin',
Big Punisher is speaking to us and Jam Master Jay's music is still being played.

To every nigga listenin'
To all the people who are listening.

I was supposed to be amongst kings, my Mom shouted out at my Christening.
My mother exclaimed that I was supposed to be among royalty while naming me at my baptism.

And while you still listenin', Shyne locked in a man hole,
While you are still listening, Shyne is currently incarcerated.

Cam got shot inside his lambo', sample, life is a gamble,
Cam'ron was shot inside his Lamborghini, which is an example of how life is unpredictable.

15 years old red rag around my hand, My sisters used to laugh and call me 'Rambo',
At the age of 15, I used to wear a red bandana on my hand and my sisters would jokingly call me 'Rambo'.

Seen Eazy's legacy melt away like a candle,
I saw the legacy of Eazy-E fade away quickly like a melting candle.

I rekindled the flame,
I reignited the passion and energy.

Dre created The Game,
Dr. Dre created me, The Game.

nigga with an attitude from the cloth I came,
I have a rebellious attitude and it is influenced by my upbringing.

Young homie ate his way up from the bottom of the food chain.
I was once at the lowest level of society and worked my way up through hard work and determination.

Keep the crown, clown, I rock an LA Dodger Fitted,
You can keep your title, I prefer to wear a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap.

I showed my ass at Summer Jam but New York was down with it,
I acted foolishly at Summer Jam, but the people of New York City were supportive of me.

Now the ball's in my court, never dribble out of bounds with it.
I am now in charge and will not make any mistakes.

Behind the back to Nas, he alley oop to Jigga, nigga
I passed the ball behind my back to Nas, who then passed it to Jay Z for an alley-oop dunk.

Me and nasty puffin', this a classic, trust me,
Myself and Nas are smoking marijuana and this song is a classic.

How you gon' pass the dutchie ? to them niggas that don't love me,
How can you share your drugs with those who do not care for me?

I'm talkin' niggas that never wanted to see me on top,
I am referring to those who never wanted me to become successful.

Same niggas that never wanted to see the Doctor's Advocate drop, flop, I think not,
These are the same people who did not want my album 'Doctor's Advocate' to be successful, but it did not fail.

I'll fuck you rap niggas like virgins,
I will defeat other rappers and make them look like inexperienced virgins.

Dre took my training wheels off his curtains.
Dr. Dre helped me to become independent and confident in my abilities.

I don't need no encore, no claps, no cheers,
I do not require any additional performances, applause or praise.

The Game ain't over, this the beginning of my career,
I am just getting started and my career is far from over.

The ending of yours, the endin' of his,
Your career and his (referring to other rappers) are coming to an end.

Like Flavor Flav's clock, I'm back to handle my biz,
I am back and ready to take care of my business, like Flavor Flav's clock.

Nigga, it's Game Time, that was Dre's favorite line,
Dr. Dre's favorite phrase was 'It's Game Time', which I now use.

Back when proof was in the booth and I recited his lines,
I used to rap the lyrics of Proof (rapper and friend).

And I still think about my nigga from time to time,
I still reflect on my memories with my deceased friend.

Make me wanna call 50, and let him know what's on my mind,
I am considering calling 50 Cent to discuss my thoughts and feelings.

But I just hold back 'cause we ain't beefin' like that,
I refrain from calling him because we are not currently having any issues.

He ain't Big, and I ain't Pac, and we just eatin' off rap.
We are not as influential as Biggie Smalls or Tupac, we are just commercial rappers.

One love.
Love and unity to all.