Let's talk about it We the smartest, not thе loudest, came up out the projеct houses Where they resort to violence Hennessy bottles on the curb, lil' niggas tryna serve Let's talk about it Back when Jungle told Pac, "It's on" soon as we walk up out this Picket signs, Outlawz outside the music hall Bunch of ghetto superstars really down to lose it all Both sides was thuggin' But when you in my city, you know how we comin' Animals in the field and most of 'em clutchin' When you livin' this rugged, that come with repercussions, look [Chorus] High on life, drunk off dark liquor Shit gettin' eerie like I threw on Thriller Bitch, I'm a hard hitter, Rolex clocks and killers Holdin' the order, I'm prayin' God delivers I had run-ins with Suge, niggas would've been shook At the height of the beef, they started Death Row East Damn, I even saw they tees on some of my Gs Notorious label, the story was made in the streets [Interlude] History lessons, keep it on record [Verse 2] Let's talk about it 'Cause when you got a story real as mine, you can't leave nothin' out it Let’s take you back to '96 Diamonds and MAC-10s, lookin' through a fresh lens Everything I knew now, wish I knew back then Like it was only so much time left Before Makaveli the Don left Booked a flight, flying out West We was tryna squash the whole shit in Vegas No media to eat it up and leak it in the papers Eric B, Big D, and 'Preme was affiliated Peace to E.D.I., Napoleon and all the innovators We had respect before we was ever some entertainers See Suge, he was a dangerous threat M.O.B almost turned half of New York red Brothers I grew up with threw up they sets Some even had them Death Row chains hang off their necks There's a rumor that spread I'd like to address Pac was never set up by Stretch (Let it rest) I stepped to him at Bryant Park so we could speak direct He didn’t disrespect, we planned to reconnect [Interlude] I flew to Vegas to shoot the "Street Dreams" video and link with 2Pac. Tried to squash the East Coast/West Coast beef. We didn’t talk, but he was still alive in the hospital. And it rained that day in Vegas. Rest In Power [Outro: Ed Lover] Chill out, chill out, yo, hold on. This is my nigga Nas and we both got one thing in common. We both, we both represent Queens to the fullest, aight? This brother was good enough to stop his show. And I want everybody in here, everybody stand up on their feet. First and foremost, please. At 7:03 PM New York time; 4:03 PM Las Vegas time, 2Pac Shakur passed away, y'all. Give me a moment of silence