Nasty new street, slugger my heat seeks suckers Ready to wet the party up, and whoever in that motherfucker Peep the whole scene and whatever's going on around meīrain kinda cloudy, smoked out feeling rowdy
When I die they won't cry unless they coming with slugs Trying it, mixed it, now I'm twisted blisted and highįorever live, and I multiply survived by Thugs Head down, K blasted off Hennessee and Thai Our enemies die now, walk around half dead Since the Outlawz run these streets, like these skanless freaks Thuggin eternal through my heart, now Hail Mary nigga When they turn out the lights, I'll be down in the dark Raise hell to this real shit, and feel this To my homeboys in Clinton Max, doing they bid We all wrapped up in this living, life as Thugs On a one way trip to prison, selling drugs One life to live but I got nothing to lose, just me and you I got a head with no screws in it, what can I do Mama checking in my bedroom I ain't there That's the Hennessee I hear ya calling, can I get some more? Institutionalized I lived my life a product made to crumbleīut too hardened for a smile, we're too crazy to be humble, we ballingĬatch me father please, cause I'm falling, in the liquor store Never realize the precious time the bitch niggas is wasting Penitentiaries is packed with promise makers Mama told me never stop until I bust a nut
Stuck, niggas is lucky if we bust out this shit, plus Some say the game is all corrupted, fucked in this shit Set trip, empty out my clip, never stop to aim The solitary mind of a madman who screams in the darkĪctivate my hate, let it break, to the flame Hail Mary catch me if I go, let's go deep inside Seeing niggas coming for me, to my diamonds, when they glistening Peeped the weakness in the rap game and sewed itīow down, pray to God hoping that he's listening
Picture paragraphs unloaded, wise words being quoted
Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy To lead the wild into the ways of the manįollow me eat my flesh, flesh and my flesh
Killuminati, all through your bodyĪnd God said he should send his one begotten son "Screams in the dark, evil lurks, enemies see me flee / activate my hate, let it break to the flame.Makaveli in this. "Let's go deep inside the solitary mind of a madman," he raps, his imagery as foreboding as the instrumental. "Revenge is the sweetest thing next to getting pussy," he reflects, his words resounding over Hurt-M-Badd's ominous chimes and gothic bells. Though Pac maintains that he's "not a killer," his willingness to cross that line should never be questioned. Perhaps it's the allusion to a Catholic prayer, herein repurposed with darker intentions. While songs like "Troublesome 96" and "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" are among his finest haunting cuts, there's something eerily hypnotic about the Makaveli: The 7 Day Theory standout "Hail Mary." And while Pac's versatility is well documented, there are few who had a handle on the dark gangsta rap anthem like Makaveli. On the same day the late 2Pac would have turned 49, a birthday celebrated by his friend and collaborator Snoop Dogg, it feels appropriate to highlight one of the many classic tracks in his discography. 0 MAKE IT STOP On what would have been his 49th birthday, relive one of 2Pac's many dark classics with the haunting "Hail Mary."