[Verse 1: 2Pac]
I never had a father figure
I was raised by the thugs and the drug dealers
- That's why I love n***as !
Until they place me in my casket, guess I'll be a hopeless ba*tard
Gettin' high in the back, plastered
Can't nobody make a way for me - times is hard
On a n***a, mama pray for me
I'm smokin' weed for the stress and drinkin' for the pain
From the strain on the young brothers brain
Ain't a motherf**ing thing to do, but hang and stay true
Thugs get lonely too..
I'm drinking 22's of brew, till I'm tipsy
And I ain't going out throwing up my middle finger, miss me ?
Tryna get my hands on the cash
How long will it last, will it last a little longer if I blast ?
And trust me, I'll probably be the last to preach
Cause ain't no hope for the future if they asking me
And what my poppa never told me -
You see I learned from the kindness of strangers and homies
So now I can't turn back, time to make it through
They wanna ban me, while tryna feed my family
But all the homies in the hood told me: n***a it's all good..
And muthaf** Hollywood !
For tryna shut a real n***a down, stayin' true to the game
f** the fame, I still won't change
R U Still Down ?
[Chorus: Natasha Walker & 2Pac]
R U Still Down?
(Tell Me - R U Still Down ?)
(repeat 4X)
[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Now up and at em it's on, I was raised to be strong
And mama told me be a thug since the day I was born
I came up out the gutter never changed my style
Got for real about my papers, cause the game was wild
And the fame was a plot to try to change me-ee
And what's strange is nobody knew my name 'fore it came
Now the whole world is calling me a k**er
And all I ever did - was try to reach the kids with the real
All the time I was ballin', never heard my friends callin'
Couldn't stop myself from fallin', I'm all in
sh**'s gettin' sleazy, believe me
Best to take what ya need, but don't be greedy
Cause in my mind I see sunshine, I thought
I didn't have to run, now i'm duckin' from the gun yellin': one time-ee
Take your time to feel my record, and if you did
Chill a second, my blind method, will still wreck it
My young homies stay strong
I wonder if they'll listen to a n***a when he gone ?
R U Still Down ?
[Chorus]
[Verse 3: 2Pac]
I'm gettin' high, so a n***a think he touch the sky
Turn tough inside, in the rush to die
Livin' life as a thug time to face the truth
What's goin' on with the wasted youth ?
Please God, come and.. save me
Had to work with what ya gave me
They got a n***a goin' crazy
I can't read the signs.. i'm blind
But a n***a know he need his nine, cause times
They ain't what they used to be
Ain't a penitentiary built..
Big enough for me and my n***as on the streets
Man listen ! cause these ain't the old days
Ain't no way I'mma bustin my a** and gettin no pay
It seems I can't find my focus, and homey I ain't paranoid
I seen the future and it's hopeless
Lord knows, its hard on a young scrub
It seems I had less problems when I slung d**
But since I'm lacin young brothers with the game
Wanna see me locked in chains and tryin' to dirty up my name
And them same motherf**ers that was callin' me
Will be the first to turn their backs, when I'm fallin', see ?
I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear
One n***a got the town in fear
R U Still Down ?
[Outro]
All I want to know - R U Still Down ?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
*multiple times*
Tell Me - R U Still Down?
R U Still Down ?