[ti:The Gambler (Explicit Version)] [ar:Xzibit] [al:Man Vs Machine] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambler (Explicit) - Xzibit/Anthony Hamilton [00:02.64]Written by:Anthony C. [00:05.28]Yeah welcome yeah huh [00:15.35]There's plenty of room for everybody man [00:18.26]Yeah bangin come on yeah look [00:24.98]Huh stay in my lane like a hustla [00:27.06]Never hate a motherf**ker tolerate a motherf**ker [00:29.81]To a certain extent [00:31.30]When it's on it's over [00:32.73]Don't get no chance to get popping [00:34.26]Forgotten about you before your body cold in a coffin [00:37.21]Just another failed attempt you fall through the cracks [00:40.25]Sure as God made man the first man was black [00:43.13]The black man made pyramids and gangsta rap [00:45.90]That's all I know cuz poppa didn't raise no rats [00:48.80]Face the facts not the fiction [00:50.48]I build my empire from a pocket full of stones [00:53.45]And a fifth of ambition [00:54.92]Niggas wanna ball but they never wanna listen [00:57.66]So instead of coming up they just come up missin [01:00.61]My mission is to hit with precision shake whole continents [01:03.92]Crush niggas' confidence expose my dominance [01:06.85]Without no conflict you'll never have progress [01:09.67]I'm sending this one out to all the neighborhoods and projects I'm a [01:12.76]One shot gambler yeah two shot gambler come on [01:15.67]Three time felon with that itch for dough [01:18.15]These madd street whuttup got me puffin on dro' [01:21.26]I'm guilty what tryna make a living work it [01:24.64]Thirty eight albums and still no dollars come on [01:27.57]And you wanna know why I hit the block for mo' yeah [01:30.14]These madd street uh got me puffin on dro' uh [01:32.64]I'm guilty for tryna make a living [01:36.00]B**ch I ain't tryna holler at you nah [01:37.98]I'm just wanna smoke drink f**k and toss a couple dollars at you [01:42.16]I'm fightin dirty I'll take thirty of you motherf**kers [01:45.10]I'm throwing cheapshots low blows and suckerpunches [01:47.83]I'm not for the games I'm not in the mood [01:50.41]Not to be confused with dudes that fumble and lose [01:53.26]Xzibit move when I hear oppurtunity knockin [01:56.11]But I'ma shoot straight through the door if you comin with problems [01:59.20]It's too crowded at the bottom too lonely at the top [02:02.17]Ain't no inbetween trust me like it or not [02:04.94]We gon' be here forever like cops and roaches [02:07.95]Do not approach us ferocious we pop them toasters ni**a [02:10.97]I'ma have to hit the block then around to my hoes [02:13.73]I got a haze two trays and a change of clothes cuz [02:17.31]Pimpin' ain't easy y'all it's too sleazy [02:19.90]Too greasy and I can't take it easy [02:23.16]One shot gambler yeah two shot gambler come on [02:25.99]Three time felon with that itch for dough [02:28.34]These madd street whuttup got me puffin on dro' [02:31.53]I'm guilty what tryna make a living work it [02:35.54]Thirty eight albums and still no dollars come on [02:38.02]And you wanna know why I hit the block for mo' yeah [02:40.38]These madd street uh got me puffin on dro' uh [02:43.28]I'm guilty for tryna make a living [02:46.48]Everytime I try to get out [02:48.12]I get dragged right the f**k back in it's like I'm never gon' win [02:51.80]Ni**a got the whole world on his back [02:54.08]Overeact matter fact we act like when animals attack [02:57.68]I know p**sy sells faster than crack ambassador rap [03:00.95]Twist back your salary cap who f**kin with that [03:03.81]Welcome to the X games enjoy my pain [03:06.55]Inhale my smoke it's hard not to cough or choke [03:09.31]Motorola ni**a up the old fashion way [03:12.30]This ain't rap this is sh*t that I was born to say [03:15.15]Though lately I been having dillemas with insignificant niggas [03:18.36]And half a** rappers that think they can get it [03:21.15]We the golden state we keep the whole thing bouncing [03:24.46]You'all move units we move mountains [03:27.36]You'all rap for b******t tryna be on TV [03:30.06]We seen you now we don't like chandra levy I'm a [03:33.46]One shot gambler yeah two shot gambler come on [03:36.15]Three time felon with that itch for dough [03:38.64]These madd street whuttup got me puffin on dro' [03:41.69]I'm guilty what tryna make a living work it [03:45.21]Thirty eight albums and still no dollars come on [03:47.85]And you wanna know why I hit the block for mo' yeah [03:50.52]These madd street uh got me puffin on dro' uh [03:53.39]I'm guilty for tryna make a living [04:00.91]Tryna make a living [04:06.80]Tryna make a living [04:12.63]Tryna make a living