Guess we somewhere in the middle, so just pray for my soul.
- Jon Connor, “Broken Mirrors,” Salvation, 2011
- Jay-Z, “Can I Live,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996
Don’t cry…cause on Earth
We wasn’t meant to stay.
- Whitney Houston, “My Love Is Your Love,” My Love Is Your Love, 1998. A rare R&B quote exception dedicated to Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012), who has finally found peace.
Livin’ in the city ain’t no pity on the itty-bitty.
We try to cry, but still they all die,
I try to speak to the youth, and the truth is: they all high.
- 2Pac, “Wassup Wit The Luv?,” from Digital Underground’s The Body-Hat Syndrome, 1993
I see it as a game, and my aim is to complete it.
What you live for is what you die for:
To make a little name, grab some fame and the high score.
- Murs, “Ice Cream Mountain,” from McKenzie Eddy’s Slow Your Horse Down, Son, 2011
Don’t be surprised son, I wasn’t put here to stay.
- Lauryn Hill, “Family Business,” from The Fugees’ The Score, 1996
- Nas, “Affirmative Action,” It Was Written, 1996
Gettin closer to God in a tight situation.
- Prodigy, “Shook Ones Pt. II,” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995
Break it down a couple of levels like Tetris:
These young uns kill they own blood for a necklace,
Leave ya slumped over the wheel of ya Lexus,
Smoke kush, wake up and eat breakfast…
…what the fuck you expect?
- Pharoahe Monch, “Black Hand Side,” W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), 2011
Guess the only guarantees in this life is death.
As I look around seein’ I’m the last one left,
And the things I can’t change I just gotta accept.
- Tragedy, “Permanently Scarred,” Against All Odds, 1997
- Notorious B.I.G., “My Downfall,” Life After Death, 1997
- MF Grimm, “See No Evil,” The Hunt for the Gingerbread Man, 2007
If my burglar alarm starts ringing
- The Notorious B.I.G., “Warning,” Ready to Die, 1994
