2PAC-2 OF AMERIKAZ MOST WANTED (SEMNIFICATION)

Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party [Snoop] Pump that up G [Tupac] Ahh shit, you done fucked up now -Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party You done put two of America's most wanted in the same motherfuckin place at the same Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party motherfuckin time, hahahahah Y'all niggaz about to feel this = Pac and Snoop Dogg were surely some of Americas most wanted rappers at the time of this song, especially on the West Coast. Snoop and Pac up in the same bitch at one time? You know you gon' feel it! Break out the champagne glasses and the motherfuckin condoms Have one on us aight?? = PARTTAAYY! [Verse One: 2Pac, Snoop] Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture= He paints paints perfect pictures with his words Bomb the hoochies with precision my intention's to get richer With the S-N double-O-P, Dogg my fuckin homey Youse a cold ass nigga on them hogs= Tupac is asking Snoop how he feels about hogs (police), does he treat them coldly? Sho nuff, I keep my hand on my gun, cuz they got me on the run= Reference to Grandmaster Flashs classic: The Message Now I'm back in the courtroom waitin on the outcome Free Tupac, is all that's on a niggaz mind But at the same time it seem they tryin to take mine= Snoops attention is being pulled from Pacs prison time to his own trial. Snoop was being tried for murder even as Pac was serving time for sexual assault. I keep my hand on my gun cause they got me on the run is lifted from the classic record by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Message. Snoops flow in the second verse owes a lot to that song as well So I'ma get smart, and get defensive and shit And put together a million march, for some gangsta shit= Snoop actually participated in Louis Farrakhans Million Man March on Washington for black unity and civil rights. So now they got us laced Two multimillionare motherfuckers catchin cases= Laced is slang for being high or laced with drugs. Tupac feels like he is hallucinating when he realizes that both he and Snoop, two successful young black men, have legal troubles Bitches get ready for the throw down, the shit's about to go down= Tupac is ready to throw down (fight) with police Uhh, me and Snoop about to clown= Pac and Snoop about to make fun of their cases I'm "Losin My Religion", I'm vicious on these stool pigeon=losing my religion is a longstanding popular euphemism for going crazy or having a breakdown. 2Pac, like many rappers has zero sympathy for snitches.

You might be deep in this game, but you got the rules missin Niggaz be actin like they savage, they out to get the cabbage I got, nuthin but love, for my niggaz livin lavish I got a pit named P, she Nigerina= Snoop has a pitbull named P. Her bloodline is Nigerina. Nigerino is an American pitbull/terrier bloodline I got a house out in the hills right next to Chino= Chino Hills is a middle-class city near Los Angeles, right next to the city of Diamond Bar, which is where Snoop lives. Chino is also the nickname for the California Institute for Men, a prison in Los Angeles. Snoop couldve ended up there, but instead he lives in a fancy ranch house and I, think I got a black Beemer= He thinks he has a black BMW. Snoops just flossing his wealth but my dream is to own a fly casino like Bugsy Seagel, and do it all legal= Bugsy Siegel was the American gangster who became a legitimate businessman by starting Las Vegas (he opened the Flamingo now owned by Hilton which had the first casino in Las Vegas). Snoop, too, hopes to stay legit as an entrepreneur and get scooped up, by the little homie in the Regal= Hey, thanks for the ride, 2Pac! Is this, umm, your grandmas car? Mmm, it feel good to you baby bubba Ya see, this is for the G's and the keys motherfucker= Baby bubba is an affectionate diminutive, one of the oldest nicknames in rap, dating back to the Sugarhill Gangs landmark 1979 record Rappers Delight: Rock it up, Baby Bubba! Gs are thousands of dollars, while keys refer to kilos of cocaine Now follow as we ride Motherfuck the rest, two of the best from the Westside And I can make you famous Niggaz been dyin for years, so how could they blame us I live in fear of a felony= This is a reference to the call that Dan Quayle headed against rap music and specifically Tupac calling his songs gangster rap and claiming that young gang bangers were carrying guns around. He also claimed that Tupacs music called for violence against cops I never stop bailin these, motherfuckin G's= Hes referring to a few different things here: Stacking Gs or stacking thousands of dollars, Never stop bailing out the Gs, or gangsters If ya got it better flaunt it, another warrant 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted [Chorus:] Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party [Tupac] Nuthin but a gangsta party... Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party Nuthin but a gangsta party it ain't nuthin but a motherfuckin gangsta party Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party Nuthin but a gangsta party it ain't nuthin but a

motherfuckin gangsta party Ain't nuttin but a gangsta party [Verse Two: 2Pac, Snoop] Now give me fifty feet Defeat is not my destiny, release me to the streets And keep whatever's left of me Jealousy is misery, suffering is grief= And grief is empathy! Better be prepared when you cowards fuck wit me I bust and flea, these niggaz must be crazy what?? There ain't no mercy motherfuckers who can fade the Thugs (hahah right) You thought it was but it wasn't, now dissapear Bow down in the presence of a boss player It's like cuz, blood, gang-bangin= Snoop, being from the LBC, is a member of the Crips (called Cuz for short). However, both of these guys believe in gang unity, so they are coming together for come Cuz/Blood co-banging Everybody in the party doin dope slangin You got to have papers in this world= Snoop kicks it old school in this last verse; his flow here is very reminiscent of the classic The Message You might get your first snatch, before your eyes swirl Ya doing ya job, every day And then you work so hard til ya hair turn gray Let me tell you about life, and bout the way it is You see we live by the gun, so we die by the gun's kids= They live a gangsta life and die by bullets (guns kids) They tell me not to roll with my glock So now I gotta throw away= Being caught with his gun would be a parole violation, which would send him back to finish his sentence Floatin in the black Benz, tryin to do a show a day= So now hes working shows daily, travelling in the benz, by floating i think he is in a trance, shock of being shot combined with the enormous bills he was faced with when he left prison (which is why he signed so quickly when offered by Suge, he was broke), so now he has to work like a mofo to get it back They wonder how I live, with five shots= Tupac often brags about having survived five bullet wounds in the shooting that led to his beef with the Notorious B.I.G. On Letter to my Unborn Child: I got shot 5 times but Im still breathing Living proof theres a God if you need a reason. On Hit Em Up: Now its all about Versace, you copied my style 5 shots couldnt drop me: I took it and smiled Niggaz is hard to kill, on my block Schemes for currency and doe related Affiliated with the hustlers, so we made it No answers to questions, I'm tryin to get up on it My nigga Dogg with me, eternally the most wanted