Snoop Dogg - Iz It A Crime? feat. October London lyrics

Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
You never know

How many niggas stood with you when it was smoke?
How many niggas stuck by you when you was broke?
How many niggas took this rap shit for a joke?
How many niggas you done had to let go?
How many niggas that survived Death Row?
How many niggas tried to play score a face?
Wanna go and get tough? Don't let your time just go to waste (Is it a crime?)

That's why they paid me, nigga, lately, I've been on one
Might pedicure the '64 and get her toes done
Don't know to power up the joint until you roll one
See, life's a marathon, but we gon' make it in the long run
I'm just being cynical, trying to reach my pinacle
Never let 'em limit you, bend the rules, win or lose
I know it's hard to digest like prison food
Got a f*cking Basquiat hanging in my living room
Shit, I've been banging on the set since middle school
Now we out and flipping gin and juice, making bigger moves
Can't swim, but I got a couple swimming pools
Is it a crime for me to ask for my residuals?
Poor man ask the rich man how to get cash
The rich man told the poor man: Get off yo' ass
Too many ended up in prison over bags and belts
Before you make that bad decision, nigga, ask yourself

How many niggas out here sticking to the code?
How many niggas trying to help you reach your goals?
How many niggas out here killing over hoes?
Might just be the f*cking greatest story never told
How many dirty lawyers lied to my face?
How many stayed after Murder Was the Case?
How many died playing score a face?
It should be a f*cking crime to let your talent go to waste

Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
How many niggas out here sticking to the code?
How many niggas
How many niggas
How many niggas out here sticking to the code?
How many niggas
(Is it a crime?) How many niggas
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime?
Is it a crime? Oh, no