Gansta's Paradise (tribute to Coolio)

by Emcee Monte

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Gansta's Paradise (Tribute to Coolio) from the upcoming mixtape Legends Never Die by Emcee Monte. A tribute to the Rappers and Hip Hop legends we lost from 2020 to the present.

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Verse 1
As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life to resurrect what's left
Cause I've been scratching, to survive for so long
I see my brothers locked up or they dead and gone
Mind blown, I'm just trying to keep from going crazy,
1 misstep and now you sleeping with the daisies
Better watch how u talkin or where u walking
Or u and ya homies might be lined in chalk
Bow! Same sound every day on the block
Stay strapped, watch ya back and be aware of the cops
Trying to teach the lil homies a better way of life
On my knees in the night saying prays in the streetlight

Hook

Verse 2
Look at the situation, they got me facing
Trying to live a normal life being raised by the streets
And my hood expects me to be down with the team
Meanwhile I'm trying to get out, stack cream and chase my dreams
I'm educated, black n gifted with money on my mind
Nothing more, I came up poor, I'm trying to change my life
They got me trapped in a system designed to keep me down
Then they blame me for pulling my 9 and bangin' out
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away
But Living life do or die ain't the way I wanna stay
I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24
The way things are going idk

Bridge
Tell me why are we
so blind to see
that the ones we hurt
are you and me

Hook

Verse 3
Power and the money money and the power minute after minute hour after hour
Everybody's running but half of them ain't lookin
Its going on in the kitchen but idk what's cookin'
They say I've got to learn but nobody's here to teach me
if they can't understand it how can they reach me
I guess they can't I guess they won't I guess they front
that's how I know my life is out of luck, fool

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released February 28, 2023

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Emcee Monte:
MC, Beatmaker, Songwriter

Emcee Monte is a talented Emcee, Producer, Dancer, Choreographer, Entertainer, Songwriter, and Fashion designer. He is one of Chicago's finest emcees from the heart of the south side. He is known for his versatile rhyming and his powerful message. ... more

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