Hook No matter what I’m going through I need my music Sometimes I’m on the edge and the brink I might lose it I got something to say With my voice I’m gonna use it I’m aging like a fine wine My haters Can’t refute it I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music Verse 1 Keyboards and drums Please find me a bassline If this shit is crazy You know I’m gonna rewind Head bobbing Face scrunched Throwing up a peace sign When my spirits low The music puts me in on the incline Let me break it down And explain Should I define Nothing better than a good album Plus, some good wine Blast it From the sunset Straight into the sunrise I enter 36 chambers Nun chucks a couple knifes Get rich or die trying Illmatic was my science Nigga with a attitude Yeah, I was so defiant Mr. Smith by LL That album had me so excited Loves gonna get ya Krs One I love to recite it Slamming like Onxy On the brink, about to fucking riot One love by Nas for niggas in pin That’s indited You know I got 5 on that Kush Roll it up and light it Flavor Flav and Chuck D Fought the powers that be That tried to fucking challenge Hook No matter what I’m going through I need my music Sometimes I’m on the edge and the brink I might lose it I got something to say With my voice I’m gonna use it I’m aging like a fine wine My haters Can’t refute it I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music Bridge Prince, Sting, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Otis Redding Eric Clapton Isaac Hayes, Elton John, Anita Baker, Aero Smith, Isley Brothers Gladys Knight Al Green, Barry White I was raised on that real shit Sam Cooke (yeah), Cameo I can’t live without music, music Verse 2 Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Both legends changed the game Hi my name is Marshall Mathers Yo man Em’s insane Master Ace, Rakim Ice Cube’s in the hall of fame Shout out to the Kings Run-DMC did their thing 8 Ball & MJG Bushwick, Scarface, Willie D UGK, Black Moon, NO ID Biz Markie Common to Ras Kass Missy & Busta spazzed Pac, Crooked I, Warren, Nate, Kurupt and Daz Pharoahe Monch, Black Thought, Biggie Treach, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah Big Willie style had us all getting jiggy Sheek Louch, Jada and Styles P From Kool Keith to Shock G Can’t forget DJ’s and producers with dope beats Luda, TIP, Jezzy Drake, Nicki, Weezy Lupe, Jay, Yezzy Rozay to Eazy Uncle Luke, to Uncle Murda And a long list of MCs you never heard of Joell Ortz To rappers deceased I’m showing love to you niggas If you rap or you street AZ, Escobar, 5’9 Them niggas elite And to them battle rap leagues that love to compete Gunn, Benny and Conway I bump on the run way RIP to ODB He liked it the raw way J-Cole to Kendrick Outkast, nah I ain’t finished Big Daddy Kane can shut this bitch down in a minute Gang Starr, Pharcyde, and Ice-T Independent, underground, Gospel rappers tell em what it be Lil Flip, Redman, MC Shan Freeway, Beans, Mase, Llyod Banks and Killer Cam Big L, Pun, Joey Crack, Pap, Cassidy Jon Connor, Joey Bada$$ Nick Grant Should be bigger what a tragedy King Tech, Sway, Roxanne Shante and Heather B The Alchemist, Tech N9ne, Joyner Lucas and Progidy Hook No matter what I’m going through I need my music Sometimes I’m on the edge and the brink I might lose it I got something to say With my voice I’m gonna use it I’m aging like a fine wine My haters Can’t refute it I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music I can’t live without music, music Outro G-Unit 50, Em, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Hit-Boy MC Lyte, Foxy Brown Da Bush Babies, Lil Kim, Shawna From DTP So many Mc’s I could name Audio Two Mos-Def and Talib Kweli, Warren G, (Yeah) See, if you name wasn’t mentioned it has nothing to do, if you were dope or not Cause I can name only so many; and only so many names would fit in the rhyme scheme (Rest In Peace Nate Dogg) if your already dope you already know your dope (Bone Thugs-N -Harmony) it ain’t gotta be said Nipsey Hussle, Remy Ma, Jayo Felony, Jean Grae, Tech N9ne, Mykestro, Rapsody, Battlecat, Little Simz, Rah Digga, Papoose, Tierra Whack, Santigold I can’t live without music, music Damian Marley (Yeah) Lauren Hill (Yeah), M1CH3, Statik Selektah, Havoc And I half bad myself (haha) oh yeah Grip, Westside Boogie too