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Growing up in the streets of Bed-Stuy, it was hard, yo.

The Notorious B.I.G.

I’m living everyday like a hustle, another drug to juggle. Another day, another struggle.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Day Drugs Hustle Live Struggle
Basically, I wake up at nine o’clock in the morning, go to different record stores, go to the studio, think up different ideas for songs. Just workin’.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Different Ideal Morning Myself Wake Up Work
Never let them know your next move.
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Known Move Yourself
I can’t even see me wasting my time or my talent to disrespect another black man.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Black Man Myself Respect Talent Wasted Time
My real life helped me sell a lot of records.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Life Myself Reality Record
My mom is from Jamaica, and she was going to school in the morning, and in the evening she was working, and at night she would go to night school and then come in and go to sleep.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Education Herself School Sleep Work
Every true hustler knows that you cannot hustle forever. You will go to jail eventually.
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Forever Hustle True Yourself
If you don’t love yourself, I’ll make you see your own heart.
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Heart Love Yourself
I wonder if I died, would tears come to her eyes? Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Death Forgiveness Respect Tears Wonderful Yourself
Everything was happening on that strip of Fulton Street. And if I wanted Chinese food, if I wanted to play video games, if I wanted pizza, if I had to go to the corner story for a juice, I had to go on Fulton Street.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Food Juice Myself Play Videos
You know very well who you are, don’t let em hold you down, reach for the stars.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Hold Reach Stars Yourself
I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for me. I thought people would respect me for that. But instead, it’s, ‘Oh, he’s sold all these records, and now he thinks he’s all that.’
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Cleaning Himself Respect Thinking Work
In South Africa, they think we’re pygmies!
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Appearance Ourselves Thinking
Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Learning Life Stress Treat
I’m not a security-type person, I don’t want to have bodyguards around me. I’m not into all that. Now we just chill in the house. There are a lot of times when we want to go out, but we just don’t.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Guard Myself Person Security Time
Never get high on your own supply.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

High Yourself

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