My Life
Lil Wayne, Game
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And I'm grindin' til I'm attacked They say "You ain't grindin' til you tired" So I'm grindin' with my eyes wide Looking to find, a way through the day A light, for the night Dear Lord, you've done took so many of my people but I'm just wonderin' why You haven't taken my life? Like what the hell am I doing right? My Life Take me away from the hood like a state penitentiary Take me away from the hood in the casket or a Bentley Take me away Like I overdosed on cocaine Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain Suicide (suicide, suicide) I'm from a Windy City, like "Do or Die" From a block close to where Biggie was crucified That was Brooklyn's Jesus Shot for no fuckin' reason And you wonder why Kanye wears Jesus pieces? Cause that's Jesus people And The Game, he's the equal Hated on so much, "The Passion of Christ" need a sequel Yeah, like Roc-a-fella needed Sigel Like I needed my father, but he needed a needle I need some meditation, so I can leave my people They askin' "Why?" Why did John Lennon leave The Beatles? And why every hood nigga feed off evil? Answer my question before this bullet leave this Desert Eagle And I'm grindin' til I'm attacked They say "You ain't grindin' til you tired" So I'm grindin' with my eyes wide Looking to find, a way through the day A light, for the night Dear Lord, you've done took so many of my people but I'm just wonderin' why You haven't taken my life? Like what the hell am I doing right? My Life We are not the same, I am a Martian So approach my Phantom doors with caution You see them 24's spinnin' I earned them And I ain't no preacher but here's my Erick Sermon So eat this black music and tell me how it taste now And f*ck Jesse Jackson cause it ain't about race now Sometimes I think about my life, with my face down Then I see my sons and put on that Kanye smile Damn, I know his momma proud And since you helped me sell my +Dream+ we can share my momma now And like M.J.B.: "No More Drama" now Living the "Good Life", me and Common on common ground I spit crack, and niggas could drive it out of town Got a Chris Paul mind state, I'm never out of bounds My life used to be empty like a Glock without a round Now my life full, like a chopper with a thousand rounds And I'm grindin' til I'm attacked They say "You ain't grindin' til you tired" So I'm grindin' with my eyes wide Looking to find, a way through the day A light, for the night Dear Lord, you've done took so many of my people but I'm just wonderin' why You haven't taken my life? Like what the hell am I doing right? My Life Walk through the gates of Hell, see my Impala parked in front With the high beams on, me and the Devil share chronic blunts Listening to the "Chronic" album, playing backwards Shootin' at pictures of Don Imus for target practice My mind fucked up, so I cover it with a Raider hood I'm from the city that made you motherfuckers afraid of Suge Made my grandmother pray for good And never made her happy, when I bet that new Mercedes could Ain't no bars, but niggas can't escape the hood They took so many of my niggas, that I should hate the hood But it's real niggas like me, that make the hood Ridin' slow in that Phantom just the way I should With the top back In my Sox hat I'm paid in full, the nigga Alpo couldn't stop that Even if they brought the nigga 'Pac back I'd still keep this motherfucker cocked back And I'm grindin' til I'm attacked They say "You ain't grindin' til you tired" So I'm grindin' with my eyes wide Looking to find, a way through the day A light, for the night Dear Lord, you've done took so many of my people but I'm just wonderin' why You haven't taken my life? Like what the hell am I doing right? My Life (My Life)
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Written by: ANDRE BARNES, ERIC TAYLOR
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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11 facts about this song
Artists' Profile"My Life" is a song by American rapper The Game, featuring American rapper Lil Wayne. Both are highly celebrated figures in the hip-hop industry.
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Release DateThe song was officially released as a single on July 22, 2008.
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Album InclusionIt is a part of The Game's third studio album, "LAX", which was released in the same year.
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Chart PerformanceThe song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 21, and it was the most added song on rhythmic radio on its release.
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InfluencesThe song contains samples from the work of various artists. It sampled "All These Things" by Sternklang for its atmospheric instrumental, and "Dirt off Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z for its drum parts.
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Music VideoThe music video for "My Life" was first premiered on FNMTV, a music show on MTV and VH1. It features several celebrity appearances including Baby, Tyrese and Mike Tyson.
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Song DurationThe total running time of this song is 5 minutes and 21 seconds.
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ControversyDespite its success, the song caused a bit of controversy due to some interpretations of its lyrics as a diss towards rapper Jay-Z. However, The Game clarified in interviews that it was not intended as a diss.
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Critical Reception"My Life" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising The Game's introspective lyrics and Lil Wayne’s melodic chorus.
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Song ThemeThe song portrays the hardships both The Game and Lil Wayne had to endure in their struggle to become successful rappers, making the underpinning theme an expression of their respective journeys and the difficulties faced in their lives.
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Lyrics ContentThe song reflects themes of gang life, with references to the Bloods gang, which both artists have been associated with in the past.
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