DJ Quik - 50 Ways Lyrics
[DJ Quik]
Why you keep givin me cards I can't keep?
I throw these two back, you throw me two more, they're so cheap
I couldn't get the winning hand that I wanted in my sleep
Cause when the dream get good, I get trampled by sheep
I'm havin dreams that I'm runnin but there's smoke in the way
And there's this man in a suit, he take a toke and he say,
"You have a promise that you made and you broke it today."
Now which part of this movie here did I just miss?
Did I really sell my soul to this big red bitch?
I don't think what you got to offer is really enough
For cars sex and houses, money and stuff
I'd rather be broke and own nothin but piece of mind
and a Benz, and a house, and a nine-deuce-nine
on top, help me out before I sink the boat
Cause I feel like I'm suffocatin, I can't breathe
I wanna go, but I'm too afraid to leave
Take me with you Mausie, I know you're seein somethin grand
as you fade away, and you gently release my hand
And it shook my balance, cause you ain't no more alive
You think I'd see you, if I chewed this 45?
Oh I'd be the first person poppin three, droppin me
to the abyss, but I miss, what's stoppin me?
I got the pressures of the WORLD on my little back
My nerves are turnin into jelly and I'm bout to crack
You think I'm cheatin on my homies, by holdin back?
No I really protect them all because the truth is wack
Forever bars and forever scars
Bein trapped and dyin young makes forever stars
Tell me why am I so hesitant?
And the way life's goin, looks like when hell comes, I'ma be a resident
[Chorus x2: Wanya Morris]
La, la la-la - la, la la-la
La, la la-la - la, la la-la
[DJ Quik]
They tell me Quik, suck it up, I'm supposed to
But me and Mausberg was closer than most knew
It ain't dramatized, and it ain't a fuckin act
when you're traumatized, and it ain't no turnin back
When you're so connected, and it's hard to keep your focus
When you're so affected, and it's hard to love again
When you're so neglected - suck it up, I'm 'posed to
That ain't easy for somebody you're close to, shit
See your homey in a coffin is so wicked and vivid
It's gon' be harder on all of us, cause we gon' relive it
Over and over, drunk or sober, from October to October
I steadily feel like I'm gettin knocked over
And all the money in the world, don't make it better
And a whole bottle of alcohol, don't make it wetter
With a blur and a slur I'm still callin ya name
And on top of this drama you add fame? Wild
But when you start to bubble then your friends they spite you
And if you go to church, then hip-hop won't like you
I feel like a giant on a worldwide stage
but at the same time trapped in a real tight cage
With no way out, I play out, then I come back
Cause there's an unwritten law that says I can't be wack
So I put on my game face, go back to the same place
Only to realize that y'all ain't got the same taste
Even with somethin new, they look at you cold
And without a hot face, consider you old
And leavin me stressed and broken-hearted
How could I be finished with West coast rap? I helped start it!
[Chorus]
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DJ Quik 50 Ways Comments
2019, anyone else?!!!
quik is top 5,wanya killin the hook like he should.
Poor thing sold his soul and has nightmares
Debarge version way better then the album version
THIS SONG IS WACK AS FUCK...SELLOUT TO LUCIFER.
EAT SHIT AND DIE DJ BITCH!!!
I only know the song this way but when I looked for it on $p0tify it was completely different..
Did I really sell my soul to this big red bitch?
i feel like im suffocating, i cant breath, i want to go but im too afraid to leave.. damn
id love a chance the rapper album with quik
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,Sweet~~Pure~~Flowin!!
Quik had to re-do the sample for clearance and remove debarge. But this version is much better
+jt cooper agreed, this version is so dope
Sampled from Paul Simon. One of Dj Quik's best
It isn't sampled, just looped
great tho
Which song?
Kevin Franklin 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
I've been looking fir this freestyle for a decade. And I'm only 24! Finally!
Quick question for any English majors, when he utters the line, "forever barred and forever scarred" is that iambic pentameter or some other lyrical device?
Actually he's talkin about mausberg! He's friend who passed away!
Oscar Martinez he's talking about selling his soul to the devil mention that on 0:15 - 0:40 ?
Hes talkin bout Suge Knight idiot learn ur hiphop history moron he was a death row associate at one point in time
Dogghouse TheGemini that is the big red devil image. But people missing alot of what he's saying!
nope he talked about Suge Knight
Common sense man......."I'd rather be broke and own nothing but peace of mind"
Did Dj quick sell his soul to devil???? These are the lyrics...."And there's this man in a suit, he take a toke and he say, "You have a promise that you made and you broke it today." Now which part of this movie here did I just miss? Did I really sell my soul to this big red bitch? I don't think what you got to offer is really enough For cars sex and houses, money and stuff"...
Talking about Suge knight yell
Crazy??
The instrememnal sounds like Eminem's 1997 Murder Murder.
not "like" almost same :)
Yüce Ceylanlı same drum sample
Andre Nikatina Last Breath of a MC
tho if u download u r not supporting , but in the end i feel it. a legend is a legand
Yes thats El, the album version is Wanya. Wanya version is actually just a harmony no lyrics to it.
BTW, HOW COULD I BE FINISHED WITH WEST COAST RAP? I HELPED START IT!
Thanks for postin bro! God, I wish there was a CDQ version of this floating around! I'm sure it's locked up tight in Quik's vault which sucks because it is such a great, deep song.
this is for all those complaining about how rap music is dead but don't want to support it. we steady bootleggin then wonder why artist are makin music to appeal to the white folks. My nigga Quik is one of the only niggas still keepin it real.
What version of the song is this? This ain't the one I got on my album.
can i get the instrumental
kno thats not el thats wanya morris from boys to men... lolll... yahll youngens not knowin
No I never heard this one!!!! wow!!! My bad.
No thats Wanye from Boyz II Men.
Dope, is dat debarge on the hook?