Busta Rhymes - Why We Die Lyrics

Man this man Jigga always 🔥🔥🔥

Nearly 20 years later and non of this new age nonsense sounds as nice!!!

U want it to whats up then wolf

My dad played this song when I was a kid and it was my favorite. But now I am older I feel it more

Yall please listen. All u guys r correct. Jay killed it, X killed it as well. Not nothing in the 70 comments about Busta. REALLY? Yall that fucked up???? Just listen to the hook Busta implemented. Then his verse. Again i like all dem niggas but come on yall. Nobody mention Busta and how he killed/ murdered this track like he always do on any track. Oh, did i mention this is his album. All 3 niggas portayed a story in their own style. Genius shit. But how Busta implemented that hook into their verses or shall i say to complement their verses. And the ablib of X in that hook. Yall don't know nuttn bout that.

“The devil told me it would happen but I kept calling his bluff, When it rains it pours now my pains are yours as yours are whats mine defines revolving doors.”
God this song is so dope.

Still banging this... 2019 💪

jAy-z the goat

2019...still 🔥🌋🔥

busta and x always bring me back to this track

2019 brought me here

Jay spazzed on this

NO ONE WAS BETTER THAN THE NEXT...THEY ALL REPPED😎

Still vibing to it in 2019. 💯🔥💪🏽

Busta killed this. Jay a close 2nd

"Why We Die"

Uhh, that's some shit..
..that that that niggaz ain't even seen before
That's that shit! (Motherfuckers ain't never seen
nothing like this before, for real man)
It's goin down baby, uhh..
UHH! Busta Rhymes
WHAT?! Uhh, DMX nigga
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh

I see ghosts clearly; even though, most don't hear me
They still wanna get near me - fear me, so I'm leary
Kinda eerie what I'm feelin - from the floor, to the ceilin
Straight through the roof, want the truth?
I kinda miss robbin and stealin
cause it kept a nigga hungry, only eatin when I starved
I was ugly, so I robbed, no one loved me, shit was hard
Went to God once in a while when it got a little too hectic
He was the only one I knew that I respected (WHY?)
Didn't know why, didn't know what I was livin was a lie
If I ain't shit then, why should I try
See, plenty niggaz die, over dumb shit, up in the hood
Real good heart, but up to no good
Thought I did what I could, but I guess it, wasn't enough
The Devil told me it would happen but I kept callin his bluff
When it rains it pours now, my pains are yours
as yours are what's mine, define, revolvin doors (nigga!)

[Chorus: Busta Rhymes]

(Why?) All my niggaz tell me (why) tell me (we die)
Cause we crazy with it, quick to blaze you with it
From in my soul to every word that I curse
with all the agony expressed in this verse;
let me ask my niggaz (why?)
My niggaz tell me (why) tell me (we die)
Because we Gods nigga (and) we go the yard nigga
Because I walk the ground under my feet
and keep it live and stay in tune with the street
Now let me ask my niggaz (why?)

[Jay-Z]
They say the good die young, in the hood where I'm from
I only got one question to that - why the fuck am I here?
I look to the air, I ask God, "Love me please,"
but in reality, only people that hug me is thieves
Same niggaz that send shots through my rugby sleeves
They wanna, slug me and leave, I'm thinkin it must be me
Please shed light, the hood's dark
I did my dirt but got a good heart
Shouldn't that count for somethin?
I was told I'd amount to nothin, most of my childhood
Like (??) it was stuntin my growth
Seperated me from the shit I was wantin the most
Felt myself comin close to pumpin them O's
Lump in my throat, chest poked out, face was poker
Tryin to, erase my ghostes, chase the smokers
Got demons on both shoulders,
tryin to chauffeur my life through the streets
In other words nigga my will was weak
Please feel what I speak,
this ain't your average ordinary jargon
weak rap niggaz be talkin
This shit is deep, from the mind of Busta, 'X and me
To all my fallen soldiers, rest in peace, til we meet niggaz

[Chorus w/ minor variations]

[Busta Rhymes]
I must be cuckoo, like I respect the new-you, never
See you too could get it through your FUBU sweater
like a nigga when he walk in the dark, trespassin
on a nigga land, shots echo loud in the park
I live and die for all the shit I believe
And rep for everything I stand for
with every single breath I breathe
Like the intake from cigarette smoke, it's like you inhale
the demon in the gutter stressed struggled and broke
If the shit was all over tomorrow, I'd leave a treasure
for my kids with a legacy for my CHILDREN to follow
You know it's funny how the good die first
Get the peppin in your steppin faggot nigga
cause you could die worse
Hold on, you know I cut off my arm, in the name of reppin
REAL NIGGAZ in the midst of droppin this bomb
Allah blessin me to rep for the better, and carry on
somethin great and keep a nigga name livin forever!

[Chorus w/ minor variations]

2018 still here

They all killed it

JAY KILLED THIS SHIT

Who still listening to this in 2018

Jay went in on this!!

Always thought this was produced by swizz. Still that ruff rydaz feel.

I see Ghosts Clearly😣

Joyner Lucas breakfast club interview got me here!!!!Wow!!!

Talk to God ever once in a while because he is the only one I respected!!! WOW!!!

It's goin down baby...

This is produced by Swizz Beats... who tf is "pk"

lol Who the fuck are you ?! PK made some dope beats for RR. But yeah, it definitely sounds like a Swizz Beat, even though he didn't do this one...

Still Got This Album Collecting Dust!

Jay verse was deep💪💪💪

my fav song

This is like the miami heat big 3 lol

This album had some good beats

lol You either understand Jay's verse or you don't......

Riiiight

I never had a childhood I will kill any fool want some

I'm ready to kill to survive

DMX, Jay-Z & Ja Rule VS. The Game & 50 Cent

That's right Jay z did do that

I got one question 4 that why the fuck I'm here.I feel like that most of the time.

1:55 Jay-Z "I was told I'll amount to nothing" ... years later in Blueprint 3 track "So Ambitious" Jay-Z sarcastically revisits this and it turns out it was his teacher who told him that.

real shit

listening to this in 2017

There's not too many dope songs better than this

Still my favorite song..I love how it comes on all sad & depressed then cranks up..I had this beat machine, they just shifted the pitch!

This HOV was flames 🔥

WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS NOW MY PAINS ARE YOURS AS YOURS WAS ONCE MINES DEFINE REVOLVING DOORS EARL SIMMONS

Why did everyone sleep on this one? love this CD.

dmx part better

Beat beat beat

Everybody went hard on here!!!

EVERYBODY, BUT YOU CANT Tell me HOVO JAY Z PART IS THE HARDEST IMMA STYLES P NIGGA but everybody fucK wit him BIGGIE WAS MY FAV BUT EVEN HIS NAME FOR HIM WAS GUTTA, THAT WAT BIGGIE DA BEST CALLES HIM ENOUGH SAID

Everybody went hard on here!!!

busta rhymes eve 0

Beat is fucking trash yo...

are u on crack? this beat is insane

It's that cheap beat machine shit that Ruff Ryders was messing with back in the day....

easily swizz beatz worst production hahaha

actually this was produced by P. Killer (Ruff Ryders)..

@Zofa Lipa LOL that explains everything. my bad bruh

man I miss rap like this

Likewise

Rest in peace to lil Nate our NAS of the south District 25 for life South Cack "love below' EAST Coast love!!!!

I asked god to love me please but the only people that hug me are thieves

💯💯💯🔥🔥

👍👍👍👍

looking for the instrumental anyone can help

So much energy in this song! will forever be one of my favorites...

This brings back so many memories. Summer of 2000!!

ME AND MY BRETHREN BLACK SUN,HUSTLING ALL NITE & BURNING DOWN HOLLYWOOD EVERYNIGHT...AND HE WAS ON THE RUN.HELL OF A SUMMER...WISH WE COULD DO IT AGAIN😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Goosebumps when I heard this... Slept on track I swear!!! #Classic

Yes sir

They all got their own styles and they kill it! But hands down X killed it the most

Uploaded 7 years ago?! Damn. Must've missed this when it came out. Smh.

Each rapper bought their style. NICE. I salute it now as I saluted it back then.

Cthagod

classic

+Phillip Beasley lol the joyner lucas interview

One of the best song out there to this day...

Jigga Bodybagged this track!!

💯💯💯💯💯💪🏽

where can i get the instrumentals... please...

dmx and jigga killing this track thank you beat maker

+Mmuso Pitso P killer he was a very underrated Ruff Ryder producer

+Dnice50000 This not a Swizz beat? I swore it was SB on this production... interesting

@Robby Roc Swizz Beats was not the only producer for Ruff Ryders 

o I know that... but Swizz signature is horns... I thought he just produced this track, and this wasn't a ruff ryder real anyway... still fire!!!

He also produced "When i'm gonna crawl"

wow man! I miss these types of music for real

+iChocolateberry  word

MY GOD JAY Z IS SO GOOOOOOD EARGASMIC

💯💯💯💯

Wowwwwwwwwwww, So glad i found this joint. Back to back bumping.

Hov really killed this song

@Corey Williams I swear, I always had that notion from way back.

@Thomas Day ur trash faggot🖕

wow how original, GayZ, never heard of that. Fuck off bitch@Thomas Day

2000 Jay-Z.....smh

Do any of you guys know where to find the instrumental of this?

3 legends on one track!

i always thought swizz beatz did this

DMX killed!!! My favorite artist

Indeed, " I see Ghost clearly Even though most dont hear, they still wanna get near me, fear me cause I'm eerie "- X

I loved this song growing up! Highly slept on!

Usually X has the best delivery/emotion but Busta beat him in that regard in this song.  And Jays flow did not fit too well with this song in my opinion.

+matthew mann  yup

Busta ripped it, and DMX was exceptionally nice, but Jay Zs verse was weak.

+matches
That's your opinion and that's cool but imo DMX and busta are better mcs and had better verses.

@Frank Sanchez DMX is my favorite artist of all time I will always have love for the Dog. His verses was defiantly a lot deeper then the other two. I mean he touched on a lot of topics, God,death,rite and wrong etc.

First time i heard this song my heart swelled up with his lyrics they where very very emotional. But X is use to that and built his name on this type of stuff.

Although J was not as deep or as dark as X on this song. He did had good points however, demon's on both shoulders, good die young, and so on. Plus you must keep in mind J is outta his element here. jigga is a flashy rapper. So rapping dark is a difficult for him. Plus he up against the Dark Man himself, even busta was having trouble expressing the level of emotion and sorrow that X seems to have an endless source too.
So to be fair this type of song was mad for a dark rapper, And D is one the best at that. Plus he was at his prime a that moment everyone looked weak next to him at that period. So to be fair ryhmes and Jigga where playing catch up in alot ways but i still feel. Given their back ground that especially jay. Seeing how he musta had over 100 million at that moment. It's hard to get back mentally to that angry place . When every thing in your life is going so well and all your dreams are coming true. 50 cent is an example. of that.  Plus the Lister like yourself also finds it hard to believe a man who has it all to be sad about anything.

Giving the situation i think Jay did a very good job. Yes  X was better and so was busta. but jay was by  no means weak. I'm just saying if you look at the whole picture you will understand. 

Gay-Z rapped some of his best verses ever on this track.  And he didn't steal anyone else's lyrics (on this).

+cjewe1z Gay Z? really? are you 12?

Julian Karian you bugging... ok

jay z betrayed DMX if u guys didn't know this

@FORREST JONES
Dawg DMX is one of my favorite rappers.He brought his own style to the game that nobody has been able to copy.

MrWwemaster13 figures he did dame dash the same way

Kabutops87 "Do you.. even listen to music or do you just skim through it?!"

Hova ripped that shit!! One of his best featured verses no doubt about it

I totally agree sir. I just listen to this eleven times 🔥🔥🔥

Therapy

fun fact is that Jigga, DMX and Busta went to the same school together with Biggie

@3Star General 3rdPott
I wanna see round 2 , hahahaha , DMX Kills any1 on a track but not onyx
DMX & ONYX Needed another record but X couldnt outshine them , Its 3 wild niggas , Unless he came relentless , belligerent , Ruthless Aggresive Aggression , Fuckin furious , All that ,
Like in They want war , Ima bang , Bring the Noize , Shot down ........
Go listen to
ONYX - WHATS ONYX ,
They willin

The83rdTrombonist yeah he a 🐀!!!

It was Bustajay an Biggie

By they all from Brooklyn

Not lmao

The beat is amazing!

Best song ever made full of real shit
#underrated #byfar  

i think thats the deepest shit jay z ever spit.

Jay z killed it

grew up to this shit miss the good ol times, music is fucking whack nowadays.

A couple of times, every year, I come here to relax.

My favorite rapper DMX had the best verse in this song! Heck yeah!

Sad to see how far DMX has fallen. At one point he was the biggest rapper in the game.

BIG Dave that crack is something crazy,but let’s just blame Jay-Z as it’s better than him taking responsibility for his addiction.😂😂

They all went to the same high school along with Biggie

BEAT GOES HARD AS FUK...

Busta always has the best beats.

I FUCKS WITH ALL THEM CATS THERE HOT