Lloyd Banks - Rather Be Me Lyrics






[Intro:]
The Unit...
Yeeaaaah...
There's a lotta things in this world you can be...
But I hate to be you nigga...
You're not true...

[Verse 1:]
Uh...
All it is is murders and burglars around my way
Poverty society climbing up every day
Honesty inside of me probably be what I say
I stay here too long it'd probably come my way
Fiends don't wanna go and get clean they want that yay
Run up on my mansion you runnin' up on the K
Tangueray mixed with that henny and Alize
A hundred dollar bill though, petty, I'm 'bout my pay
Bitch niggaz holla my name it's all hate
Money bags and finger pointin' is all it takes
One more step and your steppin' into your fate
Wake up 'fore you can't wake up, you had your wake
Ain't nobody better than Blue and what he do
Fifty put me here, who I'm supposed to listen to
These niggaz is scared of The Unit I'm livin' proof
You ain't gotta like me or love me, I love you

[Chorus:]
If you ever lived a life of a G
Or seen half of the things that my eyes seen
You be just like me... Then you be just like me nigga...
If you ever lost something you loved
To a knife, a slug, or white drug
You be just like me... Then you be just like me nigga...
But if I had a heart of a fool
Which gives you the audacity to turn on your crew
I be just like you... Then I be just like you nigga...
If nuttin' outta my mouth was true
And I ain't have a clue and a cowards point of view
I be just like you... And I don't wanna be you nigga...
I rather be me...

[Verse 2:]
New York City is shitty but all I know
There ain't no way to shake it it follows me where I go
Find someone that doesn't acknowledge me for the flow
I can make another believer outta them yo
S-Five automobile that four do'
Boy it's jus' me and my toy, that fo' fo'
Rims pokin' outta my wheels as I peel
Ain't no use in givin' him grills you know the deal
Open up a can of whoop ass then hit the dash
Stick around and watch you take a loss as I laugh
Back on my grizzly who is he to come my way
Homie must be dizzy cause he can get done today
Beef is like a frizbee so throw it it's ok, stay
Low cause it can come back around any day, play
Games at your own risk cause I won't risk it all
Put my life in jeopardy just to ball...

[Chorus:]
If you ever lived a life of a G
Or seen half of the things that my eyes seen
You be just like me... Then you be just like me nigga...
If you ever lost something you loved
To a knife, a slug, or white drug
You be just like me... Then you be just like me nigga...
But if I had a heart of a fool
Which gives you the audacity to turn on your crew
I be just like you... Then I be just like you nigga...
If nuttin' outta my mouth was true
And I ain't have a clue and a cowards point of view
I be just like you... And I don't wanna be you nigga...
I rather be me...

[Outro:]
Some came some went...
And this how I vent...
G-Unit...





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  1. R.... ....

    2020 anyone?

  2. G.... T....

    2020 1/21

  3. T.... S....

    Arguably Banks' best song. Who woulda thought....G-Unit x A.R. Rahman!!! 🔥🔥🔥

  4. P.... P....

    It rather be me cause I wanna get out of the ghetto

  5. C.... ....

    Why isnt this on spotify???

  6. P.... R....

    Ironic his song title is 'Rather be ME' when he's used someone else's music to uphold his track.

  7. h.... s....

    Bombay theme , lol he ripped it off so perfectly

  8. b.... D....

    2020! Stil Here

  9. S.... F....

    Feens dont wanna get clean they want the yay!💯

  10. H.... A....

    Real hip hop died when Banks stopped making music.

  11. D.... ....

    When I heard this I think that’s when I really realized Banks was That Nigga! 💯

  12. r.... e....

    Underrated...

  13. S.... ....

    How the fuck this got slept on am just hearing this track in 2019 am disappointed in my slef 😭🔥 🔥 🔥

  14. M.... N....

    Still 2019

  15. a.... v....

    Just screwed Bombay Theme. Not syncing with the beats and its all over the place.

  16. B.... R....

    FALL 2019 WE HERE

  17. b.... w....

    Year 3000

  18. Y.... J....

    Ain't nobody better then blue at what he do

  19. G.... ....

    35 people who disliked this should be banned from internet

  20. D.... R....

    The most underrated rapper in history. Would beat anyone lyrically any day of the week!

  21. K.... H....

    Im started to listening to lloyd bank again my homeboy still listen to him i don't fuck with him no more long story short i like this song tho 💎

  22. H.... ....

    LYRICS!!!
    The Unit
    Yeah
    There's a lotta things in this world you can be
    But I hate to be you nigga
    You're not true

    [Verse 1:]
    Uh...
    All it is is murders and burglars around my way
    Poverty society climbing up every day
    Honesty inside of me probably be what I say
    I stay here too long it'd probably come my way
    Fiends don't wanna go and get clean they want that yay
    Run up on my mansion you runnin' up on the K
    Tangueray mixed with that henny and Alize
    A hundred dollar bill though, petty, I'm 'bout my pay
    Bitch niggas holla my name it's all hate
    Money bags and finger pointin' is all it takes
    One more step and your steppin' into your fate
    Wake up 'fore you can't wake up, you had your wake
    Ain't nobody better than Blue or what he do
    Fifty put me here, who I'm supposed to listen to
    These niggas is scared of The Unit I'm livin' proof
    You ain't gotta like me or love me, I love you

    [Hook:]
    If you ever lived a life of a G
    Or seen half of the things that my eyes seen
    You be just like me
    Then you be just like me nigga
    If you ever lost something you loved
    To a knife, a slug, or white drug
    You be just like me
    Then you be just like me nigga
    But if I had a heart of a fool
    Which gives you the audacity to turn on your crew
    I be just like you
    Then I be just like you nigga(A BIRD)
    If nuttin' outta my mouth was true
    And I ain't have a clue and a cowards point of view
    I be just like you
    And I don't wanna be you nigga

    I rather be me

    [Verse 2:]
    New York City is shitty but all I know
    There ain't no way to shake it it follows me where I go(go)
    Find someone that doesn't acknowledge me for the flow
    I can make another believer outta them yo
    S-Five automobile that four do'
    Boy it's jus' me and my toy, that fo' fo'
    Rims pokin' outta my wheels as I peel
    Ain't no use in givin' him grills you know the deal
    Open up a can of whoop ass then hit the dash
    Stick around and watch you take a loss as I laugh
    Back on my grizzly who is he to come my way
    Homie must be dizzy cause he can get done today
    Beef is like a frizbee so throw it it's ok, stay
    Low cause it can come back around any day, play
    Games at your own risk cause I won't risk it all
    Put my life in jeopardy just to ball...

    [Hook:]

    Some came some went
    And this how I vent
    G-Unit

  23. T.... N....

    who is here from quake's video?

    T.... N....

    shazamed this shit from quake

    T.... N....

    @Bull Dozzah Same

  24. I.... S....

    Sick tune blaad big up quake ❤

  25. J.... D....

    2019, still on heavy rotation

    J.... D....

    Jabulani Dlamini you just watching quake videos my G

  26. F.... A....

    2019 this shit still goes!

  27. d.... f....

    one of my fav banks songs

  28. Y.... R....

    Big cuhz 🔥 🔥

  29. T.... N....

    In my top 5 matter fact em,banks,kiss,hov,big

    T.... N....

    Trav North 50 solos them all exept banks

  30. j.... ....

    2019 still bumping.

  31. j.... r....

    This > any new aged bullshit. Fuck mumble rap

  32. G.... S....

    2019 still one of tge best songs out!

  33. S.... R....

    gonna call out on using A R Rahman's bombay theme... hell of an rap though 👏

  34. J.... U....

    AR RAHMAN 😮

  35. I.... A....

    Yo love this beat

  36. R.... S....

    Fat Americans copied another Bollywood song

    R.... S....

    RISHABH SAHU yall take alot of shit from us. Ur makin a movie about bruce springstein with an indian. Itl be awesome 2

  37. Z.... D....

    who here in 2019?!?!

    Z.... D....

    I'll be here in 2050 if I'm still alive and kicking

    Z.... D....

    Dec 20-2019

  38. P.... P....

    Fucking morons ..They copied it from bombay music motherfuckers

  39. M.... C....

    2018🔥🔥

  40. M.... R....

    this super slept on smh

  41. 1.... ....

    Can’t believe its been almost 10 yrs, real fukin music right here man take me back to the real days 💯

    1.... ....

    This brings back memories 4real. I miss his mixtapes. SMH.

  42. x.... ....

    PURE HEAT. BANKS KILLED IT

  43. S.... G....

    इसकी माँ का.___
    साला copy करता है

  44. A.... E....

    So underrated, it's unbelievable.

    A.... E....

    Because it's plagiraised

    A.... E....

    Srijan Gupta tf u talking bout

    A.... E....

    @lou he's tryna say Banks stole the instrumental, not realising every genre take samples from every other genre.
    Banks painted the canvas.

  45. M.... M....

    All bollywood does is copy others for their movies and music, one artist copies them and they blow up the comment section lmao!!

    M.... M....

    Mixtape Music AR Rahman isnt just Bollywood. He won an Oscar for probably his worst work to date with the Slumdog Soundtrack.

    M.... M....

    u completely missed the point...

    M.... M....

    @Mixtape Music bollywood does not copy songs bollywood basically copies movie scenes

  46. m.... d....

    This guy spoilt the soundtrack. Its painful to hear him.

    m.... d....

    Painful to read your comment

    m.... d....

    @Noble Walker so why are you reading it

  47. A.... ....

    G.O.A.T, don't give a fuck what y'all say.

  48. B.... B....

    Who's still listening to this in 2017 👍

    B.... B....

    11-11-18 Still sounds better than the first time heard this.

    B.... B....

    Real shit

    B.... B....

    🔥🔥🔥

    B.... B....

    Beezy Banks 2019 quit playing

  49. M.... J....

    bumped this for years.

  50. T.... M....

    BOMBAY THEME from the great A R RAHMAN!!!!

    T.... M....

    wow good ears im Indian and aint even know that...alot of hip hop sampled bollywood

  51. S.... T....

    *COPIED*COPIED*

    Bombay Theme Music By A.R. Rehman - Year 1995

    But it's good too.

    S.... T....

    Sampled, not copied. Big difference.

    S.... T....

    Absolutely!!

  52. J.... G....

    Banks this flow you're unstoppable bro!!! #PLK #BLUE

  53. A.... T....

    Music copied from 2 time oscar winner A R Rahman bombay theme music

    A.... T....

    Anil Thomson it's called sampling.

  54. P.... E....

    i forgot all about this song.
    and the beat is so amazing.

    P.... E....

    Bombay Theme by A R Rahman

  55. H.... A....

    Lloyd is deep.

    H.... A....

    That's an understatement

  56. A.... H....

    COPIED!!

  57. a.... ....

    Search for "Bombay theme music". You'll find the original song of this from which this song is copied.

    a.... ....

    @Lil: Bombay was released on 1995. :)
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112553/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_%28soundtrack%29

    a.... ....

    Bombay theme is at least a decade old

    a.... ....

    Thank You! always wondered where that sample was from.

    a.... ....

    Correct:
    *Bombay Theme : 1995
    Lloyd Banks - Rather Be Me : 2009
    ;)

    a.... ....

    1995 u idiot!
    and also Check who is A.R Rahman , he the real daddddy!

  58. C.... C....

    go banks

  59. a.... ....

    One of my favorite tracks

  60. G.... G....

    fuck this song is beautiful

  61. J.... P....

    Lloyd Banks is THE best in tough with the street rapper bar none. His lyrics show how much he knows, where's he's been and he's the most underrated rapper around IMO.

    J.... P....

    He's a copycat

  62. M.... B....

    greatest of all time, blocking out everyone else forever. p dot l dot k 80sbaby

  63. D.... ....

    Banks is one of the greatest in my books .

  64. Y.... ....

    one more step and you steppin into your fate, wake up before you can't wake up, you at your wake.

  65. �.... ....

    copied who?

    �.... ....

    AR Rahman

    �.... ....

    @Aadya Srivastava bombay sistet

  66. T.... S....

    No shit Lloyd. We all in this together l.

  67. M.... ....

    If nothing out of my mouth was true and I ain't have a clue in a cowards point of view...I be just like you....and I don't wanna be you nigga I rather be me!

  68. J.... d....

    so real

  69. J.... d....

    gotta say this is one of the realest song in hip hop period. if you really in the streets and been thought real shit.then you know what i mean. loyalty is everything. banks will never write another song like this.dont think so.

    J.... d....

    Fo real

  70. C.... S....

    THAMILAAAAAR!!!

    all day everyday

  71. d.... ....

    Uuuuuh sssssslllllliiiiimmmmeee

  72. A.... R....

    i Just Want the Whole G-Unit Baack#

  73. w.... ....

    I CO-SIGN!

  74. A.... ....

    hip hop needs more real shit like this i swear i cant even relate or listen to hop hop anymore cause a lot of it is bullshit.

  75. F.... ....

    Classic!

  76. R.... T....

    Rick Ross - Wish I was G

  77. B.... ....

    best song on V.5 #IMO

  78. F.... W....

    The sample in the background is from A. R. Rahman's 1995 Bollywood song "Bombay Theme":

    watch?v=pGvU4fdVb-w

  79. g.... ....

    Fuck buck unloyal bitch ass!he got rich then turned his back on gunit.now he broke damn fool!

  80. J.... ....

    Theres no song out realer than this shit...

  81. E.... X....

    @Geforcefxxxf HE DOES HAVE A MILLIE AHHH SEEE IM FUNNY ish

  82. N.... ....

    Banks BODIED this...Sean Bond went in on this too

  83. H.... K....

    Oh this is like sampling ar rahman and 50sent

  84. x.... ....

    @JxAttack search for Bombay Theme by AR Rahman (Indian Composer)

  85. R.... M....

    The tune that forms the back-bone of this song is the 'Bomay Theme' composed by the Indian musical genius A R Rahman for a movie titled Bombay (1995).

    This sampling is not bad, but I prefer the original for its haunting effect. The tune is so fresh despite years that have passed by since A R Rahman first composed it.

  86. L.... ....

    ... and ain't nobody better than Blue at what he do, 50 put me there, who i 'posed to listen to?

  87. K.... S....

    Search for "Bombay Theme" in Youtube ... U ll get the Original Song by AR Rahman which is used by Llyod Banks here ...... This is Rubbish compared with the Original .... But I respect Banks who sampled an Old ARR composition .....

  88. c.... ....

    definitely a ill song banks is really coming up strong!

  89. b.... b....

    I'm going to rape the replay bottem this is de SHIT!

  90. M.... R....

    my favorite song! he got point!

  91. a.... ....

    nobody better than blue and what he do

  92. A.... C....

    where u at buck lol

  93. R.... S....

    Real shit niggaaaa


    make hunger for more bigger and better
    make us belive rap aint death

  94. P.... S....

    A.R.Rahman's music.....amaziinggggggg

  95. J.... ....

    banks is to ill like people need to get off lil wayne start listen to banks yahzee it