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Listen to Death Certificate (Complete Edition) by Ice Cube
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Listen to Donald Byrd: Sampled featuring Ice Cube
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Listen to Hip-Hop DNA: MCs featuring Ice Cube
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Listen to Marvin Gaye: Sampled featuring Ice Cube
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Listen to James Brown: Sampled featuring Ice Cube
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Listen to Nas: Influences  featuring Ice Cube
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Listen to Ep. 24 The Echo Chamber Playlist featuring Ice Cube
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Songwriter
Dee Underdue
Dee Underdue
Composer
Teak Underdue
Teak Underdue
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Producer
Dave Lopez
Dave Lopez
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I'm just tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain To everybody tryin' to maintain And keep they name out the main frame Yeah, we all in the same gang Yeah, we all with the bang, bang Been a vet, nigga, broke the Internet 'Cause they can't fuck with my intellect Yeah, nigga, all your followers Follow every word like swallowers Wanna catch it when I spit it Fuck a critic and his analytics I don't fit in your formula I only fit in your bitch, I'm warning ya Please don't feed the animals When they got they face covered in pantie hoes Niggas ain't na-nice Take your grandmomma chain and your lie 'Cause we all tryin' to maintain 'Cause we all tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain To everybody tryin' to maintain With a little Mary Jane on the campaign We buy you in the fast lane Only act like this 'cause the black ain't Fuck your cancel culture, bitch You can't cancel a soldier, quit See, I thought I told ya Drunk or sober, tell you when it's over Slap the shit out a Troller I kill shit like Ebola I'm the son, I'm the solar Your baby mind is in a stroller Too much gang for the P brain I have no alliance to no Greek names Some of y'all down with the fucking royals I'm only down for the fucking soil That's right And I'm just tryin' to maintain And I'm just tryin' to maintain Without doin' insane (crazy) Without blowin' out your brains I just wanna maintain Do what I do, let my nuts hang They insane, never explain 'Cause all we wanna do is them big thanks Checkmate if you trick me Out here lookin' for that clickbait You need to hustle on that computer I'm a rooster, always thinkin' 'bout the future And I'ma smoke it like a chimney Sippin' on Henny, sayin' fuck 2020 Some of y'all ain't worth a penny I keep it one thousand and keep your doubt in Pull up, my niggas pile in Now I'm with the wolves and we howling Profilin' and we stylin' Sad motherfuckers, get your pile in If you're just tryin' to maintain If you're just tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain Yo, I'm just tryin' to maintain I'm just tryin' to maintain (I'm just tryin' to maintain, I'm just tryin' to maintain) I'm just tryin' to maintain
Writer(s): O'shea Jackson, Teak Alger Underdue, Dre Dunderdue Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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