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Jaylib

Survival Test

Release date: 7th October 2003

From Champion Sound
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Underground Rap
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About This Track

"Survival Test" is a track by Jaylib, from the album Champion Sound, released 7th October 2003. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Jaylib

Jaylib

Lyrics

Survival Test

[Intro: J Dilla]

Yeah

It's too real...

[Verse 1: J Dilla]

How y'all feel out there?

Let me know if it's real out there

'Cause it is out here; it's a game of survival

Niggas is trying to live out here

Round here, I watch cats hit the floor

And ain't nann Johnny Gill out here

But it's too many cowards around

My real niggas getting killed out here

It's ill out here

Busta, tell you what it is out here

A whole lot of pimps

Some live bitches out here

They liable to set you up

Man, everybody thugging it out here

Narcos even drug dealing out here

Can't club, slugs peeling out there

You out here, mob with us

Get dollars is what we about here

Gotta handle your biz out there

It's too real out here

Yeah

[Scratched Samples]

"Real..."

"The real..." (Yeah)

"It's just that for real"

"Real niggas"

"It's a hustler's test"

For it is the real!" ("Really though")

("You ain't real")

This is dedicated to all the fake suckas at home

Watching the videos then going outside and trying to portray stuff, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah

[Verse 2: J Dilla]

Some wannabes out here, but they outta there

Time for Dill' and Madlib out here

There's a whole lotta filth out there

Y'all can't be for real out there

Fake gangstas better chill out there

'Cause y'all know the deal out here

It's real out here, meals out there

Niggas got bills out here

Everybody tryna live out here

Everybody hustling out here

And you don't want your biz out there

Hoes be on some bullshit out here

You don't wanna be without here

Niggas ain't giving a fuck, they will pull it out here

A bitch nigga won't kill shit, but a dumb nigga will out here

How a lotta blood get spilled out here

It's fucked up but it's real out here

Is that how it is out there?

Shit don't make sense out here

Yeah

[Interlude]

[Bridge: J Dilla]

Going out to my crumb snatchers

Better watch your back 'cause it's real out here

When you cake and it bring the hate

You better bring the thing, man, it's real out here

Detroit niggas getting real out here

L.A. niggas getting real out here

Worldwide, let's get live and the same time survive

'Cause it's real out here

[Outro: Dank]

Yeah

Nigga, you know the streets is watching!

Yo! Big money, nigga

Yo! Niggas don't play, holla!

Yo! You better get your shine on, nigga, uh

Before it's over, yo

We here now nigga, yo...

[Skit: Ted, Woman and Announcer]

The Pattersons are coming over and we only have about enough grass left to roll one joint!

Oh, that's OK, Ted; I'll just mix it up real good with this!

Hey, what are you doing?!

I'm making Marijuana Helper!

Marijuana Helper?

That's right. With Pilsberger's new Marijuana Helper, there'll be enough of this Colombian to go around for everybody

And look, Marijuana Helper makes our dope look as rich and potent as the best red bud

Marijuana Helper!

Now you can get as much as three ounces from every ounce you buy, thanks to Pilsberger's Marijuana Helper!

Honey, you're a genius!

There, now put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Pilsberger's new Marijuana Helper - from the makers of Angel Dust Cake

Pilsberger!

It really works!

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Track details

From Champion Sound

2003
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Champion Sound
Champion Sound
Jaylib
6th October 2003
Release year
2003
  1. —The Mission
  2. —L.A. to Detroit
  3. —Survival Test
  4. —Starz
  5. —Strip Club
  6. —No Games
  7. —Nowadayz
  8. —Strapped
  9. —Champion Sound
  10. —McNasty Filth
  11. —Heavy
  12. —React
  13. —The Exclusive
  14. —The Heist
  15. —The Red

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Writer
J Dilla, Madlib
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Vocals
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Additional Vocals
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Mastering Engineer
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