In the event of your demise (n.t.b.d. tribute)

I guess it all goes back to the day when Pac light us up
"Letter to my unborn child" it's when hope got stuck
You folowed in his footsteps and made "A ROSE" of your own
When I put words on paper you already reached and grown
In my incipient state you introduced me to the AP
You laid foundation to the movement that was soon to be
I was the one who started rappin but you were quick to follow
You concentrated on your rhymes who were at first hollow
And now you're at a level not many really reached before
Hitting the public with ideas from the depths of your soul
A tear emerges in the memory of your barely born nephew
But lets not mourn him too long cause in heaven he was born new
Side by side us titans lets rule this shitty world
Through rap lets hit em with the truth of Lord's word
Just wana let you know I will never betray
I will never go astray, I will keep steppin on your way
I seal the friendship that binds us with a rap in your honor
They have some waitin to do before you're a goner
And when the big boyz hit you be sure ama be there
We gona put up a fight they're gona remember our names
You just keep doin what you do and keep risin
Lets just stick to the plan and the end'll be surprising
We will expose em, eat em from the inside
But first we need to get in Cali and scream west side
You're the only one I would compromise myself for
You're my only ally in the world's most secretive war
If the system gets me you're the one who's gona get me out on bail
Cause they know the only way to kill our soul is in jail
Do what Afeni told you, keep yourself alive
Cause the world and most important I
                 need you in order to survive...