Can I live?-intro

I know this is random but I abolutely love this intro from an old Jay-Z song, Can I Live. Everytime I hear it I always think about my blog here.

We invite you to, somethin epic y'all know?
Well we hustle out of a sense of, hopelessness
Sort of a desperation
Through that desperation, we 'come addicted
Sorta like the fiends we accustomed to servin
But we feel we have nothin to lose
so we offer you, well, we offer our lives
What do you bring to the table?