Krayzie Bone's Thug Mentality 1999 album includes a different version of the Damizza Reemix of Mariah's “I Still Believe / Pure Imagination” that does not feature rapper Da Brat and has an additional verse by Krayzie Bone instead.
No matter what, baby
No matter what people say
I'm gonna believe we can still be together
No matter what, baby
No matter what people say
I'm gonna believe we can still be together
Baby, I still believe
And it's more than my imagination
It's so real I know we're gonna be together
(I'm gonna believe we can still be together)
If you still believe (I do believe)
Then you will find
Everything you're searchin' for and maybe more
But, boy, you seem to be lost in uncertainty
But when you wake up you'll know
You never shoulda let it go
Believe me, the feelin' has always been sure
I just wasn't too certain yours were legitimate
Genuine really the Real McCoy
And after all this time, you look into my eyes
And everything is still the same
My love for you won't fade away
Baby, I still believe
And it's more than my imagination
It's so real I know we're gonna be together
Baby, I had a dream
And it's more than my imagination
Because I still believe we belong together
I'm still a believer of this, so stop
Just listen and look into my eyes
I want you to visualize and realize
They say that it's never been too easy being Krayzie Bone
Temptation be blattin' with the persuasion rattlin' in my brain
Won't go insane
I figure that's why they callin' me Krayzie cause I still maintain
But we gonna struggle through all them hard times
And I gotta tell you peace and happiness is hard to find
Come on, we can get there
And I'm not trying to make excuses or reasons
But these demons got me seeing things that's really been misleading me
But maybe that's just my life
Maybe I'm just a thug, cold hearted
But I can feel the love
Just keep the faith, and don't break it
Shake all them fakers and haters
And ask me then ‘Will we make it?’
And I say ‘Yeah, uh huh’
You got to believe it (You got to believe)
You got to believe it
Baby, I still believe
And it's more than my imagination
It's so real I know we're gonna be together
Baby, I had a dream
And it's more than my imagination
Because I still believe we belong together
If you wanna view paradise (If you want)
Think about our love and view it (to view it)
Nothing could be closer to it (Nothing comes)
If we don't believe we'll lose it (let's do it)
If you can believe I can take you there
Come on and get down with the thug love that's in the air
It ain't no reason, reason to stop your believin'
Stay real and I'ma stay real right back
You know what I'm gettin' at
You know the song, gotta get control and roll on
I still believe in keepin' it real enough to achieve it
I still believe simply just 'cause I still believe it
I believe it
Baby, I still believe
And it's more than my imagination
It's so real I know we're gonna be together
Baby, I had a dream
And it's more than my imagination
Because I still believe we belong together
Repeat
Written by A. Henderson, M. Carey, D. Young, A. Armato, B. Cantarelli, L. Bricusse, A. Newley.
Produced by Damizza.
