[00:08]（"Nas is . . ." -Nas） 7x [00:20]Freedom of jail, clips inserted [00:22]A baby is being born the same time my man is murdered [00:24]The beginning and end [00:25]As far as rap go, it's only natural, I explain, my plateau [00:28]And also, what defines my name [00:30]First it was nasty, but times have changed [00:32]Ask me now, I'm the artist, but hardcore, my sign for pain [00:35]I spent time in the game, kept my mind on fame [00:38]Saw fiends shoot up, and do lines of ******* [00:41]Saw my close friends shot, flatlining, my same [00:43]That the pen carry mac-10's to practice my aim [00:46]On rooftops, tape cd covers to trees [00:48]Line the barrel up with your **** picture and squeeze [00:51]Jesus's scriptures for lost souls, in the crossroads [00:53]To the corners thugs hustlin' for cars that cost dough [00:56]To the big dogs livin' large, takin' it light [00:59]Pushin' big toys, gettin' nice, enjoyin' your life [01:01]Is what you make it, suicide, few try to take it [01:04]Belt tied around their neck, in jail cells naked [01:06]Heaven and hell, rap legend, presence is felt [01:09]And of course N - A - S are the letters that spell . . . NAS, NAS [01:21][01:11]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [01:24][01:14]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [01:27][01:17]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [01:29][01:19]amazin' . .（scratching） [01:31][01:21]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [01:33]Earth, wind and fire, rims and tires [01:34]Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver [01:37]Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars [01:40]Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas [01:42]（Nas is like. . -Nas） [01:43]Iron mic, messiah type, before the Christ, after the death [01:46]The last one left, let my cash invest in stock [01:49]Came a along way from blasted techs on block [01:52]Went from Seiko to Rolex, ownin' acres [01:54]>From the projects with no chips, to large cake dough [01:57]Dimes, skinnin' fellatio, siete zeros, bet my nine spit for the pesos [02:02]But what's it all worth, can't take it when you under this Earth [02:05]Rich men died and tried, but none of it worked [02:07]They just rob your grave, I'd rather be alive and paid [02:10]Before my number's called, history's made [02:12]Some will fall, but I rise, thug or die, makin' choices [02:15]That determine my future under the sky, to rob, steal or kill [02:19]I'm wondering why, it's a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame [02:22]Much to success to ya, even if you wish me the opposite [02:25]Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is [02:38][02:28]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [02:40][02:30]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [02:43][02:33]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [02:45][02:35]amazin' . .（scratching） [02:47][02:37]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [02:49]*** to a nympho, but nothin' sweet [02:51]I'm like beef, bustin' heat through your windows [02:53]I'm like a street sweeper, green leaf preeper [02:55]Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin' something deep from their teachers [02:58]I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for [03:01]Always got you, I'm like pop to you with crop for it [03:03]I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money [03:06]Corporate accounts from a rich company [03:08]I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races combined in one man [03:12]like the '99 summer jam, bulletproof hummer man [03:14]I'm like being locked down around new faces, and none of 'em fam [03:18]I'm the feeling of a millionaire spendin' a hundred grand [03:21]I'm a poor man's dream, a thug poet [03:23]Live it, and I write down and I watch it blow up [03:26]Y'all know what I'm like, ya play it your system every night [03:39][03:28]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [03:41][03:31]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [03:44][03:33]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [03:46][03:36]amazin' . .（scratching） [03:48][03:38]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [03:51] [03:54][03:49]Nas, Nas is like . . [03:56]
[00:08]（"Nas is . . ." -Nas） 7x [00:20]Freedom of jail, clips inserted [00:22]A baby is being born the same time my man is murdered [00:24]The beginning and end [00:25]As far as rap go, it's only natural, I explain, my plateau [00:28]And also, what defines my name [00:30]First it was nasty, but times have changed [00:32]Ask me now, I'm the artist, but hardcore, my sign for pain [00:35]I spent time in the game, kept my mind on fame [00:38]Saw fiends shoot up, and do lines of ******* [00:41]Saw my close friends shot, flatlining, my same [00:43]That the pen carry mac-10's to practice my aim [00:46]On rooftops, tape cd covers to trees [00:48]Line the barrel up with your **** picture and squeeze [00:51]Jesus's scriptures for lost souls, in the crossroads [00:53]To the corners thugs hustlin' for cars that cost dough [00:56]To the big dogs livin' large, takin' it light [00:59]Pushin' big toys, gettin' nice, enjoyin' your life [01:01]Is what you make it, suicide, few try to take it [01:04]Belt tied around their neck, in jail cells naked [01:06]Heaven and hell, rap legend, presence is felt [01:09]And of course N - A - S are the letters that spell . . . NAS, NAS [01:21][01:11]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [01:24][01:14]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [01:27][01:17]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [01:29][01:19]amazin' . .（scratching） [01:31][01:21]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [01:33]Earth, wind and fire, rims and tires [01:34]Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver [01:37]Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars [01:40]Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas [01:42]（Nas is like. . -Nas） [01:43]Iron mic, messiah type, before the Christ, after the death [01:46]The last one left, let my cash invest in stock [01:49]Came a along way from blasted techs on block [01:52]Went from Seiko to Rolex, ownin' acres [01:54]>From the projects with no chips, to large cake dough [01:57]Dimes, skinnin' fellatio, siete zeros, bet my nine spit for the pesos [02:02]But what's it all worth, can't take it when you under this Earth [02:05]Rich men died and tried, but none of it worked [02:07]They just rob your grave, I'd rather be alive and paid [02:10]Before my number's called, history's made [02:12]Some will fall, but I rise, thug or die, makin' choices [02:15]That determine my future under the sky, to rob, steal or kill [02:19]I'm wondering why, it's a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame [02:22]Much to success to ya, even if you wish me the opposite [02:25]Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is [02:38][02:28]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [02:40][02:30]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [02:43][02:33]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [02:45][02:35]amazin' . .（scratching） [02:47][02:37]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [02:49]*** to a nympho, but nothin' sweet [02:51]I'm like beef, bustin' heat through your windows [02:53]I'm like a street sweeper, green leaf preeper [02:55]Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin' something deep from their teachers [02:58]I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for [03:01]Always got you, I'm like pop to you with crop for it [03:03]I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money [03:06]Corporate accounts from a rich company [03:08]I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races combined in one man [03:12]like the '99 summer jam, bulletproof hummer man [03:14]I'm like being locked down around new faces, and none of 'em fam [03:18]I'm the feeling of a millionaire spendin' a hundred grand [03:21]I'm a poor man's dream, a thug poet [03:23]Live it, and I write down and I watch it blow up [03:26]Y'all know what I'm like, ya play it your system every night [03:39][03:28]Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching） [03:41][03:31]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching） [03:44][03:33]Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half [03:46][03:36]amazin' . .（scratching） [03:48][03:38]No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like [03:51] [03:54][03:49]Nas, Nas is like . . [03:56]
