Nas Is Like

Freedom of jail, clips inserted

A baby is being born the same time my man is murdered

The beginning and end

As far as rap go, it's only natural, I explain, my plateau

And also, what defines my name

First it was nasty, but times have changed

Ask me now, I'm the artist, but hardcore, my science for pain

I spent time in the game, kept my mind on fame

Saw fiends shoot up, and do lines of cocaine

Saw my close friend shot, flatlining, am i insane？

That depends, carry mac-10's to practice my aim

On rooftops, tape cd covers to trees

Line the barrel up with your weak picture and squeeze

Jesus's scriptures for lost souls, in the crossroads

To the corners thugs hustlin' for cars that cost dough

To the big dogs livin' large, takin' it light

Pushin' big toys, gettin' nice, enjoyin' your life

Is what you make it, suicide, few try to take it

Belt tied around their neck, in jail cells naked

Heaven and hell, rap legend, presence is felt

And of course N - A - S are the letters that spell . . . NAS, NAS

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[01:14]My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching）

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Earth, wind and fire, rims and tires

Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver

Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars

Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas

（Nas is like. . -Nas）

Iron mic, messiah type, before the Christ, after the death

The last one left, let my cash invest in stock

Came a along way from blasted techs on block

Went from Seiko to Rolex, ownin' acres

>From the projects with no chips, to large cake dough

Dimes, skinnin' fellatio, siete zeros, bet my nine spit for the pesos

But what's it all worth, can't take it when you under this Earth

Rich men died and tried, but none of it worked

They just rob your grave, I'd rather be alive and paid

Before my number's called, history's made

Some will fall, but I rise, thug or die, makin' choices

That determine my future under the sky, to rob, steal or kill

I'm wondering why, it's a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame

Much to success to ya, even if you wish me the opposite

Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is

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Sex to a nympho, but nothin' sweet

I'm like beef, bustin' heat through your windows

I'm like a street sweeper, green leaf preeper

Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin' something deep from their teachers

I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for

Always got you, i'm like pac dude you would cry for

I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money

Corporate accounts from a rich company

I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races combined in one man

like the '99 summer jam, bulletproof hummer man

I'm like being locked down around new faces, and none of 'em fam

I'm the feeling of a millionaire spendin' a hundred grand

I'm a poor man's dream, a thug poet

Live it, and I write down and I watch it blow up

Y'all know what I'm like, ya play it your system every night

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