[Intro] Yeah, check check, testing It's clear out there, yeah It's like I'm hang glidin' over the hood, ha Never worry (ohhh, no, no, no) [Verse 1] Check, let there be light No gang bangin' in New York tonight Just murals of Biggie Smalls, bigger than life Turn up the kid mic ‘cause ya'll ain't listenin' right What's all this talk that Nas got...Learn More

[Produced by Trackmasters] [Verse 1: Nas] Black hoods, cops and projects, sewers flooded with foul blockage The gutter's wild and every child watches Chains in top locks get ripped off hinges Doors kicked off, drunks stag off Smirnoff, wipe your beard off Crippled dope fiends in wheelchairs stare, vision blurry 'Cause buried deep in they mind are...Learn More

[Produced by L.E.S] [Intro] To my niggas.. huh.. We all we got.. Let's hold it down though, y'know? However it's gon' go down This what we gotta deal with, y'know? Yo.. [Chorus] It's the life we chose (uhh), where friends become foes And the dough'll get you killed quicker than you know (uhh) This is the life we chose, bring fake snakes and...Learn More

[Intro: Nas] Yea, uh, uh, real niggas dawg, ya heard Yea, journey to the life, just journey [Verse One: Nas] I'm the nigga that ain't loud Throw C-low, never ace out Only move out wit a particular crew, I hate crowds The observer, money and murder the hood praise it I was raised in it, early age Was presented with the ultimatum Be a boss with a...Learn More

[Nas] Peace, how are you? I ain't mean to be late It was my night to watch my little girl It's chilly out here What happened? You crying? Y'all got into it again huh? See you gotta let them know from the jump I don't care who they are, or who they're with Yeah I know they know we're talking Shh, why don't they just leave us alone? I know it's hard...Learn More

[Intro - Rising Son] Yo Ha, Ha, Ha DPP Check, one two, one two Who got more style than Son do? None do (that's official) Yeah, this is history right here (history) Yo, Nas, Rising Son Queensbridge to London Let's go.. [Verse One - Rising Son] Yo, Yo This is the Thief's Theme For the underground criminal street teams Street dream chasing young...Learn More

[Produced by L.E.S] [Verse 1] Uh... Pacino life, G a roll, casino dice At the Mirage, Vegas strip, neon lights Gamblers, puffin' cigars, couples and stars Flashin' cameras, dealers, shufflin' cards Spent the weekend, already miss New York and it's odd 'Cause I'm the first to say it got too many hustlers who rob I never hang out, when we do we bust...Learn More

[Verse One:] Yo, the Lord is my shepard The sword is my weapon Reward is a blessin', that comes from the struggle Shoes been scuffled, blood's been shed, another Mother loses a son Cause where I'm from the young chooses a gun Before they choose an education But once dead their ain't no awakenin' So like once said, life ain't for fakin Yo, you wit'...Learn More

*Man laughing* [Verse 1: Nas] I had bad chicks that blow cum bubbles like bubblegum Plus they ass lick, summer house be sippin' rum Layin' lazy in the recliner, couple days In my ashtray, smoke signals from the haze I stick my finger through it, the ring of smoke broke That symbolize weak guys, pop the strong link off The infrastructure caves in,...Learn More

[Intro: Nas] I want you to close your eyes And vision the most beautiful place in the world If you in the hood on the ghetto street corner Come on this journey, the best journey A mansion, acres of land and swimming pools and all that Check it out [Verse 1: Nas] I'm capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings To fly like doves over the...Learn More

{*speaking softly, gradually getting louder*} Turn my headphones up, it's pure Nuttin' gonna stop me now, Stillmatic Tye Fyfe remix, you know? (I'm here now, we here, it's your world) Ill Will y'all Yo, all I need is one mic, one beat, one stage One person front, my face on the front page Only if I had one love, one girl and one crib One God to...Learn More

[Intro] The G-O-D Ayo, check it out, it's God's Son I know I always give you clowns a little lane to come out 'Cause I drop every two years, but it's over now, you know? Hah [Chorus] The G-O-D S-O-N K-I-N-G O-F N-Y-C That's me The G-O-D S-O-N K-I-N-G O-F N-Y-C That's me The G-O-D S-O-N K-I-N-G O-F N-Y-C That's me The G-O-D S-O-N K-I-N-G O-F...Learn More