[ti:Nas Is Like]
[ar:Nas]
[al:The Essential Nas]
[by:lrc.d4321.com]
[00:08.000] （"Nas is . . ." -Nas） 7x
[00:20.000] Freedom of jail, clips inserted
[00:22.000] A baby is being born the same time my man is murdered
[00:24.000] The beginning and end
[00:25.000] As far as rap go, it's only natural, I explain, my plateau
[00:28.000] And also, what defines my name
[00:30.000] First it was nasty, but times have changed Nasty Nas
[00:32.000] Ask me now, I'm the artist, but hardcore, my sign for pain
[00:35.000] I spent time in the game, kept my mind on fame
[00:38.000] Saw fiends shoot up, and do lines of *******
[00:41.000] Saw my close friends shot, flatlining, my same
[00:43.000] That the pen carry mac-10's to practice my aim
[00:46.000] On rooftops, tape cd covers to trees
[00:48.000] Line the barrel up with your **** picture and squeeze
[00:51.000] Jesus's scriptures for lost souls, in the crossroads
[00:53.000] To the corners thugs hustlin' for cars that cost dough
[00:56.000] To the big dogs livin' large, takin' it light
[00:59.000] Pushin' big toys, gettin' nice, enjoyin' your life
[01:01.000] Is what you make it, suicide, few try to take it
[01:04.000] Belt tied around their neck, in jail cells naked
[01:06.000] Heaven and hell, rap legend, presence is felt
[01:09.000] And of course N - A - S are the letters that spell . . . NAS, NAS NAS
[01:11.000] Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching）
[01:14.000] My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching）
[01:17.000] Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half
[01:19.000] amazin' . .（scratching）
[01:21.000] No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like
[01:33.000] Earth, wind and fire, rims and tires
[01:34.000] Bulletproof glass, inside is the realest driver
[01:37.000] Planets in orbit, line 'em up with the stars
[01:40.000] Tarot cards, you can see the pharaoh Nas
[01:42.000] （Nas is like. . -Nas） Nas...
[01:43.000] Iron mic, messiah type, before the Christ, after the death
[01:46.000] The last one left, let my cash invest in stock
[01:49.000] Came a along way from blasted techs on block
[01:52.000] Went from Seiko to Rolex, ownin' acres
[01:54.000] >From the projects with no chips, to large cake dough
[01:57.000] Dimes, skinnin' fellatio, siete zeros, bet my nine spit for the pesos
[02:02.000] But what's it all worth, can't take it when you under this Earth
[02:05.000] Rich men died and tried, but none of it worked
[02:07.000] They just rob your grave, I'd rather be alive and paid
[02:10.000] Before my number's called, history's made
[02:12.000] Some will fall, but I rise, thug or die, makin' choices
[02:15.000] That determine my future under the sky, to rob, steal or kill
[02:19.000] I'm wondering why, it's a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame
[02:22.000] Much to success to ya, even if you wish me the opposite
[02:25.000] Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is
[02:28.000] Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching）
[02:30.000] My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching）
[02:33.000] Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half
[02:35.000] amazin' . .（scratching）
[02:37.000] No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like
[02:49.000] *** to a nympho, but nothin' sweet
[02:51.000] I'm like beef, bustin' heat through your windows
[02:53.000] I'm like a street sweeper, green leaf preeper
[02:55.000] Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin' something deep from their teachers
[02:58.000] I'm like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for
[03:01.000] Always got you, I'm like pop to you with crop for it
[03:03.000] I'm like a whole lot of loot, I'm like crisp money
[03:06.000] Corporate accounts from a rich company
[03:08.000] I'm like ecstasy for ladies, I'm like all races combined in one man
[03:12.000] like the '99 summer jam, bulletproof hummer man
[03:14.000] I'm like being locked down around new faces, and none of 'em fam
[03:18.000] I'm the feeling of a millionaire spendin' a hundred grand
[03:21.000] I'm a poor man's dream, a thug poet
[03:23.000] Live it, and I write down and I watch it blow up
[03:26.000] Y'all know what I'm like, ya play it your system every night
[03:28.000] Nas, Nas is like . .（scratching） . life or death （scratching）
[03:31.000] My rebel . （scratching）. . My poetry's deep, I never fell . .（scratching）
[03:33.000] Nas is like .（scratching） . Nas is like . （scratching）. . Half man, half
[03:36.000] amazin' . .（scratching）
[03:38.000] No doubt . （scratching）. . Nas is like
[03:49.000] Nas, Nas is like . .
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