nas - the genesis lyrics
(feat. az, the firm)[sound of a subway train going overhead]
[in the background, nas’ verse from main source “live at the bbq” is heard]
[excerpt of verse is as follows]
(street’s disciple, my raps are trifle
i shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle
stampede the stage, i leave the microphone split
play mr. tuffy while i’m on some pretty tone sh-t
verbal -ss-ssin, my architect pleases
when i was twelve, i went to … )
[conversation heard over this before wild style music kicks in is as follows]
[dialogue from the film between zoro and his infantryman brother, hector]
[hector:] and you’re sitting at home doing this sh-t? i should be earning a
medal for this. stop f-cking around and be a man, there ain’t nothing out
here for you…
[zoro:]
oh yes there is… this!
[somebody from the firm]
yo nas
yo what the f-ck is this bullsh-t on the radio son?
[nas]
chill chill, that’s the sh-t god, chill
[az the visualiza]
aiyyo yo, pull down the shade, man.
let’s count this money, nigguh
aiyyo nas, put the jacksons and the grants over there
you know what i’m sayin?
cause we spendin the jacksons
[nas]
right, yeah.
[az]
you know how we get down baby
[nas]
true, true”
[the firm]
nas, yo nas, man sh-t is mad real right now in the projects
for a n-gg- yo, word to mother. all them crab -ss rappers
be comin up to me man word to mother man i think we need
to let them n-gg-z know it’s real man
[nas]
true indeed, knahmsayin, but when it’s real you doin this
even without a record contract, knahmsayin?
[az]
no question
[nas]
been doin this since back then
[the firm]
no doubt
[az]
i’m saying regardless how it go down we gon keep it real
we trying to see many mansions and… and coupes kid!
[nas]
no doubt, we gon keep it real
true, true…
[the firm]
aiyyo where’s grand wizard and mayo at man?
takin n-gg-s a long time, man…”
[nas]
who got the phillies? take this hennessey
[az]
aiyyo dunn! c’mon, c’mon, man stop waving that man
stop pointing that at me dunn, take the clip out
[nas]
n-gg- alright but take this hennessey man
[az]
i’m saying take the clip man
c’mon, take it out…
[nas]
light them phillies up man
n-gg-z stop f-cking burning phillies man
light some phillies up then!
[the firm]
p-ss that amber boch, p-ss that amber boch, n-gg-! act like you know.
[az]
yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
i ain’t f-cking with you n-gg-
[nas]
i’m saying though man…
[az]
what is it, what is it baby?
[the firm]
what is it son, what is it?
[az]
you know what time it is
[nas]
i’m saying man, ya know what i’m saying?
n-gg-z don’t listen man, representing
it’s illmatic.
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