| Before a blunt, I take out my fronts |
| Then I start to front, matter of fact, I be on a manhunt |
| You couldn’t catch me in the streets without a ton of reefer |
| That’s like Malcom X catching the Jungle Fever |
| King poetic, too much flava, I’m major |
| Atlanta and braver, I pull a number like a pager |
| Cuz I’m am ace when I face the bass |
| 40 side is the place that is giving me grace |
| Now wait, another dose and you might be dead |
| And I’m a Nike head, iwear chains that excite the feds |
| And aint' a damn thing gonna change |
| I’m a perform a strange show the mic wonder was born the game |
| Nas, why did you do it? |
| You know you got the mad fat fluid when you rhyme, it’s halftime |
| Right…(echos) X3 |
| It’s halftime… |
| It’s like that, you know it’s like that |
| I got it hemmed, now you never get the mic back |
| When I attack, there ain’t an army that could strike back |
| So I react never calmly on a hype track |
| I set it off wit my own rhyme |
| Cuz I’m as ill as a convict who kills for phone time |
| I’m max like cassettes, I flex like sex |
| In your stereo sets, Nas will catch wreck |
| I used to hustle, now all I do is relax and strive |
| When I was young, I was a fan of the Jackson 5 |
| I drop jewels, wear jewels hope to never run it |
| Wit more kicks than a baby in a mother’s stomach |
| Nasty Nas has to rise, kid, surprise |
| This is exercise til the microphone dies |
| Back in '83, I was an MC sparking |
| But I was too scared to grab the mics in the parks and |
| Kick my little raps cuz I thought niggaz wouldn’t understand |
| And now in every jam I’m the fuckin man |
| I rap in front of more niggaz than in the slave ships |
| I used to watch C.H.i.P.S, now I load glock clips |
| I got to have it, I miss Mr. Magic |
| Versatile, my style switches like a faggot |
| But not a bisexual, I’m an intellectual |
| Of rap, I’m a professional but that’s no question, yo |
| These are the lyrics of the man, you can’t narrate, understand |
| Cuz in the streets, I’m well known like the number man |
| In my place wit the bass and format |
| Explore rap and tell me Nas ain’t all that |
| And next time I rhyme, I be foul whenever I freestyle |
| I see trial niggaz say I’m wild |
| I hate a rhymebiter’s rhyme |
| Stay tuned, Nas, soon the real rap comes at halftime |
| Right…(echos) X3 |
| It’s halftime |
| I got it going on, even flip 'em on this song |
| Every afternoon, I kick half the tune |
| And in the darkness, I’m heartless like when the narcs hit |
| Word to Marcus Garvey or heartless Sparkton |
| Cuz when I blast a herb, that’s my word |
| I be slaying them fast, doing this, that and third |
| But chill, past the Andre and let’s lay |
| I bag bitches up at John Jay and hit a mantinee |
| Putting hits on 5−0 |
| Cuz when it’s my time to go, I wait for God wit the 4−4 |
| And biters can’t come near |
| And yo, go to hell to the foul cop who shot Garcia |
| I won’t plant seeds, don’t need an extra mouth I can’t feed |
| That’s extra Phillie change, more cash for that weed |
| This goes out to Manhatten, the island of Staten |
| Brooklyn, Queens is living fat and |
| The Boogie Down, nuff props, enough clout |
| Ill Will, rest in peace, yo, I’m out |
| Right…(echos)X3 |
| It’s still halftime |