(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 s***
Verbal a**assin, my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to)
[Hector]
And you're sitting at home doing this s***? I should be earning a
medal for this. Stop f****** around and be a man, there ain't nothing out
here for you
[ZORO]
Oh yes there is, this!
Yo Nas
Yo what the f*** is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill chill, that's the s*** God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Hey yo yo, pull down the shade, man. Let's count this money, n****
Hey yo Nas, put the Jackson's and the Grants over there
You know what I'm sayin? Cause we spending the Jackson's
[Nas]
Right, yeah.
[AZ]
You know how we get down baby
[Nas]
True, true"
[the Firm]
Nas, yo Nas, man s*** is mad real right now in the Projects
for a n**** yo, word to mother. All them crab a** rappers
be coming up to me man word to mother man I think we need
to let them n***** know it's real man
[Nas]
True indeed, know what i'm saying, but when it's real you doing this
even without a record contract, know what i'm saying?
[AZ]
No question
[Nas]
Been doing 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 goin' keep it real
True, true
[the Firm]
Hey yo where's Grand Wizard and Mayo at man?
Taking n***** 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**** 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***** stop f****** burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[the Firm]
Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, n****! Act like you know.
[AZ]
Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I ain't f****** with you n****
[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***** don't listen man, representing
It's Illmatic.
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 s***
Verbal a**assin, my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to)
[Hector]
And you're sitting at home doing this s***? I should be earning a
medal for this. Stop f****** around and be a man, there ain't nothing out
here for you
[ZORO]
Oh yes there is, this!
Yo Nas
Yo what the f*** is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill chill, that's the s*** God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Hey yo yo, pull down the shade, man. Let's count this money, n****
Hey yo Nas, put the Jackson's and the Grants over there
You know what I'm sayin? Cause we spending the Jackson's
[Nas]
Right, yeah.
[AZ]
You know how we get down baby
[Nas]
True, true"
[the Firm]
Nas, yo Nas, man s*** is mad real right now in the Projects
for a n**** yo, word to mother. All them crab a** rappers
be coming up to me man word to mother man I think we need
to let them n***** know it's real man
[Nas]
True indeed, know what i'm saying, but when it's real you doing this
even without a record contract, know what i'm saying?
[AZ]
No question
[Nas]
Been doing 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 goin' keep it real
True, true
[the Firm]
Hey yo where's Grand Wizard and Mayo at man?
Taking n***** 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**** 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***** stop f****** burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[the Firm]
Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, n****! Act like you know.
[AZ]
Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I ain't f****** with you n****
[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***** don't listen man, representing
It's Illmatic.