Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin tenement killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just slippin On this mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, a truce, world peace, stop actin like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men arms fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this can't last forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all its But then comes foes, I to gaurd it with missels And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up time reveals All hate can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm gon' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm ain't forget nothin man, The men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka