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nas is like nas is like nas is like
umm premo nas
yeah yeah yo
nas is nas is nas is nas is nas is nas is nas is
nas is like
freedom or jail clips inserted a baby’s being born
same time a man is murderedthe beginning and end
as far as rap go it’s only natural i explain
my plateau and also what defines my name
first it was nasty but times have changed
ask me now i’m the artist but hardcore my sign’s for pain
i spent time in the game kept my mind on fame
saw fiends shoot up and do lines of cocaine
saw my close friends shot flatline am i sane
that depends carry mac0s to practice my aim
on rooftops tape cd covers to trees
line the barrel up with your weak picture then squeeze
street scriptures for lost souls in the crossroads
to the corner thugs hustling for cars that cost dough
to the big dogs living large taking it light
pushing big toys getting nice enjoying your life
it’s what you make it suicide few try to take it
belt tied around their neck in jail cells naked
heaven and hell rap legend presence is felt
and of course nas are the letters that spell nas nas nas
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing uh
no doubt
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel uh uh
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing uh
no doubt uh
nas is like earth wind fire rims and tires
bulletproof glass inside is the realest driver
planets in orbit line ’em up with the stars
tarot cards you can see the pharaoh nas
nas is like iron mike messiah type
before the christ after the death the last one left
let my cash invest in stock
came a long way from blasting tecs on blocks
went from seiko to rolex owning acres
from the projects with no chips to large cake dough
dimes giving fellatio siete zeros
bet my 9 spit for the pesos
but what’s it all worth can’t take it with you under this earth
rich men died and tried but none of it worked
they just rob your grave i’d rather be alive and paid
before my number’s called history’s made
some’ll fall but i rise thug or die
making choices that determine my future under the sky
to rob steal or kill i’m wondering why
it’s a dirty game is any man worthy of fame
much success to you even if you wish me the opposite
sooner or later we’ll all see who the prophet is
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing c’mon
no doubt
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing
no doubt uh
nas is like sex to a nympho but nothing sweet
i’m like beef busting heat through your windows
i’m like a street sweeper green leaf breather
like greeks in egypt learning something deep from they teachers
i’m like crime like your 9 your man you would die for
always got you im like pac dude you would cry for
i’m like a whole lot of loot i’m like crisp money
corporate accounts from a rich company
i’m like ecstasy for ladies
i’m like all races combined in one man like the ’99 summer jam
bulletproof hummer man
i’m like being locked down around new faces and none of ’em fam
i’m the feeling of a millionaire spending a hundred grand
i’m a poor man’s dream a thug poet
live it and i write down and i watch it blow up
y’all know what i’m like y’all play it in ya system every night now
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing
no doubt
nas is like life or death i’m a rebel
my poetry’s deep i never fell
nas is like halfman halfamazing
no doubt uh nas is like
Artist: Nas
Year: 1999
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 461