Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the stars but I kept slippin On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, actin like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time it's been men with fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this can't last forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you 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 and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth hearin a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No compares to what Nas write down you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hopin I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, it's 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 Poppin any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a