I made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like that [repeat 2X][--> Kool Keith from the Ultramagnetic mc's 'Ease Back'][Nas]Yo; I never brag, how real I keep it, cause it's the best secretI rock a vest, prestigious, Cuban link flooded JesusIn a Lex watchin Kathie Lee and RegisMy actions are one with the seasonsA tec squeezin - executioner, winter time I rock a furMega popular, center of attractionClimaxin, my bitches they be laughinThey high from sniffin coke off a twenty-cent Andrew JacksonCity lights spark a New York nightRossi and Martini sippin, Sergio Tachinni flippin mad piesLow price, I blow dice and throw emForty-five by my scrotum, manifest the Do or Die sloganMy niggaz roll in ten M3'sTwenty Gods poppin wheelies on Kawasaki'sHip-Hop's got me on some ol', sprayin shots like a drumrollBlankin out and never miscount the shells my gun holdI don't stunt, I regulateHenny and Sprite, I seperate, watchin crab niggaz marinateI'm all about tecs and good jooks and s**Israelite books, holdin government names from NessMc's are crawlin out, every hole in the slumYou be aight like blood money in a pimp's c**I made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like thatI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like that.... For, you wack mc's[Nas]Currency is made in trust of the MessiahI'm spending it to get higherEarth, Wind, and Fire singing reasons why I'mUp early, trustworthy is a nine that bust earlySunshine on my grill, I spillRemi on imaginary graves, put my hat on my wavesLatter Day Saints say religious praiseI dolo, challenge any team or soloYou must be buggin out, new to my shit, home on a furloughAsk around, who's laid up, sharp and straight upMafioso, gettin niggaz wigs sprayed upSkies are misty, my life's predicted by a gypsyI'll one day walk into shots drunk off champange from SicilyThis be the drama, I'ma pause like a commaIn a sentence, paragraph's indentedBloodshot red eyes, high, yellow envelopes of lyeOpenin cigars, let tobacco flyCondos are tuneproof, we're looking out the sky's moonroofShittin like gin and prune juiceYo the system wants the coon's noose, hang em highCourtrooms filled up, it's off the hook while IJust wrote a statement, like I'm facing twenty yearsIn the basement - chilling on the via with MumiaFor wearin chrome - I told the judge snakes slitherLike Sharon Stone, but like Capone I'm thrown (yo)I made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like thatI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like that.... For, you wack mc'sI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like thatI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like that.... For, you wack mc's[Nas]Lyrical, ly-lyrical mission..Lyrical..Yo the time is wastin, I use the mind elevationDime sack lacin, court pen pacinIndividual, lyrical math abrasionPsychic evaluation, the foulest nationWe livin in, dangerous lives, mad leak and battered wivesA lifestyle where bad streets is patternizedWise men build and destroyWhile the real Mccoy dopefiend, named Detroit is still dealin boyCoke suppliers actin biasedCause rumors say that niggaz wear wires and we liarsBut every night the gat's fired, and every day a rat's hiredI still remain the mack flyest in the phat Kani, it's ---- just the killer in me, slash drug dealer mcEx-slug filler, semi mug peelerDemi, bottles of Mo', yo simply follow me flowPut poetry inside a crack pot and blowRough holes for cracked out pussies and buttholesBring the G's and the D's roll, they can't touch thoseWhy shoot the breeze about it, when you could be about it?My degrees are routed, toward the peasy haired brick housesInstead of the fake medallionsRich niggaz transport in thousandsForeign cash exchange amountin to millionsDoors is locked, rocks is chopped, watch the cameras in the ceilingsTrick bitches catching mad feelingsPeelin off in the Lex Jeep, techniques is four-wheelinI bet it be some shit when we connect with StretchWhen we catch them s** niggaz with the tecs you blessed, wordSo now it's on, never wasted a slug,Time is money when it comes to mine, take it in bloodI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like thatI made it like that, I bought it like that, I'm livin like that.... For, you wack mc's [repeat in background to fade]Yeah, Capone-N-NoreagaYeah, yo, offical Queensbridge murderersMobb Deep keep it real thoughMotherfuckin az yo'Mega, 'Mega, whateverScarlett O'HaraYo, Fox BoogieEast New YorkGambo, BrownsvilleWizard, Fort RockawayBig JerseyConnecticut, D. C., SudanV. A. ?? N. C., L. A.So on and so on...Big Ha, Houston Fifth WardBlack Ed, keep it real Moe..
Lyrics by Nas
1994 Freestyle Hip Hop God / Genius 2Nd Childhood A Message To The Feds, Sincerely, We The People A Message To The Feds, Sincerely, We The People A Queens Story A Woman's Worth [Remix] Accident Murderers Accident Murderers feat. Rick Ross Accidental Murderers Affirmative Action Affirmative Action - featuring AZ, Foxy Brown and ... Affirmative Action (Feath Ntm French Rap) Affirmative Action (International Remix) Affirmative Action (Remix) Africa Must Wake Up Afterlife Interlude Al Doe - The Genesis Album Intro Album Intro (I'am) Album Intro (I'am) America American Way American Way Among Kings Amongst Kings Analyze This Ancient People Another Black Girl Lost As We Are As We Enter B.I.C. - It Aint Hard To Tell Back In Black Back When Ballers Be A Nigger Too Better Than I've Ever Been Big Girl Big Things Black Bond Black Girl Lost Black President Black Republican Black Republican [Clean] Black Zombie Black Zombies Blackout Blame Blaze A 50 Blindfold Me [Acappella] Blindfold Me [Call Out Hook #1] Blindfold Me [Call Out Hook #2] Blindfold Me [Instrumental] Blindfold Me [Main] Blood Diamonds Blood, New Version Blunt Ashes Blunt Ashes [Clean] Bodega Bamz - Represent Book Of Rhymes Book Of Rhymes (9th Wonder Remix) Braveheart Party Braveheart Party Featuring Mary J Blige Braveheart Party"(feat. Mary J. Blige, Jungle & Wi... Breathe Bridging The Gap Bridging The Gap (Feat. Olu Dara) Bye Baby Can't Fade Me Can't Forget About You Can't Forget About You [Clean] Can't Stop Us Now Can\u2019t Forget About You Can't Fade Me Can't Forget About You Carry On Tradition Carry On Tradition [Clean] Change The World Cherry Wine Cherry Wine feat. Amy Winehouse Classic Come Get Me Come Take A Ride (Two Seater) Cops Keep Firing Me Count Your Blessings Cross Da Bridge 2001 Dance Daughters Day Dreamin Day Dreamin (Stay Scheamin) Day Dreamin Stay Schemin Dead Bodies Dead Presidents II Death Anniversary Denzil Porter - One Love (One L Mix) Desperados 2 Desperados(The Firm F/ Canibus) Destroy & Rebuild Destroy & Rebuild Destroy Rebuild Disciple Disciple Dispear Doley Bernays - Memory Lane Don't Body Ya Self Don't Body Ya Self Doo Rags Dr Knock Boot Dr. Knockboot Drunk By Myself Election Night Escobar '97 Escobar '97 Escobar 97 Ether Euro League - NY State Of Mind Every Ghetto Every Ghetto (Bonus Track) Every Ghetto"(feat. Blitz Everybody's Crazy Everybody's Crazy Everything Is Everything (Remix) Extinct Freestyle (Jackin For Beats) Eye 4 An Eye Freestyle Family Family"(feat. Mobb Deep Fast Life Favor For A Favor Favor For A Favor (Featuring Scarface) Fear Of Mandingo Fear Of The Black Man Fetus Fetus (Belly Button Window) Film Find Ya Wealth Find Ya Wealth [Instrumental] Find Your Wealth Find Your Wealth (Unreleased & Rare Bootleg) Firm Freestyle Flyest Angel Foul Breeze Freestyle Fried Chicken Friends Gangsta Tears Genocide Highway Get Down Get Down [Explicit Album Version] Getting Married Getting Married Ghetto (Remix) Ghetto Prisoners Ghetto Rich Give It Up Fast God Love Us Good Life Good Morning Got Ur Self A Gun Got UR Self A... Got Urself A... Got Yourself A Gun Gotta Luv It Governmentalist Grand Finale H To The Izz O (Stillmatic) H To The O-M-O Freestyle Halftime Halftime (Butcher Remix) Hardest Thing Is To Stay Alive Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay... Hate Me Now Hate Me Now (Feat. Puff Daddy) Hate Me Now"(feat. Puff Daddy Head Over Heels Heaven Heaven (Ft. Jully Black) Help Somebody Hero Hero ft. Keri Hilson Hey Mama Hey Nas Hey Nas"(feat. Kelis, Claudette Ortiz (City High) Hey Young World High Hip Hop Is Dead Hip Hop Is Dead (Clean) Hip Hop Is Dead [Album Version-Edited] Hip Hop Is Dead [CD-ROM Track] Hip Hop Is Dead [Clean] Hip Hop Is Dead [Instrumental] Hip Hop Is Dead [Video] Hip-Hop Is Dead Hold Down The Block Hold Down The Block [Clean] Hope Hope (A Cappella Version) Hope (A Cappella Version) [Clean] Hope [Album Version Acappella (Explicit)] Hot Boyz [Instrumental] Hustlers Hustlers [Clean] I Already Know I Can I Can [Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] I Can Be What I Want To Be I Can By Nas I Can't Take It [No More Remix] I Gave You Power I Got Myself A Gun I Know I Can I Know I Can *Clean Version* I Know I Can(Be What I Wanna Be) I Made You Look I Wanna Talk To You I Want To Talk To You I'm A Villain I'm Gonna Be Alright I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix) I'm Gonna Be Alright (Trackmansters Remix) I'm Gonna Be Alright If I Ruled The World If I Ruled The World '09 If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) If I Ruled The World"(feat. Lauryn Hill Ignition Remix Im Gunna Be Alright In His Own Words In Public In Too Deep Intro Intro (Street's Disciple) It Ain't Hard To Tell It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix - Verse 2) It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix) It Ain't Hard to Tell (Stink Mix) It Ain't Hard To Tell (The Laidback Remix) It Ain't Hard To Tell It Ain’t Hard To Tell It Was Written Album Intro It Wasn't You It Wasn't You It's A Tower Heist It\u2019s A Tower Heist It's A Tower Heist Jonesin (feat. Scram Jones) Jungle Jay Just A Moment Just A Moment (12" Mix) Just A Moment (Feat. Quan) Just A Moment (Featuring Quan) Just Another Day In The Projects K-i-s-s-i-n-g K-I-SS-I-N-G K-I-SS-I-N-G (Remix) Kids In Da P.j.'s Kids In Da P.j.'s Kids In Da PJ's King & Queens Land Of Promise Last Real Nigga Alive Last Real Nigga Alive Last Words Last Words"(feat. Nashawn, Millennium Thug Leaders Legendary Less Than An Hour Less Than an Hour (Theme from Rush Hour 3) Let 'em Hang Let 'em Hang Let There Be Light Let There Be Light [Clean] Life Is Good Life Is What You Make It Life Is What You Make It"(feat. DMX Life We Chose Life We Chose(part 2) Life We Chose(part 2) Feat Cyclinder Life's A Bitch Life's A Bitch (Aresenal Mix) Life's A Bitch (Arsenal Mix) Life's A Bitch (Ft.Az) Life's A Bitch (Kygo Remix) Life's A Bitch (Remix) Life's A Bitch"(feat. AZ the Visualiza Life’s A Bitch Like Me Like Smoke Live From The Bridge Live Nigga Rap Live Nigga Rap"(feat. Mobb Deep Live Now Living in Pain Locked Up [Remix] Loco Motive feat. Large Professor Loco-Motive Loco-Motive (Feat. Large Professor) Made Nas Proud Made You Look Made You Look (Remix) Made You Look (Remix)"(feat. Jadakiss, Ludacris Made You Look [Instrumental] Made You Look [Instrumental] [Dvd] Made You Look Remix Featuring Nas, Jadakiss & Luda... Made You Look Remix Featuring Nas, Jadakiss & ... Make The World Go Round Make The World Go Round (Feat. The Game & Chris Br... Mastermind Mastermind (Sourface Remix) Mastermind [Remix Instrumental][Instrumental] Me & You Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny) Me & You (Dedicated To Destiny) Me & You (Dedicated To Destiny) Me And You Memory Lane Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) Mile Soundtrack - NaS - U Wanna Be Me Money Money Is My Bitch Money Makes The World Go Round Money Over Bulls**t [Clean] Money Over Bullsh*t Money Over Bullshit More Than I Can Say Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire - One Time 4 Your Mind Must Be Nice My Book Of Rhymes My Country My Country Feat Millinium Thug My Country"(feat. Millenium Thug My Generation My Legacy My President My Way My Will (Honeymoon Is Over) My Worst Enemy N.I.G.G.E.R. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & The Master) N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) N.I.G.G.E.R.(Slave and Master) N.Y. State Of Mind N.Y. State Of Mind (Part 2) N.Y. State Of Mind Part II N.Y. State Of Mind Pt. Ii N.Y. State Of Mind, Part 2 N.Y. State of Mind, Pt. 2 N.Y. State Of Mind(Ft.Rakim) N.Y. State Of Mind* N.Y.C. Nah Mean Nas Back In Black featuring Carlos Santana coverin... Nas Cherry Wine featuring Amy Winehouse Nas Freestyle Nas Is Coming Nas Is Coming"(feat. Dr. Dre Nas Is Like Nas Nasty is the lead single from the rapper's ten... Nas Outro Nas Represent Produce by DJ Premier. Off of 'Illm... Nas-I Can Nas' Angels... The Flyest (feat. Pharrell) Nas' Angels...The Flyest Nas' Angels...The Flyest Nastradamus Nastradamus (Clean Version) Nasty Nasty Nas Freestyle, Part 1 Nasty Nas Freestyle, Part 2 Nature Shines Nature Shines (Cassette version only) Nature Shines (interlude) Nature Shines"(feat. Nature Nazareth Savage Never Gonna Give It Up New World NIGGER NIGGER The Slave And The Master No Idea's No Idea's Original No Idea's Original No Idea’s Original No Introduction No Love Lost No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) Remix No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) Remix No More (Remix) No One Else In the Room No One Else In The Room Not Going Back Not Going Back [Clean] Nothing Lasts Forever Nothing To Lose Ocupied Mind On The Real One Love One Love (LG Main Mix) One Love Remix One Mic One Mic (Remix) One Never Knows One On One One Time 4 For Your Mind One Time 4 For Your Mind"(feat. Large Professor One Time 4 Your Mind Oochie Wally Oochie Wally (Remix) Ouchie Wally Ouchie Wally (remix) Patience Patience (Sabali) Phone Tap Ft.Dre,Nature,Az Play Me Play Me Play Me (feat. Korn) Play On Playa Play On Playa [Clean] Poppa Was A Playa Poppa Was A Player Popular Thug Feat Nas Power Paper And Pussy Power, Paper & Pussy Pray Proclamation Project Roach Project Window Project Window"(feat. Ron Isley Project Windows Purple Pussy Killz Puzzy Kills QB Finest [Instrumental] Queens Finest Queens Get The Money Queensfinest Quick To Back Down Quick To Back Down Quiet Niggas Quiet Niggas"(feat. Bravehearts Reach Out Reach Out feat. Mary J. Blige Real Niggas Reason Reason Remember The Times Remember The Times Remember the Times (Intro) Remember The Times (Intro) Represent Rest Of My Life Revolutionary Warfare Revolutionary Warfare"(feat. Lake Rewind Rewind (Soundtrack-Memento) Rise And Fall Road To Zion Roses Rule Rule Rmx Salute Me Secret Agent Man Sekou Story Self Conscience Set Up Set Up(Ft.Havoc) Sex Drugs Money And Murder Shakedown (Remix) Shine On Shine On Em' Shirt - The World Is Yours Shoot 'em Up Shoot 'em Up Shootouts Silent Murder Silent Murder (Euro CD only) Sinatra in the Sand Sincerity Sinful Living Slow Down (Remix) Sly Fox Small World Smoke DZA - Halftime Smokin' Smokin' Snitch Alibi Some Of Us Have Angels Sometimes I Wonder Spastic (50 Cent Diss) Star Wars Stay Still Dreaming Still Dreaming [Clean] Stillmatic Stillmatic (The Intro) Street Dreams Street Dreams (Bonus Verse) Street Dreams (Remix) Street Dreams-Remix Street Glory Street's Disciple Streets Disciple Strong Will Continue Success Suicide Bounce Suicide Bounce (World Premiere) (featuring Busta R... Summer On Smash Surviving The Times Suspect Sweet Dreams (remix; featRKelly) Tales From The Hood Teenage Thug Teenage Thug Teenage Thug [*] Testify The Black Bond The Cross The Don The Don (Don Dada Remix) The Fear (Of a Black Man's Dick) The Flyest The Flyest"(feat. AZV The Foulness The G. O. D. The G.O.D. The Game Lives On The General The General (Salute Me) The Genesis The Genesis"(feat. AZ, The Firm The Hardest Thing To Do Is Stay Alive The Incomprable Shakespere - The World Is Yours (T... The Makings of a Perfect B**** The Makings of a Perfect Bitch The Message The Outcome The Outcome"(feat. Jessica Care Moore The Pledge The Pledge Remix The Prediction The Prediction"(feat. Jessica Care Moore, Rich Nic... The Profecy The Promised Land The Rise And Fall The Season The Second Coming The Set Up The Set Up / B.O.B.B.Y. Mashup The Set Up"(feat. Havoc The Setup The World The World Is Yours The World Is Yours (Original Remix) The World Is Yours (Remix) The World Is Yours"(feat. Pete Rock The World Is Yours(Ft.Pete Rock) These Are Our Heroes Thief's Theme Thief’s Theme This Is Not America Thugz Mansion Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic) Thugz Mansion (Nas Acoustic)"(feat. 2Pac, J. Phoen... Thugz Mansion [Nas Acoustic] Thugz Mirror Thugz Mirror (Freestyle) Thugz Mirror Freestyle Time Timeless Truth - Life's A Bitch Too Hot Too Late Too Much For Me (feat. Baby, Foxy & Amerie) Topless Tribal War Tribes At War Triple Beam Dreams Triple Threat Troy Ave - One Love True Colours True Dialect Trust U Gotta Love It U Wanna Be Me U Wanna Be Me (Macy Gray) U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim) U.b.r. (Unofficial Biography Of Rakim) U.b.r(unauthorized Biography Of Rakim) Understanding (Harry Queens Mix) Undying Love Unreleased Untitled Usual Suspects Verbal Intercourse Virgo Virgo (Freshfest Remix) Walk The Dinosaur Wanna Be Me Wanna Play Wanna Play (Rough?) Wanna Play (Rough) Wanna Play Rough Wanna Play Ruff War War War (feat. Keon Bryce) War Is Necessary Warrior Song Warrior Song (Feat. Alicia Keys) Warrior Song"(feat. Alicia Keys Watch Dem Niggas Watch Dem Niggas Watch Dem Niggas"(feat. Foxy Brown Watch Dem Niggaz We Dem Boyz [Remix] [*] We Major We March As Millions We Will Survive We're Not Alone Welcome To Jamrock What Goes Around What If What You Gonna Do What's Going On What's Going On (J. Dupri Rnb Remix) Where Are They Now Where Are They Now (80's Remix) Where Are They Now (90's Remix) Where Are They Now? Where Are They Now? [Clean] Where I’m From (feat. JAY Z) Where Y'all At? Where Y'all At? [bonus Track]other Songs:made You ... Where Ya'll At Where's the Love Who Are You Who Killed It? Who Killed It? [Clean] Wisdom World's An Addiction Wrote My Way Out Y'all My Ni**as Y'all My Niggas Y'all My Niggers You Can't Kill Me You Can't Kill Me [Clean] You Can't Stop Us Now You Can't Stop Us Now You Don't Know You Don't Know Me You Got To Love It You Gotta Love It You Know My Style You Know My Style [*] You Owe Me You Owe Me (Feat. Ginuwine) You Owe Me (Featuring Ginuwine) You Owe Me"(feat. Ginuwine You wanna be me You Won't See Me Tonight You Won't See Me Tonight (Featuring Aaliyah) You Won't See Me Tonight"(feat. Aaliyah, Timbaland You Wouldn't Understand You Wouldn’t Understand You're Da Man You're The Man Zone Out Zone Out Rmx (U Knoe Wut Tyme It Iz) ft/Infa 1& Br... Zone Out Rmx (U Knoe Wut Tyme It Iz) ft\/Infa 1& B... Zone Out"(feat. Bravehearts