[Nas talking] "The light is there." [Intro: Olu Dara singing] See I come from Mississippi I was young and runnin' wild Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I named...
[sample singing] "Woke up this mornin', you got yourself a gun, you got yourself a gun".. [Chorus] Yo I'm livin' in this time behind enemy lines so I got mine, I hope you ("got you...
[Nas] Word to Will, buried in his fila suit and heavy chain I wanna be iced-up nigga, bury me the same I live for street glory and I die for ghetto fame Respect all, fear none, my...
A lot of times it seems like, you ain't gon' make it where you wanna be in life But, yo if you got a plan, believe me you gon' get there You gon' get everything you ever wanted bab...
I won't say anything I'm hiding in the pink if I move would I break the spell or am I boring you I can't feel anything I think whatever you say you took me riding on the big wheel...
Oh, I think the lady did protest too much She wouldn't take the flower from my hand She only saw the shadow of my circumstance Perception can describe what makes a man I didn't mea...
I I I I I'm not your stepping stone I I I I I'm not your stepping stone You're trying to make your mark in society Using all the tricks that you used on me. You're reading all thos...
Everything that could have went wrong, went wrong this year. Nothing recently has made me want to stand up and cheer. Everything you haven't said has finally come back to you. Now...
[Chorus] You're my pop-si-cle! From the very first time I met you, Girl, you captured me You're my pop-si-cle! All I know is that you make me feel so fancyfree. Gonna love you for...
Here I am in a house full of doors but no exits In a light that is grey like the stain on my windows All of this is a gift, such a painful companion Inside of me It's just somethin...
[Intro] Welcome Ya see, what we wanna talk about today Is dimes that turn to pennies Women that turn to bitches Honeys that turn to hoes I know y'all out there know exacty what I'm...
Call on me whenever you feel freaky I'm all you need so come on, come see me Call on me whenever you feel freaky I'm all you need so come on, come see me on the phone you sure talk...
Believe it or not, everyone have things that they hide Believe it or not, everyone keeps most things inside Believe it or not, everyone, believe in something above Believe it or no...
You say you don't want it Just watch and you'll flaunt it You stare at the ceiling And ignore what I'm feeling Well that's fine, hey I don't mind I can find nothing wrong with it A...
I am a woman with a mission and a past to outdo I don't need a gun I've got a microphone and a melody or two Just like the earth has spent a thousand years making up for what we do...
I wont let you down, if I'm not around and you will be free, and I will be myself I wont fill your eyes with tears, if I lose all my fears but who would I be? and would you recogni...
What if everything you had Was like a castle made of sand Why don't you open up your hand and hold on tight What if everything was wrong and no one knew your favorite song there is...
I am the voice inside your head and I control you I am the lover in your bed and I control you I am the sex that you provide and I control you I am the hate you try to hide and I c...
The word is out, that I'm a bad "g" Girl you know that's crazy They just don't know a damn thingg about me I hope that you're not hesitatin' 'Cause you know I got a, reputation bab...
I'm seeing A whole other world in my mind Girl I feel it I'm breathing a love all the time You turn me on Love's like a bomb Blowing my mind You turn me on Love's like a bomb Blowi...
are you there, and is it comfortable? did you want to escape, try to escape the population? the pressure is deceiving, and for you particularly should we let a young man die? let h...
Hold up! Oooh, oooh! Somebody done told you you wrong! [Verse 1:] Ok, I start out all alone `Cause my baby mama left me Now there's nobody at home Beginning to feel like Ms. Jackso...
You used to make me so mad Make me so mad I was almost glad why you make me so mad And if I wasn't still mad Probably feel sad Sorry for you So sorry and sad Nothing was ever free...
Oh please let it rain today. This city's so filthy. Like my mind in ways. Oh it was the time. Like a clean new taste. Smiling eyes before me and tears from my face. Wash my love. W...
From my mouth, now more & more everyday, Words that have nothing to say Well I'll find something, someday [Chorus:] I thought that I was better off, I was wrong, I am where I don't...
A song I heard the ocean sing A shining light in darkness deep I prayed a prayer into the tide And both they soothed me in my sleep For every season that has passed I prayed a pray...
If you would stop and notice that we number every day But allow the many moments left uncounted slip away You don't have to count them, just enjoy them one by one Then things would...
[Verse 1] Yo, he went from a street kid doin regular street things Straight to a street king Takin over the city, block by block Breakin down bricks, servin em rock by rock He's ev...
Step into the light Because your face is darkened From the night Will I focus my attention On things more important than me and my life These days will change Like memories fade in...
Was it Washington Square Or the way you wore you hair? Was it central park Or kissing after dark? Guess I'll never know Not sure I even care But my heart will always live With you...