Nas - Illmatic lyrics

(feat AZ, The Firm)

[sound of a subwaytrain going overhead]
[in the background, Nas' verse from Main Source"Live at the BBQ" is heard]
[excerpt of verse is asfollows]

(Street's disciple, my raps are trifle

I shoot slugs frommy brain just like a rifle
Stampede the stage, I leave the microphonesplit
Play Mr Tuffy while I'm on some Pretty Tone shit
Verbal assassin,my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to )

[conversation heard over this before Wild Style music kicks in is asfollows]
[dialogue from the film between ZORO and his infantrymanbrother, Hector]

[Hector:] And you're sitting at home doingthis shit? I should be earning a

medal for this Stop fucking around and be aman, there ain't nothing out
here for you

[ZORO:]

Oh yesthere isthis!

[somebody from the Firm]
Yo Nas
Yo what thefuck is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill chill, that'sthe shit God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Aiyyo yo, pull down theshade, man
Let's count this money, nigguh
Aiyyo Nas, put the Jacksons andthe Grants over there
You know what I'm sayin?
Cause we spendin theJacksons
[Nas]
Right, yeah
[AZ]
You know how we getdown baby
[Nas]
True, true"
[the Firm]
Nas, yo Nas,man shit is mad real right now in the Projects
for a nigga yo, word tomother All them crab ass rappers
be comin up to me man word to mother man Ithink we need
to let them niggaz know it's real man
[Nas]
Trueindeed, knahmsayin, but when it's real you doin this
even without a recordcontract, knahmsayin?
[AZ]
No question
[Nas]
Been dointhis since back then
[the Firm]
No doubt
[AZ]
I'msaying regardless how it go down we gon keep it real
We trying to see manymansions andand Coupes kid!
[Nas]
No doubt, we gon keep itreal
True, true
[the Firm]
Aiyyo where's Grand Wizard andMayo at man?
Takin niggas a long time, man"
[Nas]
Who got thePhillies? Take this Hennessey
[AZ]
Aiyyo Dunn! C'mon, c'mon, manstop waving that man
Stop pointing that at me Dunn, take the clipout
[Nas]
Nigga alright but take this Hennesseyman
[AZ]
I'm saying take the clip man
C'mon, take itout
[Nas]
Light them Phillies up man
Niggaz stop fuckingburning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[theFirm]
Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, nigga! Act like youknow
[AZ]
Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
Iain't fucking with you nigga
[Nas]
I'm saying thoughman
[AZ]
What is it, what is it baby?
[theFirm]
What is it Son, what is it?
[AZ]
You know what time itis
[Nas]
I'm saying man, ya know what I'm saying?
Niggaz don'tlisten man, representing
It's Illmatic