Song: Nas Is Like ~~ 1999 ~~ 3:50
Artist: Nas
LP/CD: I Am ~~ Columbia ~~ 1999
Composers: C. Martin~N. Jones

Mmm
{Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is like}
Primo, Nas
Yeah, yeah, yo’
{Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is...Nas is like}

Freedom of jail, clips inserted
A baby is being born the same time my man is murdered
The 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, flat-linin’ my same
Got the pen, carry mac-10’s to practice my aim
On rooftops, tape CD covers to trees
Line the barrel up with your weed, pinch it and squeeze
Street scriptures for lost souls in the crossroads
To the corners thugs hustlin’ for cars that cost dough
To the big dogs livin’ large, takin’ it light
Pushin’ big toys, gettin’ nice, enjoyin’ your life
It’s what you make it, suicide, few try to take it
Belt tied around they neck in jail cells naked
Heaven and hell, rap legend, presence is felt
And of course N-A-S are the letters that spell {Nas, Nas}

Nas is like life or death, I’m a rebel
My poetry’s deep, I never fell
Nas is like, Nas is like half man, half amazin’
No doubt

Nas is like life or death, I’m a rebel
My poetry’s deep, I never fell
Nas is like, Nas is like half man, half amazin’ (Uh)
No doubt

{Nas is like, Nas is like}
Earth, wind and 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 along way from blasted techs on block
Went from Seiko to Rolex, ownin’ acres
From the projects with no chips, to large cake dough
Dimes, skinnin’ fellatio, siete zeros, bet my nine spit for the pesos
But what’s it all worth, can’t take it when 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
Makin’ 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 to success to ya, 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, Nas is like half man, half amazin’
No doubt

Nas is like life or death, I’m a rebel
My poetry’s deep, I never fell
Nas is like, Nas is like half man, half amazin’
No doubt (Uh)

{Nas is like, Nas is like}
Sex to a nympho, but nothin’ sweet
I’m like beef, bustin’ heat through your windows
I’m like a street sweeper, green leaf reaper
Like Greeks in Egypt, learnin’ something deep from they teachers
I’m like crime, like your nine, your man you would die for
Always got you, I’m like pop, 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 feelin’ of a millionaire spendin’ a hun’ed grand
I’m a poor man’s dream, a thug poet
Live it and I write down, and I watch it blow up
Ya know what I’m like, ya play it your system every night, now

Nas is like life or death, I’m a rebel
My poetry’s deep, I never fell
Nas is like, Nas is like half man, half amazin’
No doubt

Nas is like life or death, I’m a rebel
My poetry’s deep, I never fell
Nas is like, Nas is like half man, half amazin’
No doubt

Nas is like, Nas is like
Nas is like, Nas is like

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: March 18, 1999