Nas The Genesis Lyrics

*sound of a subway train going overhead*

[Hector:] And you're sitting at home doing this s___? You should be earning a
medal for this. Stop f___ing around and be a man, there ain't nothing out
here for you...

*in the background, Nas' verse from Main Source 'Live at the BBQ' is heard*

(Street's disciple, my raps are trifle
I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle
Stampede the stage, I leave the microphone split
Play Mr. Tuffy while I'm on some Pretty Tone s___
Verbal a__assin, my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to...)

[ZORO:]
Oh yes there is...this!

[Somebody from the Firm] Yo Nas
Yo what the f___ is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas] Chill chill, that's the s___ God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza] Aiyyo yo, pull down the shade, man.
Let's count this money, n____
Aiyyo Nas, put the Jacksons and the Grants over there
You know what I'm sayin?
Cause we spendin the Jacksons
[Nas] Right, yeah.
[AZ] You know how we get down baby
[Nas] True, true
[The Firm] Nas, yo Nas, man s___ is mad real right now in the Projects
for a n____ yo, word to mother. All them crab a__ rappers
be comin up to me man word to mother man I think we need
to let them n____z know it's real man.
[Nas] True indeed, knahmsayin, but when it's real you doin this
even without a record contract, knahmsayin?
[AZ] No question
[Nas] Been doin this since back then
[The Firm] No doubt
[AZ] I'm saying regardless how it go down we gon keep it real
We trying to see many mansions and...and Coupes kid!
[Nas] No doubt, we gon keep it real
True, true...
[The Firm] Aiyyo where's Grand Wizard and Mayo at man?
Takin n____s a long time, man...
[Nas] Who got the Phillies? Take this Hennessey
[AZ] Aiyyo Dunn! C'mon, c'mon, man stop waving that man
Stop pointing that at me Dunn, take the clip out
[Nas] n____ alright but take this Hennessey man
[AZ] I'm saying take the clip man
C'mon, take it out...
[Nas] Light them Phillies up man
n____z stop f___ing burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[The Firm] Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, n____! Act like you know.
[AZ] Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I ain't f___ing with you n____
[Nas] I'm saying though man...
[AZ] What is it, what is it baby?
[The Firm] What is it Son, what is it?
[AZ] You know what time it is
[Nas] I'm saying man, ya know what I'm saying?
n____z don't listen man, representing
It's Illmatic.