Nas

struggle; disorderly fighting

The city never sleeps, full of villains and creeps

That's where I learned to do my hustle, had to scuffle with freaks

I'm a addict for sneakers, 20's of Buddha and bitches with beepers

disaster; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Yeah man, "Jah will be waitin' there" we a shout "Jah will be waitin' there"

In this world of calamity, dirty looks and grudges and jealousy

And police weh abuse dem authority

come out; come out into view, as from concealment

Mi nuh watch it mek I clear out my voice now, Figaro

Emerge from the darkness with mi big blunt a glow

Di hammer dem a slam and spectator getta low

profound thought; continuous and profound contemplation on a deep subject

Hey we got to keep it burni' on the road to Zion land

Clean and pure meditation without a doubt

Don't mek dem take you like who dem took out

wealth; an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Single parents weh need some charity

Yutes weh need some love and prosperity

Instead of broken dreams and tragedy

conceited; characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

They don't understand

Don't wanna see me on top, too egotistical

Talking all that slick shit

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Yo Mr. Minister

Why you being sinister?

Yo Yo Mr. President

meet; meet formally

Nah Mean

A who you want come in convene

Nah Mean

government; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

Nah Mean

We nuh like dem colonial regime

Nah Mean

related to foreign settlements; of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

Nah Mean

We nuh like dem colonial regime

Nah Mean

foster; help develop, help grow

Took her from private school, so she can get a balance

To public school, they too nurture teen talents

They grow fast, one day she's ya little princess

wanderer; anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

The noise in my head, the curse of the talented

Strong communicator, vagabond, I gallivant around the equator

And that would get me off the radar

clean; completely free from dirt or contamination

Since the Tunnel and Skate Key, my jewelry in HD

Silent rage, pristine in my vintage shades

I'm not in the winters of my life or the beginning stage

believable; capable of being believed

Back to life, back to life

It's the credible, original, strong individual

Send a million decibels of sound through your physical

humorous imitation; a composition that imitates somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way

Now let me give it to you balanced and with clarity

I don't need to turn myself into a parody

I don't, I don't do the shit you do for popularity

weak; physically weak

My intellect prevails from a hangin' cross with nails

I reinforce the frail, with lyrics that's real

Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats

understanding; clear or deep perception of a situation

Keepin' this Schweppervescent street ghetto essence inside us

'Cause it provides us with the proper insight to guide us

Even though we know, somehow we all gotta go

unbeliever; someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

I'm oblivious to you skeptics

What you hear you ain't ever hear 'til I repped it

swivel; turn on a pivot

Ayo, our lifestyle's exquisite, yayo like a blizzard

Esquire attire, standin' on ground with one pivot

Two players rockin' silk blazers and diamonds like glaciers

strengthen; make stronger

My intellect prevails from a hangin' cross with nails

I reinforce the frail, with lyrics that's real

Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats

riddle; a difficult problem

Yeah, my language advanced, my cadence amazin'

The voice triggers somethin', what is this conundrum?

The clouds scurry, your spirit rumble, a boyish smile

fleeing; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

He don't floss, but he got dough

Thug faces, fugitives running from court cases

Slugs shooting past for the love of drug paper

ill famed; known widely and usually unfavorably

Damn, I even saw their tees on some of my Gs

Notorious label, the story was made in the streets

Now it's real life movies

status; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

All in my swagger that's the reason why I got my hustle

I got the highest stature (ah), Miami diamond flasher (mmh)

I got you caught in the most flyest and stylish rapture

pride; overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Pick a down on his luck rapper

Bet he broker the arrogance of a crackhead

Mad at a weed smoker, or a pill taker

doubtful; subject to question

Helps me navigate as they validate they treachery

Felt established, fake as he smile, handshake questionable

"Am I good?" he ask, thinkin', "But is he testin' you?"

unimportant; (informal) small and of little importance

In my peripheral view

Nothin' trivial 'bout me, just witness the truth, I'm certified

That's been verified

complete honesty; an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

I can send niggas a slide, I'd rather show them the ropes

Integrity matters the most, I gave the hood hope

Damn, I gave the hood classics

possible; capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Fuck the misery, you livin' po, we gettin' doe

Except the dollars other reasons why I'm living yo', time is viable

Low and behold, the young, black, and powerful

infamy; the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Addicts and fiends, prostitutes passin' for teens is my society

Cops that shoot blacks is routine for notoriety

Grow up watchin' well-dressed niggas with charms

sparkle; a flash of light (especially reflected light)

Numbers is big business, makes the poor live trife

The glimmers of hope provoke those without dollars to dream

Through your existence, become wealthy knowledge is king

interrupt a public speaker; comb with a heckle

Slay bitches, and party everyday like this is the last

I'm with my heckles, connectin' and we hittin' the lab

This is my level, fuck if it get you mad

illogical; not consistent with or using reason

(A mastermind) 'cause everything he does is by the book

(A mastermind) never do a thing irrational

Lives forever, these tales are classical

imply; introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner

Pac's on the chain, got his medallion, I won't

Insinuate imitation 'cause I copied his stomach

Kings honor kings, straight from my pops to my son's shit

cure; a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

To feel what Sam felt, play the hand Marvin was dealt

A Vandross, here's the cure, the antidote

A thousand milligrams, make sure you don't overdose

irritating; causing disapproval or protest

Making silly tapes, I'm always on his mind

Nonsense, not to be obnoxious kid

Mega, for the record you could suck my dick

stimulating; serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate

Soliciting ill editions of that Murder I Wrote

A provocative plan can bring a knot to my hand

As the pyramids that stand on the top of the sand

polished; a magazine printed on good quality paper

Crew, Firm affiliation, paper chasing

Chips glossy, rich Pablo Escabano

Sophisticado, blazing hollows like Saddles

outburst; a speech of violent denunciation

See my trajectory is everlastin' like Curtis Jackson

Hit 105 and did a crazy tirade

I'm surprised that I acted that way

skill; subtly skillful handling of a situation

In this, business of trifeness

I finesse this, Boyardee, we chef shit

Perfect shit, Albert Einstein minds connect wit'

hardship; a state of misfortune or affliction

It's movies that I make, Peruvian white flake

It tore the community at a high rate, adversity I faced

I roll my own gas to make sure that it's not laced

cut; set or keep apart

Grow up, girl, instead, you want revenge so now you act the nicest

To who'sever getting down and trifless

To get his mind, all you do is give him something priceless

scheming; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

And you've got money, is these hoes greedy or what?

Shit is devious, ex-friends wantin' you stuck

It's the life we chose, where friends become foes

theory; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Food for thought, or rather mind wine

The Don Juan features the freak shit, my thesis on how we creep quick

Fucking your wife, that ain't no secret

occur at the same time or in the same place; go with, fall together

Kids listened, five-percenters said it's pork and Jell-o

We coincide, we in the same life, maybe a time difference

On a different coast, but we share the same sunlight

drawn from many different sources; selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

Clear liquors, y'all ni- are s-e-x

Yes, we get respected, eclectic messages

Left our brains, get into a female's estrogen

fake; intended to deceive

Bond is my life, so I live by my word

Never fraudulent, Queensbridge don't make no herbs

Spread my name to deacons, politicians while they speakin'

enjoy; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

Yeah, yeah, everything will eventually come to an end

So try to savor the moment, 'cause time flies, don't it?

The beauty of life, you gotta make it last for the better

calmness; steadiness of mind under stress

Can't let 'em fuck me over (nah)

Gotta keep my composure look

Had yellow jaundice when I was born

take back; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

You could've made it (you was good), look at all the time wasted

Now you gotta retract statements, shoulda stuck to the basics

All you had to do was tell the truth, like, fuck all the fake shit

shuffle; walk by dragging one’s feet

My jewelry is disgusting, but let's discuss the taste, I'm in another place (yeah)

This whole shit is in shambles, low vibrational levels

Riders never get canceled, never

theft; the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

I ate from these poisonous, fucked up streets

Tasted larceny, it was sweet, I starve for more to eat

Though I took, that was to live, hope God will forgive

refill; fill something that had previously been emptied

My precious baby girl came like forty nights of rain

To replenish my adolescent brain

Blessed be her name, before her birth I was insane

faultless; without fault or error

I don't know what the fuss is, my career is illustrious

My rep is impeccable; I'm not to be fucked with, with

Shit, let that bitch breathe!

high point; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

Ghetto Othello, Sugar Hill Romello

Camaro driven, I climax from paper

Then ask, "Why is life worth living?"

formal accusation; a formal written document charging a person with some offense

My man caught a bad one, son, niggas is frightened

Secret indictments, adds on the one seeking enlightenment

My Movado says seven, the God hour, that's if you follow

essential; having superior power and influence

They appeal to the conscious

The Paramount

The Cesar, the monsters

insight; a tapering point

You shoutin', announcin'

You wanna win with similar minded men, with great business acumen

We can make a acquisition

linger; be about

Dispear, eh

Fear and desperation, no depression can't tarry ya

This spear, hey

doubt; imagine to be the case or true or probable

That the street's designed to stop ya life clock, the beast'll time ya

Cell to cell, suspect-ass nigga, you fail

First time locked in Comstock, my mind blocks the frail

wall painting; a painting that is applied to a wall surface

Just wanted to be some players pull up in a Jetta

From the Census Bureau they put up a killer's mural

It's a different world with 30 shot clips that curl, melon popped

decline; the state of the economy declines

Cold-hearted monsters, whole city going bonkers

Ain't nobody recession proof (recession proof)

Invest in you, that's what it's best to do (best to do)

unaware; (followed by `to’ or `of’) lacking conscious awareness of

I'm oblivious to you skeptics

What you hear you ain't ever hear 'til I repped it

pitiless; without mercy or pity

All sorts of bosses who walk the walk

Look how long the blocks is, ruthless

Close range they shoot shit

purposeless; producing no result or effect

I ducked police I had to run

Meanwhile, when you get old you might become futile

My old style is a rough of my new style

snobbish; someone who believes in rule by an elite group

The Masters, The Wall Street War Chiefs

The Elitists Groups

The Masses

profit-seeker; a person who places expediency above principle

Learn how to draw the line from when we hang with the shooters

Strippers, dealers and killers, leaches and opportunists

Where I come from it's ruthless, air you out from the Ubers

accuse; accuse formally of a crime

Pussy sweeter than wine tasting

But we won't self-indict ourselves

Be our own prosecutor, won't 25-to-life ourselves

toy; waste time; spend one’s time idly or inefficiently

I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles

Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle

And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova

pay attention; pay close attention to; give heed to

Sometimes I wish I was dead

But I took heed to the cause I'm a warrior, yeah

'Cause I been high I been low, searchin' for a way to go

huge; so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

I'ma ride, keep hittin' (yeah), keep pitchin'

I'm colossal, can't stop my survival

Just landed, AP on my left wrist

organized; characterized by method and orderliness

Transforming global markets with all of my partners

Methodical corporate culture, straight out the projects

What's the ingredients to the realest?

nonsense; unintelligible talking

Hoes and sharks, and we all know the code of the block

And you're talking some gibberish, anti-nigga shit

'Cause you marched back with Rosa Parks

positive thinker; a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

I'm lost for words for Black babies with low confidence

"You could do it too if I win," says the optimist

You ever see a wordless book? That does not exist

orderly; characterized by order and planning

To make you feel is my new expression

Systematic

Systematic

shy; affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

Raw, one take, I don't even need a mixdown

Demure, not docile, volatile, I kick down

Amphibians, reptiles who make that hiss sound

pioneering; markedly new or introducing radical change

How to become the next world leaders 'Bravehearts'

Revolutionary warfare is all fair, loving war for the cause

I gotta take you off here

story; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events

But I pick bad freaks

Narratives they're runnin' with the classics they're comin' with

Ain't fuckin' with what I recorded last week

immediate; occurring with no delay

Or they become to be your favorite artist after like a long time, or

Or is it instantaneous, like

I know when the first time I heard Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye

conduct; (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Might throw a roast me, wondеr what will the jokes be

Watchin' 'еm imitate my cool demeanor

It's a new decade, I'm in a whole new arena

enough; of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

Honor thou mother, go to war for my brother

Giving sufficient funds to significant others

Went from poor now women screamin' for my signature

active and adventuresome; marked by initiative and readiness to undertake new projects

On my Earvin Magic Johnson, I'm enterprising

I keep it ghetto like the hood before they gentrified it

supplementary; furnishing added support

Interplanetary mission, I've been discharged to hit y'all

No ancillary staff will assist me

I'm about to show you what that writer's list be

amusing; humorously sarcastic or mocking

Made U Look, another legendary crew

How ironic I made a song with that name in '02

Sane, Smith, two brothers, one passed

build; make by combining materials and parts

Probably grab another hun' though

Industry cutthroat, watch how I construct though, uh

Concrete jungle

new; having no precedent; novel

Overlookin' the city of angels, the angel invested in things

Unprecedented run (facts)

Everybody's gettin' bands, we just dance to different drums

kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

You know, yeah, yeah

Don't be scared to execute the vision, lock in

Get back to the art, not the trends, tsk

wander; lose clarity or turn aside from the main subject in writing or speaking

'Cause I chilled and let you breathe, yes

Let's go our own ways and let the beef digress

I done seen insanity close up, schizophrenia shows up in most us

award; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Not from Philly but a nigga done hustled them hilltops

Commercial pop artists get all the accolades

I give a million cash away to be revered like Donny Hathaway

range; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

Let them think of all the places I led them

Go look at it through an all-age spectrum

Still winnin', never a better move

popular leader, troublemaker; a political leader who appeals to passions and prejudices

The project politics obviously

Demagogue democracy

In the fog I see the mob represented into the light

constant; repetitive and persistent

Man, catch me, don't let me slip in no demented stage

Repetitive Beat Street watcher, a gatekeeper, conqueror

Late night creep sponsor, need a frequent flyer, beyond

mockery; witty language used to convey insults or scorn

Presidential suite made of brass and alabaster

You can cast a spell, just backfires they satire

My guyzer's and I just watching from high rises

recognize; declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

Much more, still we choose to ignore

The obvious, man this history don't acknowledge us

We were scholars long before colleges

suspension; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

The jig is up gut 'em like fish, swiss cheese 'em up

My wrist is freezing up sick of these ducks on my hiatus

Poking out their chest like they tall as skyscrapers

ancestor; one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

Nas the Viking, fresh to my ankles, thankful

Gangster see gangster do, I'm Langston Hughes predecessor

Gun in my dresser, slang I use upset college professors

hide; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Otisville, Newasberg, Fort Dicks, Fort Worth, Oakdale

Every fed jail where all my dawgs lurk

War hurts much to gain 'til the day we all say

uncaring; marked by a lack of interest

'Cause when my name is mentioned, it's why the game be shiftin'

When you lames drop, the people remain indifferent

This is my dissertation, displayin' it at my leisure

figure out; become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Like a baby baffled, first time seein' his shadow

People react the same to what Preem and Nas will unravel

Rugged pistol holder slash government whistleblower

bond; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom

Pay me back when you shake it again

I got my shackles on your feet (you owe me)

I think you owe me some (you owe me)

reach; to gain with effort

No man killed for the next thirty years

Think about how much we will attain

And no I do not really know the police commissioner

complicated; curl, wind, or twist together

My solution's fuck ton of positive is what I'm producin'

Thought patterns convoluted

Your witchcraft won't do nothin', my Jesus piece is too flooded

expect; make a prediction about; tell in advance

Spiritually crafted blackness and hair-twisted ghetto embargo lifted

Power shifting comb fisting, I predict Goddesses you're running after witches

I kiss my fourteen stitches

severity; something hard to endure

Body parts in my man's Maserati car, then party hard in Madagascar

While rigor mortis'll grab ya, him retarded, I'm pass that

Gloves on, where the mask at? Too many love songs

landing place; a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

The levee busted

New Orleans, a catastrophe

opposition; exact opposite

To your power structure, Nas is dangerous

Y'all the antithesis, the opposite

Twitchin' shit, all up in your body language

stimulate; cause to be alert and energetic

All black babies are born with rhythm, that's no lie

Solar energize, mineralize food flowin through my mother's tube

I'm covered in this thick layer of goo

instinctive; spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

I know a girl, her boyfriend was a fugitive

She's intuitive, be on some stupid shit

She called the cops 'cause she hated his mother

humanitarian; someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

Now it's time for some words from the heart of Nasir, yeah

I'm a father, philanthropist, film director, an author

Tech impresario, Resorts World casino partner

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

The god's Esco, Nasty Nas from Nasir

Since the sandbox, came out of it, pardon my ominous content, y'all should be scared

Birth certificate says Nasir

kind; intending or showing kindness

I walk the blocks like whatever god, my message to y'all feds

Who desperate to arrest us young, benevolent hard heads

Abrochrombie and Finch rockin', wrist glistenin' marksman

very gifted young person; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person

But right now, a lot of new rappers and older rappers are lookin' up to you

How do you feel to be like a, a, a living prodigy?

I mean, it's a pro-, it's a blessing

irregular; stopping and starting at irregular intervals

My mission given, I was birthed the same year as It Was Written

I been fast to intermittent to strengthen my intuition

But fuck, and sometimes, shit, you run out of luck

false name; a name that has been assumed temporarily

Laughin' sayin' Nas thinks he's Farrakhan preachin' blackness

Hell yeah, awareness is my alias

Word to the "Braveheart" written on my bare chest

slow moving; moving slowly

What makes you get up each morning?

Feeling all sluggish, make some adjustments

Start hustling

exaggerated cartoon; represent in or produce a caricature of

Uh, yeah

Some are caricatures, amateur boys

I'm like a classic pianist with a handful of swords

carelessness; failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise

Life, dead presidents, devilish men

Overthrow kings from they thrones 'cause of their negligence

Death, real shit'll start comin' to light

atypical, independent; independent in behavior or thought

To ten LPs, what can him tell me? Or them? Or y'all?

I'm Nas, on a track that's unorthodox

Like my life coulda been offed by the cops

voting; an authorization to sell a company’s goods or services in a particular place

Yo, it's like the box sets

Star Wars, Fast & Furious franchises

Six projects, six sagas, it's hood science

withdrawn; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Why was he standin' next to the enemy that specific day?

His style never hollas loud, stays reclusive

Good dude, got that look like he always about to do shit

obstacle; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Who possesses the testicular fortitude

To blow away myths that's a hindrance to all of you?

You blame your own shortcomings on sex and race

division; being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

We in chronic need of a second look of the law books

And the whole race dichotomy

Too many rappers, athletes, and actors

coated; form a crust or a hard layer

My VVS glimmers on my chest

200 thou' encrusted watch on my wrist

I wonder how people starve to death

ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

What's a fox characteristic?

Slick shit, censored misinformation

Pimp the station, over stimulation

drink; feed pigs

Poppin' the bottle and tippin' the fifth of that to goosey

Shinnin' for Swill and Halle, smokin' for Lil' Shawney

Still reppin' bad news and all my soldiers fallen

earthly; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Documents of our own Air Force base

Additional terrestrial information

Other planets with life population, my observation

quarrel; a quarrel about petty points

'Cause I stood in the face of damnation

Satan spat at 'em, flat out disgraced 'em

He want my blood, why me?

eliminate; be in contradiction with

You promise, savage beast, you a sexy freak

Your moist lips negates the ecstasy

Number one in my book, no discrepancy

arrogant; intended to attract notice and impress others

Quick to celebrate it, poppin' corks like they made it

Pretentious, arrogant niggas is senseless

Pro-ball players with white wives, peep they night lives

inactive; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Everybody wants to be the Lord of the Ring wins

We laid dormant and listened

Hit ignition, tore up the system

hatred; a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

So I chose rap, we vow to never go back

Into this life of animosity, the high velocity

Niggas be on the same team planning to blow shots at me

belief; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Stop sleeping, start thinking outside of the box

And unplug from the Matrix doctrine

But watch what you say, Big Brother is watching

rebellion; organized opposition to authority

Possessed by Marcus Garvey, the vessel, the body

Ancestors inside me, I'm startin' the insurrection

The pope's blessings upon me couldn't even calm me, protection

difference; a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Your moist lips negates the ecstasy

Number one in my book, no discrepancy

When you walk on the earth, you be reppin' me

figure out; convert code into ordinary language

Word to Christ, a disciple of streets, trifle on beats

I decipher prophecies through a mic and say, "Peace"

I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats

boring; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Let's make a bet, I know the reason you ain't make it yet

You say you set, but you ain't see the tedious ingredients

That go inside of a rider, you hiding from problems and

sophistication in speaking; using language effectively to please or persuade

We gotta, strip the word down rugged and raw

The rhetoric of Martin King just ain't around no more

Du Bois ain't here, James Baldwin neither, they all were leaders

ridiculous; incongruous; inviting ridicule

Laughing, separating themselves like they not us, like

"Cops'll look at you like they look at me? That's preposterous"

Ain't it gangsta how your man made it? I'm humble

wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer

The Nike head

The prodigal son

Peace to Pac, to Prodigy, Pun

model; worthy of imitation

What come easy won't last it temporarily please me

Exemplary, a visionary

Ghetto roots, tree on my boots, my kicks vary

validate; establish the authenticity of something

Yo, I was thinking a little bit

What would it take to authenticate my nigganess?

Ball ridiculous? 26 inches when I call up the dealership?

storm; a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

To Dubai, to the Chi, I'm a crucial conflict

Heaven sent, cause a storm, typhoon flood you out

You are what a thug about, I'm a fucking juggernaut

technical language; a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Proletarian chicks sparking

Convo weak and I don't really care for her jargon

Balcony is windy, looking at the stars and

major change; the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult

Know I gotta keep my feet up in the sky, oh

Caterpillar metamorphosis to bigger

Lenin in his hand, Headless Horseman to the rhythm

commit; perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Diplomatic with them diploma, and them bound fi great

Because them nah pick up no 'matic, and a perpetrate

And then I love the energies, what them a generate

widespread; unrestrained and violent

The government says that angel dust can kill you if you take it or it can cause you to kill others."

The scourge of angel dust has been linked to psychosis, violence, schizophrenia, and the epidemic runs especially rampant in the Bronx.

My administration will hunt down these poison pushers and arrest them one my one until we get directly to the source."

lying down; having a tendency (to); often used in combination

All the time I invested in school is now of question

Child prone to violence like a dog returns to its own vomit

A fool for chaos, taking what we could salvage

odd item; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

And then a we a star the show, like the astronomy

And how we keep on breaking through, is an anomaly

Because we keep remaining true, without apology

spitefulness; feeling a need to see others suffer

Some girls get too emotional, fanatic extremist

Get pulsive with malice insentitives

The foulest of bitches

obvious; obvious to the eye or mind

Be suspicious of those sleeping with fishes, them hoes

Conspicuous and it shows, tricking this dough

Kicking this flow, slip in a new fo'

conclusion; a short speech addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

Unauthorized Biography of Rakim

Epilogue: Mother was a jazz singer

Nephew to R & B legend Ruth Brown

rebel; break with established customs

When I became the news (whoa)

I was fearless like a renegade

I had a feeling that I can't explain

melt or fuse; extract (metals) by heating

That's what it, that was the language, project kids.

We felt it, we smelt it off each other,

and it just shows you,