Nas - Affirmative Action Lyrics
* translation of ntm's verses follows at the end of these lyrics[nas]Yeah, affirmative action, with my crew, ntmThis is nas escobar[kool shen]International remixCheck the lyrics[ntm]Chacun sa mafia ,chacun sa mille-faMmh, baby, come wicked nigger[az]You sit back relax catching contactsSip your cognacAnd let's all wash this moneyThrough this laundry matSneak attackA new cat is back worth top dollarIn fact touch mines and i'll reactLike a rock wilderWho pull the lateWe play for high stakes at gun pointCatch'em and break undress'em tie'emWith tape no escapeThe corleone fettucini caponeRoam in your own zoneGet kidnapped and clapped in your domeWe go it sewnThe firm art of war is unknownLower your tone face itHomicide cases get blownAristocratsPolitician daily with diplomatsSee me i'm an official mackLex coup triple black[kool shen]Pas de don corleone dans mon quartierMais si tu deconnes jusqu'au bout faudra jouer les bonnesMais y a plus de place pour les rêvesIci quand on s'élève les rageurs te jettent l'oeilMême les anges te crèventSache que l'union fait la force mais que la misère la diviseEt qu'en période de crise chacun mise sur son bizChacun sa mafia , chacun sa mille-faMême l'état fonctionne comme çaQue d'la gouille-ma déguisée en secrets d'étatsChorus[foxy brown] the firm, baby[ntm] chacun sa mafia , chacun sa mille-faAujourd'hui ça se passe comme ça[foxy brown] the firm, baby[ntm] chacun sa mafia[nas] nas with ntm yo the firm connect[nas]Yo my mind is seeing through your designLike blind furyI shine jewelry sippin' on crusted grapesWe lust papesAnd push cakesInside the casket at just's wakeIt's sickening he just finish bidding upstateAnd now the projectIs talking that somebody gotta die shitIt's logicAs long as it's nobody that's in my cliqueMy man smokeKnow how to expand cokeAnd mr coffeeFeds cost me 2 mil to get the system off meLife's a *****But god forbid the ***** divorce meI be flooded with ice or hell fire kid scorch meCuban cigarsMeetin' foxy at the marsMovin' carsYour top poppy sr escobarPour tous mes peeps, je le balance avec mes tripesJ'appliqueEt nous affecte, cherche pas, y'a même plus rien qui nous impliqueMême la vie nous tient a bout de brasOn oeuvre dans l'ombreAyant conscience de notre forceLa force du nombreC'est comme ça qu'on prime dans cette putain de sociét?parallele,On a le vent dans le dos prêt a voler de nos propres ailesChez moi y'a pas de trou , pas...Non y'a pas de place pour tout çaDans mon quartier mon garsJ'ai vue que des gosses qui se bousillent en basChorus (2x)[joey starr] seine-saint-denis style[foxy brown] (this verse was removed in the radio/video edit)In a black camaroFirm deep all my niggas hail the black esparoWallabees be the apparelThrough the darkest tunnelsI got visions of multimillions in the biggest bundleIn the lex pushed by my nigga jungleHe money bags got moet shan dorBundle in 62They ain't got a clue what we about to doMy whole team we shittin' hard like czarSosa, foxy brown, cormega and escobarI keep a fat marquis pieceLaced in all the illest snake skinArmani sweaters carolina herarraBe the firm baby, from bk to the bridgeMy nigga wiz operation firm bizSo what the deal isSo let's see, if we flip this other keyThen that's more for meMad coke and mad leakPlus a five hundredCut in half is two-fiftyNow triple that times 3We got three-quarters of another keyThe firm baby, volume one uh![ntm] seine-saint-denis style (3x)Suprême ntm nas dans la placeSeine-saint-denis style ... (fading out)--- * this section is a translation of the french verses in the song * ---[kool shen]No don corleone in my areaBut if you ***** up you'll have to do dirtBut there's no time for dreamin'Here when you go up, jealous people comeEven angels want you deadKnow unity is power but wisery dividesAnd in time of crisis, everybody watch its own businessEvery man to his mafia, every man to his familyEven the government is working like thisOnly scheming hidden as state secret[joey starr]For all my peeps, i finger himI actIt affects us, don't look, we're not implicated in anything anymoreWe act in the shadowBeing aware of our powerThe fact that we are numerousThat's how we live in this *****in' parallel societyWe got the wind in our back ready to fly with our own wingsHere is no hole, no...No time for all thisIn my area manI only saw children killing themselves downstair
