Nas - Hope Lyrics
(feat. Chrisette Michele)[intro: Chrisette Michele]Hip-hop - It Will Never DieHip-hop - Hip-hop Will Never, Never Die[verse 1: Nas]Ghetto Niggaz Struttin' With Nothin' But Dreams And Queens BrokeMack-10's, You Can Smell The Pcp SmokeMele Mel Told It Real In The Music He WroteThose Were The Days I RememberWe Used To Be Close, Then I Was Nine, Coldest Winter I RememberWas Slippin' In December, Two Feet Of SnowYeah, That's The East Coast, That Black IceSymbolized The Rap LifeIt Was Slick And SmoothI Understood I Had To Come From The HoodDoin' The Pee Wee Herman, The SmurfBefore Them Phones ChirpedThe Block's Drugs Flowin', Didn't Have Your Own WorkYou Had To Have Somebody Else's, A Small Chrome On Your PelvisStarter Jacket, Blue Georgetown Or Green CelticYour Girl's Too Expensive, She Wants ShellfishRed Lobster Was Poppin', Standin' On That Line ForeverI Wish Somebody Would Step On My Bally Leather'sNow It's Whatever... Hip-hop's ForeverKept My Radio On 98 Or BlsHad A Pre-pubescent Lyric Gift But Niggaz Never Hear Me SpitMy Little Brother Tried To Warn 'em, I Was A Tornado Comin'He Knew From Inside, Like The Eye Of A StormAnd Told My Pops About ItHe Gave Us Tickets To That Wild Style FlickDouble Trouble, Retarded, We Was The ProudestI Never Had A Summer JobSweepin' Leaves, Socks To My KneesHomemade Shorts Cutoff, Lee'sI Ain't Work A Day In My LifeWipin' Away Eraser Of The Paper ManI'm Just Tryin' To Say It RightBig Radio, Tape Slowin' DownLower The Lights Go, Battery DeadI Gotta Freeze 'em 'til They Ice ColdIn The Freezer Later, I'm Starin' At The SpeakerSunk In Them 808's Deeper, Cleanin' My SneakersWit The Bristles Of A Toothbrush, Soap And WaterI Let The Shoe Strings Soak In Water...[chorus Is Sung Over Nas Outro][chorus: Chrisette Michele]Live Hip-hop Live, Live Hip-hop LiveGive Hip-hop Give, Give Hip-hop GiveStay Hip-hop Stay, Stay Hip-hop StayI Pray, Hip-hop Pray, I Pray Hip-hop Stays[outro: Nas]Ain't Got Nothin' To Do Wit Old School, New SchoolDirty South, West Coast, East CoastThis About Us, This Our Thing, 'knaw'sayin'?This Came From The Gut, From The Blood, From The SoulRight Here Man, This Is Our Thing ManYou Know, So I Say What I SayAnd I Say What I Say, And I Mean ItY'all Take It How You Wanna Take ItCause If You're Askin' - Why Is Hip-hop Dead?It's A Pretty Good Chance You're The Reason It Died, ManIt's A Pretty Good Chance Your Lame Ass, Corny Ass, Is The Reason It Died, ManYou Don't Give A ***** About, You Don't Know Nothin' About ItYou Want This Paper, Be A HustlerYou A Hustler, You Ain't A RapperGet Your Paper ManYouknowwhati'msayin, But This Rap Shit Is Real*****, This Shit Is Real, *****, Ha-ha[chorus: Chrisette Michele]Live Hip-hop Live, (stay) Live Hip-hop LiveGive Hip-hop Give, Give Hip-hop GiveStay Hip-hop Stay, (live) Stay Hip-hop Stay (live)I Pray, Hip-hop Pray, I Pray Hip-hop StaysLive Hip-hop Live, (stay) Live Hip-hop LiveGive Hip-hop Give, Give Hip-hop GiveStay Hip-hop Stay, Stay Hip-hop StayI Pray, Hip-hop Pray, I Pray Hip-hop Stays
