Nas - Last Real Nigga Alive Lyrics
[intro]Uh, uh, uh, uh[chorus 2x]Lord have mercy, jesus christHes just nice, he just slice like a ginsuLook at the life that I been throughIm the last real nigga alive, thats official[nas]Yall dont know about my biggie warsWho you thought kick in the door was for?But thats my heart, yall still trippin of this jigga shitReal niggas listen up and imma tell you how the whole thing startOff top I brung queens up from hard timesRockin at the fever, streets was all mineIt was my version of the blues, droppin our schoolsThe crack epidemic had rap representin new rulesSo i, got in em shoes, tried em wore themWasnt a perfect fit, so I couldnt sport emYoung murderers ride, I knew all themJungle got shot, will died, we was warringI wrote it in my albumI was 18 when lake seen the islandAnd lord held me down andMy surroundings started changingI had a baby, I was making my rounds with azNiggas started noticing my flow and was open whenThe golden child closed em in with more style than them older menPuff tried to start a label, prince rakeem had formed wu-tangSnoop and dre had a new thangSo puff drove his new range through queensbridge projectsHe let me drive it, before ready to die hitBig and I hit blunts performing at the arcNext thing you knew, big blew and all the balling startsHe had kim and his crew, I found fox, only niggas in new york with numberOne chartsBig was ahead of his time, him and raekwon my niggasBut dig it, they couldnt get alongThats when ghostface said it on the purple tapeBad boy biting nas album cover way(? )Big told me rae was stealing my slangAnd rae told me out in shaolin big would do the same thingBut I borrowed from both them niggasJigga started to flow like us, but hit with aint no niggasHad much versace swaggerBig admired the brooklyn knight and it took him in as iceberg the rapperToday dont know nothing, about this bullshitTheres more shit than wanting to be this king of new york shit[chorus 2x][nas]Rap became a version of malcom and martinRest in peace will, queensbridge live onTheres some ghetto secrets I cant rhyme in this songTheres some missing pieces I had to leave outI had lot trust for steve stouteAt some point till I got to know himWe old friends, but whats loyal?Puff soaked interscope officesWith champagne bottles on steve, and steve thought the drama is on meCause previously it would have been, against whoeverFriends foreverHowever, I learn, with some niggas its all businessBut Im a street dude with moralsTo diss niggas with jigga too much, he used to say jay wanted my spotI laughed, stayed home, never hung a lotA quiet man who used to be alone planningBaby moms thought I was too quiet, couldnt stand itShe hit the streets, later on she hittin the sheetsWith a rapper who wanted me on his songs, thinking he strongI taught her how to watch for cars that might followTauht her street shit that I knowHer weakness was shine yoBut thats her, I aint mad baby, it made me strongerNow I get my paper longerIllmatic I was bossIt was written I flossedOne of the most creative lps ever to hit storesIn the firm I learned I am nastradamusQbs finest, oochie wally, faced more problemsI gave it all up so I can chill at home with mamaShe was getting old and sick so I stayed beside herWe had the best times, she asked would I make more songsI told her not till I see her health get more strongIn the middle of that, jay tried to sneak attackAssasinate my character, degrade my hoodCause in order for him to be the don, nas had to goThe gam-b-i-n-o rules I understoodWhat you want, see, I already hadThe gift and the curse? ***** that shit, the first shall be lastIm the mans man, a rappers rapperG-o-d s-o-n, theyll be none afterI was scarface, jay was manoloIt hurt me when I had to kill him and his whole squad for dolo [for dolo echoes][outro]Uh, uh, uh[chorus 2x]
