Nas - Mastermind Lyrics
Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh...[chorus]A mastermind - sees it coming before it comesA mastermind - before he go to war he counts his oneA mastermind - everything planned out perfect, in case yall niggaz got to get murderedA mastermind - sleeps at night, real easyA mastermind - cause everything he does is by the bookA mastermind - never do a thing irrational, lives forever, these tales are classical[verse]Velvet bowties, bulletproofs in the tux, when I roll byIn car similar to a suanas, in my diamondsAnd my principal is to study dramaLook what happened in manhattanA couple of years ago when guns started clappinTwo of my dogs fell, two of my niggaz ranThey was amatures in beef with a grown manIt taught me the lessons of how the strong standAnd how the weak, end up in a coffinPlay it cool, thats the old school rule, manKeep your ears to the street, yall never lose manMake your enemies believe theres love thereCause in war, belief is all fairRock them to sleep, shots in your jeepAnd you aint never know the plot was from meIts from my masterminds[chorus]A mastermind - sees it coming before it comesA mastermind - before he go to war he counts his oneA mastermind - everything planned out perfect, in case yall niggaz got to get murderedA mastermind - sleeps at night, real easyA mastermind - cause everything he does is by the bookA mastermind - never do a thing irrational, lives forever, these tales are classical[verse]It aint a game its the lifeThink its a game, you layinAnd Im nice on that black stone merloToast to my hero nat turnerWhether below zero, gave the keys to kelisWhispered in her earlobe, drive onCause she the wife and they the freaksThe underneath my girl caliberThey smiled at her and said goodbyeWith niggaz who thug or die, they wild as usMy bodyguards are my denially trucksKnownin that Im surrounded by ogs that I dont really get down withThey got a seperate table for their freaks bought them drinksSo we could talk man-to-man so real niggaz could linkI knew, they kill hos too like ray carutthThey used to spray troops, now they managing groupsThe main nigga sunny had big money since 82Had two of my dogs whacked, nothing I could doThat was back when I had no crew, I switch thatNow Im strong with niggaz who felt sunny was wrongMy moneys long his money is weak, hes losing sleepTrying to feel me out, to see what its gonna beBut Im a mastermind[chorus]A mastermind - sees it coming before it comesA mastermind - before he go to war he counts his oneA mastermind - everything planned out perfect, in case yall niggaz got to get murderedA mastermind - sleeps at night, real easyA mastermind - cause everything he does is by the bookA mastermind - never do a thing irrational, lives forever, these tales are classical[verse]I live a clean life, I dont even steal cableI speak for myslef, my niggaz will slay youLucky us, this rap done worked out fineFeds, check me out, its no dirt yall findThis king of new york shit only last 15 minutesEvery nigga get burned, but its what you did with itNiggas who brillant, came in and killed itMade millions ever three months, new juryIm low, smoking blueberry, with a hoWho know a few scary individuals eerie as she gets into itSquares they into voodooShe says a hail mary and she says she knew whoWould come and try to kill you too[chorus]A mastermind - sees it coming before it comesA mastermind - before he go to war he counts his oneA mastermind - everything planned out perfect, in case yall niggaz got to get murderedA mastermind - sleeps at night, real easyA mastermind - cause everything he does is by the bookA mastermind - never do a thing irrational, lives forever, these tales are classical
