Featuring noreaga 
Nas talking: 
Yo nore i just can't understand 
What be going through brothers minds man 
Know what i'm saying! 
You try to tell a brother when he going the wrong way  
Try to put him on the right way  
He don't wanna hear that though  
So you just gotta let a nigga go 
(nas) 
Death followed'em 
Before it swallowed'em whole 
It was signs he shoulda read 
That was inside of his soul 
Niggas light dutchies to'em now, so long 
Missa muthafucka, but still 
Life goes on 
Hope i'm rich on my last day 
Clutching some ass, 
Niggas say he came and went 
Got a nut when he passed, an old man 
Laying dead on my bed, wit some young shit 
Screaming out freedom 
When i slung to her chest 
After that chill, be a bitch wit a hex 
Every nigga she sex, be the next 
Put ta rest 
(noreaga) 
Yo if you live, you a member in 85 
When it was just bats and knives, 
Made men and made wives 
Things changed, sell the jetta, cop the range 
Sending slugs that a leave that ass cripple 
As a child had nemia wit out the sickle 
N-o-r-e, nore, grand markey 
Always wanted to be in this game since biz markie 
We fuck it up what 
Light dro, throw the chalk up 
Ever since crack came in little capsules 
We control blocks, rock flat-tops 
Had two spots, selling blue tops 
Seeing benni cop new rocks 
(nas) 
Four wheel flow wit the rowdy thugs 
Queens out,smoke cali budd 
Feened out, my thoughts leak out 
I speak out, what's worth dying for 
Freedom,respect or both 
What's worth ya tears 
Being broke or when ya man get smoked 
It all depends if you used to having ends in his ceased 
Instead of cry, more see, 
Whoevers fly in the beef 
On the other hand, if it's not ya real fam deceased 
And you used to funerals, then it ain't that deep 
So when you kep slingin 
Me myself, i do my thing in the streets 
Since i was young i was anxious to eat 
(noreaga) 
Yo since a young sibling 
Had every flavor timberland 
Always had jumpshot, and always dribbling 
Yo macarole, jose lay 
Like casserole, dolomite type 
The jungle low, cut the china white 
Come check ya,mix henney wit the nectars 
On straight flights while y'all catch connectors, 
If it was up to me 
The whole world would be comfortably 
Since it's not, y'all niggas stay fucked up 
I think about y'all too much 
And be bankrupt,so nigga get yours, i got mine 
So what what 
(nas) 
Sex and money go togother like techs and nine shells 
Swiss cheese you and cover it up like rahswell, cartel 
Yo ain't seen no iller regime 
The stellarsteen profecy 
Project warrior, owns property 
Crack is hated, cops get jealous 
Cause i stay wit 
The 98 temporary plates on my whip 
The system think its not right 
Arista could fuck a cops awife 
Cause i'm on, televisi-on 
And live the pop life 
I rock mics, make mils 
Soundscan sales, one point whatever records 
Professionist skills, moneys the root of evil 
But it make you happy 
Don't wanna shoot my people 
But still they might clap me 
Cause i talk like dr.malacayork 
Play the sidewalk, hold fort 
Diamond plate chaiun, gold fort 
Get in tune, rich like ricky form silver spoon 
Frank lopez crib, elevators and living rooms 
(noreaga) 
A yo we still in queens 
Same place where we used to be 
Most people don't see us 
Cause we usually out touring 
Leave the hood, now the hood boring 
Nore, you know me, we regulated 
Straight from iraq to qb, affilated 
It's like a higher learing 
From 99th street down to vernon 
Letting our heat burst burning 
Like henney wet, throwing up my set 
Catch me on the startek 
Bout to set the connect 
Yo sex,drugs, money and murder 
Beers and sex, lands and lex 
In the projects 
The fourth floor, where we score through our cooker 
D's shook up, hit the block 
Now you looker! 
(nas and noreaga talking) 
Nas: it's like the battle will symbolize the war, 
And the war symbolize the winners of the battle, 
No what i mean, go at ya neck! 
Either you in it or you in the motherfucking way baby! 
Nore: word up, we analate ya ass! 
Nas: queens style, no what i'm saying! 
Nore: ish me allah da men a raheem! 
Nas: queens style, brooklyn style! 
Nore: went from selling cracks to making raps, 
To fucking hoodrats! 
Nas:lefrak and qb!