Illmatic lyrics

(feat. AZ, The Firm)

[sound of a subway
train going overhead]
[in the background, Nas` verse from Main Source
`Live at the BBQ` is heard]
[excerpt of verse is as
follows]

(Street`s disciple, my raps are trifle
I shoot slugs from
my brain just like a rifle
Stampede the stage, I leave the microphone
split
Play Mr. Tuffy while I`m on some Pretty Tone shit
Verbal assassin,
my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to ...
)

[conversation heard over this before Wild Style music kicks in is as
follows]
[dialogue from the film between ZORO and his infantryman
brother, Hector]

[Hector:] And you`re sitting at home doing
this shit? I should be earning a
medal for this. Stop fucking around and be a
man, there ain`t nothing out
here for you...

[ZORO:]
Oh yes
there is...this!

[somebody from the Firm]
Yo Nas
Yo what the
fuck is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill chill, that`s
the shit God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Aiyyo yo, pull down the
shade, man.
Let`s count this money, nigguh
Aiyyo Nas, put the Jacksons and
the Grants over there
You know what I`m sayin?
Cause we spendin the
Jacksons
[Nas]
Right, yeah.
[AZ]
You know how we get
down baby
[Nas]
True, true`
[the Firm]
Nas, yo Nas,
man shit is mad real right now in the Projects
for a nigga yo, word to
mother. All them crab ass rappers
be comin up to me man word to mother man I
think we need
to let them niggaz know it`s real man
[Nas]
True
indeed, knahmsayin, but when it`s real you doin this
even without a record
contract, knahmsayin?
[AZ]
No question
[Nas]
Been doin
this since back then
[the Firm]
No doubt
[AZ]
I`m
saying regardless how it go down we gon keep it real
We trying to see many
mansions and...and Coupes kid!
[Nas]
No doubt, we gon keep it
real
True, true...
[the Firm]
Aiyyo where`s Grand Wizard and
Mayo at man?
Takin niggas a long time, man...`
[Nas]
Who got the
Phillies? Take this Hennessey
[AZ]
Aiyyo Dunn! C`mon, c`mon, man
stop waving that man
Stop pointing that at me Dunn, take the clip
out
[Nas]
Nigga alright but take this Hennessey
man
[AZ]
I`m saying take the clip man
C`mon, take it
out...
[Nas]
Light them Phillies up man
Niggaz stop fucking
burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[the
Firm]
Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, nigga! Act like you
know.
[AZ]
Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I
ain`t fucking with you nigga
[Nas]
I`m saying though
man...
[AZ]
What is it, what is it baby?
[the
Firm]
What is it Son, what is it?
[AZ]
You know what time it
is
[Nas]
I`m saying man, ya know what I`m saying?
Niggaz don`t
listen man, representing
It`s Illmatic.
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