[Verse 1] I met her on the corner of Gates and Bedstuy It was only right that I approached and said hi Cause she looked like no other chick I ever saw She was on her way coming up out the cornerstore I asked could I carry your bags and walk her home I can tell she was new in New York just from her tone Cause she wasn't that typical rude and ignorant, teeth-s**ing and Eye-rolling telling me to leave her alone We dipped and we yapped, we chit and we chat About this and that and where she lived at, yeah This may sound kinda Wu Tang Clan-ish But this bu*ter-pecan honey was not Spanish She lived like three blocks from my man In New York for six months, moved from Pakistan Well that explains the strange accent and the strange clothes And that cute little diamond in your nose She said, I gotta wear this gear every Sunday but You gotta see how I look come Monday, word Meaning I can see you again, maybe Give you a call, take you out on the weekend She winked at me and kinda laughed Ripped a piece of the grocery bag and wrote her math You can bet your last damn dollar That I'mma give you a call, Brooklyn Masala *scratches*(Mentally and s**ual, we both intellectual Can't forget how I met you) - Nas [Hook] Can we walk and talk, share our worlds I'm feeling you a whole lot more than most girls
If you give me the number I'll holla I wanna see you again Brooklyn Masala B to the K to the B to the K to the B to the K to the L to the Y to the N Masala [Verse 2] On our first date, knocked on the door around eight When she came down she smelled good and looked great She had the tight Frankie B's on, white on white Ones A pink bubble goose and pink bubblegum, I'm like, damn Even pink Chanel shades, her long black hair was done up in box braids She didn't have the Maybeline face, that was all dead Instead she had a red dot on her forehead C-cup's pumping, looking real ill You wanna see Lord Of The Rings or k** Bill She looked at me and said, neither one Cause there really ain't no Black stars in either one So what you wanna do girl She kinda blushed then We settled on dinner for two at Justin's The food was good with no surprises We had the barbeque shrimp as appetizers We had the cat fish main course, a few drinks Then out the front door like Main Source We stepped out into the big city She said, the Times Square lights are so pretty We caught a cab, back to the lab Stopped kissing long enough to pay the tab She said, I think we got a nice future That night learned all about the Kama Sutra, my Masala [Hook]