(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 sh**
Verbal a**a**in, 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 sh**? I should be earning a
medal for this. Stop f**ing 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 f** is this bullsh** on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill chill, that's the sh** God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Aiyyo yo, pull down the shade, man.
Let's count this money, n**uh
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 sh** is mad real right now in the Projects
for a n***a yo, word to mother. All them crab a** rappers
be comin up to me man word to mother man I think we need
to let them n***az 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 n***as 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]
n***a 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
n***az stop f**ing burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[the Firm]
Pa** that Amber Boch, pa** that Amber Boch, n***a! Act like you know.
[AZ]
Yo, we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I ain't f**ing with you n***a
[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?
n***az don't listen man, representing
It's Illmatic.