[Intro: Nas]
Dre, he a Compton-Compton OG
Nas, he a QB-QB true G
Do the history
[Verse 1: Nas]
Way before The Firm, like back in the day
Nas was the first New York n***a rappin' with Dre
So of course I got a track to bring it back to your face
The one kid that would've been Aftermath that got away
But we still get together, like, every several years
To sprinkle a little bit of Heaven for your ears
Relax, sippin' Cliquot in Rio, stupid f**ers
Low-key, no G's, but it's still Gucci luggage
I love Cape Cod, and watching fly b**hes with gray eyes
Wrestle in a tub of KY to get my day by
I like to celebrate, why? ‘Cause I can vision
Collages and images of my lies with no regret to hate
So every breath I take is all about the rules
It's hard for you to breathe, like you at high altitude
So crack the Patron, it's on heathens
The God's back, hard body, Mr. Jones never leavin'
[Hook: Marsha]
Hustlers, dealers, drop-top riders
Make that cake, cop two five fivers
Pimps and players, platinum diamonds
East to West Coast, we riders
[Bridge: Nas + (Game)]
He a Compton-Compton OG
(Mix that with a QB-QB true G, what you got's)
A concoction of some different ghetto blocks
(West Coast k** the tracks, East Coast gunshots)
[Verse 2: Game]
1995, eleven years from today
I'm in the record shop with choices to make
Illmatic on the top shelf, The Chronic on the left, homie
Wanna cop both but only got a 20 on me
So f** it, I stole both, spent the 20 on a dub sack
Ripped the package off Illmatic and bumped that
For my n***as it was too complex when Nas rhymed
I was the only Compton n***a with a "New York State of Mind"
Inside the dope house, bottlin' up sherm
Bangin' The Firm, Dre was king then so I waited my turn
Fast forward, now I'm making 'em burn
Ended my peers' careers
Hollered at Nas, a hard lesson was learned
So I reconciled my differences like he did with Jigga
I stopped beefin' with n***as, ‘cause I'm "Ether" to n***as
Comb the earth 'til there's no one left
If I ruled the world I summons all you weak rap n***as to d**h
[Bridge: Nas + (Game)]
He a Compton-Compton OG
(Mix that with a QB-QB true G, what you got's)
A concoction of some different ghetto blocks
(West Coast k** the tracks, East Coast gunshots)
[Hook: Marsha]
Hustlers, dealers, drop-top riders
Make that cake, cop two five fivers
Pimps and players, platinum diamonds
East to West Coast, we riders
[Verse 3: Nas]
Yo, the Jordans sportin', come off the dice game
With a fortune walkin', you a walking coffin'
The musket, I tucked it, you bluff it, I bust it
You're sideways talking, so I lay often
I wait patient, to duct tape hatin'
f** a** n***as, get bucked a** n***as
Pluck ashes of Cuban cigars, you foolin' with Nas
That's my name and I came with Rugers this time
And if I'm sane that Soul Plane movie's the bomb
Word to my mom's name tattooed to my arm
You can't revolve me, embalm me, calm me or harm me
Rob me or dodge these bullets I'm busting
See that's malarky you yappin'
I open up the tripod to put the gatling on, and I start clappin'
Nasty man, from bagging grams and runnin' from cops
To a mil on the hand, a mil on the watch, I'm f**in' with Doc
[Hook: Marsha]
Hustlers, dealers, drop-top riders
Make that cake, cop two five fivers
Pimps and players, platinum diamonds
East to West Coast, we riders