Az - The Essence lyrics

(feat. Nas) (N) Aiyyo God, yo meet me at the Denice Williams concert tonight man (N) E'rybody there, Stacy Lattisaw, Teena Marie, e'rybody man (A) Yeah yeah no doubt (N) I'ma bring one of my baddest stallions man (A) (laughing) (N) You do the same aight? (A) You know how we play baby, listen (A) I'm at a car wash right now (A) but I'ma hit you as soon as I'm right over there (A) Right in front right? (yeah) Okay, aight gotchu (N) Son who laced you with the ill haircut? (A) Lenny, he blessed me with the sharp blade, that n***a's paid (N) He make a pretty penny (A) Fo'sho, you hurt 'em with the new Prada's (true) (A) Check mines they royal blue (N) My sh**s is baby blue (A) They powder blue (yo' sh**s is hotter) (A) You hotter with them frames on (N) n***a you James Bond, and you stay low (A) Y'know my style babe bro (yeah, make dough) (N) Manicure, facial, face glow (A) f** it if you say so; I keep you P.I.! (N) That's how we break hoes (N) We throwin ivory dice across the concrete (A) And of course that don't make him your man because y'all palm weed (N) We had boxed bumpin La-Di-Da-Di (word?) (N) Shotties was blastin, pellets jumpin into everybody (A) They never got me (A) Was cool with all the park shooters, sparkin bazookas (A) Sharpen your tutors, cause we don't pardon the snoozers (N) Yo son I wouldn't change my life for nuttin (A) And that ain't like you for frontin (N) Who's the nicest? (Nuff talkin, light somethin) (Chorus: Nas + AZ) Yo we hard hit, just like Comacho and Vargas Who's the target? Now watch how we close the market We both hard hit, just like Hagler and Hearns Add the math, be concerned, if it's beef you burn Yo it's sorta like, Poitier and Bill Cosby 'Let's Do It Again,' a beautiful blend, let's do it to win My n***a - my n***a - my n***az - my n***az My n***az - my n***az - uhh.. (N) What's today's mathematics? (A) We had it, we let 'em hold it, we shoulda sold it (N) We back it, we could grabbed it (N) But f** it, just let 'em have it (A) Al 'Humdulillah (N) Allahu Akbar (A) God is the greatest (N) Planet Mars, we carvin the faces (A) You couldn't catch us in a car without the bangers (A) Believe, I touched a couple of movie stars and entertainers (N) Indeed, one in particular, almost started to name her (ha ha) (N) I was there when you first pushed up and started to game her (A) Been a long journey, certain sh** just don't concern me (N) They ain't hurtin sh**; we flip, they hire attorneys (A) Yo I'ma stay custom, 'til I'm old grey and rustin (A) Reminiscin the number of chickens that claim we f**ed 'em (N) Bet some badda hoes than them other funky rappers chose (N) I'm tryin to wife a chick, light a spliff (okay) (N) This might be like another part to "Life's a b**h" (A) Write ya lips, who's nice as this? We righteousness (A) No mic a**ists, it's murderous - granted the right to flip (Chorus) - repeat 2X (Nas) Like, Spinks and Hearns.. Sorta.. Poitier and Bill Cosby 'Let's Do it Again,' n***a..