Nas - Life Work (5 Minute Preview) lyrics

[Intro: Jae Supreme] Yeah Jae supreme And I am Queensbridge best-kept secret This is my testament My legacy Yeah Qb true story [Verse 1: Jae Supreme] I was born in The Bridge, real talk MC capitol, Queensbridge new york Veteran of the six blocks of hip hop 12 street, Vernon, the dime block That's where the pa**ion for the music began With DJ Marley Marl, MC Shan Marley played The Bridge first time in the park That's where I got the spark Yo, I need to do that there Mit showed a youngin just how to prepare Work them boards right there Plug in the mic, and make your voice sound real clear Tap a beat out on that 808 A little practice and you could be great Now i'm lookin' for a name that's mean J-A-E cut supreme I got approached by young Trag Ready to put B.D.P. on blast For that record "South Bronx" Me him and Face made the answer "Soft Bronx" But Marley wouldn't spin it though On B.L.S. even though we was ready yo But whatever the case We still recorded mad sh** on 90-minute ca**ette tape Waitin' for our time to shine My time to shine came in '89 Jamel said ayo Jae, Shanté Need a DJ to back her on stage Had a job but I quit it Rather travel the country, on a free ticket So that's what I did for 2 years In between shows, studio engineer For Tuta Aquino and Mark Kamins He the one that made Madonna famous Did Nas' first demo, Villain Then I got a deal for myself at Cold Chillin' Just for the hell of it, it was irrelevant But the money was good, and it was evident n***as tried to stick me in the hood That's all part of the game, it's all good [Hook: Entaraj Kwa] Never made it to the pinnacle of super stardom But I'm still here, so I beg your pardon I'm blessed—no regrets Not a household name, but I'm still the same Queensbridge blood runnin' through my veins And I'm blessed—no regrets [Verse 2: Jae Supreme] On the road, makin' new friends Stayed in Canada for six months and then Returned to the States Bumped into hots Joined forces to make some mixtapes Dreamteam was the name, look it up We went platinum on the streets, look it up My man Trag reached out again He needed a beat for CNN Capone N Noreaga kept it real When they spit on my beat, half a mil Got a write up in The Source wit 'em Unsigned Hype called my work "tight production" Cormega got released from jail Me and hots did demos for the Def Jam deal Like Goodfellas with him Nas and Syl And Dead Man Walkin' was real Shanté hit me up again For the Sprite commercial, five deadly women Another deal, another check, it gets deeper That's when I started The Gatekeepers CDs and DVDs on deck I been gained my respect Never was it for the fortune and fame I remained the same, and I never changed [Hook] [Outro: Jae Supreme] Yeah Yo, this ain't even the whole story There's plenty more yo You wanna know more Cop the book, cop the documentary Yeah—Jae Supreme Queensbridge best kept secret I'm still here yo—word up [Entaraj Kwa: Queensbridge in my blood, yeah]