Nas - The Genesis lyrics

(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.