And as a special treat evening I have asked foremost young poet To read his poem for us
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we came a way
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus
Yo, yo, yo Power and crime, the slingin' powder and dimes Twenties of D, is yo' niggaz wilder mine? My niggaz bust nines, puff lye and up cowards For shine, you resist, then you push up flowers
I'm like Lou Cabrasi, best hit-man That's Godfather shit, back seat, next lit Revolvers spit, I'm too tough to bargain And you don't want the God to pull up the cars that's
Arms and wrists is lit up, Kings awards applause when I do my thing Streets is as midnight, the concrete gray stains of blood and germ and piss all day
Come on the ave, get sized up, plus Duck and pray my guns don't bust your way Niggaz names, livin' off reputation Sometimes gotta remind you ain't changin'
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I ain't If your gun's off the hook then both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared It's all fair in love and war and I'm well
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I runnin' If gun's off the hook then we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I ain't It's all fair in love and we can take it
You don't like me Now, you wanna take me down? If I bring my face around, you gon' do what? You Your crew knew I up, I been shinin', baseball diamonds rings for your chick lings
Niggaz know my nine pearl handle's about Fuck you, say girlie Get it krunk like the Dirty South And I know you see me flossed out, mill i Hear your bitch about me, you give her the cold eye?
dig you, imagine what she feel for me? You hot songs, but she know you steal from me Who ill as me? I wild on haters in three Next level, I y'all niggaz to 3-D
Can't find a shook from Queens I'll be with the most grimy (What nigga?) And they all look Who put bombs underneath cars, if you want then start Your stop is to the graveyard
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I ain't If your gun's off the hook then we'll both be Come get me if you real, 'cause I ain't It's all fair in and war and I'm well prepared
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I runnin' If your gun's off the hook then we'll be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared all fair in love and we can take it there
You too feminine to kill again, got you soft You but you scared to go back up North Keep face twisted, but you don't really want nuttin' Talk a bunch of motherfucker and stop frontin'
You don't wanna flip again, and sell drugs Be on the run again, you at the Comfort Inn Shoot up door, bust in on you and your whore Put y'all in bags, the blood off of the floor
So tough, I want y'all to get out of line I got nines, every shape and design I sent every race to put one in your spine Two in your ear, get your crew, who do I Nobody never get and none of em dyin'
I think like you do, roll with two irons Catch me flyin', high in the aircraft And dinin', you die, we laugh, you bitch ass You bitch ass to gauze up, your stab
While I'm head, in a Lear jet, bathroom all my goons, all my ice, and suitcases Full of paper, not money bank statements The Illmatic explains how we rock and co-ops, we buy the hood and sell you a block
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I runnin' If your gun's off the hook then we'll be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared It's all in love and war and I'm well prepared
If you ill, get me, 'cause I ain't runnin' If your gun's off the hook then both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared It's all fair in love and we can take it
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus We, we, we a long way and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and