And as a special this evening I have America's foremost young poet To his latest poem for us
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus We, we, we came a way
Ladies and gentlemen, watch him Ladies and gentlemen,
Yo, yo, yo Power and crime, the thugs slingin' and dimes of D, is yo' niggaz wilder than mine? My niggaz nines, puff lye and stick up cowards For they shine, you resist, then you up flowers
I'm like Lou Cabrasi, Vito's best That's Godfather shit, back seat, next lit Revolvers spit, I'm too tough to bargain And you don't the God to pull up the cars that's sick
Arms and is lit up, Queensbridge Kings Plaques awards applause when I do my Streets is black as midnight, the gray With stains of blood and germ and all day
on the ave, get sized up, plus appraised Duck and pray my guns don't bust your way Niggaz names, livin' off reputation Sometimes gotta remind you ain't nothin'
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I ain't If your gun's off the hook then we'll be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I ain't all fair in love and war and I'm well prepared
If you ill, come get me, I ain't runnin' If your gun's off the hook then we'll both be get me if you real, 'cause I ain't scared It's all in love and we can take it there
You don't like me clown? Now, you take me down? If I my face around, you gon' do what? You butt Your knew I blew up, I been shinin', baseball diamonds Dick for your chick lings
know what my nine pearl handle's about Fuck you, say girlie mouth? Get it krunk like the Dirty And I you see me flossed out, multi mill i Hear your bitch talk about me, you give her the eye?
Girls dig you, imagine she feel for me? You make hot songs, but she know you from me Who ill as me? I wild on haters in three level, I take y'all niggaz to 3-D
Can't find a nigga from Queens be with the most grimy killers (What nigga?) And they all look Who put bombs underneath cars, if you want beef start next stop is to the graveyard
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I ain't If your gun's off the then we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared It's all fair in love and war and I'm prepared
If you ill, come get me, I ain't runnin' If your off the hook then we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, I ain't scared It's all in love and we can take it there
You too to kill again, jail got you soft You talk but you to go back up North Keep your face twisted, but you don't want nuttin' Talk a bunch of shit and stop frontin'
You don't flip again, and sell drugs again Be on the run again, catch you at the Inn Shoot up your door, bust in on you and your Put y'all in bags, clean the off of the floor
So play tough, I y'all to get out of line I got nines, every shape and design I sent killers every race to put one in spine Two in ear, get your crew, who do I fear? Nobody never get involved and of em dyin'
I think like you do, roll about 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 wounds
While I'm gettin' head, in a Lear jet, With all my goons, all my ice, and Full of paper, not money it's 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, I ain't runnin' If your gun's off the hook then we'll be gunnin' Come get me if you real, I ain't scared all fair in love and war and I'm well prepared
If you ill, get me, 'cause I ain't runnin' If your off the hook then we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I scared It's all in love and we can take it there
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we a long way Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody him Ladies and gentlemen, and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen