And as a special treat evening I asked America's foremost young poet To read his latest for us
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we a long way
Ladies and gentlemen, watch him Ladies and gentlemen,
Yo, yo, yo Power and crime, the thugs slingin' powder and of D, is yo' niggaz wilder than mine? My niggaz bust nines, lye and stick up cowards For they shine, you resist, you push up flowers
I'm like Lou Cabrasi, Vito's hit-man Godfather shit, back seat, next lit plans Revolvers spit, I'm too to bargain with And you want the God to pull up the cars that's sick
and wrists is lit up, Queensbridge Kings Plaques awards applause 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, appraised Duck and pray that my guns bust your way with names, livin' off reputation Sometimes gotta remind you ain't changin'
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus 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, I ain't scared It's all fair in and war and I'm well prepared
If you ill, come get me, I ain't runnin' If gun's off the hook then we'll both be gunnin' get me if you real, 'cause I ain't scared It's all fair in love and we can it there
You don't me clown? Now, you wanna take me down? If I bring my face around, you gon' do You butt Your crew knew I blew up, I been shinin', diamonds Dick rings for your chick
Niggaz know what my nine handle's about Fuck you, say girlie Get it krunk like the Dirty South And I you see me flossed out, multi mill i Hear your bitch talk about me, you her the cold eye?
dig you, imagine what she feel for me? You make hot songs, but she you steal from me Who ill as me? I on haters in album three level, I take y'all niggaz to 3-D
Can't a nigga shook from Queens be with the most grimy killers (What nigga?) And all look clean 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 then we'll both be gunnin' get me if you real, 'cause I ain't scared It's all fair in love and war and I'm prepared
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I ain't If your gun's off the hook then both be gunnin' get me if you real, 'cause I ain't scared It's all fair in and we can take it there
You too feminine to again, jail got you soft You talk but you scared to go back up Keep your face twisted, but you don't really want Talk a bunch of shit motherfucker and frontin'
You don't wanna flip again, and sell again Be on the run again, you at the Comfort Inn up your door, bust in on you and your whore Put in bags, clean the blood off of the floor
So play tough, I y'all to get out of line I got nines, color shape and design I sent killers 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 about two Catch me flyin', high in the winin' And dinin', you die, then we laugh, you ass You bitch ass to gauze up, stab wounds
While I'm head, in a Lear jet, bathroom all my goons, all my ice, and suitcases Full of paper, not money it's statements The Illmatic explains how we rock Yachts and co-ops, we buy the hood and you a block
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, 'cause I scared It's all in love and war and I'm well prepared
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, I ain't scared It's all fair in and we can take it there
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus We, we, we a long way Ladies and gentlemen, watch him Ladies and gentlemen, Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and