Nas — One Mic Remix

{*speaking softly, gradually getting louder*} Turn my headphones up, it's pure Nuttin' gonna stop me now, Stillmatic Tye Fyfe remix, you know? (I'm here now, we here, it's your world) Ill Will y'all Yo, all I need is one mic, one beat, one stage One person front, my face on the front page Only if I had one love, one girl and one crib One God to show me how to do things his son did Pure, like a cup of virgin blood; mixed with 151, one sip'll probably make me flip See my name in the hieroglyphs, like Osiris and Isis Parables written inside papyruses Ackowledge it, we been all tricked time to come out of it Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us Police watch us {*siren*} roll up and try knockin' us One knee I ducked, could it be my time is up But my luck, I got up, the cop (shot) again Bus stop, glass bursts, a fiend drops his Heineken Richochetin' between the spots that I'm hidin' in Blackin' out as I duck back, forget gettin' hit! {*more sirens*} This is my hood I'mma rep, to the death of it 'til everybody come home, little brothers is grown Hoodrats, don't abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon Sent from the star sun and the moon In this life of police chases street sweepers and coppers Stick-up kids with no conscience, leavin' victims with doctors IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU READY TO FLY, WITH MIND POWER THIS IS WHAT NAS IS 'BOUT, BROTHERS THE TIME IS NOW! {*whispering again*} Yo, all I need is one mic.. All I need is one mic.. that's all I need All I need is one mic.. all I need All I need is one mic.. yeah {*gradually getting louder*} All I need is one cup, one page, and one pen One prayer - tell God forgive me for one sin Matter fact maybe more than one Look back at all the hatred against me, touch alla them Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three (shots) From twin (Glocks) there's sixteen a piece, that's thirty-two Which means, one of my dunns was holdin 17 Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you Everybody gotta die sometime; hope your funeral Never get caught up, pain'll go through the innocent Nothin' is fair, brothers roll up, (shootin') from wheelchairs My heart is racin', tastin' revenge in the air I let this all slide for too many years, too many times Now I'm strapped with a couple of (macs), too many (nines) If y'all people really wit me get busy load up the (semis) Do more than just hold it explode the (clip) until you empty There's nothin' in our way - they bust, we bust, they rush, we rush (Lead) flyin', feel it? I feel it in my gut THAT WE TAKE THESE DUDES TO WAR, LIE 'EM DOWN CAUSE WE STRONGER NOW MY PEOPLES THE TIME IS NOW!! {*whispering again*} All I need is one mic.. that's all I need, that's all I need All I need is one mic.. there's nuttin' else in the world All I need is one mic.. that's all a (nigga) need to do his thing y'know All I need is one mic.. {*starting loud this time, getting quieter*} ALL I NEED IS ONE LIFE, ONE TRY, ONE BREATH I'm ONE MAN WHAT I STAND FOR SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND Or wanna see me on top, too egotistical Talkin all that slick stuff, while my name is biblical Wonder what my secrets is, enemies'll move on you Only if they know, what your weakness is I have none Too late I'm mad young I'm laughin' cause I'm a cool brother Thought I wouldn't have that ass done? Fooled you brothers What you call a infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin' War gets deep, some beef is everlastin' Complete with thick scars, brothers knifin' each other Up in prison yards, drama, where does it start? You know the block was ill as a youngster Every night it was like a, (cop) would get killed body found in the dumpster For real a hustler, purchased my Range, people throwin dirt on my name Jealous cause fiends got they work and complain Women left me cause they thought I was finished Shoulda knew she wasn't true she came to me when her man caught a sentence Diamonds are blindin', I never make the same mistakes Movin' with a change of pace, lighter load, see now the king is straight Swellin' my melon cause none of these brothers real Heard they were, tellin' police, how can a kingpin squeal? This is crazy, I'm on the right track I'm finally found You need some soul searchin', the time is now All I need is one mic.. yeah, yeah yeah yeah All I need is one mic.. that's all I ever needed in this world, (fuck) cash All I need is one mic.. (fuck) the cars, the jewelry All I need is one mic.. to spread my voice to the whole world