And as a special treat evening I have asked America's young poet To read his poem for us
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we a long way
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus
Yo, yo, yo Power and crime, the thugs powder and dimes Twenties of D, is yo' niggaz wilder mine? My niggaz bust nines, lye and stick up cowards For they shine, you resist, then you push up
I'm like Lou Cabrasi, Vito's hit-man That's Godfather shit, back seat, lit plans spit, I'm too tough to bargain with And you don't want the God to pull up the cars sick
Arms and wrists is lit up, Kings awards applause when I do my thing Streets is black as midnight, the concrete stains of blood and germ and piss all day
Come on the ave, get sized up, plus Duck and that my guns don't bust your way Niggaz names, livin' off reputation Sometimes remind you ain't nothin' changin'
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him
If you ill, come get me, I ain't runnin' If your gun's off the hook we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I ain't It's all fair in love and war and I'm well
If you ill, get me, 'cause I ain't runnin' 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 we can take it there
You don't like me clown? Now, you wanna me down? If I bring my face around, you do what? You butt Your crew knew I blew up, I shinin', baseball diamonds Dick rings for chick lings
know what my nine pearl handle's about Fuck you, say mouth? 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 make hot songs, but she you steal from me Who ill as me? I wild on in album three Next level, I take niggaz to 3-D
Can't find a nigga shook Queens I'll be the most grimy killers (What nigga?) And all look clean Who put bombs underneath cars, if you beef then start Your next stop is to the
If you ill, come get me, 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 and war and I'm well prepared
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 we can take it
You too feminine to kill again, got you soft You but you scared to go back up North Keep your twisted, but you don't really want nuttin' Talk a bunch of shit motherfucker and stop
You wanna flip again, and sell drugs again Be on the run again, catch you at the Inn Shoot up your door, in on you and your whore Put in bags, clean the blood off of the floor
So play tough, I want to get out of line I got nines, every color shape and I sent every race to put one in your spine Two in your ear, get crew, who do I fear? Nobody never get involved and none of em
I think like you do, roll about two irons me flyin', high in the aircraft winin' And dinin', you die, we laugh, you bitch ass You bitch ass to up, your stab wounds
I'm gettin' head, in a Lear jet, bathroom With all my goons, all my ice, and Full of paper, not it's bank statements The Illmatic that how we rock and co-ops, we buy the hood and sell you a block
If you ill, get me, 'cause I ain't 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 fair in 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' get me if you real, 'cause I ain't scared It's all fair in and we can take it there
Ladies and gentlemen, Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we a long way Ladies and gentlemen, watch him Ladies and gentlemen, and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen