Uh, you know I still run with that, that blood of a slave
Boiling in my veins
It's just hot until a ***** can't take it no more
Blood of a slave, Heart of a King Turn my voice up Ayo, the brother is "Stillmatic"
I crawled up out of that grave, wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt They thought I'll make another "Illmatic" But it's always forward I'm moving Never backwards stupid here's another classic C-Notes is falling from the sky By now the credits roll starring Nas executive poet, produced, directed by The Kid slash Escobar Narration describes the lives and lost tribes in the ghetto trying to survive The feature opens with this young black child Finger scratch, cigarette burns on the sofa, turning the TV down Mary Jane girls, 45's playing, soft in the background Poof from C-Town's mornings was hash browns Stepped over **** fiends, walking out the door, all of us paw I learned the difference between the snitches, the real ones, and who's soft And the murderous, hungriest crews People jumping from roofs, shotguns pumping made it through my youth Walking very thin lines, ages seven and nine That's the age I was on my album cover, this is the rebirth I know the streets thirst water like Moses Walking through the ho t desert searching to be free This is my end and my new beginning Nostalgia Alpha and Omega places, it's like a glitch in the matrix I seen it at all, did it all, most of y'all been pop for a minute Spitters, sinners and the game get rid of y'all Y'all got there but y'all didn't get it all , I want my style back Hate to cease y'all plan it's the rap repo-man To them double up hustlers, bidders, ****** who real Professionals, stick up child's dreaming for meals Let my words guide you, get inside you From Crips to Pirus this is survival Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King
Uh, uh Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King Uh, yea Huh, Braveheart
[00:02.32]Uh, you know I still run with that, [00:06.17]that blood of a slave [00:07.29] [00:08.17]Boiling in my veins [00:09.12] [00:10.19]It's just hot until a ***** [00:14.19]can't take it no more [00:15.31] [00:16.62]Blood of a slave, Heart of a King [00:19.30]Turn my voice up [00:20.92]Ayo, the brother is "Stillmatic" [00:23.23] [00:23.85]I crawled up out of that grave, [00:25.67]wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt [00:27.11]They thought I'll make another "Illmatic" [00:28.23]But it's always forward I'm moving [00:30.45]Never backwards stupid here's another classic [00:32.88]C-Notes is falling from the sky [00:34.65]By now the credits roll starring [00:36.33]Nas executive poet, produced, [00:37.64]directed by [00:38.51]The Kid slash Escobar [00:39.91]Narration describes the lives and [00:41.47]lost tribes in the ghetto trying to survive [00:43.61]The feature opens with [00:45.01]this young black child [00:46.00]Finger scratch, cigarette burns on the sofa, [00:47.69]turning the TV down [00:48.88]Mary Jane girls, 45's playing, [00:50.20]soft in the background [00:51.90]Poof from C-Town's mornings was hash browns [00:53.77]Stepped over **** fiends, [00:54.72]walking out the door, all of us paw [00:56.65]I learned the difference between the snitches, [00:59.16]the real ones, and who's soft [01:01.39]And the murderous, hungriest crews [01:02.63]People jumping from roofs, [01:03.88]shotguns pumping made it through my youth [01:05.87]Walking very thin lines, ages seven and nine [01:08.32]That's the age I was on my album cover, [01:10.47]this is the rebirth [01:11.53]I know the streets thirst water like Moses [01:13.47]Walking through the ho [01:14.85]t desert searching to be free [01:16.23]This is my end and my new beginning Nostalgia [01:18.85]Alpha and Omega places, [01:20.42]it's like a glitch in the matrix [01:22.07]I seen it at all, did it all, most of [01:24.58]y'all been pop for a minute [01:25.76]Spitters, sinners and the game get rid of y'all [01:27.70]Y'all got there but y'all didn't get it all [01:29.95], I want my style back [01:31.23]Hate to cease y'all plan it's the rap repo-man [01:33.92]To them double up hustlers, [01:35.11]bidders, ****** who real [01:36.05]Professionals, stick up [01:36.87]child's dreaming for meals [01:38.37]Let my words guide you, get inside you [01:40.75]From Crips to Pirus this is survival [01:42.58]Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King [01:46.84]Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King [01:52.62] [01:54.50]Uh, uh Blood of a Slave, Heart of a King [01:58.01]Uh, yea [02:00.77]Huh, Braveheart
