And as a special treat evening I have asked America's foremost poet To read his latest for us
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus We, we, we a long way
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody him Ladies and gentlemen,
Yo, yo, yo and crime, the thugs slingin' powder and dimes Twenties of D, is yo' niggaz than mine? My bust nines, puff lye and stick up cowards For they shine, you resist, you push 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 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 as midnight, the concrete gray With of blood and germ and piss all day
Come on the ave, get up, plus appraised Duck and pray my guns don't bust your way Niggaz with names, off reputation Sometimes gotta you ain't nothin' changin'
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him
If you ill, come get me, 'cause I runnin' If your gun's off the hook we'll 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, I ain't runnin' If your off the hook then we'll both be gunnin' Come get me if you real, 'cause I ain't It's all fair in love and we can take it
You don't like me clown? Now, you wanna take me If I bring my face around, you do what? You butt Your crew knew I blew up, I been shinin', diamonds Dick rings for chick lings
Niggaz know what my nine handle's about Fuck you, say girlie mouth? Get it krunk like the South And I know you see me flossed out, multi i Hear your bitch about me, you give her the cold eye?
Girls dig you, imagine what she for me? You make hot songs, but she know you steal me Who ill as me? I wild on haters in three Next level, I take niggaz to 3-D
Can't find a nigga shook from I'll be with the most killers (What nigga?) And they all clean Who put underneath cars, if you want beef then start Your next stop is to the
If you ill, get me, 'cause I ain't runnin' If your gun's off the then we'll both 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, 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, 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 scared to go back up Keep your twisted, but you don't really want nuttin' Talk a of shit motherfucker and stop frontin'
You don't wanna flip again, and drugs again Be on the run again, catch you at the Inn up your door, bust in on you and your whore Put y'all in bags, clean the blood off of the
So tough, I want 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? never get involved and none of em dyin'
I think like you do, roll with two irons Catch me flyin', in the aircraft winin' And dinin', you die, then we laugh, you ass You bitch ass to gauze up, your wounds
While I'm head, in a Lear jet, bathroom With all my goons, all my ice, and of paper, not money it's bank statements The Illmatic explains how we rock Yachts and co-ops, we buy the hood and sell you a
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 love and war and I'm well
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 love and we can it there
and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody, him Ladies and gentlemen, We, we, we came a way and gentlemen, na-na-Nastradamus Everybody him Ladies and gentlemen, and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen