Yeah, I want all my niggas to journey with me My name is Nas, and the year is of me, therefore I could see Through my button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, just an Abyss Came from the sun, my hands balled in a fist Punching on my moms stomach, kicking on her Twitching 'cause I'm nervous, my intended purpose Was to be to reign, not in scorn or vain But to on a name, that my pops chose for me full of indo, developing eyes Nine month process, infant
A in his early stage, his mother in the early 30s Was married to wishin' what she carried would drop I'm not worthy to come from a women so pure, Ann of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and bones Hearin' prayers, she askin' for my health That I become a man and learn to make a way for Nervous she was, and her got in my blood with Marijuana from my daddy's genes
Lotta screams I'm hearin', it's parents is scrappin' I'm not a baby A miscarriage can
I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes
Yo, they must keep me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still alive Guess I got what they call a Ill to survive I look hard the lights is killin' my eyes I know moms is layin' down, I get bored, start to get live Move side to side, hear loud music and All black babies are born rhythm, that's no lie energize, mineralize food flowin' through my mothers tube I'm covered in this thick of goo
two was the least most comfortable My umbilical cord me but month 3 was closer, see That's when pops moms to see the doc at the clinic But I was saved, he his mind in the last minute Watchin' 'em yell, heard my moms voice fist fights, so terrified when we fell While broke up furniture and smashed plates on the wall I wondered if I am born, I be safe at all
This place they call the world though my was so large Couldn't to get out, and grow up and take charge 5, Month 6 went by, hopin' I'm born in July But the already figured out a date and time, Septemeber 14th, '73 Get world, doctors in the front waitin' for me Arms open 'cause they know when I drop, alot of gon' stop See how the goverment will start re-training Month 9, I'm a week due, the labor induced
Pops told my moms, "Push and deep breaths too Stay calm", her arm, I'm trying to hold on Surgical gloves touching my scalp, my head out Everything is blurry, my breath screams out Tears pouring down my pops face so proud Wantin' to hold me, but I was so They washed me off and he said, "At least that nigga ugly" Placed me in his arms snuggly, me on my mother
Finally, I got to see who held me in her She love me, and yo I plan to overthrow the about to see this world in trouble