作曲 : Chris Martin/Nasir Jones
What defines my name
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
Name existed forever, means victory helper, whole name means protector
Shorten it by two letters, without the IR at the end
The reincarnated Gil Scott, livin' in the bottle again
The World Cup in Moscow where the a ten
Vape pen when I speak, it's like a lottery win
Quote my total, Muay Thai mogul
So fly, I could walk in any spot, every box be soakin'
From a time when weed was stronger, today's streets are calmer
They used to kill for shades, sneaks and bombers
Uh, my name existed forever
Before Christians came in America, even better
When click sounds of they mouths was language for humans
With stick figures in caves, my name's written fluent
Nasty like way before even Rome had a sewage
For fifty-thousand years ago if I could choose this origin
Since there's nothin' to gain by assumin', I'ma say the definition of my name, the truest
I shocked 'em like real bullets in prop guns
Creep with baddies in sequins, dresses, we're high-strung
Fresh off the jet, you can see my vision where I've come
How much time y'all got?
Yo, Preem, let's drop somethin'
What defines my name
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
DNA of King James, kin of Saint Michael
Polygamous-minded, seven wives on ridiculous timin'
They always share the same title, that be the whiskey talk
That's foul like I stopped and frisked New York
At twenty, I said I'd better quit by thirty
Then by thirty, I thought by forty rapping is corny
How wrong was I?
Never would have thought at fifty new songs by Nas would be hard and live
I leave 'em scared like when they hear their name called but ain't nobody there
The definition of my name probably started where
I rode the E train, fingers covered in ink stains
Writin' was like an escape inside flame
It was Rakim, and Chris
Few names like Cool James, Face, Cube, and Rick that was musically sick
Successful and unnatural
I throw they songs in a cyanide capsule, the truth is poison to any fraud
Demigod, rockin' suits and shoes, goin' against any odds
How could you hate me? I survived the '80s
The , the trauma, embalming fluid and laced weed
Inhale fumes from a stove, we'll cook up, the show's booked up
I chose to take the world over, look up
What defines my name
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
Nas
N-A-S
What defines my name
Ayy, yo, thirty years later, Illmatic was dropped
Yeah— man, what the **** am I doing?
Ayy, yo, Preem, chill
I got the rhymes, you got the beats
Aight
Thirty years later, we back in the streets, we back in the lab
Aight then, let's go Nas
It's time
It's album time, yeah
It's time?
It's time, time
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-pow
Premier album still gon' happen
[00:00.000] 作曲 : Chris Martin/Nasir Jones
[00:04.048][Chorus: Nas & Biz Markie]
[00:06.686]What defines my name
[00:09.138]What defines my name
[00:10.911]Nas
[00:12.432]N-A-S
[00:14.268]What defines my name
[00:15.709]Nas
[00:16.710]N-A-S
[00:18.034]What defines my name
[00:19.880]
[00:20.166][Verse 1: Nas]
[00:21.027]Name existed forever, means victory helper, whole name means protector
[00:24.438]Shorten it by two letters, without the IR at the end
[00:28.406]The reincarnated Gil Scott, livin' in the bottle again
[00:30.643]The World Cup in Moscow where the [blonde is?] a ten
[00:33.312]Vape pen when I speak, it's like a lottery win
[00:35.739]Quote my total, Muay Thai mogul
[00:38.714]So fly, I could walk in any spot, every box be soakin'
[00:41.120]From a time when weed was stronger, today's streets are calmer
[00:44.118]They used to kill for shades, sneaks and bombers
[00:47.087]Uh, my name existed forever
[00:51.715]Before Christians came in America, even better
[00:54.378]When click sounds of they mouths was language for humans
[00:55.565]With stick figures in caves, my name's written fluent
[00:56.808]Nasty like way before even Rome had a sewage
[00:59.390]For fifty-thousand years ago if I could choose this origin
[01:02.501]Since there's nothin' to gain by assumin', I'ma say the definition of my name, the truest
[01:07.350]I shocked 'em like real bullets in prop guns
[01:09.927]Creep with baddies in sequins, dresses, we're high-strung
[01:12.428]Fresh off the jet, you can see my vision where I've come
[01:14.855]How much time y'all got?
[01:16.556]Yo, Preem, let's drop somethin'
[01:17.524]
[01:17.728][Chorus: Nas & Biz Markie]
[01:18.882]What defines my name
[01:21.220]What defines my name
[01:23.677]Nas
[01:24.674]N-A-S
[01:26.584]What defines my name
[01:27.676]Nas
[01:29.244]N-A-S
[01:30.464]What defines my name
[01:30.875]
[01:31.089][Verse 2: Nas]
[01:33.441]DNA of King James, kin of Saint Michael
[01:35.292]Polygamous-minded, seven wives on ridiculous timin'
[01:38.024]They always share the same title, that be the whiskey talk
[01:40.793]That's foul like I stopped and frisked New York
[01:43.119]At twenty, I said I'd better quit by thirty
[01:46.435]Then by thirty, I thought by forty rapping is corny
[01:48.208]How wrong was I?
[01:49.148]Never would have thought at fifty new songs by Nas would be hard and live
[01:52.046]I leave 'em scared like when they hear their name called but ain't nobody there
[01:56.161]The definition of my name probably started where
[01:58.968]I rode the E train, fingers covered in ink stains
[02:01.487]Writin' was like an escape inside [?] flame
[02:04.075]It was Rakim, [?] and Chris
[02:06.331]Few names like Cool James, Face, Cube, and Rick that was musically sick
[02:09.012]Successful and unnatural
[02:10.194]I throw they songs in a cyanide capsule, the truth is poison to any fraud
[02:15.964]Demigod, rockin' suits and shoes, goin' against any odds
[02:19.428]How could you hate me? I survived the '80s
[02:21.871]The [?], the trauma, embalming fluid and laced weed
[02:24.468]Inhale fumes from a stove, we'll cook up, the show's booked up
[02:27.114]I chose to take the world over, look up
[02:29.357]
[02:29.628][Chorus: Nas & Biz Markie]
[02:30.523]What defines my name
[02:33.687]What defines my name
[02:35.141]Nas
[02:36.796]N-A-S
[02:38.672]What defines my name
[02:39.825]Nas
[02:41.289]N-A-S
[02:42.385]What defines my name
[02:44.172]
[02:44.410][Outro: DJ Premier & Nas]
[02:45.202]Ayy, yo, thirty years later, Illmatic was dropped
[02:47.568]Yeah— man, what the **** am I doing?
[02:50.208]Ayy, yo, Preem, chill
[02:51.484]I got the rhymes, you got the beats
[02:53.592]Aight
[02:54.209]Thirty years later, we back in the streets, we back in the lab
[02:57.289]Aight then, let's go Nas
[02:58.876]It's time
[02:59.747]It's album time, yeah
[03:01.638]It's time?
[03:03.014]It's time, [blackest?] time
[03:04.022]Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-pow
[03:05.779]Premier album still gon' happen