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Bridging The Gap
"The light is there." See I come from Mississippi [Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I was young and runnin' wild I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
[Verse 1: Nas] Let's go!... HeyMany brothers snatched it up and tried to match it Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel But I'm still number one, everyday real 'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy The history of music on this track Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap Born in the game, discovered my father's music Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids Some are wellI mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo [Olu Dara singing] Greatest man alive (Nas: Yeah, turn it up!) GreSlaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
[Verse 2: Nas] The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Old school, new school, know school rules Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, HipBut Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to read, like X and stuff 'Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up 'Cause none'a them would like my style Read more books than the curriculum profile Said, "Mr. Jones please come get your child 'Cause he's writin' mad poems and his verses are wild" [Olu Dara singing] Greatest man [Verse 3: Nas] HeyHe been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu [Olu Dara singing] I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique Madagascar, Paris, Greece Better known as Queenbridge The Middle Africa is where we lived [Nas] Nas, Nas you don't stop Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop
Tell 'em Pop [Outro: Olu Dara singing / Nas adlibbing] See I come from Mississippi (Let 'em know) I was young and runnin' wild (Runnin' wild) Ended up in New York City (Yeah!) I named the boy Nasir (Yeah, Daddy!) Where I had my first child (That's me) All the boys call him Nas (Luh ya, boy) I told him as a youngster He'll be the greatest man alive (You the greatest, Pop) Greatest man alive (You the greatest, Pop)GreRest In Peace Ray Charles
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