Yeah, I want all my niggas to come journey me My name is Nas, and the is 1973 Beginning of me, therefore I see my belly button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, like an Abyss Came from behind the sun, my hands in a fist on my moms stomach, kicking on her cervix Twitching 'cause I'm nervous, thought my intended Was to be born to reign, not in or vain But to take on a name, my pops chose for me Bloodstream full of indo, developing Nine process, infant size
A prophet in his stage, his mother in the early 30s Was married to pops wishin' what she would drop I'm not worthy to from a women so pure, Ann Jones Flesh of her flesh, of her blood, her blood and bones prayers, she askin' for my good health That I become a man and to make a way for myself Nervous she was, and her got in my blood Mixed with Marijuana my daddy's genes
Lotta screams I'm hearin', it's Both parents is I'm not a baby A can happen
I shot my way out my mom I my way out my mom dukes I shot my way out my mom I shot my way out my mom
Yo, they wanna keep me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still alive Guess I got what call a Ill Will to survive When I look hard the lights is my eyes I know when moms is layin' down, I get bored, to get live Move to side, hear loud music and vibe All babies are born with rhythm, that's no lie Solar energize, food flowin' through my mothers tube I'm covered in this layer of goo
two was the least most comfortable My umbilical choking me but month 3 was closer, see That's when pops took moms to see the doc at the But I was saved, he changed his mind in the last 'em yell, heard my moms voice well Feared fist fights, so terrified when we While they broke up furniture and smashed on the wall I wondered if I am born, will I be at all
This place they call the world my view was so large wait to get out, and grow up and take charge Month 5, Month 6 went by, hopin' I'm born in But the Lord already 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, of shit's gon' stop See how the goverment will start cops Month 9, I'm a week over due, the induced
told my moms, "Push and take 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 he's so Wantin' to hold me, but I was so They washed me off and he said, "At that nigga ain't ugly" me in his arms snuggly, laid me on my mother
Finally, I got to see who me in her body She me, and yo I plan to overthrow the devil Y'all about to see this in trouble