Nas - The Genesis

sound
of a subway train going overhead]
[in the background, Nas' verse from Main Source
"Live at the BBQ" is heard]
[excerpt of verse is as follows]

(Street's disciple,
my raps are trifle
I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle
Stampede the stage, I leave
the microphone split
Play Mr. Tuffy while I'm on some Pretty Tone shit
Verbal assassin,
my architect pleases
When I was twelve, I went to ... )

[conversation heard over this
before Wild Style music kicks in is as follows]
[dialogue from the film between ZORO
and his infantryman brother, Hector]

[Hector:] And you're sitting at home
doing this shit? I should be earning a
medal for this. Stop fucking around and be a man, there
ain't nothing out
here for you...

[ZORO:]
Oh yes there is...this!

[somebody
from the Firm]
Yo Nas
Yo what the fuck is this bullshit on the radio Son?
[Nas]
Chill
chill, that's the shit God, chill
[AZ the Visualiza]
Aiyyo yo, pull down the shade,
man.
Let's count this money, nigguh
Aiyyo Nas, put the Jacksons and the Grants over there
You
know what I'm sayin?
Cause we spendin the Jacksons
[Nas]
Right, yeah.
[AZ]
You
know how we get down baby
[Nas]
True, true"
[the Firm]
Nas, yo Nas, man
shit is mad real right now in the Projects
for a nigga yo, word to mother. All them crab ass rappers
be
comin up to me man word to mother man I think we need
to let them niggaz know it's real man
[Nas]
True
indeed, knahmsayin, but when it's real you doin this
even without a record contract, knahmsayin?
[AZ]
No
question
[Nas]
Been doin this since back then
[the Firm]
No doubt
[AZ]
I'm
saying regardless how it go down we gon keep it real
We trying to see many mansions and...and
Coupes kid!
[Nas]
No doubt, we gon keep it real
True, true...
[the Firm]
Aiyyo
where's Grand Wizard and Mayo at man?
Takin niggas a long time, man..."
[Nas]
Who
got the Phillies? Take this Hennessey
[AZ]
Aiyyo Dunn! C'mon, c'mon, man stop waving
that man
Stop pointing that at me Dunn, take the clip out
[Nas]
Nigga alright but
take this Hennessey man
[AZ]
I'm saying take the clip man
C'mon, take it out...
[Nas]
Light
them Phillies up man
Niggaz stop fucking burning Phillies man
Light some Phillies up then!
[the
Firm]
Pass that Amber Boch, pass that Amber Boch, nigga! Act like you know.
[AZ]
Yo,
we drinking this straight up with no chaser
I ain't fucking with you nigga
[Nas]
I'm
saying though man...
[AZ]
What is it, what is it baby?
[the Firm]
What
is it Son, what is it?
[AZ]
You know what time it is
[Nas]
I'm saying man,
ya know what I'm saying?
Niggaz don't listen man, representing
It's Illmatic.

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