Yeah, I all my niggas to come journey with me My name is Nas, and the is 1973 Beginning of me, I could see Through my button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, like an Abyss from behind the sun, my hands balled in a fist Punching on my stomach, kicking on her cervix Twitching 'cause I'm nervous, thought my intended Was to be born to reign, not in scorn or But to take on a name, that my chose for me full of indo, developing eyes Nine month process, infant
A prophet in his early stage, his mother in the 30s Was married to wishin' what she carried would drop I'm not worthy to come a women so pure, Ann Jones of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and bones Hearin' prayers, she for my good health That I become a man and learn to make a way for she was, and her paranoia got in my blood Mixed Marijuana from my daddy's genes
Lotta I'm hearin', it's crazy Both is scrappin' I'm not even a A can happen
I my way out my mom dukes I shot my way out my mom I my way out my mom dukes I shot my way out my mom
Yo, they must wanna keep me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still 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, start to get Move to side, hear loud music and vibe All babies are born with rhythm, that's no lie Solar energize, mineralize food flowin' through my mothers I'm in this thick layer of goo
Month two was the least 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 changed his mind in the last Watchin' 'em yell, my moms voice well Feared fist fights, so terrified we fell While broke up furniture and smashed plates on the wall I if I am born, will I be safe at all
This place they call the world though my was so large wait to get out, and grow up and take charge Month 5, Month 6 went by, I'm born in July But the Lord already figured out a and time, Septemeber 14th, '73 Get world, doctors in the front waitin' for me Arms open 'cause they when I drop, alot of shit's gon' stop See how the goverment start re-training cops 9, I'm a week over due, the labor induced
Pops my moms, "Push and take deep breaths too Stay calm", holdin' her arm, I'm trying to on Surgical gloves touching my scalp, my pops out Everything is blurry, my first breath out pouring down my pops face he's so proud Wantin' to me, but I was so bloody They washed me off and he said, "At least that ain't ugly" Placed me in his arms snuggly, me on my mother
Finally, I got to see who me in her body She love me, and yo I plan to overthrow the Y'all about to see this in trouble