NaS and Olu Dara - Bridging The Gap (complete with lyrics)

[Intro: Olu Dara singing]
See I come from Mississippi
I was young and runnin' wild
Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child
I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive

[Verse 1: Nas]
Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --
Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered
Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
But I'm still number one, everyday real
Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel
'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
Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap
The history of music on this track
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 well-known, some doin' bids
I 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!)
Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!

[Verse 2: Nas]
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues
Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
Old school, new school, know school rules
All these years I been voicin' my blues
I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart
Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent
But 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 -- The great-greatest man alive

[Verse 3: Nas]
Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone
He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home
Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu
Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
[Olu Dara singing]
I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique
Madagascar, Paris, Greece
The Middle Africa is where we lived
Better known as Queenbridge
[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!)
Where I had my first child (That's me)
I named the boy Nasir (Yeah, Daddy!)
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)Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive!
Rest In Peace Ray Charles

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[londongurbet]

Nas IS REAL

Nas Keeps Hip Hop ALIVE

NAS IS THE KING

NAS IS A REAL NIGGA

NAS IS A SON OF A MUSICIAN

NAS IS A BRUDDA

AND LASTLY HE TALKS TRUE WISDOM WORDS

THUMPS UP MANNN IF YAA ALL LOVE NASIR

[RandyM53]

14 peepz fell in a gap..

[mistanigga]

old school new school no school rules

[mistanigga]

BIG



[Priceless2124]

It's songs like this that make nas better than Jay-Z

[htownhomie06]

i love this vid for all the subtle historical connections bridged between hip hop and other genres of music. for years, folks tried to discredit hip hop as less legitimate than rock 'n roll, gospel, r&b and jazz music ... genres invented by african americans (just sayin). truth is, any real hip hop music fan just like any ethnomusicologist who's studied american art will tell u hip hop pretty much follows the same patterns as the others. just the nx generation's form of expression. classic!

[BOOTCAMPCHILE]

2:26 GLORIA ETERNA

[Drnerdrage]

Even more proof Nas is the greatest of all time. Glad Olu Dara tried to get back into his son's life. Next I want to see a Jungle, Nas, and Olu collab.

[z123987654]

18 peepz fell in a gap now 

[z123987654]

@RandyM53

18 peepz fell in a gap now

[onyeka5]

I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas..can't touch that nigga.

[123snoman123]

anyone else feel bad for his other kids?