NaS - n.i.g.g.e.r. (the slave and the master)

Lyrics:
They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
Man this history don't acknowledge us,
We was scholars long before colleges.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
But still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
We are the slave and the master,
Whaccha looking for?
You the question and the answer.

We trust no black leaders,
Use the stove to heat us,
Powdered eggs and government cheeses,
The calendars was Martin, JFK, & Jesus,
Gotta be fresh
To go to school with fly sneakers.
Schools with outdated books,
We are the forgotten,
Summers coolin' off by the fire hydrant.
Yeah I'm from the ghetto,
Where old black women talk about they sugar level,
It's not unusual,
To see photos of dead homies' funerals,
Aluminum foil on t.v. antennas
Little TV sit on top the big TV eatin TV dinners,
Girls dye they hair with kool-aid,
They gave us lemons we made lemonade,
But this nigga's paid,
Ancestry of slaves,
Descendant of Kings
It's necessary I,
Bling,
Put rings on every thing
Where Timbs on every scene.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
Man this history don't acknowledge us,
We was scholars long before colleges.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
We are the slave and the master,
Whaccha lookin for,
You the question and the answer.

Do I mean it like the slave master?
NIGGER!
No!
I'm gangsta
Gotta eat rappers!
My abbreviation
Was young when I caught the cases,
That should mean the court could see my changes
Take off the bracelets,
Savage when broke,
Smoke sour diesel
Need no Bo-flex
My chest still cut-up like a bag of dope,
Thought patterns consist of boss matters,
Spit Moses' "Lost Commandments"
Like a gross sandwich out my mouth.
Toast to government cameras
Peepin us every week
I must have my cars homes & phones
Sweeped for bugs,
But this is what I was dreamin of,
Between cutting hard coke with new razors
Slicing my fingers up,
They use to string us up,
We wanted everything,
But the one bringing us cake be the snakes
Like the...
Like the New Jack City wedding scene
No time for mistakes trying to get it like meddaine

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
Man this history don't acknowledge us,
We was scholars long before colleges.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
We are the slave and the master,
Whaccha lookin for,
You the question and the answer.

My nig...
Whattup my nig-ga
People afraid of criticism
But I always put myself in a sacrificial position!
They been know I ain't just rappin for fame,
I got my old homie havvsa the father asking for change!
Yep! I'd give this cash up
This paper don't matter
They seen me from skinny to fatter
When I rap about war,
They got the tendency to scatter,
They ain't my backup no more,
So now my enemies are at my front door,
Cause any time we mention
Our condition, our history or existence,
They calling it reverse racism,
Still till this day the street's torn,
My brother Jungle always have a seat for 'em
Not behind me - beside me
You'll always know where to find me,
They say the close ones will hurt you,
So let's keep a small circle,
On the road to riches, and diamond rings
In the land of the blind
The man with one eye is the king.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
Man this history don't acknowledge us,
We was scholars long before colleges.

They say we N – I - Double G – E – R
We are - much more,
Still we choose to ignore,
The obvious.
We are the slave and the master,
Whaccha lookin for,
You the question and the answer.

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lyrics added top right

[jullz19]

Name any other MC or rapper that could of done this Album like Nas.

There is no one.

Nas is the best at what he does, He will always be the lyrical genius.

Got to respect the knowledge hes feeding us.

Go buy that album, If wayne sells more then Nas im going to be tight, Cuz Nas eats wayne Lyrically. peace

[dblock6000]

the man with the one eye is the god of the freemason

[unology1]

dammit where is the version with the crazy bassline???!!

[jmurf420]

man im hot i cant find tha real version of this track for my playlist.

[shonha1]

@Badboy629 Nah u missed it homie, We are the slave nd the master, also the question nd the answer, meaning we were first the masters of this whole globe before falling to become slaves, black ppl are always looking for answers when we are the annwer to all our problems, the problem is too many of us don't know that, as the Bible states, my ppl perish because of lack of knowledge

[megawinterfall]

I used to thnk nas was a sellout and maybe he was bak then. BUt now he is def for the people....black people that is

[omegaking1]

blacks ricans and indians are true isrealites

[MrRuthless123]

the best in nyc fuck!

[Badboy629]

THE MASTER - THE DEVIL

THE SLAVE - NAS

WE GET THE MESSAGE NIGGA! FUCK ILLUMINATI

[Badboy629]

The Master - The Devil

The Slave - Nas

we get the message nigga!!

[tamaduni]

@marccram73 KEMETIC AKA EGYPT SPIRITUALITY

[omnione12]

I like your choices

I like: Cassidy, Lil wayne, Cannibus Mos Def, Jay Z.

__________

I like Em's music but his freestyles are more of battle type not really CD worthy.

Honorable mention:

Mims, Papoose, Corey Gunz