NaS - Carry On Tradition (complete with lyrics)

[Intro: Nas]
Yea, niggaz want to talk about this rap shit
Niggaz want to talk about this money
About these cars, these homes, these labels
Clothes, sneakers, big money shit
Now everybody tryin' to get rich
Now get rich niggaz, fuck it

[Verse 1: Nas]
Some rap pioneers, be them crackheads
When they speak, you see missin' teeth
Silver chain with a silver piece
Niggaz your grandfather's age
They pants still hangin' down they legs talkin' about they ain't paid
And they hate you, 'cause they say, you ain't pay dues
And ..... was stealin' and robbin' them
I feel it's a problem we gotta resolve
Hip-Hop been dead, we the reason it died
Wasn't Sylvia's fault or because MC's skills are lost
It's because we can't see ourselves as the boss
Deep-rooted through slavery, self-hatred
The Jewish stick together, friends in high places
We on some low level shit
We don't want niggaz to ever win
See, everybody got a label
Everybody's a rapper but few flow fatal
It's fucked up, it all started from two turntables

[Hook: Nas]
When they crown you - and you rise up to your position
(Carry On Tradition)
When they knight you - then you go to fight, go to war, don't petition
(Carry On Tradition) - (Carry On Tradition)
Carry on, ca-carry on, (Carry On Tradition)
(Carry On Tradition), when you rep what we rep
Then (Carry On Tradition)

[Verse 2: Nas]
Now some of these new rappers got their caps flipped backwards
Wit their fingers intertwined in some gang-sign madness
I got an exam, let's see if y'all pass it
Let's see who can quote a Daddy Kane line the fastest
Some of you new rappers, I don't understand your code
You have your man shoot you, like in that Sopranos episode
Do anythin' to get in the game, mixtapes, you spit hate
Against bosses; hungry fucks are moraless
You should be tossed in a pit full of unfortunate vocalists
Niggaz, I coulda wrote your shit; I had off-time, was bored wit this
I coulda made my double-LP, just by samplin' different parts of Nautilus
Still came five on the charts with zero audience
The lane was open and y'all was droppin' that garbage shit
Y'all got awards for your bricks - it got good to ya
You started tellin' them bigger dogs to call it quits?! WHAT?

[Hook: Nas]
When they crown you - and you rise up to your position
(Carry On Tradition)
When they knight you - then you go to fight, go to war, don't petition
(Carry On Tradition) - (Carry On Tradition)
Carry on, ca-carry on, (Carry On Tradition)
(Carry On Tradition), when you rep what we rep
Then (Carry On Tradition)

[Verse 3: Nas]
Now niggaz got the studio poppin', it's mad clearer
Engineers got his earplugs and still hear us
The live-in-the-park sound, versus the studio state of art sound
We on the charts now; from British Walkers and Argyles
Look at us rap stars now, wit our black cars now
Fortune 500 listed, brunches, sip Cipriani's
Sippin', blunted, with rich white guys around me
Thick white girls around me, Chinese lined up
Because I'm what?, every dime lust
We used to be a ghetto secret; can't make my mind up
If I want that or the whole world to peep it
Now (Carry On Tradition)
Fuck a bum wack rapper makin' his career out of dissin'
Peace to the strugglin' artists and dead one's gone, we miss 'em
I promise I (Carry On Tradition)

[Hook: Nas]
When they crown you - and you rise up to your position
(Carry On Tradition)
When they knight you - then you go to fight, go to war, don't petition
(Carry On Tradition) - (Carry On Tradition)
Carry on, ca-carry on, (Carry On Tradition)
(Carry On Tradition), when you rep what we rep
Then (Carry On Tradition)

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[50EmEazyPac]

let's make a deal cause i've got others fuckin beefs on the internet so, the deal is this

You Kiss My Ass and say sorry to me and then i will accept and give you sorry

ok?

[philbo67]

lol im not appologising for anythin. Youve just gone totally over the top about some stupid difference of opinions. Im not gonna waste any more time arguing with you when the type of replies im gettin are "50 cent is goin to fuck your mother

fuck your sister, fuck all females of your family fuckin bitch "

I mean for fuck sake thats probably one the dumbest and shitiest comment ive ever heard

[50EmEazyPac]

it makes that you ARE A FUCKIN RETARDED ASSHOLE

YOU DONT KNOW NON' BOUT how to live in the streets and sellin drugs all the night with no sleepin

thats such a fuckin stupid thing what you dont know, i can beat the shit of you motherphucker

you just think that its eazy and good to live like that, but you dont kno nothin bout bein in a ghetto with no food on a table

illmatic wasnt the best bitch

bitch, fuckin white boy nerd tryin to be like a blackman, bitch go fuck urself

[philbo67]

fuck sake, calm down. I hate people like you who act all tough across the internet, youre never gonna get the chance to beat the shit outta me so why even fuckin say it.

Lol this guys talkin about rap music when hes a fuckin 50cent fan. Thats all i need to say you "FUCKIN RETARDED ASSHOLE"

Besides this is a massive argument outta nuthin. Lets just say nas is a great rapper and this is a good song.

Unless you wanna keep on actin the big gangsta over the internet....

[50EmEazyPac]

you and your fuckin illmatic

you guys are white, no afroamericans

why you sayin illmatic is the best cause everybody else is sayin that? that's why?

carry on tradition

[philbo67]

if i was just copying everyone else all i would be doin is talkin bout 2pacs all eyez on me n biggies ready to die. Illmatics the fuckin best ever every song is an absolute classic. Hip-hop is dead was pretty poor to be honest thats why ive only got one song from the whole album uploaded. Stillmatics a great album lots of great songs on it but illmatics unbeatable.

And i hate people like you who try and insult other people for being white, it makes no fuckin difference what colour my skin is

[youngbatman789]

nas jus kill this track

DAMM! HE IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE

[Whiran]

Beefs on the Internet!!! LOL!!!

[nasisillmatic1]

@tHaPaDd exactly my dude

[InkpoisonMTA]

does anyone know what nas said on the lyrics that where blocked out on the 1st verse?

[sarvelaj]

@youngbatman789 ehhh. reallly reallly reallllllllly fucking close. no disrespect. :)

[Jumbakilla09]

this song speak tha truth nas tha real G.O.A.T all yall haters can jump off a ****

[tHaPaDdy]

Fuck all ya Nas haters, Nas is one of the few people they can rap and got things to spit about. Look at fifty only raps about money, cars & whores. I mean who want to buy a cd of garbage where a man raps about his money?

What the fuck is the world coming to?

[amosfour]

@xTcWolfxTc why not put one of you up on youtube then ?

[xTcWolfxTc]

@amosfour lol check my shyt search MICmusicOnline then you will feel stupid for liking nas when i rap so much better

[amosfour]

@xTcWolfxTc hes better then you will ever be

[xTcWolfxTc]

YE IMO your a fucking idoit get off nas dick he had his time

[Crawill88]

he messed up and kept goin