Black Republican (Album Version|Edited)-Nas/Jay-Z

[ti:Black Republican] [ar:Nas] [al:] [by:] [offset:0] [00:03.04]I know you can feel the magic baby [00:06.60]Turn the motherf**kin lights down [00:11.33]Esco whuttup （Whuttup homey） [00:13.98]I mean it's what you expected ain't it [00:22.47]Let's go uh uh uh uh uh [00:28.66]Turn the music up and the headphones [00:31.73]Uh Yea that's perfect （Yea right） [00:34.91]Uh we gots to take and make a ni**a wait on this motherf**ker [00:41.98]（hahaha ） Make niggaz mad and sh*t like [00:48.91]Niggaz usually start rappin' after 4-bars ni**a go in [00:52.48]Start dancin' in this motherf**ker [00:57.16]Yea （Yea） niggaz come outta nowhere [00:59.41]I feel like a Black Republican money I got comin' in [01:03.31]Can't turn my back on the hood I got love for them [01:08.66]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [01:12.17]Probably in the back of the hood I'm like F**k it then [01:15.29]Huddlin' over the oven we was like brothers then （What ） [01:19.79]Though you was nothin' other than a son of my mother's friend [01:22.23]We had governin' who would of thought the love would end [01:24.54]Like ice cold album all good things [01:26.10]Neva thought we sing the same song that all hood sang [01:29.48]Thought it was all wood-grain all good brain [01:31.42]You wouldn't bicker like the other fools talk good game [01:34.60]Neva imagine all the disasters that one could reign [01:38.04]Could bring should bling the game and I could [01:40.67]It's kill or be killed how could I refrain [01:43.04]And foreva be in debt that's neva a good thing [01:45.73]To the pressure for success can put a good strain [01:48.35]On a friend you call best and yes it could bring [01:51.17]Out the worst in every person even the good's insane [01:53.48]Though we rehearsed it's just ain't the same [01:55.29]When you put in the game at age sixteen [01:57.42]Then you mix things like cars jewelry and miss things [02:00.10]Jealousy ego and pride and this brings [02:01.85]It all to a head like coin cha-ching [02:04.04]The rule of evil strikes again this could sting [02:06.17]Now the team got beef between the Post and the Point [02:08.61]This puts the ring in jeopardy - until Liberty [02:10.73]I feel like a black militant takin' over the government [02:13.11]Can't turn my back on the hood too much love for them [02:15.98]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [02:18.79]Probably in up back in the hood I'm like f**k it then [02:21.67]I feel like a black militant takin' over the government [02:23.92]Can't turn my back on the hood too much love for them [02:26.67]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [02:29.42]Probably in up back in the hood I'm like f**k it then [02:32.17]I'm back in the hood they like Hey Nas （Uh） [02:34.42]Blowin' on purp' reflectin' on they lives [02:36.04]Couple of fat cats couple of A I 's [02:38.29]Dreamin' of fly sh*t instead of them gray skies [02:40.42]Gray 5's hate guys wishin' our reign dies [02:42.17]Pitch sling pies and niggaz they sing why [02:44.04]Guess they ain't strong enough to handle their jail time [02:46.48]Weak minds keep tryin' follow the street signs [02:48.36]I'm standin' on the roof of my building [02:50.36]I'm feelin' - the whirlwind of beef I inhale it [02:52.54]Just like an acrobat ready to hurl myself though the hoops of fire [02:55.17]Sippin' 80 proof bulletproof under my attire [02:56.61]Could it be the forces of darkness against hood angels of good [02:59.17]That forms street politics - makes a sweet honest kid [03:01.57]Turn illegal for commerce - to get his feet out of them Converse [03:05.48]That's my word