Artist: Nas Album: Life Is Good Song: Back When Typed by: Gemini_20502K@Yahoo.com [Intro: Sample from "Raptivity" by Ronnie Gee] Warning-Warning-Warning-Warning New York-New York-New York-New York The sound-The sound-The sound You about to hear-to hear-to hear-to hear-to hear-to hear-to hear [Chorus: Sample from "The Bridge" by MC Shan] (Nas) (*Sample from "Live Routine" by MC Shan) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (Start it off!!!) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (*Ah Yeah!!!) You love to hear the story how it all got started got started (Start it off!!! Start it off!!!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Yeah!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Yeah!) [Verse One: Nas] The ill reminisce and think about the fly days Nothin like them '80 summer N.Y. days Hop on the NB5 days Mo' peds, Pro-Keds, city split five ways How it all started, 5th floor apartment A jigsaw puzzle arial view of the projects A kid source trouble bury a view of his partners Now I chill in resorts, enjoyin the sights Check out the oracle bread from city housing Nas! I arise the dead by thousands I remember seein Shan, chillin near his Audi Hollis had Run and 'em But I probably put a poster up of Shan and Marley, that was art kid You love to hear the story how it started The brotherly I'm poor I wasn't popped yet Before their was an audience to watch as I assure you, there was a process [Chorus: Sample from "The Bridge" by MC Shan] (Nas) (*Sample from "Live Routine" by MC Shan) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (How it all got started! Yeah!) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (How it! How it! How it all got started!) (*Ah Yeah!!!) You love to hear the story how it all got started got started (Hear the story! How it all! How it all got started!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Back when!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Back when!) [Verse Two: Nas] To call them fake today it's hate, real niggas extinct 'Pac left me inside a rap world with niggas that wink At other rappers undercover niggas spit every way Won't be surprised if all their lives have federal plates Let alone their wardrobes is Studio Four flow It was real when I appeared it would have been some jaws broke Nas! My real name stage name same thing How could youlet these lames claim king? I'm so ashamed mayne! I light a L for Vernon, for niggas who would burn in hell for Vernon 10th Street, 12th Street, Nightmare on Elm Street Pimps creep, delve deep, inside the editorials Of the ghetto queens kings stories true Who possesses the testicular fortitude To blow away mist, that's a endurance to all of you You blame your own short comings on sex and race The mafia, homosexuals and all the jews It's hogwash point of views, stereotypical Anti-semetic like the foul words Gibson spewed And it's patethic, I don't get the credit I deserve that's why I hate doin interviews But I don't sweat it study long study wrong My man Deion said Nas overthink the songs he writin I'm not a wack performer standin there with corny hype men I got the donism in me I'm here to enlighten [Chorus: Sample from "The Bridge" by MC Shan] (Nas) (*Sample from "Live Routine" by MC Shan) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (How it all got started! Yeah!) You love to hear the story how it all how it all got started-got started (How it! How it! How it all got started!) (*Ah Yeah!!!) You love to hear the story how it all got started got started (Hear the story! How it all! How it all got started!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Back when!) Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when-Back when (Back when! Back when!)