Nas - Bridging the gap lyrics

*Nas talking*
"The light is there."

[Intro: Olu Dara singing]
See I come from Mississippi
I was young & runnin´ wild
Ended up in New York City, where I had my 1st child
I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas
I told him as a youngster, he will 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 & tried to match it
But I am still number one, everyday real
Speak what I want, I do not care what y´all feel
´Cause I am my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss
Keep integrity at every cost, & his home was Natchez Mississippi
Did it like Miles & 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: Yea, 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 & ooh´s
Old school, new school, know school rules
All these yeahrs I been voicin´ my blues
I am 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 & 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 has writin´ mad poems & 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
C´mon, 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 do not stop
Olu Dara in the house, you do not stop
Muddy Waters´ Howling Wolf you do not stop
From the Blues to Street Hop you do not stop
Tell em Pop

[Outro: Olu Dara singing / Nas adlibbing]
See I come from Mississippi (Let em know)
I was young & runnin´ wild (Runnin´ wild)
Ended up in New York City (Yea!)
Where I had my 1st child (That is me)
I named the boy Nasir (Yea, Daddy!)
All the boys call him Nas (Luh ya, boy)
I told him as a youngster
He will 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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