(One time for your mind, one time) Yeah, whatever It sound clever Yeah, it's illmatic, (yeah) It's illmatic, (yeah!) It's illmatic, huh (Yeah, kick that shit) Yo, whatever (Hey yo, Nas, (Whattup, Paul?) Kick that fuckin' rhyme)

Alright, nigga, no more fun and games, let's go (oh fuck) You, you set the standard for (what, me?) the future generation Liar, yeah, listen Slum village with the feeling, get a beat I bet you I'ma kill it (kill it) Huh, you ain't ready for the realest

Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me And I'm wondering where the lions are I'm wondering where the lions are Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay The world survives into another day And I'm thinking about eternity I had another dream about lions at the door

If someone said three years from now You'd be long gone I'd stand up and punch them out You took my hand, you showed me how You promised me you'd be around Uh huh, that's right I took your words, and I believed

Maybe if I act like that (Stupid girl) Stupid girl Push up my bra like that That guy will call me back Porno paparazzi girls (yeah) I don't wanna be a stupid girl (uh-huh) Stupid girl! Stupid girls

I see a lot of man let their jealousy creep in Watch who you eat with, the girls that you sleep with Watch who you talk with, walk with, speak with The first to the motives, and last to the meetings Huh, all I know is how to work bruv Start off as a

I don't even understand how the fuck my plug talk (huh? what, what?) Pick him up in a space coupe, I don't let my plug walk (skrrt, pull up in a space coupe) New freak, had to cut my other lil' bitch off (ooh, ooh, lil' bitch) Fifty K, you could come and

I beat up the kitty, he Diddy He Diddy, he Diddy, he Diddy But his name not Diddy Huh, ding, ding, ding Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy Goodbye everyone, I'll remember you all in therapy

Stay schemin' Niggas tryna get at me (dawg) I ride for my niggas I ride for my niggas dawg, I ride for my niggas I slide for my niggas dawg, I ride for my niggas Damn, life so short, fuck it, I don't wanna go to court (Huh) Fuck it, got a budget for the

I am my hair, I am my hair Hair, hair, ha-ha-ha-hair I've had enough, this is my prayer That I'll die living just as free as my hair I'm as free as my hair I just wanna be myself Free as my hair, hair, hair Hair, hair, hair (Uh huh, uh huh)