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[Odoul]

Just heard it on the radio for the first time a few minutes ago. Nice flow, hot beat, cool concept. None of the lyrics really stood out though, so I can't google them. Anyone know the Title?

PS. Is that really his dad? If it is that's kind of cool.

 

[Fresh Prince]

It's called Bridging the Gap.
Yes that is his real father.

 

[Dreamfixx]

At first I didn't care about this song, but it's really grown on me. Nas and his dad make a good team live; I saw a live performance on TV and it was excellent.

 

[Odoul]

Cool thanks.

Is it on an upcoming album? I like Nas, and might actually drop some money for his stuff.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Yes but just to warn you the production on it is abit ecclectic(or however you spell it), not all the tracks have the jazzy 'vibe' to it.

 

[Raw64life]

Yea it's prety good. It would be pretty funny if that wasn't his real dad and he just hired a stage dad to do the video and perform with him.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Jin has used the same beat\concept but I'm not sure if he's serious or trying to be funny :lol

 

[DMczaf]

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

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

 

[Fresh Prince]

I would just like to say Street Disciple is the Hip-Hop release for this year nothing close comes close to it.

 

[whytemyke]

Nas said that he felt like he should be proud of the fact that he did have a father, when so many people in the game and the streets in general had no father figure, so he was really proud of the fact that his father stuck around. He wanted to brag, of sorts, and did so by putting his dad on a track, but soon realized that it was actually a good mix.

As it is, Streets Disciple is frickin' amazing. One of the best rap albums ever.

By the way, if you liked that Encore CD by Eminem, don't bother buying this, because you have no taste in music and won't be able to appreciate Nas. Just stay away so we don't have to hear you say you don't like it and that it's not as good as Eminem.

 

[Blackie]

By the way, if you liked that Encore CD by Eminem, don't bother buying this, because you have no taste in music and won't be able to appreciate Nas. Just stay away so we don't have to hear you say you don't like it and that it's not as good as Eminem.

Funny, I seem to like both.


...ok well I like 6 songs off Encore.

 

[Particle Physicist]

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[mrkapawutzis]

Jin has used the same beat\concept but I'm not sure if he's serious or trying to be funny :lol

Yeah I heard that song and hearing his "dad?" singing the chorus in his heavilly accented voice is comedy gold, and Jin rips it as well. The best part is hearing his dad say "rest in peace O.D.B."