Biography:
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, more commonly known as Nas (formerly Nasty Nas and Escobar), born September 14, 1973 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, is a prominent American MC. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was raised in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects in Queensbridge, New York. According to the Nasty Songfacts, as a teenager rapper, Nasir first went by the nickname Kid Wave before adopting his more commonly known alias of Nasty Nas.
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[Intro: Richard Pryor]
N.C.
The cops used to come around in my neighborhood
"Alright, you kids, stop having so much fun, move along!"
Oh they'd arrest me, you know, especially at night
They had a curfew, niggas had to be home at 11, negros, 12
And you'd be trying to get home, doing your crew runs
And they'd always catch you out in front of a store or something
'Cause you'd be taking shortcuts, right
Cops, "Ree, put your hands up, black boy!"
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
The cops shot the kid
[Verse 1: Nas]
Dmb5
I don't wanna hurt nobody
We just came here to party
See a few dames, exchange some names
I'm a top shotta, kid, stay in your lane
Dmb5
The cop shot the kid, same old scene
Pour out a little liquor, champagne for pain
Dmb5
Slap-boxin' in the street
Crack the hydrant in the heat
Dmb5
Cop cars on the creep
Doin' they round-ups, we just watch for the sweep
Dmb5
Yeah, it's hotter than July
It's the summer when niggas die
It's the summer when niggas ride
Together we'll be strong, but forever we divide
Dmb5
So y'all are blowin' my high
Type of shit that's killin' my vibe
Dmb5
White kids are brought in alive
Black kids get hit with like five
Dmb5
Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down
The disadvantages of the brown
Dmb5
How in the hell the parents gon' bury their own kids
Not the other way around?
Dmb5
Reminds me of Emmett Till
Let's remind 'em why Kap kneels
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Dmb5
Stay tuned up and down your timeline
This fake news, people is all lyin'
Money is bein' made when a mom cries
Won't be satisfied 'til we all die
Dmb5
Tell me, who do we call to report crime
If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?
Dmb5
It's certain things I can't abide by
I ain't bein' extreme, this is my side
Dmb5
Talkin' big shit, ready to die
I know every story got two sides
Dmb5
Claimin' he paranoid by the black guy
Cop wanna make it home by nighttime
Dmb5
Just a good kid, he wasn't that guy
Had a little hit, he wasn't that high
Dmb5
Cop gon' claim that it was self-defense
Say he was ridin' dirty so the case rests
[Chorus: Slick Rick & Kanye West]
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (workin' nine-to-five)
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (tryna stay alive)
The cops shot the kid
Ab
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (makin' ends meet)
The cops shot the kid
Fm
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (shot him this week)
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
N.C.
The cops used to come around in my neighborhood
"Alright, you kids, stop having so much fun, move along!"
Oh they'd arrest me, you know, especially at night
They had a curfew, niggas had to be home at 11, negros, 12
And you'd be trying to get home, doing your crew runs
And they'd always catch you out in front of a store or something
'Cause you'd be taking shortcuts, right
Cops, "Ree, put your hands up, black boy!"
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
The cops shot the kid
[Verse 1: Nas]
Dmb5
I don't wanna hurt nobody
We just came here to party
See a few dames, exchange some names
I'm a top shotta, kid, stay in your lane
Dmb5
The cop shot the kid, same old scene
Pour out a little liquor, champagne for pain
Dmb5
Slap-boxin' in the street
Crack the hydrant in the heat
Dmb5
Cop cars on the creep
Doin' they round-ups, we just watch for the sweep
Dmb5
Yeah, it's hotter than July
It's the summer when niggas die
It's the summer when niggas ride
Together we'll be strong, but forever we divide
Dmb5
So y'all are blowin' my high
Type of shit that's killin' my vibe
Dmb5
White kids are brought in alive
Black kids get hit with like five
Dmb5
Get scared, you panic, you're goin' down
The disadvantages of the brown
Dmb5
How in the hell the parents gon' bury their own kids
Not the other way around?
Dmb5
Reminds me of Emmett Till
Let's remind 'em why Kap kneels
[Chorus: Slick Rick]
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Dmb5
Stay tuned up and down your timeline
This fake news, people is all lyin'
Money is bein' made when a mom cries
Won't be satisfied 'til we all die
Dmb5
Tell me, who do we call to report crime
If 9-1-1 doin' the driveby?
Dmb5
It's certain things I can't abide by
I ain't bein' extreme, this is my side
Dmb5
Talkin' big shit, ready to die
I know every story got two sides
Dmb5
Claimin' he paranoid by the black guy
Cop wanna make it home by nighttime
Dmb5
Just a good kid, he wasn't that guy
Had a little hit, he wasn't that high
Dmb5
Cop gon' claim that it was self-defense
Say he was ridin' dirty so the case rests
[Chorus: Slick Rick & Kanye West]
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (workin' nine-to-five)
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (tryna stay alive)
The cops shot the kid
Ab
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (makin' ends meet)
The cops shot the kid
Fm
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot– (shot him this week)
Cm
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Dmb5
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Ab
The cops shot the kid
The cops shot the kid, the cops shot–
Fm
The cops shot the kid
I still hear him scream
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