Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – The Firm (Nature) feat Noreaga – “I’m Leaving”

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AZ, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Capone-N-Noreaga, Cormega, Dr. Dre, Foxy Brown, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, I'm Leaving, Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, Jermain Baxter, Key Yemaya Walker, LeFrak City, Mafioso rap, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, Nature, New York, New York City, Noreaga, Noriega, Queens, Queensbridge, Rap, Rapper, Supergroup, The Firm, Trackmasters, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Victor Santiago Jr.

A Blue Lines era song, referenced briefly in the manuscript.

[Noreaga]
yo, Nori know this, and Nori know that
but Nori know gat (why)
cause Nori buck dat
Iraq’ll make you famous
throwing gang signs like it’s sign language
distinguish us from the others
kidnap your baby mothers
bringing drama to the deep covers
salute g, bust you down like a lucie
Jose probably lay with a gold uzi
crunk Italy, Africa and Sicily
n—az acting sissy see
pointing guns and missing me
([Nas:] “Yo son, it’s on son”)
hey yo there’s beef in the hood again
n—az came with hoods again
thinking that it woulda been
saw us, from what we first did
when we did
now we twist another wig, a mother lose another kid
but it’s beef now, keep it short
real brief now
strike vigorous, no intentions of missing it
they sent the message, or example, whatever
set it up man on man
only to score we apply the plan
quickly explain why you ran in this dark land
we lay you down in the sand
on the lines like the internet
many would come if you would pose off
against my set, there ain’t a n—a yet
smoke so much, n—az say I need nicarette
you say bogie but you used to say cigarette
nine-oh, a new religion, a new beginning

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Noreaga feat Nas – “Body In The Trunk”

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1998, actor, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Body in the Trunk, Capone-N-Noreaga, CNN, Criteria Studios, Dame Grease, East Coast Hip-Hop, Electric Lady Studios, Florida, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, Miami, music, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, New York, New York City, Noreaga, P.A.P.I., Penalty Records, Queens, Queensbridge, Rapper, reggaeton, sampler, U.S., United States, Victor Santiago Jr., Vocals

[Verse 1]
[Noreaga]
Got out the mall yo
This weeded cat rockin a fade
In my face askin can he see the grenade
I woulda let him see it
The way he came across yo I said nah, beat it
Steph told me buck him
When I reacted Will said chill f–k him
Yo it’ a small world ya know that we’ll see him again
He said f–k you
I said what, repeat it again

[Nas]
Chill son you’e weeded again
Slow down god you’re speedin again
Face lookin like you’re fiendin for Hen
Who that wit you, hide the gat yo n—a come here
You got a pistol that must mean you slingin again

[Noreaga]
Hey yo f–k it yo, I bucked him son
Cause he was on some stupid s–t
Thinking he the real thing
When he was just a duplicate
Saying that he hate our clique
Hate our s–t
Hate the Firm album and the CNN clique
He said he hate you and wish you ain’t have a six
He had coliseum jewelry no Tito tricks

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Nas feat Jay-Z – “Black Republican”

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2006, actor, Black Republican, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, C. Coppala, City of Prague Philharmonic, Columbia, Crown Heights, Def Jam, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Is Dead, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Jay-Z, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboard, L. Lewis, L.E.S., Marcia Religiosa, music, N. Jones, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasir Jones, Nasty Nas, New York, Queens, Queensbridge, Rapper, S. Carter, sampler, Sean Carter, Shawn Corey Carter, The Jones Experience, U.S., Vocals, W. Coleman, Wyldfyer

I know you can feel the magic baby
Turn the mother**** lights down
Esco whuttup?
I mean, it’s what you expected ain’t it?
Let’s go
Turn the music up and the headphones
Yeah, that’s perfect You got to take your time make a **** wait on this mother****
You make **** mad and **** like
**** usually start rappin’ after 4-bars **** go in
Let’s start dancin’ in this mother****
Yeah, we just come outta nowhere

(Nas and Jay-Z together)
I Feel Like A …..

[Jay-Z]
black republican, money I got coming in
cant turn my back on the hood I got love for them
Cant claim my act has been good, too much thug in him
I’ll probably end up back in the hood like f**k it then
rumblin’ over the oven, we was like brothers then
though u was nothin other than the son of my mothers friend
we had nothin then, who would have thought the love would end
I suppose that happens to all good things
never known it was the same song that all hoods sing
thought it was all wood grain, all good brain
we wouldn’t bicker like the other fools, talk good game
never imagine all the disaster that one good brang
could bring, should blame the game and I could
its kill or be killed, how could I refrain
jealousy evil and pride and this brings
its all to a head like a coin, cha-ching
the root of evil strikes again
this could sting, now the team got beef between the post and the point
this put the ring at jeopardy

Hook by Jay Z

I feel like… Black republican, money I got coming in
cant turn my back on the hood I got love for them
Cant claim my act has been good, too much thug in him
I’ll probably end back in the hood like f**k it then

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Nasty Nas – “Halftime”

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1992, actor, AZ, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bravehearts, Brooklyn, Columbia, Crown Heights, Damian Marley, Def Jam, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Ill Will Records, Kelis, Key Yemaya Walker, Large Professor, M.C. Search, Mobb Deep, music, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasir Jones, Nasty Nas, New York, October 13, Olu Dara, Queens, Queensbridge, Queensbridge Crew, Rapper, Ruffhouse, Salaam Remi, The Firm, The Jones Experience, USA, W.P. Mitchell, Wu-Tang Clan, Zebra Head, Zebrahead, Zebrahead Soundtrack

(Right..) (Right..)
Check me out y’all, Nasty Nas in your area
About to cause mass hysteria

[Nas]
Before a blunt, I take out my fronts
Then I start to front, matter of fact, I be on a manhunt
You couldn’t catch me in the streets without a ton of reefer
That’s like Malcolm X, catchin the Jungle Fever
King poetic, too much flavor, I’m major
Atlanta ain’t Brave-r, I’ll pull a number like a pager
Cause I’m am ace when I face the bass
40-side is the place that is giving me grace
Now wait, another dose and you might be dead
And I’m a Nike head, I wear chains that excite the feds
And ain’t a damn thing gonna change
I’ma performer (?) show the mic warmer was born to gain
Nas, why did you do it?
You know you got the mad fat fluid when you rhyme, it’s halftime

(Right..) It’s halftime
(Right..) Aiyyo it’s halftime
(Right..) It’s halftime
(Right..) Yeah, it’s about halftime
This is how it feel, check it out, how it feel

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Nasty Nas – “Halftime”

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1994, Anthony Drazan, Atlanta Braves, Average White Band, Battery Studios, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Boogie Down, Brooklyn, C.H.I.P.S., Chung King Studios, Columbia, Columbia Records, Crown Heights, D&D, Dead End, debut, DJ Premier, Extra P Large P, G. Byrd, Gary Byrd, Hair, Hair Japanese cast original soundtrack, Halftime, Harlem, Hawaiian Sophie, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Ill Will, illmatic, Jaz-O, John Jay, Jungle Fever, Key Yemaya Walker, keyboard, L.E.S., Large P., Large Pro, Large Professor, Main Source, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, MC Serch, N. Jones, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, New York, Oliver Stone, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Queens, Queensbridge, R&B, Ruffhouse Records, sampler, School Boy Crush, Schoolboy Crush, Soul Travelin', The Colour of Love, Triumph Releasing Corporation, U.S., Unique Studios, Vocals, W.P. Mitchell, William Paul Mitchell, Zebrahead

Originally appearing in the soundtrack for the 1992 film Zebrahead.

(Right..) (Right..)
Check me out y’all, Nasty Nas in your area
About to cause mass hysteria

[Nas]
Before a blunt, I take out my fronts
Then I start to front, matter of fact, I be on a manhunt
You couldn’t catch me in the streets without a ton of reefer
That’s like Malcolm X, catchin the Jungle Fever
King poetic, too much flavor, I’m major
Atlanta ain’t Brave-r, I’ll pull a number like a pager
Cause I’m am ace when I face the bass
40-side is the place that is giving me grace
Now wait, another dose and you might be dead
And I’m a Nike head, I wear chains that excite the feds
And ain’t a damn thing gonna change
I’ma performer strange show the mic warmer was born to gain
Nas, why did you do it?
You know you got the mad fat fluid when you rhyme, it’s halftime

(Right..) It’s halftime
(Right..) Aiyyo it’s halftime
(Right..) It’s halftime
(Right..) Yeah, it’s about halftime
This is how it feel, check it out, how it feel