Black Republican (Album Version|Explicit)-Nas/Jay-Z

[ti:Black Republican] [ar:Nas] [al:] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.97]I know you can feel the magic baby [00:06.53]Turn the motherf**kin lights down [00:11.27]Esco whuttup （Whuttup homey） [00:13.91]I mean it's what you expected ain't it [00:22.41]Let's go uh uh uh uh uh [00:28.60]Turn the music up and the headphones [00:31.66]Uh Yea that's perfect （Yea right） [00:34.85]Uh we gots to take and make a ni**a wait on this motherf**ker [00:41.91]（hahaha ） Make niggaz mad and sh*t like [00:48.85]Niggaz usually start rappin' after 4-bars ni**a go in [00:52.41]Start dancin' in this motherf**ker [00:57.10]Yea （Yea） niggaz come outta nowhere [00:59.35]I feel like a Black Republican money I got comin' in [01:03.25]Can't turn my back on the hood I got love for them [01:08.59]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [01:12.10]Probably in the back of the hood I'm like F**k it then [01:15.22]Huddlin' over the oven we was like brothers then （What ） [01:19.72]Though you was nothin' other than a son of my mother's friend [01:22.16]We had governin' who would of thought the love would end [01:24.47]Like ice cold album all good things [01:26.04]Neva thought we sing the same song that all hood sang [01:29.41]Thought it was all wood-grain all good brain [01:31.35]You wouldn't bicker like the other fools talk good game [01:34.54]Neva imagine all the disasters that one could reign [01:37.97]Could bring should bling the game and I could [01:40.60]It's kill or be killed how could I refrain [01:42.97]And foreva be in debt that's neva a good thing [01:45.66]To the pressure for success can put a good strain [01:48.29]On a friend you call best and yes it could bring [01:51.10]Out the worst in every person even the good's insane [01:53.41]Though we rehearsed it's just ain't the same [01:55.23]When you put in the game at age sixteen [01:57.35]Then you mix things like cars jewelry and miss things [02:00.04]Jealousy ego and pride and this brings [02:01.79]It all to a head like coin cha-ching [02:03.98]The rule of evil strikes again this could sting [02:06.10]Now the team got beef between the Post and the Point [02:08.54]This puts the ring in jeopardy - until Liberty [02:10.66]I feel like a black militant takin' over the government [02:13.04]Can't turn my back on the hood too much love for them [02:15.91]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [02:18.73]Probably in up back in the hood I'm like f**k it then [02:21.60]I feel like a black militant takin' over the government [02:23.85]Can't turn my back on the hood too much love for them [02:26.60]Can't clean my act up for good too much thug in 'em [02:29.35]Probably in up back in the hood I'm like f**k it then [02:32.10]I'm back in the hood they like Hey Nas （Uh） [02:34.35]Blowin' on purp' reflectin' on they lives [02:35.98]Couple of fat cats couple of A I 's [02:38.23]Dreamin' of fly sh*t instead of them gray skies [02:40.35]Gray 5's hate guys wishin' our reign dies [02:42.10]Pitch sling pies and niggaz they sing why [02:43.98]Guess they ain't strong enough to handle their jail time [02:46.41]Weak minds keep tryin' follow the street signs [02:48.29]I'm standin' on the roof of my building [02:50.29]I'm feelin' - the whirlwind of beef I inhale it [02:52.48]Just like an acrobat ready to hurl myself though the hoops of fire [02:55.10]Sippin' 80 proof bulletproof under my attire [02:56.54]Could it be the forces of darkness against hood angels of good [02:59.10]That forms street politics - makes a sweet honest kid [03:01.50]Turn illegal for commerce - to get his feet out of them Converse [03:05.42]That's my word