Hollywood Gangsta Lyrics – Nas
Shout my young New York niggas out there on that drill ***
Yeah, yeah, ayo, yo, let me try this *** out right here
The scars of martyrs, the path of *** seeds
Effects of absentee fathers passed on with ease
Hope the babies eat healthier, and may we get wealthier
They was not givin’, we ask for forgiveness, not permission
Whole clique is eachother’s counsellor
Holdin’ sticks without a hockey puck
Can’t co-sign ’em, them niggas not with us
Hop on a private jet with twelve tenants
Right when I land, the chopper to Manhattan is twelve minutes
I put the “Real” in “Rreal ***,” that’s on my momma though
Homie you gotta feel me from Cali out to the Callio
Slicker than Desi Arnez on my Copa Cabana flow
In Houston with a thick one, eatin’ at Papadeaux
***, it was written, choppin’ up competition
Palms itchin’, bohemian growth couldn’t get Nas to visit
I seen both ends of the ladder, ain’t see no silver platter
Fiction don’t even matter, we don’t ask for the cameras
Guess they used to the ego havin’ head in the air
Hollywood Gangsta, goons with ’em everywhere
I’m the opposite, smooth not spreading fear
Silver spoons never fed Nasir, I’m on top and I surprise ’em
I’m on top and I surprise ’em
Velour fashions, world tour jackets
I turned to a hoarder, I don’t need more baggage
Everybody lyin’ telling stories backwards
Like my song “Rewind,” then store autographin’
To take it back in time, to today I’m smashin’
Flick out ashes, flip girls on a mattress
We get it crackin’ without the attachments
Her – my heart is cold as aspen, both of us laughin’
I put the “New” in “New York,” I’m home
All of the watches stay on the Eastern time zone
Throwin’ parties whenever I’m feeling godly
White linen parties for whenever we make a million dollars
Nas thinks he too good to pull up on us
See me at a baby shower with some OGs from Corona
Sippin’ liqour taking photos and I slid with a cougar
Could’a pulled a young love, but I took who was cuter
Esco relaxed in hood I ain’t come with a shooter
They asked what I ‘m doing, they said I was already proven
Who said I’m too comfortable around on my regular ***?
You know I’m a rare ***, but ghetto as ***
Guess they used to the ego havin’ head in the air
Hollywood Gangsta, goons with ’em everywhere
I’m the opposite smooth not spreading fear
Silver spoons never fed Nasir, I’m on top and I surprise ’em
And I surprise ’em
I ain’t sayin’ don’t have your goons with you
Uh, yeah
I’m on top, it’s not surprising
But, when you get a lil’ older, you move different
Yeah, I’m on top and I keep rising (Rising)
Uh-huh, early morning
I’m on top, to the dawn, and I’m on top
Yeah, I can’t be stopped, why even try?
Hollywood Gangsta
I’m the opposite of that
Ha!