Represent Lyrics – Nas
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Straight up, *** is real
And any day could be your last in the jungle
Get murdered on a humble, guns’ll blast, niggas tumble
The corners is the hot spot, full of mad criminals
Who don’t care, guzzling beers
We all stare at the out-of-towners
(Aiyyo, yo, who that?) They better break North
Before we get the four pounders and take their face off
The streets is filled with undercovers, homicide chasing brothers
The D’s on the roof tryin’ to watch us and knock us
And killer coppers even come through in helicopters
I drink a little vodka, spark a L and hold a Glock for
The fronters, wannabe ill niggas and spot runners
Thinking it can’t happen ’til I trap ’em and clap ’em
And leave ’em done, won’t even run about gods
I don’t believe in none of that ***, your facts are backwards
Nas is a rebel of the street corner
Pulling a TEC out the dresser; police got me under pressure
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Yo, they call me Nas, I’m not your legal type of fella
Moët drinking, *** smoking street dweller
Who’s always on the corner, rolling up blessed
When I dress, it’s never nothing less than Guess
Cold be walking with a bop and my hat turned back
Love committing sins and my friends sell ***
This *** raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue
The school drop-out, never liked the *** from day one
‘Cause life ain’t *** but stress, fake niggas, and crab stunts
So I guzzle my Hennessy while pulling on mad blunts
The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator
The type of *** who be *** in your elevator
Somehow the rap game reminds me of the *** game
Used to sport Bally’s and Cazals with black frames
Now I’m into fat chains, *** and TECs
Fly new chicks and new kicks, Heines and Becks
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
Represent, represent
No doubt, see my stacks are fat, this is what it’s about
Before the BDP conflict with MC Shan
Around the time when Shante dissed the Real Roxanne
I used to wake up every morning, see my crew on the block
Every day’s a different plan that had us running from cops
If it wasn’t hanging out in front of *** spots
We was at the candy factory, breaking the locks
Nowadays, I need the green in a flash just like the next man
*** a yard, God, let me see a hundred grand
Could use a ***, son, but *** being the wanted man
But if I hit rock bottom, then I’ma be the Son of Sam
Then call the crew to get live too, with Swoop
Bokeem, my brother Jungle, Big Bo cooks up the blow
Mike’ll chop it; Mayo, you count the profit
My *** is on the streets, this way the Jakes’ll never stop it
It’s your brain on drugs, to all fly *** and thugs
‘Nuff respect to the projects, I’m ghost, one love
Represent y’all, represent
Represent y’all, represent
Represent y’all, represent
Represent y’all, represent
One time for your motherfuckin’ mind
This goes out to everybody in New York
That’s living the real *** life in every projects, all over
To my man Big Will, he’s still here
The 40 side of Vernon, my man Big L.E.S
Big Cee-Lo from the Don, Shawn Penn, the 40 busters
My crew the shorty busters, the 41st side of Vernon posse
The Goodfellas, my man Cormega, Lakey the Kid
Can’t forget Draws, the Hillbillies
My man Slate, Wallethead, Black Jay, Big Oogie
Crazy barrio spot, (Big Dove), we rock *** a lot, PHD
And my man Preemo from Gang Starr
’94 real *** y’all (word up Harry O)
*** y’all crab-ass niggas though!
*** ass niggas! *** ass niggas!
You *** ass ***!
Come to Queensbridge, ***!
Yeah, yeah, let’s bring it back
That’s just a warm up
‘Cause I can on anybody, anybody