Yeah, I want all my niggas to come with me My name is Nas, and the year is Beginning of me, I could see my belly button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, like an Abyss Came from behind the sun, my hands balled in a Punching on my moms stomach, kicking on her 'cause I'm nervous, thought my intended purpose Was to be born to reign, not in scorn or But to take on a name, that my chose for me Bloodstream full of indo, eyes month process, infant size
A prophet in his early stage, his mother in the 30s Was married to pops wishin' what she carried drop I'm not worthy to come from a women so pure, Ann Flesh of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and Hearin' prayers, she for my good health That I become a man and learn to a way for myself Nervous she was, and her paranoia got in my Mixed Marijuana from my daddy's genes
screams I'm hearin', it's crazy Both is scrappin' I'm not a baby A can happen
I my way out my mom dukes I shot my way out my mom I my way out my mom dukes I my way out my mom dukes
Yo, they must wanna me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still alive Guess I got what they a Ill Will to survive I look hard the lights is killin' my eyes I know moms is layin' down, I get bored, start to get live Move side to side, hear loud music and All black babies are born with rhythm, no lie Solar energize, mineralize food flowin' through my mothers I'm in this thick layer of goo
Month two was the most comfortable My cord choking me but month 3 was closer, see That's when pops took moms to see the doc at the But I was saved, he his mind in the last minute Watchin' 'em yell, my moms voice well Feared fist fights, so terrified when we While they broke up and smashed plates on the wall I wondered if I am born, I be safe at all
This place call the world though my view was so large Couldn't wait to get out, and grow up and charge 5, Month 6 went by, hopin' I'm born in July But the already figured out a date and time, Septemeber 14th, '73 Get ready world, in the front waitin' for me Arms open they know when I drop, alot of shit's gon' stop See how the goverment will start re-training Month 9, I'm a week over due, the labor
Pops told my moms, "Push and take breaths too calm", holdin' her arm, I'm trying to hold on Surgical gloves my scalp, my head pops out Everything is blurry, my first screams out Tears pouring down my pops face so proud Wantin' to hold me, but I was so They washed me off and he said, "At least that nigga ugly" me in his arms snuggly, laid me on my mother
Finally, I got to see who me in her body She me, and yo I plan to overthrow the devil Y'all to see this world in trouble