Hate It or Love It (DJ Green Lantern Edit) [Mixed] The Trammps, Nas & The Game (Ft. 50 Cent)

[Intro]
Twenty-two year old rapper Nas
Was born and raised in the Queensbridge Houses
Just over the East River from Manhattan
With almost 7,000 residents
Queensbridge is New York City's largest housing project
Now while it may look nice enough
Its history of violent crime makes it anything but an easy place to grow up

[Verse 1: Nas]
PS-111, had free lunch
Embarrassed but managed to get a plate
We was kids hungry, mom's working, I was famished
She getting home late
So I decided now I'm in charge, either stay full or starve
Corner store like, "Mister, spare a quarter?"
Before Air Jordans, Kareem Abdul-Jabbars
Trying to cop quarters and trying to move that hard
Roll with a shooter squad
How could I not succumb? How could I not partake?
Fifteen, I got a gun, sixteen, I robbed a train
Licked off a shot for fun, what's got inside my brain?
A hustler's job ain't done 'til he becomes a king
But I'm a righteous son, despite I'm in the midst of
Dudes who switch up and change
They wanna carry me like I'm some kind of lame
I never let 'em, though, I just forgive 'em, though
Either that or the pistol blow

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