Better Than I’ve Ever Been

[Chorus (Condensed): Nas, Kanye West] Classic, uh, uh Timeless Classic Timeless (Yeah, yeah Uh, uh) [Verse 1: Kanye West] You can't buy this Superfly-ness Like a shine is, your Highness Is performin'; look how long the line is It's what happens when you make shit that's timeless It's what happens, these rappers is the pioneers What do it take to be a legend like Nas is? That's so novice, I'm so polished I got a right to be a lil bit snobbish I did a lil bit of college Semesters, it took two, like Rob Base To let me figure out this wasn't my placе The beat's slow, 'til you listen to my pacе ‘Cause I be killin' shit, but that's evident And y'all feelin' it, but I expected it If it's classic, it's gon' last forever then I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been, uh [Chorus: Nas, Kanye West] Classic, uh, uh I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been Classic I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been [Verse 2: Nas] Perseverance See, the fake hustler rapper, to them, it hurts to hear this Oh, you went platinum? Yeah, that's nice Now let me see you do the same thing twice Three times, four times, then a couple of mo' times Please, you're Amateur Night, it's Showtime It's one life to live, so live it the best you can The world could use one less man Not enough air, not enough car factories To manufacture new vehicles, sedans and vans When they do make the whip you like, your chips ain't right By the time you could afford it, the car ain't important In the streets I'm in, it's just iron Cops keep firin' in my environment Leavin' you slumped, then they drive home Far from the hood, brothers they eager to jump on I like to be the wall that they toast up on I like to see them fall, guilty for doin' wrong I'm classic like the Air One's, the hustler shoe That's what I'm accustomed to, yeah [Chorus: Nas, Kanye West] Classic, uh, uh I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been Classic I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been [Verse 3: KRS-One] How many y'all got Criminal Minded? You, you, you; y'all don't be blinded Me, I got no jewels on my neck Why? I don't need 'em, I got your respect KRS-One, twenty years I rock I do it for JMJ and Scott La Rock This hip-hop and we's a nation Don't you wanna hear more KRS-One on your radio station? Instead of broadcastin' how we smoke them trees On the radio, we need to hear more local MCs Where you at? C'mon, where you at? This is the difference between MCin' and rap Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal MCs spit rhymes to uplift their people Peace, Love, Unity, havin' fun These are the lyrics of KRS-One [Chorus (Extended): Nas, Kanye West] Classic, uh, uh I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been Classic I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been Classic I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been Classic I'm better than I ever been Timeless I'm everywhere you never been, and better than I ever been