Desperados

[Intro: Nas] You ever dance with the Devil under the pale moonlight? Desperados travelin' What the fuck's up, son? We could do this, word up, we could do this [Chorus: Nas] Spent too many nights on the Henny, gettin' right Breakin' big face Bennies, bettin' against the friendly dice I can't call it, it's goin' too good to spoil it Tell it like it is, the raw shit never recorded Spent too many nights on the Henny, gettin' right Breakin' big face Bennies, bettin' against the friendly dice I can't call it, it's goin' too good to spoil it Tell it like it is, the raw shit never recorded [Verse 1: Canibus] At a thousand degrees Celsius, I make MCs melt Fuck my record label, I appear courtesy of myself Let me explain how I maintain thresholds to pain I walk across the Sun barefoot, lookin' for shade I rearrange your rib cage like a 12-gauge at close range And change the position of your brain My hard raps penetrate through your hardhats And all that, nigga! Get your wig peeled back I scalp you like the Indians on horseback Running Bull will hit you harder than running back Stunning man with brave and cunning raps Swiftly running laps around 48 tracks Like uncut crack, you fiends keep coming back Heads is flippin' like acrobats on gym mats From wax to analogue tapes to digital DATs It's critical, black, the Canibus is ill like that In fact, perhaps you should quit rap Instead of always tryna diss back if niggas keep tellin' you that your shit's wack I rip raps, hardcore raps wrestle you to the floor mat Put you in the figure-four, break your thorax Jump off the top turnbuckle and land on your back 'Til I hear it snap or crack, or the ref says, "Chill, black!" You get clapped bringin' the wrong raps to combat Like bringing a paint gun to a shootout with real gats Y'all niggas is wack, rappin' over microphone feedback My intelligence begins where yours peaks at From Fox Boogie in the see-through brassiere to Nasty Nasir My nigga Nature'll explain it further if it's not clear [Refrain: Nas & Foxy Brown, Nas] Millionaire — look at the sky, make sure it's still there Ice grill stares and my jewelery is in every year Pierre Cardin back in the Dapper Dan time Now I flex Avirex, Foxy rock Anne Klein Initiated to the Firm shit, real thugs learn quick Sit back and feel the ultimate hit Initiated to the Firm shit, real thugs learn quick Sit back and feel the ultimate hit [Verse 2: AZ] Yo, lock in, do the knowledge, follow the doctrine We clockin', on your airwaves, keepin' it rockin' Blaze up, make fire, light your Purple Haze up Bet you tired bitch-ass niggas need to be caged up So raze up! Fuck the playin', I'm sick of layin' I can picture sprayin' off a SK, shells ricochetin' Snatched up, in Supreme Court, eyes half-shut Co-defendant caught a life sentence, see him cracked up React what?! Who will bail two mill'? Nigga, cool, still bet I'll be home before the news will Blast you's, the rebirth of Frank Matthews Perhaps you confuse the concept, black — cash rules! Incog', another homo, D’s involved Known freeze, condo seize, seven ki's dissolved Daily routines, speakin' up for niggas who sling Hand-to-hand on them street corners, claimin' you king It's time to lock this, join with us, let your Glock spit Guzzle the toxic, only fake niggas dry snitch Get your guns out, it don't take much for me to dumb out Play one route, lay your shit down and run south! [Verse 3: Nature] What's the cause of this shit? More statistics Deeper than the laws of physics, Malibu sand and gorgeous bitches Weed from 1-2-5, my whole crew live A true Desperado, one that never choose sides Or shows sympathy, just QB, an entity Stock exchange, top of the game, watch you mention me Image is nothin', just obey your thirst I blaze the Purple Haze, sit in a daze then display a verse For those concerned or just eager to learn, I speak for The Firm When zonin', keep the cheeba to burn Stashin' my riches, pass traditions like Olympics pass the torch Flip shit so y'all could picture my thoughts I'm driftin', it's type ill wakin' up, lookin' like Phil Twenty years younger, same hunger, same ice grill Genetically formed grade A pedigree Born to carve rhymes, a swift tongue helped to set it free Theoretically, peep how we bless this, young and restless Guns and Westerns, learnin' to connect through lessons From Kufis to caps, niggas shoot back It's a proven fact — '97's mine, y'all niggas move back! [Chorus: Nas] Spent too many nights on the Henny, gettin' right Breakin' big face Bennies, bettin' against the friendly dice I can't call it, it's goin' too good to spoil it Tell it like it is, the raw shit never recorded Too many nights on the Henny, gettin' right Breakin' big face Bennies, bettin' against the friendly dice I can't call it, it's goin' too good to spoil it Tell it like it is, the raw shit never recorded