[Intro: Nas]
Yeah, yea, yea, yeah
Yeah, yeah, uh, yo
[Verse 1: Nas]
Ladies love what I been through, blood on my Timb boots
Snub noses, club closes, down when my men shoot
But she can't stand, I'm sharing everything wit the fam
That means them too, flat screen, Benz Coupe
Plus, I entertain bosses
At my Spanish style, Lagerfeld furnished up fortress
But look at "Ms Thang" in Alexander McQueens
Giuseppe Zanottis, the sexiest bodies
And I betcha she prolly heard how I love 'em and leave 'em
But she still wanna suck 'em and eat 'em
'Cause I'm a poet, a preacher, and a pimp wit' words
A thief who stole her heart, a prince she deserves
[Kelis]
I should have known, by the way that you stared
Eyeing passers by, like your rich but life ain't fair, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis]
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
[Hook: Kelis, (Nas)]
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
[Verse 2: Nas]
I take, I don't ask for nothin'
You fake, I look past ya frontin', for cash I'm a glutton
I'ma bad influence, yo, I'll have ya marriage ruined
By hangin wit' me, you get ass from some new chicks
My life's so affluent, cash and music
Honeys I hit–hear my songs and get mad and lose it
'Cause I'm a sex-crazed bastard
I lace Kelis with a cushion cut engagement ring, we done, that's it
[Kelis]
I should have seen, in the way you touched my hand
Shuffling your car keys, it sounded like a gentleman, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis]
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
[Hook: Kelis, (Nas)]
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
[Verse 3: Nas]
I don't mean mug or ice grill, 'cause I don't have to
My eyebrows shaped like a half moon, and I don't raise 'em
The kid, you can't budge him, or phase him
My money's amazin', honeys Black, Puerto Rican, and Asian
What a made look, me and you – the king is hooked
Got you the Cayenne green Porsche to push
They off the hook, givin' haters nightmares walking
You smothered by a popular gangsta, perfect boyfriend
[Kelis]
I should have heard it, in the way you said my name
While I analyzed your tone, you were formulating games, but ya
[Bridge: Kelis]
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
Make my record skip
[Hook: Kelis, (Nas)]
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
I would have never talked to you
If I had known you was a popular thug
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
[Outro: Kelis, (Nas)]
Hey, popular thug (Ya damn right)
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