Nas - Book Of Rhymes Lyrics

This beat is hot. Although Nas is know for his lazy beats.

Book Of Rhymes"

Alchemist you know me man
I'm the type of nigga that write rhymes right on the spot in the studio
soon as I hear the track; you know what I'm sayin?
Word but I wanted to bring a couple of books to the studio today
Man I foundthese shits up in the crib man in boxes man
I don't even remember when I was writing these shits
or what's in these shits man probably a bunch of bullshit man
Fuck it check it

How can I trust you when I can't trust me?
Picture myself a old man a O.G.
Some niggas will conversate with liers all day
Time pass...(Nah lemme start somethin' else)
Soul on ice death threats given by clowns
I guess livin' is prison when you live around clowns
I'm hexed cursed worse I been blessed first
I thought I was abnormal cause I would overcome any tasked called to
So there it is I'ma prince I'ma get slain
Some do minor shit swear they on the top of they game
Ya rhymin' is called "Vagina Monologue"
It kinda supports theories of scary niggas who should lie in the morgue
Rarely y'all come in contact with the real
Since Pun passed he was the last shine of sun I could feel
Yo said there's a few left since music's expressions of life
Damn I wish I took more time to write in my book of rhymes

Oh shit Tina - I been lookin' for this bitch number damn.
No this rhyme is weak..
This is week I remember this bullshit right here
(My Book of Rhymes)
Gandhi was a... what the fu..?

Gandhi was a fool, nigga fight to the death
The US Army is a school that teach ya plights of conquest
(I wonder when I wrote this. Nah it's weak)
The money's ya religion sky the limit live life
Numbers is big business makes the poor live trife
The glimmers of hope provoke those without dollars to dream
Through your existence become wealthy knowledge is king
Pimps and card sharks thiefs murderers with hard luck
Addicts and fiends prostitutes passin' for teens is my society
Cops that shoot blacks is routine for noteriety
Grow up watchin' well dressed niggas with charms
Beautiful ladies on their arms
Dangerous new cars was my fantasy for Nas
Rubbin my lips with Campophenique
Still behind the ears wet turned out to be
Pioneers vets amongst hustlers crack sellers and liers and squares...
(Nah that was weak there)
My people be projects or jail never Harvard or Yale
Pardon me type in my 2way while I'm chargin' my cell
It's hard to be iced up with Gucci god poverty's real
I can't fight you cause you would sue me niggas be groupies
I see imitators tryin' to make albums spittin' my style
And they don't even realize that I notice they stealing Nas' shit
I pump some Rick James with that Teena Marie
My nina lean on me like Swoop it's crap this can't be
My book of rhymes

This can't be my book of rhymes writing this bullshit!
(My Book of Rhymes)
Nah neva that fuck that, aw why you laughin' Alchemist?
Huh you a funny nigga... naw yeah
(My Book of Rhymes)
I'm tellin' you I'ma come up with some new shit now
Fuck that I'ma write again now fuck that
I musta been high on some shit mmm what the fuck is this?

Look how we treat pregnancy women in the 'hood
Our values so low our values are no good
Things our mothers told us we shoulda heeded
Cause now we need it
We older almost able t...
I'm jealous of you how come you so beautiful?
Smelling fresh youthful intelligent while I'm stressin' and shit
Aiyo I envy you 'cause all you do is smile and things come your way
Such a innocent child is what some say
I get upset 'cause I just want to be treated the way you are
Like a star not a worry in this world thus far
But wait a minute we both need ya mother's attention
I must be crazy jealous of my own baby infant
(Kinda crazy)

NAS IS HIP // HOP IS JONES !

"Since Pun passed he was the last shine of sun i could feel" - i remember hearing this song for the first time when i got this album way back when i was prob maybe 8-11 years old. My aunt bought me a pair of allen iverson question sneakers and this album. And when i heard that lyric being puerto rican and seeing nas send his love to Big Pun he became my favortie along with Pun... the Reebok Question she got me were the white and red ones

No se ashute!

This beat is so Mf Cold!

“Its hard to be iced out with Gucci God;
Poverty is real”

MESSAGE!

Poverty is real
I choose not 2b DAT BT rich dad

Thanks Nas 👑🖤🦁

2019 still CLASSIC 🔥⚡⚡⚡

If money’s your religion sky’s the limit live life
Numbers is big business , makes the poor live trife
The glimmers of hope ,
Provoke those without dollars to dream through you’re existent
become wealthy knowledge is king

Through your existence become wealthy, knowledge is king.

Another one!!!🌊🌊🔥🔥

I can't fight you cause you'll sue me niggas be GROUPIES !!!!! I SEE

How can I trust you when I can't trust me

Niggas conversate with liars all day time passing dammmm

“My nina ‘Lean On Me’ like Scoob and Scrap”

My Nina lean on me like scooba scrap!! 😂🔫🔥🔥

The concept is so simple but genius!

2019 though....

Mark my word is y'all real naw fans im do this beat hope y'all fuxk wid it💯

"Alchemist you know me man"

that Last verse was crazyyy

😎 💪✊👊 preach

Classic

every bar he said was wack was 🔥🔥🚒📛

Smooth af

Shit is fire!

How can i trust you when i can't trust me?

Early 2000s for sure. Nas is definitely one of the best ever

How can trust when I can't even trust me

Classic shit... I remember this album in my headphones on red cycle at fort hood on gate guard at 2:30 in the morning in an ice storm.. Car slid off the overpass... Shit was crazy.

Powerful jewels....

This song is like literature!! Is always in motion and speak something new every yr!!

If this is "bullshit" to Nas than these are waaaaay better than most rappers best today

GREATEST NAS TRACK EVER.

Nassir Jones actually sounds good on this track... Should've hooked up with Alchemist years ago... I would've been listening long ago! And probably been a fan long ago!

Styles P nas game. Who's better?

Nas no question man.

Nas but styles is so consistent

148 dummies disliked this smh!!

My book of rhymes damn right.

Knowledge is King 😆

2 bored guys?

2.12 onwards wow. Whole track is nice but

"The US army is a school that teach ya plights of conquest."

then he stopped reading🤞🏾💯

I'm crying to this track. Pure greatness

Rhymes are genius, but let's take a minute to talk about that beat tho...damn. Its like drugs to me ears.

The Alchemist on the track.

One of Alchemist's best

bruh he insightful as hell

GOD'S SON

Real hip*hop ~ Lyrical genius. #NAS #Truth #BookOfRhymes #HipHop #TopMusic

what about Alc?  captivating music...art is beautiful

Oh shit Tina - I been lookin' for this bitch number damn.

lol old heads know the feeling lol

One of all time favz from nas

Creative.

The concept is dope.who does this??? legendary.

As a musician we all know this is real. Forgotten lyrics, the struggle to get the right lines. Grew up to this idol of mine. The man, the myth, the legend, Nastradamus 😎

Moneys your religion skys the limit live life numbers and big business make the poor live trife the glimmers of hope provoke those without dollas to dream through your existence become wealthy knowledge is king!!

Amuurican cmon man!!! Dropping jewels

This always gets me 🙌

One of his best jam on this album 2019 still jamming who else agree thumbs up

lightupanother420 classic

@Nasir Summers hell yea

forget a rapper! im not sure if there is another human could come up with this kind of provocative thinking. This was 2001! This is beyond incredible!

🔥🔥👑💕🔥👑👑🤴🏾🤴🏾🏆💯💯💯

Nas the artist Jay-Z the businessman

JAY is a dope rap artist too , but not as dope as Nas

Abijah Yasharahla likewise Nas is a savvy investor but not as successful as Hov. Nas didn’t take the business side seriously until very late on in his career and he’s low key catching up

Dope..!

Who is he dissing ?

Victor Ramirez *He dissed Rass Kass in his first verse*

W@th Aqualad,

This entire album is on a whole other level 💣💥🔥💯 i felt the 3rd verse to this song like a mf lol

Rocking In 2019💪🏿 Book Of Rhymes 🔥

Alchamist the one who fucks w bronson?

How can I trust you if I can't trust me?

#ClassicShit

Creative

Project's in Hell never Harvard or Yale

Projects or jail* duke

You know you're a God MC if you keep fucking up on a song and it still sounds amazing

SOC 777

Oh shit, Tina...

Hitting grey hound show box bows did as gordo yep ambreezy yep

Check out my Book Of Rhymes. Bet I'm close to his level... And maybe beyond https://youtu.be/x3bAOACzX8U

"nas picks bad beats"
idk being a fan , listening thru every album yes ofc there is some bad beats but imo beats like this produced by Alc prove Nas aint the worst beat picker idk thats just me , and stillmatic and illmatic beats are almost all fire but a few on stillmatic

The last verse....

the greatest lyricist of all time

Moe White I agree

don't nobody got better lyrics than nas queensbridge

#ClassicShit

Everyday a star is born. The rhythm of the woman I adore is blood from my hand that pours. The source is from legends that divorce. Do you feel my force? You could have it all and still feel torn. I move towards the drawer. What's this gun for? I rather go to war. Love has the gun aimed at myself. I yell for help but people only felt for themselves. This is hell. I rather be trapped in a cell. Oh well, you only listen when emotions overwhelm. What's a human life when people sell? The culture of the rebellion remains a champion. Love is oblivion. Love is opinion. I will tell you what my songs are worth. This verse delays the church. Priest kick out the worst and most important changes from people who burn yet my song shall return. The gun 9mm points at me when you see her. I flip the image in reverse. Was the image cleaner?  I am in danger from the church to the streets. Warfare inside everybodies heartbeat. I am sorry like blood from arteries. I hardly have a phone to charge me. From medical problems, my large me falls harshly. I don't want me to see the sunshine. I rather drumline. I got love to unwind. Sometimes, the people need sunlight. I got my music up right. I hope you feel my presence be effective. People only love you over deep lessons. Love is hectic. I am over love on my check list. These cuts need antiseptics. We all need healing. People hate cold buildings. how are feeling? Do you want to know the real me? Love falls off the ceiling. Injuries are dangerous. What does anger fix? People remain a haters mix.  Love changed her quick. Love slayer switched. People need prayers in.  The paper prints lyrics on this equator flip. I was born like a libra battling for freedom. This broken down kingdom is here when death reaps us. Will love ever be enough? We live under deep cuts. Will a womans love ever reach up?  Does true love forever team rush?  A womans hush is from secret love. What's does a private room say when we link up? Our song move the crowd like a cheeta. I got the microphone on deep notes. She has her music on reflow. The audience needs a sequal.  Love from the music is equal. We try to stay away from evil yet people are waiting to repo. Do our hands release hold ?  I mean lets dance on our way to defeat enemies cold without losing control. We won't let our love unfold. We sing some soul. Will you let my love uphold ?  I come close. We dance when our time arose. People stay humble. Her gun rose. She hits me with a tough blow. The clip crumbles. Her emotions shuffle. She thinks I am a player so subtle. The bullets are clucked close. She asked, who's the other woman dumbo? I will shoot you then her phone unrolls. I tell her pull the trigger since your so uncomfortable. She becomes unburnable. I love you universal. Sometimes, your a jerk though. Love is personal. Do you really love me? The gun is clucking. I am not running for choice dosen't that mean something. We had the crowd jumping yet you feel I am still hiding something. You hug me. Then your knife cuts me. How funny when guys are the problem ? I loved you awesome yet if liars are on us when your thoughts pop up. I have better things to do then be a cheater. I am a leader. You lost love with me first. I wanted you to me hurt. A woman mentality I get it. A man is reckless. Thier's less than 1 percent of us left. I would give you a bullet vest yet love is a mess. I hope you forgive yourself for hidden emotions. Love is rare and less focused. She looks at me frozen.  She's in tears. The gun falls here.  She disappeared. The song ends here.

No I.D. Confirmed Nas really does this(writes whole verses down..then throws them away) lol.

I do that to? I just write shit on the side nothing spectacular but poetry is poetry and that's just what I do

@Annon ? boi, don't you start, well, anyone can start it's easy just start writing More

What the fuck you talking bout bro? How could Nas be throwing his verses away when he’s clearly rapping them on this song? If anything, Nas is rapping the verses, THEN throwing them away. Ain’t no really dope rapper throwing away verses bro. A rapper might lose some verses he/she wrote. Niggas ain’t throwing away verses they’ve yet to record. I rap too and every verse I write stays with me. I might give away a handwritten verse but, I don’t think no rapper throws away a verse. These were rhymes Nas simply had forgot he had written. A rapper’s rhyme book is like a book of sketches. You don’t throw away sketches or ideas.

Swear down, my pad mate got this album when I was in Armley, Loved it then an Love it Now!! Mastermind! Thanks NAS

Last verse about him being jealous of his seed is crazy!!!

This means he notice his time is coming to an end (attention or new ideas), and sort of reluctant to pass the torch.

It’s an absolutely normal issue with young couple with children. Men want that same affection and intimate time. Women want to spend time with children to make sure they grow healthy. It’s biological.

Yeah think of it more as his seed being up and coming rappers. For example J Cole. " i just wanna be treated the way u are, like a STAR not a worry in this world thus far, but wait a minute, we both need your mothers attention ( mother being media, fans, being on top and recognized) i must be crazy jealous of my own baby ENVY.

This my shit

Your rhymin' is called "Vagina Monologue,"
it kinda supports theories of scary niggas who should lie in the morgue

That was probably my favorite line of the track lol

Masterpiece

i've met god's son, has he ever met good wrench or even satan"s son ?  i TOTALY belive that I"M lucfer from the other side ... my name is in MY underwear , wich are  allways on backwards... L.I.K.E. A.L.L. J.O.C.K.S.... SIGHNED SMACKY

Classic

Nas is a lyrical genius!!!!

FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

My favorite song off the album so creative what MC woulld have thought to do a song I have wrote plenty of verses and never thought to read different them over a beat

i hate how real rap only get little comments. then b.s rap gets 1000 of b.s lol

*can anyone refer me to anything quite as beautiful as this?

The Lotus i can direct you to two songs beautiful like this the first song is nas "rewind" and" Nobody Beleieves me" by Styles P. Those are two more great songs

Kenrick Jacob oh yeah, I remember "rewind from the " stillmatic album. An "nobody believes me" is from time is money (if I remember correctly. Two great albums

War by chief keef

The Lotus Bahamadia- Beautiful Things Ft. Dwele Little Brother- All For You, Elzhi-February, Q Tip- You & Do U Dig U. CL Smooth- All I Know....

The Lotus a few that are in this league:

Nas I Gave You Power
Nas Slave & The Master
Nas/Damian Marley Patience
Nas/Kanye Still Dreaming
Nas No Idea's Original
Nas One Love

In 2018, there's nothing more or as creative as this.

“I thought I was abnormal cuz I would overcome any task cordial”

Beautiful rhyme scheme

*** any task called to

My book of ryhmes,,,,,,,,,,,,HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!