Nas - Who Are You Lyrics






[Rodney Darkchild:]
Yo it's your boy Rodney Darkchild
Cracking it up..
With my favorite DJ, DJ Stolen
You already know..

[Nas:]
Heard you got your master's, did college up
Never looked back, now that's what's happening
And it's good to see you made it out the hood
With a degree, a true man with passion
Now you could enter the so-called
"White Man's Society" and go right past them
Looking in the Wall Street Journal for your face
But it's always absent
You know that's him eating foie and ambrosia
Watch on his arm, golden, Latin
Try to get his attention
But he's flinching, guess my grimy clothes threw him off, so I mention
We were neighbors some time ago
He was kinda cold, in this restaurant
Full of his kind and more
He sighed, tried to look surprised, I know
His side of the city where he resides, so
I had to go
I heard him laugh hard at some sad black jokes
Hate so-called "intellectuals"
No balls, he suggests we vote
He stand all proud, speaking to correct his folks
He want to lecture folks
'Cause he professional and he suggest that we don't sell dope
Suggest that we don't sell dope
And I guess it's true, but who the fuck are you?

[David Rainer:]
Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
Tryna tell me who I am?
Who are you, tryna tell me what I'm not?
Tryna tell me what I'm not
Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
Tryna box me in, tryna find who I am

[Nas:]
I'm Idi Amin, Marcus Garvey, H. Rap Brown
I'm Muhammad Ali, I'm Reginald Lewis
George Washington Carver, I'm Nas with incredible music
Let's do it, thinking of a master plan
Sipping on disaster, smoking on gangster
Watching niggas argue, killing like a boss do
With my hell up in Harlem, hat in hand
With a girl named Pat, she more than a waitress
To order a drink with
She divorced a banker, and bought the bar
She got an automobile, she gives an order to kill
You get caught and robbed
We could see your walk is off, you could lose your rhythm
When you walk in the gutter for a while
You easily go to soft from hard
Now we all about hustlers, number runners
Hoes and sharks and we all know the code of the block
And you talking some gibberish, anti-nigga shit
'Cause you marched back with Rosa Parks
Brother don't start, go build your Noah's Ark
You could float to the end of the world
And pretend what you not, but I know what you are
While I roll in my car, and I'm spending my knot
While my enemies plot, you ain't out of the shot
Matter of fact, you're an easier target
And I respect everything you accomplished
But I hope I never get old and talk that nonsense
So who the fuck are you?

[David Rainer:]
Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
Tryna tell me who I am?
Who are you, tryna tell me what I'm not?
Tryna tell me what I'm not
Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
Tryna box me in, tryna find who I am

[Nas:]
She Queen of Nzinga
Winnie Mandela, Ida B. Wells
So why can't you tell? Why can't you tell?





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  1. J.... ....

    Merci Nasir Jones, merci de faire encore raisonner du pur Hip Hop ✌🏾👌🏾👊🏾👍🏾
    Nas is like 👊🏾

  2. J.... ....

    Oh man these cold cold nights .. and this song is keeping me warm and I am moving forward..

  3. M.... M....

    Back wit Malik.

  4. P.... F....

    Why Jagged Edge ain't on this joint? #JE #JEHEARTBREAK #LOVE&THUGGIN #JAGGEDEDGE #NAS

  5. P.... F....

    Sipping on disaster smoking on gangsta.... 🥃

  6. P.... F....

    Why ain't Outkast on this joint? #andre3000 #bigboi #nas #DUNGEONFAMILY #QUEENSBRIDGE

  7. G.... H....

    Damn nas like the flow and definitely connects with flow of the beat of the album

  8. M.... M....

    I had heard this many years ago but still have it downloaded, Nas is still one of my top favorites

  9. O.... J....

    Who’s Idi Amin ?

  10. M.... D....

    This dude was born to rap! Him and Rakim is my favorites of all time! Period!

  11. D.... B....

    This guy is the best rapper Alive.
    But I keep on asking myself this fucking question
    Why is he not the best selling rapper?💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️

  12. K.... S....

    Nas best songs are always when he chooses a beat to fit his lyrics rather than the other way around

  13. d.... ....

    Idk but Stephen A Smith comes to mind when listening to this. Nas is incredible and this album is another one that takes time to recognize how great it is!

  14. L.... ....

    “Black” male meteorologist from projects, 17 countries, including russia. They can’t box me in🛫💪🏾✊🏾

  15. S.... G....

    ®™Vibe ⚓

  16. D.... S....

    I'd just thumbs up all the songs before I'd listened to them cuz i knew that shiiiiiiiit would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽💪🏽

  17. D.... L....

    I think I listen to this song like 20+ times a day and share it every time 👀🤦🏽‍♀️❣I REALLY LOVE THIS SONG for some reason🤷🏽‍♀️🌊🎶🎧🔂♾

  18. s.... c....

    Did he said that she Queen Nzinga Winnie Mandela yet you turn the deaf ears

  19. a.... d....

    I'm mohamed ali

  20. l.... f....

    I hate niggas like who he described in 1st verse

  21. G.... B....

    Who are you try to tell me who i am

  22. B.... B....

    My shit. Nas is a Great king on this Rap Shit .He rite under Rakim !

  23. S.... M....

    “I’m Nas with incredible music”

  24. S.... M....

    🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Nas is obviously the best rapper of all time (Rating includes all rappers, dead and alive).

  25. a.... d....

    The best of my brother nasir

  26. a.... d....

    I swear nas is a legend word up

  27. J.... G....

    Every song crackling

  28. T.... ....

    💖💖💖💖💖

  29. B.... N....

    Message: No matter what you achieved, never look down on your brother!

  30. P.... r....

    "A Girl Named Pat". It sounds like Nas has been listening to some Jacob Miller

  31. P.... r....

    Who is Nas dissing from 2:13 to 2:35?

    P.... r....

    Probably Al Sharpton or some other race pimps. Possibly Bill Cosby. Bill was talking all that anti nigga shit talking down on new age blacks now they locked his old ass up. All that selling out gets you know where in the long run I think that is what Nas was trying to convey...

  32. T.... R....

    You ain't out of the SHOT 😱

  33. n.... w....

    A lot of these are leaked already

  34. M.... T....

    Am I the only one that can see Jay - Z on this beat. Dope song by the way.

  35. G.... T....

    He told that dude off!

  36. J.... L....

    30 lost souls disliked this track

  37. M.... A....

    Heard you got your master's, did college up
    Never looked back, now that's what's happening
    And it's good to see you made it out the hood
    With a degree, a true man with passion
    Now you could enter the so-called
    "White Man's Society" and go right past them
    Looking in the Wall Street Journal for your face
    But it's always absent
    There he go, that's him eating flan and ambrosia
    Watch on his arm, golden, laughin'
    Try to get his attention
    But he's flinching, guess my grimy clothes threw him off, so I mention
    We were neighbors some time ago
    He was kinda cold, in this restaurant
    Full of his kind and more
    He sighed, tried to look surprised, I know
    His side of the city where he resides, so
    I had to go
    I heard him laugh hard at some sad black jokes
    Hate so-called "intellectuals"
    No balls, he suggests we vote
    He stand all proud, speaking to correct his folks
    He want to lecture folks
    'Cause he professional and he suggest that we don't sell dope
    And I guess it's true, but who the fuck are you?
    Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
    Tryna tell me who I am?
    Who are you, tryna tell me what I'm not?
    Tryna tell me what I'm not
    Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
    Tryna box me in, tryna find who I am
    I'm Idi Amin, Marcus Garvey, H. Rap Brown
    I'm Muhammad Ali, I'm Reginald Lewis
    George Washington Carver, I'm Nas with incredible music
    Let's do it, thinking of a master plan
    Sipping on disaster, smoking on gangster
    Watching niggas argue, chillin' on my barstool
    With my Hell Up in Harlem hat in hand
    With a girl named Pat, she more than a waitress
    To order your drink with
    She divorced a banker and bought the bar
    She got an automobile, she gives an order to kill
    You get caught and robbed
    We could see your walk is off, you could lose your rhythm
    When you outta the gutter for a while
    You easily go to soft from hard
    Now we all about hustlers, number runners
    Hoes and sharks and we all know the code of the block
    And you talking some gibberish, anti-nigga shit
    'Cause you marched back with Rosa Parks
    Brother don't start, go build your Noah's Ark
    You could float to the end of the world
    And pretend what you not, but I know what you are
    While I roll in my car, and I'm spending my knot
    While our enemies plot, you ain't out of the shot
    Matter of fact, you're an easier target
    And I respect everything you accomplished
    But I hope I never get old and talk that nonsense
    So who the fuck are you?
    Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
    Tryna tell me who I am?
    Who are you, tryna tell me what I'm not?
    Tryna tell me what I'm not
    Who are you, tryna tell me who I am?
    Tryna box me in, tryna find who I am
    She Queen of Nzinga
    Winnie Mandela, Ida B. Wells
    Why can't you tell?
    Why can't you tell?

  38. A.... M....

    Excelente 👍🏻, se escucha NAS hasta México Gto. Más Música como está

  39. k.... r....

    its all about good beats and dope lyrics nas is the still the goat

  40. y.... ....

    Nas bodied this jawn 🔥🔥🔥 this one is a vibe for sure

  41. A.... P....

    Amazing beat 💪💪💪💪

  42. A.... P....

    Nas 💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  43. I.... A....

    One of my favorite songs he's done. Top 5 all time artists hands down. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🖤❤

  44. P.... M....

    That one part he says.. 'im Idi Amin,Marcus Garvey'..Idi was a Ugandan dictator that led a massacre of over half a million souls.He shouldnt be compared to the kinds of Marcus Garvey & Mohammed Ali.Otherwise Nas is still King🔥

  45. M.... M....

    🇨🇬🇨🇬🇨🇬🇨🇬Much love to Nas from Congo Brazzaville #GOAT

  46. A.... N....

    Nas we need the storytelling to match the visuals now... its boutt that time they can visualize the poetry... Please god do for the real ones!!

  47. i.... .....

    My dad listens to dis 24/7 and now that I hear this song often makes me think🤔then he also just got thru a break up😬

  48. S.... O....

    Nas with incredible Music. I salute you King.

  49. f.... m....

    Rap prof

  50. L.... R....

    Great 1 I like the whole album it's good folks💯👌🏾

  51. D.... R....

    Omg this so 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥if NAS picked beats like this I swear bruh.

  52. m.... m....

    Nas is the dopest hip hop moguls.

  53. T.... A....

    Who is he referring to in this song?

    T.... A....

    TJ Alexander this is around the “Untitled” album. If I can remember correctly, Al Sharpton wasn’t happy about the original title to the “Nigger” album, so he called for a boycott on Nas’ album.

  54. A.... A....

    I don't get why people say the production is wack? Nas is the type of artist that doesn't need very dynamic beats. He needs 3 instruments and let him rap

  55. A.... B....

    Eric hudson!

    So skilled and talented.

    Nas!

  56. 9.... s....

    How do you thumb down this? Young boys get your knowledge up...its NaS with incredible music lets do it!!!!!!!!!

  57. s.... s....

    did he take a shot at al sharpton?

    s.... s....

    soldier story yup. This around the untitled album. Nas wanted to call the album “Nigger” and sharpton called for a boycott

  58. N.... D....

    NAS.. ain't lost it. I been gettin Classic Nas in this album so far. Thank u for the timeless, thoughtFULL music.

  59. a.... M....

    Pure jam

  60. B.... T....

    🔥🔥🔥

  61. D.... ....

    Hova was right. One hot album every ten years. This lost tape shit is whack.

    D.... ....

    🤣🤣🤣...Went from Sean Carter to Jay Z damn you on Jaz dick..🤣🤣. Jay still ain't made shit as good as It Was Written

    D.... ....

    Go suck on Eminem we see you envious white boy

  62. M.... H....

    Man I love this♥️💪

  63. f.... ....

    This feel like a spiritual sequel to If Heaven Was A Mile Away to anybody else?

  64. m.... ....

    Nas is the GOAT! Can't nobody tell me otherwise

  65. S.... N....

    beautiful music

  66. A.... Q....

    I like nas flow in this one.

  67. J.... J....

    All praise due ... PEACE TO NASIR
    EPIC EPIC ALBUM 💯✊ ✊🇲🇦🇺🇸

  68. J.... J....

    EPIC EPIC ALBUM 💯💯💯💯💯🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

  69. E.... B....

    "I heard him laugh hard at some sad black jokes"

  70. H.... d....

    What a Track Bruhhhhhh 🔥🔥🔥💣

  71. D.... M....

    Shit's unreal the story telling...

  72. T.... M....

    Hip-hop back alive📢📢📢👂👂👂🔥🔥🔥

  73. A.... M....

    I was born in 92 and nas has always been in my top 5, thank you for this album NAS

    New artist rapping about the same bullshit what the media wants , dont follow the wave , but be the wave



    Each one teach one!

  74. B.... T....

    She Queen of zinga Winnie Mandela
    That's 👌

    B.... T....

    Queen Nzingha as in Nzingha Mbande,she led her people to successfully resist being invaded and colonized

  75. L.... ....

    Marcus Garvey 🔥🇯🇲

    L.... ....

    Mohamed ali

  76. M.... O....

    Y'all are late. This song been out for a minute. Check it out y'all don't believe me. Peace and love .

  77. J.... B....

    Hardest on the tape this is food right here

  78. 9.... ....

    One great masterpiece love the vibe and the massage he it given and he tried to build something new with the classic he is for meee personality well aware round album and he also had sick producers

  79. T.... P....

    Dope...

  80. T.... C....

    🔥🔥

  81. S.... j....

    I like this version to & I like the one NaS had on that Ron Artest mixtape with xin xin either way both versions are great.

  82. M.... A....

    whole album got more relationship breakup storys than a soap operah ive had nuff of this soap opera i$ht like nino brown in new jack city

  83. M.... P....

    Brilliant!

  84. J.... L....

    He shit all over Al Sharpton

    J.... L....

    And Bill Cosby too. Bill was talking that anti nigga shit talking down on new age blacks for the whites approval now we see how that turned out. All that selling out gets you know where in the long run.

  85. L.... M....

    Thank you for acknowledging Winnie Mandela nas😀😀

  86. R.... C....

    it sound good!

  87. P.... P....

    Have this on constant repeat. This one really touches the soul 🙌🏾

    P.... P....

    Same here

  88. R.... I....

    F*** Black leaders coz whites ain't got not none leading them, the rhythm is cosmic Nas is divinity, the deities prophet

  89. T.... J....

    Bad like a good wine get better with time👍👍👍👍

  90. M.... T....

    Hip hop alive again

  91. V.... G....

    Um....is this the best NAS album.....ever? What y’all think?

  92. S.... ....

    I finaly found the missing igrediant to erogichie ramen. woo .

  93. S.... N....

    this track is killing...

  94. S.... N....

    Nas is number one rapper of the world

  95. M.... ....

    Flow is unorthodox 🔥

    M.... ....

    Unmatched I would think

  96. E.... E....

    Damn Nas

  97. J.... k....

    🔥🔥🔥💯💯

  98. P.... {....

    This lost album is what nas's conscious is all about 🔥💎💯👌🔊🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

  99. A.... K....

    Lyrical deftness + Masterful production = A Classic