You what made HB era so crazy? I used to listen to Nas unreleased catalog religiously now barely
. It's been months since I've listened to the Rise & Fall that shyt still to this day is one of his best songs. No clue how that didn't end up on LT1
Caught a case, now I'm home, starin' off into space
Flashbacks of all the jewelry, cars crossin' my face
Rappers I met, hoes on video cassette
No management, no more good life and no respect
Hearin' crowds roar, Cristal pourin' mixed drinks
Haunted by the thoughts of second album sophomore jinx
Where did I fail? Death threats, woke up in cold sweats
Thinkin' about all these murders that know where I rest
From hangin' with crazy cliques that's known to take shyt
Bracelets, and all that beef now I'm involved, was paperless
My cars were auctioned off, now I catch rides with kidnap-nikkas
Who snatch babies up to get back figures
Lessons from heaven, every night I slept with my weapon
To guard my family, for a minute
I forgot my profession
Not from Columbia or Nicaragua
Don't distribute coke from Antigua, that shipped out to Panama
Pablo Escobar's bloody reign came to an end
Far from my life; a kid who made his fame from a pen
Hit the studio and change the game again
Wrote down all the pain within, top of the charts, triple platinum
Got the fake love back, money stacks, more plaques
Had to see who I was just to know where I was at
Saw both sides of the game, all the ups and downs
This goes out to the future rap kings comin' up now