Unauthorised Biography of Nas (Nas Tribute)

Me spitting one of my original verses over the Book of Rhymes beat (by Alchemist) to show my appreciation for perhaps my most important idol. [Lyrics] So let's all listen very close about the visionary Name is Nasir Jones, but only Nas is necessary Including The Lost Tapes, ten albums dropped by zero-eight The last one is Untitled round the single Hero's date Blessed with words and vision, father was a jazz musician Born seventy-three to be a prodigy with rhythm It's so easy to see that he's one of the best alive Reflects Rakim in skill, from where his nickname is derived Then when he debuted in ninety-one on Breaking Atoms His new attention grew, Gods Son was gonna make it happen Caught the eye of one guy from a group that's called 3rd Bass MC Serch helped sign him, now it all can fall in place 94 is when it is The Genesis of Nas Illmatic was an LP that first helped me to regard Hip-hop well, you held me in a New York State of Mind That propelled my interest, I kept pressing Rewind It's true that Life's a Bitch, but if your music's heard in stores My view on life's enriched and I accept The World Is Yours Past Halftime wait, I take a trip down Memory Lane I feel One Love as I'm engulfed in city domains One Time for Your Mind to help design wide scenes Of the life and times you Represent for Queens It Aint Hard to Tell; you excel, then prevail Expressing The Message in your tales through details Of Shootouts and Set-Ups, you give me Street Dreams Where I Take It in Blood as I live the Thief's Theme I Can Get Down and Rule, just pass me One Mic to hand Made You Look as I school on what Nas is Like to fans Today you see me; you could say to me "I Gave You Power" I'd then say "I did it My Way, but you gave us our Inspiration, demonstrate about Bridging the Gaps Between poems and raps, taught about ripping the tracks" In Just A Moment, you have told us more than simple lessons Your stories holding us in awe of holding Smith n Wessons Don't try denying, in My Country War is Necessary Why I admire your entire work, I guess its very Relevant to mine, I change the elements in lines So I can write just like your rhymes in intricate designs In Every Ghetto, we're all set to start our lyric scheming Now you've said Hip-Hop is Dead, but I'm instead Still Dreaming Still carrying The Cross, it costs me nothing to remember If I select a best MC, you're often a contender