Song of the Week: Nas - One Mic - VGF

Brandon2390 · 10-16-2006, 07:11 PM

Alright, well overall there are songs I like better than this one. However, no song characterizes me better than this one. Nas last verse in this one is just so real, word for word I can tell what he's talking about, and the way he conveys his message in this song is insane. The gradually getting louder in the first 2 verses and the decreasing in volume in the last verse is brilliant.

Title: Nas - One Mic

[speaking softly, gradually getting louder]
One time.. yeah.. yeah..

Yo, all I need is one mic, one beat, one stage
One person front, my face on the front page
Only if I had one gun, one girl and one crib
One God to show me how to do things his son did
Pure, like a cup of virgin blood; mixed with
151, one sip'll make a person flip
Writin names on my hollow tips, plottin hits
Mad violence who I'm gon' body, this hood politics
Ackowledge it, leave bodies chopped in garbages
Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us
Police watch us {*siren*} roll up and try knockin us
One knee I ducked, could it be my time is up
But my luck, I got up, the cop shot again
Bus stop glass bursts, a fiend drops his Heineken
Richochetin between the spots that I'm hidin in
Blackin out as I shoot back, forget gettin hit! [more sirens]
This is my hood I'ma rep, to the death of it
'til everybody come home, little dudes is grown
Hoodrats, don't abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon
Sip from the star sun and the moon
In this life of police chases street sweepers and coppers
Stick-up kids with no conscience, leavin victims with doctors
IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU READY TO DIE, WITH NINES OUT
THIS IS WHAT NAS IS BOUT, MAN THE TIME IS NOW!

[whispering again]
Yo, all I need is one mic..
All I need is one mic.. that's all I need
All I need is one mic.. all I need man
All I need is one mic.. yeah

[gradually getting louder]
All I need is one blunt, one page, and one pen
One prayer - tell God forgive for one sin
Matter fact maybe more than one, look back
at all the hatred against me, forget alla them
Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots
from twin glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two
Which means, one of my guns was holdin 17
Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you
Everybody gotta die sometime; hope your funeral
never gets shot up, bullets tear through the innocent
Nothin is fair, people roll up, shootin from wheelchairs
My heart is racin, tastin revenge in the air
I let this all slide for too many years, too many times
Now I'm strapped with a couple of macs, too many nines
If y'all people really wit me get busy load up the semis
Do more than just hold it explode the clip until you empty
There's nothin in our way - they bust, we bust, they rust, we rust
Led flyin, feel it? I feel it in my gut
THAT WE TAKE THESE PEOPLE TO WAR, LIE 'EM DOWN
CAUSE WE STRONGER NOW MY PEOPLE THE TIME IS NOW!!

[whispering again]
All I need is one mic.. that's all I need, that's all I need
All I need is one mic.. there's nuttin else in the world
All I need is one mic.. that's all a man need to do his thing y'know
All I need is one mic..

[starting loud this time, getting quieter]
ALL I NEED IS ONE LIFE, ONE TRY, ONE BREATH I'M ONE MAN
WHAT I STAND FOR SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
Or wanna see me on top, too egotistical
Talkin all that slick stuff, the same way these people do
Wonder what my secrets is, people will move on you
only if they know, what your weakness is I have none
Too late to grab guns I'm blastin cause I'm a cool jigga
Thought I wouldn't have that ass done? Fooled you jiggas
What you call a infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin
War gets deep, some beef is everlastin
Complete with thick scars, brothers knifin each other
up in prison yards, drama, where does it start?
You know the block was ill as a youngster
Every night it was like a, cop would get killed body found in the dumpster
For real a hustler, purchased my Range, dudes throwin dirt on my name
Jealous cause fiends got they work and complain
Girls left me cause they thought I was finished
Shoulda knew she wasn't true she came to me when her man caught a sentence
Diamonds are blindin, I never make the same mistakes
Movin with a change of pace, lighter load, see now the king is straight
Swellin my melon cause none of these people real
Heard he was, tellin police, how can a kingpin squeal?
This is crazy, I'm on the right track I'm finally found
You need some soul searchin, the time is now

All I need is one mic.. yeah, yeah yeah yeah
All I need is one mic.. that's all I ever needed in this world, forget cash
All I need is one mic.. forget the cars, the jewelry
All I need is one mic.. to spread my voice to the whole world

I tried to edit this of all swears, I dont know if I was successful.

YouTube - NAS - One mic - Link to the video.

Bomby · 10-16-2006, 07:39 PM

Damn... I need to remember to put Stillmatic on my computer next time I go home.

10-16-2006, 07:11 PM	#1
Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Points: 35,822.66 Bank: 757.83 Total Points: 36,580.49 Donate	Song of the Week: Nas - One Mic Alright, well overall there are songs I like better than this one. However, no song characterizes me better than this one. Nas last verse in this one is just so real, word for word I can tell what he's talking about, and the way he conveys his message in this song is insane. The gradually getting louder in the first 2 verses and the decreasing in volume in the last verse is brilliant. Title: Nas - One Mic [speaking softly, gradually getting louder] One time.. yeah.. yeah.. Yo, all I need is one mic, one beat, one stage One person front, my face on the front page Only if I had one gun, one girl and one crib One God to show me how to do things his son did Pure, like a cup of virgin blood; mixed with 151, one sip'll make a person flip Writin names on my hollow tips, plottin hits Mad violence who I'm gon' body, this hood politics Ackowledge it, leave bodies chopped in garbages Seeds watch us, grow up and try to follow us Police watch us {siren} roll up and try knockin us One knee I ducked, could it be my time is up But my luck, I got up, the cop shot again Bus stop glass bursts, a fiend drops his Heineken Richochetin between the spots that I'm hidin in Blackin out as I shoot back, forget gettin hit! [more sirens] This is my hood I'ma rep, to the death of it 'til everybody come home, little dudes is grown Hoodrats, don't abortion your womb, we need more warriors soon Sip from the star sun and the moon In this life of police chases street sweepers and coppers Stick-up kids with no conscience, leavin victims with doctors IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU READY TO DIE, WITH NINES OUT THIS IS WHAT NAS IS BOUT, MAN THE TIME IS NOW! [whispering again] Yo, all I need is one mic.. All I need is one mic.. that's all I need All I need is one mic.. all I need man All I need is one mic.. yeah [gradually getting louder] All I need is one blunt, one page, and one pen One prayer - tell God forgive for one sin Matter fact maybe more than one, look back at all the hatred against me, forget alla them Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots from twin glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two Which means, one of my guns was holdin 17 Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you Everybody gotta die sometime; hope your funeral never gets shot up, bullets tear through the innocent Nothin is fair, people roll up, shootin from wheelchairs My heart is racin, tastin revenge in the air I let this all slide for too many years, too many times Now I'm strapped with a couple of macs, too many nines If y'all people really wit me get busy load up the semis Do more than just hold it explode the clip until you empty There's nothin in our way - they bust, we bust, they rust, we rust Led flyin, feel it? I feel it in my gut THAT WE TAKE THESE PEOPLE TO WAR, LIE 'EM DOWN CAUSE WE STRONGER NOW MY PEOPLE THE TIME IS NOW!! [whispering again] All I need is one mic.. that's all I need, that's all I need All I need is one mic.. there's nuttin else in the world All I need is one mic.. that's all a man need to do his thing y'know All I need is one mic.. [starting loud this time, getting quieter] ALL I NEED IS ONE LIFE, ONE TRY, ONE BREATH I'M ONE MAN WHAT I STAND FOR SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND Or wanna see me on top, too egotistical Talkin all that slick stuff, the same way these people do Wonder what my secrets is, people will move on you only if they know, what your weakness is I have none Too late to grab guns I'm blastin cause I'm a cool jigga Thought I wouldn't have that ass done? Fooled you jiggas What you call a infinite brawl, eternal souls clashin War gets deep, some beef is everlastin Complete with thick scars, brothers knifin each other up in prison yards, drama, where does it start? You know the block was ill as a youngster Every night it was like a, cop would get killed body found in the dumpster For real a hustler, purchased my Range, dudes throwin dirt on my name Jealous cause fiends got they work and complain Girls left me cause they thought I was finished Shoulda knew she wasn't true she came to me when her man caught a sentence Diamonds are blindin, I never make the same mistakes Movin with a change of pace, lighter load, see now the king is straight Swellin my melon cause none of these people real Heard he was, tellin police, how can a kingpin squeal? This is crazy, I'm on the right track I'm finally found You need some soul searchin, the time is now All I need is one mic.. yeah, yeah yeah yeah All I need is one mic.. that's all I ever needed in this world, forget cash All I need is one mic.. forget the cars, the jewelry All I need is one mic.. to spread my voice to the whole world I tried to edit this of all swears, I dont know if I was successful. YouTube - NAS - One mic - Link to the video.

10-16-2006, 07:39 PM	#2
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