Nas - Rare

[Intro]Yo, I'm in rare form (Rare form)Niggas speak down on my name like I wasn't there for 'em (There for 'em)Talk about back in the days, this isn't back in the days (Back in the days)They want me back in my ways, chipped tooth and the fade (Tooth and the fade)[Verse 1]Uh, musically I'm on MarsWalkin' all over the beat, puttin' my feet on the starsI rock it like Lenny, thinkin' like Jimi the first time he seen a guitarStandin' in front of where they shot Ahmaud and said we gotta know who we are (Know who we are)Uh, I'm in rare form (Rare form)Wearin' rare Jordans straight from Air Jordan, this a fair warnin'Too many young gods beef over nothin'When you get money, you know that it's comin'Sayin' they homies, but they ain't a hunnidWe the most hunted, uhI got my Mets hat on to the back (Back)Y'all already know where we goin' with the stats (Stats)Hall of fame only, kings and queens only (Queens only)They all be grabbin' my style but you know they can't hold meYeah, I'm in rare form (Rare form)Y'all still on the ground, you know I've been airborne (I've been airbone)Studyin' Big, studyin' NietzscheYou gotta call in a chopper to reach meHomie, I don't need a jeweler to freeze meIce in my veins, I make it look easyMentally, I'm in QueensMore money more problems, you gotta be ready for all that it bringsLet 'em say what they say, revenge on my plate, I'm lovin' the tasteThey see you shinin', emotions get hard to containThey just not evolvin' the same (The same)Me and HB is too rareI'm movin' all through the snares, sound on billionaireAin't nothin' changed, I'm flippin' the pageI'm Prince on the stage, SLAVE on his faceYou know what they say, KD the waveI'm stayin' rare for all of my days (All of my days, Braveheart, Braveheart)I'm stayin' rare for all of my days (All of my days, Braveheart, Braveheart)Part II[Verse 2]Levels of TarantinoCurbin' my ego, even though he knowEmpty glass of Pinot, cigars and casinosWhat they especially praise is the ethosStacks on blackjack, movin' my chipsNo superstition to make me get richI'm with this chick, just one I brought todayIn between placin' my bets, we shopped at CartierRose gold I copped her a setRunway hopped in the jet, flight attendant poppin' MoetI said I need that Dom, off of respectWe havin' conversations, niggas show me property thenI call my nigga and I told him, "Yo, I gotta be there"Salmon shish kebab, in a misty fog, rollin' sticky logBig dawg affair, no kids involvedRoundtable havin' war councilPress one button, it'll change the world around youToo rare, nothin' to see here, Cuban over my streetwearYou're nobody 'til somebody kills you just to be fairIt's okay to keep the mystique, I learned that in the streetOn me, solo or deep, I'm puttin' on for the G'sPart III[Verse 3](Hit-Boy)We been doin' gangsta shit for a long timeLook inside my mind, see a gold mineI'm my own cosign, she textin' the old lineYou keep starin' at the glow, bitch, don't go blindBraveheart energy, fuck all of the enemiesXO Hennessy, it's not on me, it's in meI'm not here to be friendly, they ain't even contendin'Comprende?We've been doin' gangsta shit for a long timeLook inside my mind, see a gold mineI'm my own cosign, she textin' the old lineComprende?It's up, Hit-Boy you on some other shitWe on some other shit, comprende?Yeah