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Quotes from Illmatic — Nas

born 1973 United States

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I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death

Illmatic (1994)

Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined

Illmatic (1994)

"Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne

Illmatic (1994)

The smooth criminal on beat breaks
Never put me in ya box if ya shit eats tapes

Illmatic (1994)

I set it off with my own rhyme
cause I'm as ill as a convict who kills for phone time

Illmatic (1994)

Live amongst no roses, only the drama, for real
A nickel-plate is my fate, my medicine is the ganja

Illmatic (1994)

"Fuck 'rap is real', watch the herbs stand still
never talkin' to snakes cause the words of man kill
true in the game, as long as blood is blue in my veins

Illmatic (1994)

When I was ten I was a hip-hop a shorty wop
known for rockin' microphones and twistin' of a forty top

Illmatic (1994)

I need a new nigga, for this black cloud to follow
cause while it's over me it's too dark to see tomorrow

Illmatic (1994)

I switched my motto
instead of saying 'fuck tomorrow' that buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto

Illmatic (1994)

I reminisce on park jams, my man was shot for his sheep coat
chocolate blunts will make me see him drop in my weed smoke

Illmatic (1994)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nas (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.