Nas - Get Down br br [Nas] br Uh.. uh.. uh.. br New York streets where killers'll walk like Pistol Pete br And Pappy Mason, gave the young boys admiration br Prince from Queens and Fritz from Harlem br Street legends, the drugs kept the hood from starvin br Pushin cars, Nicky Barnes was the 70's br But there's a long list of high-profile celebrities br Worldwide on the thorough side of things br Livest kings, some died, one guy, one time br one day grabs me, as I'm about to blast heat br 40-side of Vernon, I turned well he asked me br "Whatchu up to, the cops gon' bust you" br I was a teen drunk off brew, stumbled I wondered br if God sent him, cause two squad cars entered the block br and looked at us, I ain't flinch when they watched br I took it upstairs, the bathroom mirror, brushed my hair br Starin at a young disciple, I almost gave my life to what the dice br do br Yeah man, throwin them bones br Hopin my ace get his case thrown br His girl ain't wait for him, she in the world straight hoein br While he lookin at centerfolds of pretty girls br showin they little cooch, gangstas don't die he's livin proof br The D.A. who tried him was lyin br A white dude, killed his mother durin the case br Hung jury, now the D.A. is bein replaced br Pre-trial hearin is over, it's real for the soldier br Walks in the courtroom, the look in his eyes is wild br Triple-homicide, I sit in the back aisle br I wanna crack a smile when I see him br Throw up a fist for black power, cause all we want is his freedom br He grabbed a court officer's gun and started squeezin br Then he grabbed the judge, screams out -- nobody leavin everybody br "Get down, get down! Get down, get down!" - br [Nas] Everybody br "Get down, get down! Get down, get down!" - br Some niggaz fuck they enemies in they ass when they catch 'em br Weird-ass niggaz are dangerous, so don't test 'em br They make you, dissapear, this a year that I won't forget br Sold CD's double platinum, met mo' execs br Southern niggaz, independent label, real killers br Know the business, ran Tennessee for years, now they chillin...