Rap Music Lyrics - One Love by Nas

Here's the rap music lyrics for the hit Nas song, One Love. The song is rapped as a written letter by Nas from inside a prison to his friend on the outside, detailing his troubles. One Love is found on Nas' classic debut album, Illmatic and features a chorus by Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. One Love by Nas (Illmatic) Verse One: what up kid? i know s--t is rough doing your bid when the cops came you shoulda slid to my crib but f--k it black, no time for looking back it's done plus congratulations you know you got a son i heard he looks like you, why don't your lady write you? told her she should visit, that's when she got hyper flippin, talk about he acts too rough he didn't listen he be riffin' while i'm telling him stuff i was like yeah, shorty don't care, she a snake too f-----g with the n----z from that fake crew that hate you but yo, guess who got shot in the dome-piece? jeromes niece, on her way home from jones beach, its bugged plus little rob is selling drugs on the dime hanging out with young thugs that all carry nines and night time is more trife than ever Whatup with Cormega, did you see 'em, are y'all together? if so then hold the fort down, represent to the fullest say whassup to herb, ice and bullet I left a half a hundred in your commisary You was my n---a when push came to shove One what? one love Chorus by Q-Tip Verse Two: dear born, you'll be out soon, stay strong out in new york the same s--t is going on the crack-heads stalking, loud-mouths is talking hold, check out the story yesterday when i was walking the n---a you shot last year tried to appear like he hurtin something word to mother, i heard him frontin' and he be pumpin' on your block your man gave him your glock and now they run together, what up son, whatever since i'm on the streets i'm a put it to a cease i heard you blew a n----a with he ask for the phone piece, wylin' on the island, but now in Elmira better chill 'cos them n----z will put that a-- on fire last time you wrote you said they tried you in the showers but maintain when you come home the corner's ours on the reals, all these crab n----z know the deal when we start the revolution all they probably do is squeal but chill, see you on the next v i i gave your mom dukes loot for kicks plus sent ya flicks your brother's buck whylin' and four maine he wrote me he might beat his case, 'til he come home i play it low key so stay civilised, time flies though incarcerated your mind [dies] i hate it when your moms cries it kinda wants to make me murder, for real-a i've even got a mask and gloves to bust slugs for one love Verse Three: sometimes i sit back with a budda sack mind's in another world thinking how can we exist through the facts written in school text books, bibles, etcetera f--- a school lecture, the lies get me vexed-a so i be ghost from my projects i take my pen and pad for the week and hittin' L's while i'm sleep' on a two day stay, you may say i need the time alone to relax my dome, no phone, left the 9 at home you see the streets have me stressed something terrible f-----g with the corners have a n---- up in belleview or h.d.m., hit with numbers from 8 to 10 a future in a maximum state pen is grim so i comes back home, nobody's out but shorty doowop rollIn two phillies together in the bridge- we call them oowops he said nas, n-----z cold be bustin' off the roof so i wear a bullet proof and pack a black tres-deuce he inhailed so deep, shut his eyes like he was sleep started coughing ONE EYE peeked to watch me speak i sat back like the mack, my army suit was black we was chillin' on these benches where he pumped his loose cracks i took the L when he passed it, this little bastard keeps me blasted he starts talking mad s--t i had to school him, told him don't let n----z fool him 'cos when the pistol blows [] the one that's murdered be the cool one tough luck when n----z are struck, families f----d up could've caught your man, but didn't look when you bucked up mistakes happen, so take heed never bust up in a crowd catch him solo, make the right man bleed shorty's laugh was cold blooded as he spoke so foul only twelve trying to tell me that he liked my style then i rose, wiping the b---ts ash from my clothes then froze only the blow the herb smoke through my nose and told my little man that i'm a go cyprose left some jewels in HIS skull that he can sell if he chose words of wisdom from nas try to rise up above keep an eye out for jake shorty wop one love Chorus by Q-Tip See more Rap music lyrics. Check out the hottest Hip Hop Honeys! Pick up Illmatic at Amazon.com!