Rare Lyrics

Rare - Nas

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Part I

[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 Mars

Walkin' all over the beat, puttin' my feet on the stars

I rock it like Lenny, thinkin' like Jimi the first time he seen a

guitar

Standin' 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 hunnid

We the most hunted, uh

I got my Mets hat on to the back (Back)

Y'all already know where we goin' with the stacks (Stacks)

Hall of fame only, kings and queens only (Queens only)

They all be grabbin' my style but you know they can't hold

me

Yeah, 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' Nietzsche

You gotta call in a chopper to reach me

Homie, I don't need a jeweler to freeze me

Ice in my veins, I make it look easy

Mentally, I'm in Queens

More money more problems, you gotta be ready for all that

it brings

Let 'em say what they say, revenge on my plate, I'm lovin'

the taste

They see you shinin', emotions get hard to contain

They just not evolvin' the same (The same)

Me and HB is too rare

I'm movin' all through the snares, sound on billionaire

Ain't nothin' changed, I'm flippin' the page

I'm Prince on the stage, SLAVE on his face

You know what they say, KD the wave

I'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 Tarantino

Curbin' my ego, even though he know

Empty glass of Pinot, cigars and casinos

What they especially praise is the ethos

Stacks on blackjack, movin' my chips

No superstition to make me get rich

I'm with this chick, just one I brought today

In between placin' my bets, we shopped at Cartier

Rose gold I copped her a set

Runway hopped in the jet, flight attendant poppin' Moet

I said I need that Dom, off of respect

We havin' conversations, niggas show me property then

I call my nigga and I told him, "Yo, I gotta be there"

Salmon shish kebab, in a misty fog, rollin' sticky log

Big dawg affair, no kids involved

Roundtable havin' war council

Press one button, it'll change the world around you

Too rare, nothin' to see here, Cuban over my streetwear

You're nobody 'til somebody kills you just to be fair

It's okay to keep the mystique, I learned that in the street

On me, solo or deep, I'm puttin' on for the G's

Part III

[Verse 3]

( Hit-Boy )

We been doin' gangsta shit for a long time

Look inside my mind, see a gold mine

I'm my own cosign, she textin' the old line

You keep starin' at the glow, bitch, don't go blind

Braveheart energy, fuck all of the enemies

XO Hennessy, it's not on me, it's in me

I'm not here to be friendly, they ain't even contendin'

Comprende?

We've been doin' gangsta shit for a long time

Look inside my mind, see a gold mine

I'm my own cosign, she textin' the old line

Comprende?

It's up, Hit-Boy you on some other shit

We on some other shit, comprende?

Yeah