Freedom or jail clips inserted
A baby's bein' born same time a
man is murdered
The beginning and end as far as
rap goes
It's only natural
I explain my plateau
And also what defines my name
Yeah long live the idols may
they never be your rivals
Pac was like Jesus
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to hear's
a tale of glory and sin
No I.D my mentor now let the
story begin
I used to print out Nas raps and
tape 'em up on my wall
My niggas thought they was
words but it was pictures I saw
And since I wanted to draw
I used to read 'em in awe
Then he dropped Stillmatic
rocked the cleanest Velour
Fast forward who'da thought
that I would meet him on tour
I'm earnin' stripes now nigga
got Adidas galore
Backstage I shook his hand let
him know that he's the man
When he said he was a fan it was
too hard to understand
No time to soak up the moment
though cause I was in a jam
Hov askin' where's the record
that the radio could play
And I was strikin' out for
months 9th inning feeling fear
Jeter under pressure made the
biggest hit of my career
But at first that wasn't clear
niggas had no idea
Dion called me when it dropped
sounded sad but sincere
Told me Nas heard your single
and he hate that shit
Said you the one
yo why you make that shit
I can't believe I let Nas down
Damn my heart sunk to my
stomach I can't believe I let
Nas down
I got defensive on the phone
resentment was in my tone fuck it
Long live the idols may they
never be your rivals
Pac was like Jesus
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to hear's
a tale of glory and sin
No I.D my mentor now let the
story begin
I couldn't help but think that
maybe I had made a mistake
I mean you made You Owe Me
dog I thought that you could
relate
But while I shot up the charts
you mean tellin' me
That I was not up to par
when I followed my heart
Granted my heart was tainted by
my mind I kept on sayin'
Where's the hits
You ain't got none
You know Jay would never put
your album out without none
And dog you know how come
Labels are archaic
formulaic with their outcomes
They don't know
they just study the charts
Me I study the shows the fans
study their hearts
I had a feelin' I was killin'
and this music we were spillin'
out
Would change lives forever
fuck the label put it out
Friday Night Lights blew
that was classic number 2
Now it seemed as if the Nas
comparisons was comin' true
Still no release date from the
label are they insane
Coach told me play the game to
change the game but on the way
I let Nas down
I got no one to blame
I'm ashamed I let Nas down
But this is God's plan
you could never understand fuck it
Long live the idols may they
never be your rivals
Pac was like Jesus
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to hear's
a tale of glory and sin
No I.D my mentor now let the
story begin
I always believed in the bigger
picture
If I could get them niggas to
listen outside my core then
I can open a door
Reintroduce 'em to honesty
show 'em that they need more
The difference between the
pretenders and the Kendrick Lamars
And so I took the fall like the
Son of the Lord
On the cross dyin' for that
fake shit you niggas bought
For the past decade if I should
pass please let this be my last
essay
Therefore I write from the heart
Apologies to OG's for
sacrificin' my art
But I'm here for a greater
purpose
I knew right from the start
I'm just a man of the people
not above but equal
And for the greater good I walk
amongst the evil
Don't cry mama this the life
I choose myself
Just pray along the way that
I don't lose myself
This is for the nigga that said
that hip hop was dead
I went to Hell to resurrect it
how could you fail to respect it
Lettin' Nas down
I got the phone call quietly
I mourned dog
I let Nas down
Yeah and on this flight may
I never lose sight fuck it
Long live the idols may they
never be your rivals
Pac was like Jesus
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to hear's
a tale of glory and sin
No I.D my mentor now let the
story begin