Piff Perkins
Veteran
1 of course. But 2 is incredibly slept on, perhaps due to the album it's on. If it was in IWW or Stillmatic it would be a bigger song.
I'd be lying if I said I fukked with part 1 more than part 2that grimy NY sound premo perfected and Nas narrating that grimy NY shyt
2 lately for me
"seen the Sergeant and the captain...strangle men ...nikkas gasping for air...til they move no more and just stare"
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2 lately for me
"seen the Sergeant and the captain...strangle men ...nikkas gasping for air...til they move no more and just stare"
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nas is so dope.........nas is the reason that in my 30s i havent given up on hip hop yetwell said Part 2 reflects what a young man is going trough so well even to this day"You lost that nikka, I'll put ya dollar in the jukebox."
"Mama should've cuffed me to the radiator."
Both great songs, but the imagery and storytelling in part two trumps part one for me.

Had eight partners growin up, eight turned to seven
Seven turned to six nikkas, got two in heaven
Six of us, holdin it, now it's five rollin thick
The sixth one's parole flipped; five nikkas, went to four quick
When he went O.T., college life, converted into gangbangin
Four nikkas still hangin, years passin and slang changin
Three of us now, fourth nikka ain't around
We all thought he was real -- he did the snake shyt
Fake shyt -- beat his ass down, yo his mouth
Could've got us all wasted, what a fukkin clown
All I got left in the end is two of my best friends
And we all goin out, to the death for these ends,

he's no longer with us@intilectual recipricol
You fukk with the monkey flippin rhythm and running like a cheetah or part 2?
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he did it to himselfYall finally gave it to him huh?![]()
