Bridging the Gap Lyrics
| Song | Bridging the Gap |
| Artist | Nas |
| Album | Street's Disciple |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:02.670] | The light is there. |
| [00:09.540] | See I come from Mississippi |
| [00:12.170] | I was young and runnin' wild |
| [00:15.420] | Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child |
| [00:21.860] | I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas |
| [00:28.240] | I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive |
| [00:33.240] | Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey -- |
| [00:44.730] | Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered |
| [00:46.990] | Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it |
| [00:49.550] | But I'm still number one, everyday real |
| [00:51.300] | Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel |
| [00:54.550] | Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss |
| [00:57.990] | Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi |
| [01:02.300] | Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy |
| [01:05.170] | Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap |
| [01:07.920] | The history of music on this track |
| [01:10.300] | Born in the game, discovered my father's music |
| [01:12.300] | Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain |
| [01:15.110] | But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids |
| [01:18.420] | Some are well-known, some doin' bids |
| [01:20.110] | I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks |
| [01:22.610] | If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo |
| [01:25.300] | Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah, turn it up!） |
| [01:50.460] | Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive! |
| [01:51.520] | The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues |
| [01:53.140] | Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's |
| [01:55.890] | Old school, new school, know school rules |
| [01:58.020] | All these years I been voicin' my blues |
| [02:01.200] | I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart |
| [02:03.700] | Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent |
| [02:07.830] | But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with |
| [02:11.150] | Books to read, like X and stuff |
| [02:13.900] | Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia |
| [02:16.460] | In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of |
| [02:19.150] | Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up |
| [02:22.210] | Cause none'a them would like my style |
| [02:24.210] | Read more books than the curriculum profile |
| [02:26.710] | Said, Mr. Jones please come get your child |
| [02:29.330] | Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild |
| [02:32.190] | |
| [02:53.190] | Greatest man ? The great-greatest man alive |
| [02:56.000] | Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone |
| [02:59.440] | He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home |
| [03:02.820] | Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu |
| [03:05.250] | Come on, tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to |
| [03:07.760] | I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique |
| [03:10.500] | Madagascar, Paris, Greece |
| [03:12.940] | The Middle Africa is where we lived |
| [03:15.750] | Better known as Queenbridge |
| [03:18.690] | Nas, Nas you don't stop |
| [03:20.570] | Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop |
| [03:23.130] | Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop |
| [03:25.750] | From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop |
| [03:28.320] | Tell 'em Pop |
| [03:29.130] | See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know） |
| [03:32.190] | I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild） |
| [03:34.500] | Ended up in New York City （Yeah!） |
| [03:37.000] | Where I had my first child （That's me） |
| [03:39.880] | I named the boy Nasir （Yeah, Daddy!） |
| [03:42.440] | All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya, boy） |
| [03:45.250] | I told him as a youngster |
| [03:46.570] | He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop） |
| [03:50.320] | Greatest man alive （You the greatest, Pop） |
| [03:52.110] | Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive! |
| [03:54.740] | Rest In Peace Ray Charles |
| [00:02.670] | The light is there. |
| [00:09.540] | See I come from Mississippi |
| [00:12.170] | I was young and runnin' wild |
| [00:15.420] | Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child |
| [00:21.860] | I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas |
| [00:28.240] | I told him as a youngster, he' ll be the greatest man alive |
| [00:33.240] | Let' s go!... HeyHeyHeyHey |
| [00:44.730] | Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered |
| [00:46.990] | Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it |
| [00:49.550] | But I' m still number one, everyday real |
| [00:51.300] | Speak what I want, I don' t care what y' all feel |
| [00:54.550] | Cause I' m my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss |
| [00:57.990] | Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi |
| [01:02.300] | Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy |
| [01:05.170] | Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap |
| [01:07.920] | The history of music on this track |
| [01:10.300] | Born in the game, discovered my father' s music |
| [01:12.300] | Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain |
| [01:15.110] | But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids |
| [01:18.420] | Some are wellknown, some doin' bids |
| [01:20.110] | I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks |
| [01:22.610] | If Pops wouldn' t' ve pulled me back an said yo |
| [01:25.300] | Greatest man alive Nas Yeah, turn it up! |
| [01:50.460] | GreGreGreGreGreatest man alive! |
| [01:51.520] | The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues |
| [01:53.140] | Slaves are harmonizin' them ah' s and ooh' s |
| [01:55.890] | Old school, new school, know school rules |
| [01:58.020] | All these years I been voicin' my blues |
| [02:01.200] | I' m a artist from the start, HipHop guided my heart |
| [02:03.700] | Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent |
| [02:07.830] | But Pops gave me the right type' a tools to think with |
| [02:11.150] | Books to read, like X and stuff |
| [02:13.900] | Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia |
| [02:16.460] | In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of |
| [02:19.150] | Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up |
| [02:22.210] | Cause none' a them would like my style |
| [02:24.210] | Read more books than the curriculum profile |
| [02:26.710] | Said, Mr. Jones please come get your child |
| [02:29.330] | Cause he' s writin' mad poems and his s are wild |
| [02:32.190] | |
| [02:53.190] | Greatest man ? The greatgreatest man alive |
| [02:56.000] | HeyHeyHey My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone |
| [02:59.440] | He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home |
| [03:02.820] | Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu |
| [03:05.250] | Come on, tell ' em ' bout the places you gone to |
| [03:07.760] | I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique |
| [03:10.500] | Madagascar, Paris, Greece |
| [03:12.940] | The Middle Africa is where we lived |
| [03:15.750] | Better known as Queenbridge |
| [03:18.690] | Nas, Nas you don' t stop |
| [03:20.570] | Olu Dara in the house, you don' t stop |
| [03:23.130] | Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don' t stop |
| [03:25.750] | From the Blues to Street Hop you don' t stop |
| [03:28.320] | Tell ' em Pop |
| [03:29.130] | See I come from Mississippi Let ' em know |
| [03:32.190] | I was young and runnin' wild Runnin' wild |
| [03:34.500] | Ended up in New York City Yeah! |
| [03:37.000] | Where I had my first child That' s me |
| [03:39.880] | I named the boy Nasir Yeah, Daddy! |
| [03:42.440] | All the boys call him Nas Luh ya, boy |
| [03:45.250] | I told him as a youngster |
| [03:46.570] | He' ll be the greatest man alive You the greatest, Pop |
| [03:50.320] | Greatest man alive You the greatest, Pop |
| [03:52.110] | GreGreGreGreGreatest man alive! |
| [03:54.740] | Rest In Peace Ray Charles |
| [00:02.670] | The light is there. |
| [00:09.540] | See I come from Mississippi |
| [00:12.170] | I was young and runnin' wild |
| [00:15.420] | Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child |
| [00:21.860] | I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas |
| [00:28.240] | I told him as a youngster, he' ll be the greatest man alive |
| [00:33.240] | Let' s go!... HeyHeyHeyHey |
| [00:44.730] | Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered |
| [00:46.990] | Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it |
| [00:49.550] | But I' m still number one, everyday real |
| [00:51.300] | Speak what I want, I don' t care what y' all feel |
| [00:54.550] | Cause I' m my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss |
| [00:57.990] | Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi |
| [01:02.300] | Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy |
| [01:05.170] | Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap |
| [01:07.920] | The history of music on this track |
| [01:10.300] | Born in the game, discovered my father' s music |
| [01:12.300] | Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain |
| [01:15.110] | But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids |
| [01:18.420] | Some are wellknown, some doin' bids |
| [01:20.110] | I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks |
| [01:22.610] | If Pops wouldn' t' ve pulled me back an said yo |
| [01:25.300] | Greatest man alive Nas Yeah, turn it up! |
| [01:50.460] | GreGreGreGreGreatest man alive! |
| [01:51.520] | The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues |
| [01:53.140] | Slaves are harmonizin' them ah' s and ooh' s |
| [01:55.890] | Old school, new school, know school rules |
| [01:58.020] | All these years I been voicin' my blues |
| [02:01.200] | I' m a artist from the start, HipHop guided my heart |
| [02:03.700] | Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent |
| [02:07.830] | But Pops gave me the right type' a tools to think with |
| [02:11.150] | Books to read, like X and stuff |
| [02:13.900] | Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia |
| [02:16.460] | In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of |
| [02:19.150] | Teachers in my homeroom, I drew pix to mess them up |
| [02:22.210] | Cause none' a them would like my style |
| [02:24.210] | Read more books than the curriculum profile |
| [02:26.710] | Said, Mr. Jones please come get your child |
| [02:29.330] | Cause he' s writin' mad poems and his s are wild |
| [02:32.190] | |
| [02:53.190] | Greatest man ? The greatgreatest man alive |
| [02:56.000] | HeyHeyHey My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone |
| [02:59.440] | He been around the world blowin' his horn, still he came home |
| [03:02.820] | Then he got grown, changed his name to Olu |
| [03:05.250] | Come on, tell ' em ' bout the places you gone to |
| [03:07.760] | I been to Saudi Arabia, Mozambique |
| [03:10.500] | Madagascar, Paris, Greece |
| [03:12.940] | The Middle Africa is where we lived |
| [03:15.750] | Better known as Queenbridge |
| [03:18.690] | Nas, Nas you don' t stop |
| [03:20.570] | Olu Dara in the house, you don' t stop |
| [03:23.130] | Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don' t stop |
| [03:25.750] | From the Blues to Street Hop you don' t stop |
| [03:28.320] | Tell ' em Pop |
| [03:29.130] | See I come from Mississippi Let ' em know |
| [03:32.190] | I was young and runnin' wild Runnin' wild |
| [03:34.500] | Ended up in New York City Yeah! |
| [03:37.000] | Where I had my first child That' s me |
| [03:39.880] | I named the boy Nasir Yeah, Daddy! |
| [03:42.440] | All the boys call him Nas Luh ya, boy |
| [03:45.250] | I told him as a youngster |
| [03:46.570] | He' ll be the greatest man alive You the greatest, Pop |
| [03:50.320] | Greatest man alive You the greatest, Pop |
| [03:52.110] | GreGreGreGreGreatest man alive! |
| [03:54.740] | Rest In Peace Ray Charles |
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