| Song | Let Nas Down |
| Artist | J. Cole |
| Album | Born Sinner (Deluxe Version) |
| [offset:0] | |
| [00:00.00] | Let （0,171）Nas Down - J Cole |
| [00:02.10] | Freedom or jail, clips inserted |
| [00:03.73] | A baby's bein' born same time a man is murdered |
| [00:06.17] | The beginning and end, so far as rap goes |
| [00:08.85] | only It's natural, I explain my plateau |
| [00:10.87] | And also what defines my name |
| [00:12.87] | |
| [00:13.44] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [00:14.88] | may they never be your rivals |
| [00:16.25] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [00:17.64] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [00:19.08] | Now what you're 'bout to |
| [00:20.46] | hear's a tale of glory and sin |
| [00:21.71] | No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [00:24.00] | |
| [00:24.62] | I used to print out Nas raps and tape 'em up on my wall |
| [00:27.24] | My niggas thought they was words |
| [00:28.69] | but it was pictures I saw |
| [00:30.19] | And since I wanted to draw |
| [00:31.56] | I used to read 'em in awe |
| [00:33.00] | Then he dropped Stillmatic |
| [00:34.35] | rocked the cleanest Velour |
| [00:35.96] | Fast forward, who thought |
| [00:37.33] | that I would meet him on tour? |
| [00:38.72] | I'm earnin' stripes now nigga |
| [00:39.72] | got Adidas galore |
| [00:40.77] | |
| [00:41.51] | Backstage I shook his hand |
| [00:43.08] | let him know that he's the man |
| [00:44.34] | When he said he was a fan |
| [00:45.71] | it was to hard to understand |
| [00:47.22] | No time to soak up the moment though |
| [00:48.78] | cause I was in a jam |
| [00:49.97] | Hov askin' where's the record |
| [00:51.03] | that the radio could play |
| [00:52.87] | And I was strikin' out for months |
| [00:54.12] | 9th inning feeling fear |
| [00:55.70] | Jeter under pressure |
| [00:56.57] | made the biggest hit of my career |
| [00:58.51] | But at first, that wasn't clear |
| [00:59.83] | niggas had no idea |
| [01:01.27] | Dion called me when it dropped |
| [01:02.53] | sounded sad but sincere |
| [01:04.09] | Told me Nas heard |
| [01:05.06] | your single and he hate that shit |
| [01:06.87] | Said you the one, yo why you make that shit? |
| [01:08.80] | I can't believe I let Nas down |
| [01:10.78] | |
| [01:12.79] | Damn, my heart sunk to my stomach |
| [01:14.86] | I can't believe I let Nas down |
| [01:16.48] | |
| [01:18.31] | I got defensive on the phone |
| [01:19.49] | resentment was in my tone, fuck it |
| [01:21.51] | |
| [01:22.01] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [01:22.81] | may they never be your rivals |
| [01:23.84] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [01:25.28] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [01:26.40] | Now what you're 'bout to |
| [01:28.15] | hear's a tale of glory and sin |
| [01:29.79] | No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [01:32.22] | I couldn't help but think |
| [01:33.42] | that maybe I had made a mistake |
| [01:35.04] | I mean, you made "You Owe Me" dog |
| [01:36.80] | I thought that you could relate |
| [01:37.93] | But while I shot up the charts |
| [01:39.26] | you mean tellin' me |
| [01:40.76] | That I was not up to par |
| [01:42.12] | when I followed my heart |
| [01:43.19] | Granted, my heart was tainted by my mind |
| [01:45.53] | I kept on sayin' |
| [01:46.65] | Where's the hits? |
| [01:47.21] | You ain't got none |
| [01:48.16] | You know Jay would never |
| [01:49.41] | put your album out without none |
| [01:50.62] | And dog, you know how come |
| [01:52.24] | Labels are archaic |
| [01:53.23] | formulaic with their outcomes |
| [01:55.86] | They don't know |
| [01:56.42] | they just study the charts |
| [01:57.48] | Me, I study the shows |
| [01:58.93] | the fans, study their hearts |
| [02:00.57] | I had a feelin' I was killin' |
| [02:02.00] | and this music we were spillin' out |
| [02:03.44] | Would change lives forever |
| [02:04.27] | fuck the label, put it out |
| [02:06.27] | Friday Night Lights blew |
| [02:07.28] | that was classic number 2 |
| [02:08.84] | Now it seemed as if |
| [02:10.10] | the Nas comparisons was comin' true |
| [02:11.54] | Still no release date from the label |
| [02:13.23] | are they insane? |
| [02:14.73] | Gooch told me play the game |
| [02:16.18] | to change the game but on the way |
| [02:17.56] | I let Nas down, I got noone to blame |
| [02:22.45] | I'm ashamed I let Nas down |
| [02:24.00] | |
| [02:26.58] | But this is God's plan |
| [02:27.57] | you could never understand, fuck it |
| [02:29.53] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [02:30.47] | may they never be your rivals |
| [02:31.59] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [02:32.96] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [02:34.36] | Now what you're 'bout to |
| [02:36.11] | hear's a tale of glory and sin |
| [02:37.37] | No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [02:39.99] | I always believed in the bigger picture |
| [02:41.32] | If I could get them niggas |
| [02:42.88] | to listen outside my core |
| [02:44.19] | then I can open a door |
| [02:45.62] | Reintroduce 'em to honesty |
| [02:46.60] | show 'em that they need more |
| [02:48.65] | The difference between |
| [02:49.48] | the pretenders and the Kendrick Lamars |
| [02:51.41] | And so, I took the fall like the son of the Lord |
| [02:54.17] | On the cross |
| [02:54.99] | dyin' for that fake shit you niggas bought |
| [02:57.12] | For the past decade |
| [02:58.06] | if I should pass please let this be my last essay |
| [03:00.88] | Therefore I write from the heart |
| [03:02.71] | Apologies to OG's for sacrificin' my art |
| [03:05.37] | But I'm here for a greater purpose |
| [03:06.93] | I knew right from the start |
| [03:08.20] | I'm just a man of the people |
| [03:09.69] | not above but equal |
| [03:11.20] | And for the greater good |
| [03:12.45] | I walk amongst the evil |
| [03:14.03] | Don't cry mama |
| [03:15.03] | this the life I choose myself |
| [03:16.73] | Just pray along the way |
| [03:18.10] | that I don't lose myself |
| [03:19.61] | This is for the nigga |
| [03:20.61] | that said that hip-hop was dead |
| [03:22.45] | I went to Hell to resurrect it |
| [03:23.77] | how could you fail to respect it? |
| [03:25.26] | Lettin' Nas down |
| [03:26.26] | |
| [03:28.52] | I got the phone call |
| [03:29.52] | quietly I mourned dog |
| [03:30.89] | I let Nas down |
| [03:32.13] | |
| [03:33.00] | Yeah, and on this flight |
| [03:35.19] | may I never lose sight, fuck it |
| [03:37.33] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [03:38.20] | may they never be your rivals |
| [03:39.42] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [03:40.92] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [03:42.43] | Now what you're 'bout to |
| [03:43.55] | hear's a tale of glory and sin |
| [03:45.24] | No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [03:47.61] | |
| [04:19.43] |
| offset: 0 | |
| [00:00.00] | Let 0, 171 Nas Down J Cole |
| [00:02.10] | Freedom or jail, clips inserted |
| [00:03.73] | A baby' s bein' born same time a man is murdered |
| [00:06.17] | The beginning and end, so far as rap goes |
| [00:08.85] | only It' s natural, I explain my plateau |
| [00:10.87] | And also what defines my name |
| [00:12.87] | |
| [00:13.44] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [00:14.88] | may they never be your rivals |
| [00:16.25] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [00:17.64] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [00:19.08] | Now what you' re ' bout to |
| [00:20.46] | hear' s a tale of glory and sin |
| [00:21.71] | No I. D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [00:24.00] | |
| [00:24.62] | I used to print out Nas raps and tape ' em up on my wall |
| [00:27.24] | My niggas thought they was words |
| [00:28.69] | but it was pictures I saw |
| [00:30.19] | And since I wanted to draw |
| [00:31.56] | I used to read ' em in awe |
| [00:33.00] | Then he dropped Stillmatic |
| [00:34.35] | rocked the cleanest Velour |
| [00:35.96] | Fast forward, who thought |
| [00:37.33] | that I would meet him on tour? |
| [00:38.72] | I' m earnin' stripes now nigga |
| [00:39.72] | got Adidas galore |
| [00:40.77] | |
| [00:41.51] | Backstage I shook his hand |
| [00:43.08] | let him know that he' s the man |
| [00:44.34] | When he said he was a fan |
| [00:45.71] | it was to hard to understand |
| [00:47.22] | No time to soak up the moment though |
| [00:48.78] | cause I was in a jam |
| [00:49.97] | Hov askin' where' s the record |
| [00:51.03] | that the radio could play |
| [00:52.87] | And I was strikin' out for months |
| [00:54.12] | 9th inning feeling fear |
| [00:55.70] | Jeter under pressure |
| [00:56.57] | made the biggest hit of my career |
| [00:58.51] | But at first, that wasn' t clear |
| [00:59.83] | niggas had no idea |
| [01:01.27] | Dion called me when it dropped |
| [01:02.53] | sounded sad but sincere |
| [01:04.09] | Told me Nas heard |
| [01:05.06] | your single and he hate that shit |
| [01:06.87] | Said you the one, yo why you make that shit? |
| [01:08.80] | I can' t believe I let Nas down |
| [01:10.78] | |
| [01:12.79] | Damn, my heart sunk to my stomach |
| [01:14.86] | I can' t believe I let Nas down |
| [01:16.48] | |
| [01:18.31] | I got defensive on the phone |
| [01:19.49] | resentment was in my tone, fuck it |
| [01:21.51] | |
| [01:22.01] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [01:22.81] | may they never be your rivals |
| [01:23.84] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [01:25.28] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [01:26.40] | Now what you' re ' bout to |
| [01:28.15] | hear' s a tale of glory and sin |
| [01:29.79] | No I. D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [01:32.22] | I couldn' t help but think |
| [01:33.42] | that maybe I had made a mistake |
| [01:35.04] | I mean, you made " You Owe Me" dog |
| [01:36.80] | I thought that you could relate |
| [01:37.93] | But while I shot up the charts |
| [01:39.26] | you mean tellin' me |
| [01:40.76] | That I was not up to par |
| [01:42.12] | when I followed my heart |
| [01:43.19] | Granted, my heart was tainted by my mind |
| [01:45.53] | I kept on sayin' |
| [01:46.65] | Where' s the hits? |
| [01:47.21] | You ain' t got none |
| [01:48.16] | You know Jay would never |
| [01:49.41] | put your album out without none |
| [01:50.62] | And dog, you know how come |
| [01:52.24] | Labels are archaic |
| [01:53.23] | formulaic with their outcomes |
| [01:55.86] | They don' t know |
| [01:56.42] | they just study the charts |
| [01:57.48] | Me, I study the shows |
| [01:58.93] | the fans, study their hearts |
| [02:00.57] | I had a feelin' I was killin' |
| [02:02.00] | and this music we were spillin' out |
| [02:03.44] | Would change lives forever |
| [02:04.27] | fuck the label, put it out |
| [02:06.27] | Friday Night Lights blew |
| [02:07.28] | that was classic number 2 |
| [02:08.84] | Now it seemed as if |
| [02:10.10] | the Nas comparisons was comin' true |
| [02:11.54] | Still no release date from the label |
| [02:13.23] | are they insane? |
| [02:14.73] | Gooch told me play the game |
| [02:16.18] | to change the game but on the way |
| [02:17.56] | I let Nas down, I got noone to blame |
| [02:22.45] | I' m ashamed I let Nas down |
| [02:24.00] | |
| [02:26.58] | But this is God' s plan |
| [02:27.57] | you could never understand, fuck it |
| [02:29.53] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [02:30.47] | may they never be your rivals |
| [02:31.59] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [02:32.96] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [02:34.36] | Now what you' re ' bout to |
| [02:36.11] | hear' s a tale of glory and sin |
| [02:37.37] | No I. D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [02:39.99] | I always believed in the bigger picture |
| [02:41.32] | If I could get them niggas |
| [02:42.88] | to listen outside my core |
| [02:44.19] | then I can open a door |
| [02:45.62] | Reintroduce ' em to honesty |
| [02:46.60] | show ' em that they need more |
| [02:48.65] | The difference between |
| [02:49.48] | the pretenders and the Kendrick Lamars |
| [02:51.41] | And so, I took the fall like the son of the Lord |
| [02:54.17] | On the cross |
| [02:54.99] | dyin' for that fake shit you niggas bought |
| [02:57.12] | For the past decade |
| [02:58.06] | if I should pass please let this be my last essay |
| [03:00.88] | Therefore I write from the heart |
| [03:02.71] | Apologies to OG' s for sacrificin' my art |
| [03:05.37] | But I' m here for a greater purpose |
| [03:06.93] | I knew right from the start |
| [03:08.20] | I' m just a man of the people |
| [03:09.69] | not above but equal |
| [03:11.20] | And for the greater good |
| [03:12.45] | I walk amongst the evil |
| [03:14.03] | Don' t cry mama |
| [03:15.03] | this the life I choose myself |
| [03:16.73] | Just pray along the way |
| [03:18.10] | that I don' t lose myself |
| [03:19.61] | This is for the nigga |
| [03:20.61] | that said that hiphop was dead |
| [03:22.45] | I went to Hell to resurrect it |
| [03:23.77] | how could you fail to respect it? |
| [03:25.26] | Lettin' Nas down |
| [03:26.26] | |
| [03:28.52] | I got the phone call |
| [03:29.52] | quietly I mourned dog |
| [03:30.89] | I let Nas down |
| [03:32.13] | |
| [03:33.00] | Yeah, and on this flight |
| [03:35.19] | may I never lose sight, fuck it |
| [03:37.33] | Yeah, long live the idols |
| [03:38.20] | may they never be your rivals |
| [03:39.42] | Pac was like Jesus |
| [03:40.92] | Nas wrote the Bible |
| [03:42.43] | Now what you' re ' bout to |
| [03:43.55] | hear' s a tale of glory and sin |
| [03:45.24] | No I. D. my mentor now let the story begin |
| [03:47.61] | |
| [04:19.43] |