[00:01.41] Madonna [00:04.05] Life is so crazy [00:07.20] You've been through a lot [00:10.64] I'll tell you stories sometimes, you know? [00:13.13] [00:20.02] Seemed like yesterday [00:21.57] I was a baby on the street, I took a holiday [00:25.21] I was steppin' to the beat, I had to pay my rent [00:28.63] On the Lower East Side, I threw my tag around [00:31.82] Let B-boys take me for a ride, I started writing songs [00:35.33] I kinda got into the groove, they tried to criticize [00:38.71] My every single move, but then I realized [00:42.44] I had nothing left to lose, it took me by surprise [00:45.48] When I became the news (whoa) [00:47.50] I was fearless like a renegade [00:50.68] I had a feeling that I can't explain [00:54.08] I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do?) [00:58.05] I came, I saw, I conquered [01:00.94] I was constant as a northern star [01:04.59] I had a fire burning in my heart [01:07.95] I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah) [01:11.91] I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go) [01:15.40] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [01:18.86] I came, I saw, I conquered (yeah) [01:22.22] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [01:25.62] I came, I saw, I conquered (uh) [01:28.91] [01:34.34] (Talk to 'em, talk to 'em) [01:35.68] I expressed myself [01:36.94] Came like a virgin down the aisle, exposed my naked ass [01:40.58] And I did it with a smile, and when it came to sex [01:43.74] I knew I walked the borderline [01:45.64] And when I struck a pose, all the gay boys lost their mind [01:49.09] I justified my love, I made you say a little prayer [01:52.49] They had me crucified, you know I had to take you there [01:55.95] I opened up my heart, I learned the power of goodbye [01:59.44] I saw a ray of light, music saved my life (music saved my life) [02:02.91] I was fearless like a renegade [02:06.13] I had a feeling that I can't explain [02:09.56] I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do?) [02:13.55] I came, I saw, I conquered [02:16.45] I was constant as a northern star [02:19.81] I had a fire burning in my heart [02:23.36] I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah) [02:27.30] I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go) [02:30.79] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [02:34.26] I came, I saw, I conquered (uh) [02:37.68] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [02:41.07] I came, I saw, I conquered (uh) [02:43.82] In 1994 (what?) [02:45.72] I came through the door with that born beats versus scratches [02:49.37] Verbally murdered rappers (murdered, murdered, murdered) [02:51.76] My mom's from the Carolina's, pops from Natchez [02:54.14] And QB's where I started flowing, but [02:56.06] I was scared the cops was gonna kick my apartment door in (uh) [02:58.61] Had a baby girl by a crazy girl [03:00.56] Then I got married, heavily accosted [03:02.68] That ended in a bad divorce, I know how to pick 'em, don't I? [03:05.66] Never gave a fuck about public pressure [03:07.55] Or the ridicule, I'm too big to lose [03:09.03] Now who's the fool? [03:10.34] And I ain't never been happier, no lie [03:12.70] I'm just your humble servant, I'm Nas [03:15.98] If y'all burn down Ferguson, I'ma riot [03:18.64] My life cannot be compared to anybody [03:21.09] Any trapsters (trappers), any rapper (rapper) [03:22.93] Any politician, beautician, a musician [03:25.58] Anybody, saw many bodies [03:27.41] Many coffins, heads or tails [03:29.26] Penny tosses, either dead or in jail [03:30.55] Not many options on the block I came from [03:33.56] And I turned to a rap messiah, spit rapid fire [03:36.82] And I roll right back to the block I came from (one) [03:39.05] I was fearless, like a renegade (try to tell 'em) [03:42.13] I had a feeling that I can't explain [03:45.52] I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do?) [03:49.54] I came, I saw, I conquered [03:52.40] I was constant as a northern star [03:55.90] I had a fire burning in my heart [03:59.31] I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah) [04:03.32] I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go) [04:06.93] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [04:10.19] I came, I saw, I conquered [04:13.28] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [04:17.28] I came, I saw, I conquered [04:20.15] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [04:23.80] I came, I saw, I conquered [04:27.24] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [04:30.54] I came, I saw, I conquered [04:32.76] Madonna on the track [04:34.90] Nas in the back [04:37.28]