[00:04.46]The light is there [00:11.34]See I come from Mississippi [00:13.97]I was young and runnin' wild [00:17.22]Ended up in New York City where I had my first child [00:23.66]I named the boy Nasir all the boys call him Nas [00:30.03]I told him as a youngster he'll be the greatest man alive [00:35.03]Let's go Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey -- [00:46.53]Tribrary of these rap skits styles I mastered [00:48.78]Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it [00:51.34]But I'm still number one everyday real [00:53.09]Speak what I want I don't care what y'all feel [00:56.34]Cause I'm my own master my Pop told me be your own boss [00:59.78]Keep integrity at every cost and his home was Natchez Mississippi [01:04.10]Did it like Miles and Dizzy now we gettin' busy [01:06.96]Bridging The Gap from the blues to jazz to rap [01:09.72]The history of music on this track [01:12.10]Born in the game discovered my father's music [01:14.09]Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain [01:16.91]But my Minneapolis was The Bridge home of the Superkids [01:20.22]Some are well-known some doin' bids [01:21.91]I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks [01:24.40]If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo [01:27.10]Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah turn it up ） [01:52.25]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive [01:53.31]The blues came from gospel gospel from blues [01:54.94]Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's [01:57.69]Old school new school know school rules [01:59.82]All these years I been voicin' my blues [02:03.00]I'm a artist from the start Hip-Hop guided my heart [02:05.50]Graffiti on the wall coulda ended in Spoffard juvenile delinquent [02:09.63]But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with [02:12.95]Books to read like X and stuff [02:15.69]Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia [02:18.26]In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of [02:20.94]Teachers in my homeroom I drew pix to mess them up [02:24.01]Cause none'a them would like my style [02:26.01]Read more books than the curriculum profile [02:28.51]Said Mr Jones please come get your child [02:31.13]Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild [02:54.98]Greatest man The great-greatest man alive [02:57.80]Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone [03:01.24]He been around the world blowin' his horn still he came home [03:04.61]Then he got grown changed his name to Olu [03:07.05]Come on tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to [03:09.55]I been to Saudi Arabia Mozambique [03:12.30]Madagascar Paris Greece [03:14.74]The Middle Africa is where we lived [03:17.55]Better known as Queenbridge [03:20.49]Nas Nas you don't stop [03:22.36]Olu Dara in the house you don't stop [03:24.92]Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop [03:27.55]From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop [03:30.12]Tell 'em Pop [03:30.92]See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know） [03:33.99]I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild） [03:36.30]Ended up in New York City （Yeah ） [03:38.80]Where I had my first child （That's me） [03:41.67]I named the boy Nasir （Yeah Daddy ） [03:44.24]All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya boy） [03:47.05]I told him as a youngster [03:48.36]He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop） [03:52.11]Greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop） [03:53.91]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive [03:56.53]Rest In Peace Ray Charles