Nas - Halftime

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(Right..) (Right..)
Check me out y`all, Nasty Nas in your area
About to cause mass hysteria

[Nas]
Before a blunt, I take out my fronts
Then I start to front, matter of fact, I be on a manhunt
You couldn`t catch me in the streets without a ton of reefer
That`s like Malcolm X, catchin the Jungle Fever
King poetic, too much flavor, I`m major
Atlanta ain`t Brave-r, I`ll pull a number like a pager
Cause I`m am ace when I face the bass
40-side is the place that is giving me grace
Now wait, another dose and you might be dead
And I`m a Nike head, I wear chains that excite the feds
And ain`t a damn thing gonna change
I`ma performer (?) show the mic warmer was born to gain
Nas, why did you do it?
You know you got the mad fat fluid when you rhyme, it`s halftime

(Right..) It`s halftime
(Right..) Aiyyo it`s halftime
(Right..) It`s halftime
(Right..) Yeah, it`s about halftime
This is how it feel, check it out, how it feel

[Nas]
It`s like that, you know it`s like that
I got it hemmed, now you never get the mic back
When I attack, there ain`t an army that could strike back
So I react never calmly on a hype track
I set it off with my own rhyme
Cause I`m as ill as a convict who kills for phone time
I`m max like cassettes, I flex like sex
in your stereo sets, Nas will catch wreck
I used to hustle, now all I do is relax and strive
When I was young, I was a fan of the Jackson 5
I drop jewels, wear jewels, hope to never run it
With more kicks than a baby in a mother`s stomach
Nasty Nas has to rise cause I`m wise
This is exercise `til the microphone dies
Back in eighty-three I was an MC sparking
But I was too scared to grab the mic`s in the park and
kick my little raps cause I thought niggaz wouldn`t understand
And now in every jam I`m the fuckin man
I rap in front of more niggaz than in the slave ships
I used to watch C.H.I.P.S., now I load glock clips
I got to have it, I miss Mr. Magic
Versatile, my style switches like a faggot
But not bisexual, I`m an intellectual
Of rap, I`m a professional and that`s no question, yo
These are the lyrics of the man, you can`t near it, understand
Cuz in the streets, I`m well known like the number man
In my place wit the bass and format
Explore rap, and tell me Nas ain`t all that
And next time I rhyme, I be foul
Whenever I freestyle I see trial niggaz say I`m wow
I hate a rhymebiter`s rhyme
Stay tuned, Nas, soon the real rap comes at halftime

(Right..) It`s halftime
(Right..) Exhale, check it it`s halftime
(Right..) It`s halftime
(Right..) It`s real in the field
Word life, check it

[Nas]
I got it goin on, even flip `em on this song
Every afternoon, I kick half the tune
And in the darkness, I`m heartless like when the NARCs hit
Word to Marcus Garvey I hardly sparked it
Cause when I blast the herb, that`s my word
I be slayin them fast, doing this that and the third
But chill, past to Andre, and let`s slay
I bag bitches up at John Jay, and hit a matinee
Puttin hits on 5-0
Csudr when it`s my time to go, I wait for God wit the fo`-fo`
And biters can`t come near
And yo, go to hell to the foul cop who shot Garcia
I won`t plant seeds, don`t need an extra mouth I can`t feed
That`s extra Phillie change, more cash for that weed
This goes out to Manhattan, the island of Staten
Brooklyn and Queens is livin fat and
The Boogie Down, enough props, enough clout
Ill Will, rest in peace, yo, I`m out

(Right..) It`s still halftime
(Right..) To the Queensbridge crew
To the Queensbridge crew, you know it`s halftime
(Right..) Ninety-two, it`s halftime
(Right..) Yo police, police man, yo let`s get ghost
Halftime..

Film and TV Credits

• Zebrahead (1992)

Remixes

Release History

05 November 2007

Greatest Hits

1. Surviving The Times (4:44)
2. Less Than An Hour (Theme From Rush Hour 3) (3:16)
3. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
4. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
5. N.Y. State of Mind (4:54)
6. One Love (2:31)
7. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (4:45)
8. Street Dreams (Remix) (4:28)
9. Hate Me Now (4:47)
10. One Mic (4:30)
11. Got Ur Self A... (3:50)
12. Made You Look (3:25)
13. I Can (4:17)
14. Bridging The Gap (4:02)
15. Halftime (2:26)
16. Nas Is Like (3:56)
17. Thief's Theme (2:59)

19 April 1994

Illmatic

1. The Genesis (1:45)
2. N.Y. State of Mind (4:54)
3. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
4. The World Is Yours (4:49)
5. Halftime (2:26)
6. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (4:08)
7. One Love (2:31)
8. One Time 4 Your Mind (3:18)
9. Represent (4:12)
10. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)

2004

Illmatic (10 Year Anniversary Illmatic Platinum Series)

1. The Genesis (1:45)
2. N.Y. State of Mind (4:54)
3. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
4. The World Is Yours (4:49)
5. Halftime (2:26)
6. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (4:08)
7. One Love (2:31)
8. One Time 4 Your Mind (3:18)
9. Represent (4:12)
10. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)

Disc 2

11. Life's A Bitch (rmx) (3:00)
12. The World Is Yours (rmx) (3:56)
13. One Love (rmx) (5:09)
14. It Ain't Hard To Tell (rmx) (3:26)
15. On The Real (3:24)
16. Star Wars (4:08)

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Phat Classics

1. Halftime (2:26)
2. The World Is Yours (4:49)
3. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
4. N.Y. State of Mind (4:54)
5. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
6. One Love (2:31)
7. It Ain't Hard To Tell(remix) (0:51)
8. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (4:08)
9. Represent (4:12)

2008

That Nigger's Crazy

1. Surviving The Times (4:44)
2. Success
3. Affirmative Action (4:26)
4. Got Ur Self A Gun
5. Phone Tap (1:01)
6. Made You Look (3:25)
7. Back On The Block
8. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
9. Verbal Intercourse
10. Scarface Theme
11. Favor For A Favor (4:08)
12. Money Is My Bitch (4:03)
13. Can't Nobody
14. Halftime (2:26)
15. Poppa Was A Playa (3:50)
16. Shoot 'em Up (1:17)
17. Memory Lane
18. The Message (3:55)
19. Gangsta Tears (3:24)

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The Best of Nas

1. Intro: '91 Freestyle (1:21)
2. Live at the BBQ (1:29)
3. Made You Look (3:25)
4. Made You Look (Remix) (1:51)
5. Made You Shook (2:02)
6. Righteous Records (interlude) (0:49)
7. Nas Is Like (3:56)
8. Represent (4:12)
9. Halftime (2:26)
10. If I Ruled The World (4:44)
11. Make the Music (freestyle) (0:27)
12. Eric B. Is President (freestyle) (0:49)
13. So Whatcha Sayin (freestyle) (0:54)
14. Dr. Knockboot (2:09)
15. Ultimate High (2:24)
16. Street Dreams (4:52)
17. Silent Murder (3:36)
18. You're The Man (2:37)
19. Doo Rags (4:06)
20. Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park) (4:08)
21. The Message (Mafioso remix) (2:59)
22. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
23. What Goes Around (Poison) (2:16)
24. One Mic (4:30)
25. I Gave You Power (2:40)
26. NY State of Mind (2:04)
27. NY State of Mind, Part 2 (1:52)
28. Eye For An Eye (1:13)
29. Get Down (3:41)
30. No Idea's Original (2:36)
31. More Bounce (freestyle) (1:38)
32. One Love (2:31)
33. One Love / Hell on Earth (J.Period remix) (1:31)
34. Staying Power (interlude) (0:28)
35. Affirmative Action (St. Denis Style remix) (1:43)
36. The Second Coming (2:10)
37. Large Professor Interlude (0:21)
38. It Ain't Hard To Tell(remix) (0:51)
39. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
40. The World Is Yours (4:49)
41. Nas - Jay-Z Interlude (0:25)
42. Ether (1:07)

2003

The Hits And Unreleased Volume 1

1. Halftime (2:26)
2. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
3. The Word Is Yours (Tip Remix)
4. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
5. One Love (2:31)
6. Nas Freestyle '96
7. If I Ruled The World (4:44)
8. Street Dreams (4:52)
9. Escobar '97
10. Nas Is Like (3:56)
11. Hate Me Now (4:47)
12. You Won't See Me Tonight (4:23)
13. Blaze A 50 (2:59)
14. Stay Alive (3:45)
15. Drunk By Myself (4:15)
16. Nastradamus (4:01)
17. You Owe Me (4:48)
18. Hustlers And Killers
19. Salute Me (The General) (3:39)
20. Got Ur Self A Gun

2004

The Last Real Nigga Alive

1. Intro (1:51)
2. New York State Of Mind
3. New York State Of Mind Part 2
4. Salute Me
5. The G.O.D.
6. Stillmatic
7. On Da Real (2004 Version)
8. The Cross (3:48)
9. Ether (1:07)
10. Last Real Nigga Alive (5:05)
11. Destroy & Rebuild (5:24)
12. Rewind (2:14)
13. Thugz Mirror (Freestyle)
14. Blaze A 50 (2:59)
15. Teenage Thug
16. Halftime (2:26)
17. Represent (4:12)
18. The World Is Yours (4:49)
19. Life's A Bitch (3:30)
20. Mo' Money, Mo' Murder, Mo' Homicide
21. The Essence
22. The Flyest Gangsters
23. Affirmative Action (4:26)
24. Firm Biz
25. Freestyle 96
26. Escobar '97
27. The Message (3:55)
28. The Set Up (4:08)
29. Shootouts (3:52)
30. Live Nigga Rap (3:51)
31. Eye For An Eye (1:13)
32. Give It Up
33. It's Mine
34. Self-Conscience
35. Let My Niggaz Live
36. Verbal Intercourse
37. Too Hot (2:41)
38. Who U Rep With
39. A Favor For A Favor
40. Life Is What You Make It (4:05)
41. Hate Me Now (4:47)
42. Nas Is Like (3:56)
43. You Won't See Me Tonight (4:23)
44. Too Much For Me
45. You Know My Style (2:50)
46. Braveheart Party (3:43)
47. Got Urself A Gun
48. You're Da Man (3:26)
49. Warriors Song
50. Star Wars (4:08)
51. Thief's Theme (2:59)
52. Book of Rhymes (3:54)
53. Kids In Da PJ's
54. Heaven (4:42)

2004

Video Anthology Vol. 1

1. It Ain't Hard To Tell (2:53)
2. One Love (2:31)
3. Halftime (2:26)
4. Nas Is Like (3:56)
5. The World Is Yours (4:49)
6. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) (4:45)
7. Hate Me Now (4:47)
8. Street Dreams (4:52)
9. Nastradamus (4:01)
10. You Own Me
11. Got Ur Self A... (3:50)
12. One Mic (4:30)
13. Made You Look (3:25)
14. I Can (4:17)