Madonna
Life is so crazy
Youve been through a lot
Ill tell you stories sometimes, you know?
Seemed like yesterday
I was a baby on the street, I took a holiday
I was steppin to the beat, I had to pay my rent
On the Lower East Side, I threw my tag around
Let B-boys take me for a ride, I started writing songs
I kinda got into the groove, they tried to criticize
My every single move, but then I realized
I had nothing left to lose, it took me by surprise
When I became the news whoa
I was fearless like a renegade
I had a feeling that I cant explain
I didnt listen to what people said whatcha do?
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as a northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark yeah
I came, I saw, I conquered lets go
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered uh
Talk to em, talk to em
I expressed myself
Came like a virgin down the aisle, exposed my naked ass
And I did it with a smile, and when it came to sex
I knew I walked the borderline
And when I struck a pose, all the gay boys lost their mind
I justified my love, I made you say a little prayer
They had me crucified, you know I had to take you there
I opened up my heart, I learned the power of goodbye
I saw a ray of light, music saved my life music saved my life
I was fearless like a renegade
I had a feeling that I cant explain
I didnt listen to what people said whatcha do?
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as a northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark yeah
I came, I saw, I conquered lets go
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered uh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered uh
In 1994 what?
I came through the door with that born beats versus scratches
Verbally murdered rappers murdered, murdered, murdered
My moms from the Carolinas, pops from Natchez
And QBs where I started flowing, but
I was scared the cops was gonna kick my apartment door in uh
Had a baby girl by a crazy girl
Then I got married, heavily accosted
That ended in a bad divorce, I know how to pick em, dont I?
Never gave a fuck about public pressure
Or the ridicule, Im too big to lose
Now whos the fool?
And I aint never been happier, no lie
Im just your humble servant, Im Nas
If yall burn down Ferguson, Ima riot
My life cannot be compared to anybody
Any trapsters trappers, any rapper rapper
Any politician, beautician, a musician
Anybody, saw many bodies
Many coffins, heads or tails
Penny tosses, either dead or in jail
Not many options on the block I came from
And I turned to a rap messiah, spit rapid fire
And I roll right back to the block I came from one
I was fearless, like a renegade try to tell em
I had a feeling that I cant explain
I didnt listen to what people said whatcha do?
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as a northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark yeah
I came, I saw, I conquered lets go
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I came, I saw, I conquered
Madonna on the track
Nas in the back