Song of the Day

Title: Just a Moment
Artist: Nas
Album: Street's Disciple



[Intro: Quan]
This is just a moment
Dedicated to my mother, my grandmother, my father
All my niggas in the pen
All my niggas that died in the struggle
We love ya'll


[Verse 1: Quan]
Can we please have a moment of silence?
That's for my niggas doin' years in confinement
And for my soldiers that passed over, no longer living
That couldn't run whenever the reaper came to get 'em
Can we please pour out some liquor?
Symbolizin', let's take in time to consider that
Though our thugs ain't here, the love is here
And we gon' rep 'til slugs kill us here
This for my dogs stuck in the struggle tryin' to gain
Smokin' trauma, sniffin' raw while sellin' cocaine
Trapped in the game, not knowin' how to stop and get by
They livin' the life, so instead they livin' to die
Can we please have a moment of peace?
For every G that fell for his flag in the streets
Bloodin' and thuggin', folkin' and lokin'
Cripin' and creepin', Latin and kingin'
Or just for poor righteous teachin'

[Chorus: Quan] [2x] 
As day comes and night falls
For the rest of our life we'll miss y'all
And even though life must go on, we'll still mourn
While wishin' y'all were home

[Verse 2: Nas]
Yeah, and can we have another moment of silence?
For brothers who died from black-on-black violence
From here to the Dark Continent were rebels sell diamonds
To clients all over the world, got little black girls dyin'
And can we please pour some more liquor?
For Will, Bokeem, Bar, Pappy - my nigga
Here's another Warrior Song from Nasty and Quan
It's to him I pass the baton to carry this on
Street's Disciple, salute to those who's gone with bullets
And I promise through rhymin' Quan gon' rep this life to the fullest
And can we please have a moment of truth?
For soldiers and troops away with helmets and boots
And families back home that pray they make it home safe
Hopin' that they don't get hit with a stray or missiles
This is just a moment to let you all know that we miss you
Mommy I'm still here, wishin' I was there with you
Let's take a moment

[Chorus 2x]

[Verse 3: Quan]
And can we please have a moment to mourn?
For Pac, Biggie and Pun 'cause through us they live on
Jam Master Jay, Freaky Tah and Aaliyah
Big L and Left Eye, when we die we hope to see ya

[Verse 4: Nas]
Photographs of lost memories, 
On the blocks with blunts and Hennessey
Pictures of niggas in mockneck shirts
Valentine nail and brown bags
Brothers like to brag 'bout their cousins that's locked in the system
We all fall victim
We all call Christian or Islamic faith
To restore all our faith
Barb wire, tall brick wall but we all can't escape

[Chorus 2x]

[Outro: Nas]Wanna dedicate this out there
To all the streets, all everybody in the hoods, gettin' caught up in drama
Shootin' a nigga goin' to jail for nothin', gettin' killed for nothin'
Gotta avoid that stuff