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Popular Thug (Kelis ft. Nas)

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Popular Thug (Kelis ft. Nas)

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VERSE 1 -

Nas:

Yea, yea, yea, yea... /

Uh, yo /

Ladies love what I've been through /

Blood on my Timb boots /

Snub noses / club closes down when my mens shoot /

But she cant stand I'm sharing everything with the fam /

That means them too / Flat screen / Benz coupe /

Plus I entertain bosses /

At my Spanish-style, Lagafell furnished up fortress /

But look at miss thing / in Alexander McQueen /

Jizette Bizatti / the sexiest body /

And I / bet you see properly /

Heard how I love 'em and leave 'em /

But she still wanna suck him and eat him /

'Cause I'm a poet, a preacher, and a pimp with words /

A thief who stole her heart / a prince she deserves /

Kelis:

I should have know by the way that you stare /

Eyeing passes by like your rich but life ain't fair /

But ya / make my record skip / make my record skip /

Make my record skip / make my record skip /

HOOK -

Kelis (Nas):

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

VERSE 2 -

Nas:

I take / I dont ask for nothing /

You fake / I look past your frontin' / for cash I'm a glutton /

I'm a bad influence yo / have your marriage ruined /

By hanging with me you get ass from some new chicks /

My life's influent / cash and music /

Honeys I hit hear my song / they get mad and lose it /

'Cause I'm a sex crazed bastard /

I hit Kelis with a cushion cut engagement ring / We done / that's it /

Kelis:

I should have seen in the way you touched my hand /

Shuffling your car keys / it sounded like a gentleman /

But ya / make my record skip / make my record skip /

Make my record skip / make my record skip /

HOOK -

Kelis (Nas):

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug (yea, yea, yea, you know)/

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

VERSE 3 -

Nas:

I dont mean mug or ice grill / 'Cause I dont have to /

My eyebrow shaped like a half moon and I dont raise em /

The kid you cant budge him or faze him /

My money's amazing / Honey, Black, Puerto Rican, and Asian /

What a mean look / me and you / the king is hooked /

Got you the Cayenne green Porsche to push /

They off the hook /

Giving haters nightmares walking /

You smothered by a popular gangsta / perfect boyfriend

Kelis:

I should have heard it in the way you said my name /

While I analyze your tone you were formulating game /

But ya / make my record skip / make my record skip /

Make my record skip / make my record skip

HOOK -

Kelis (Nas):

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

I woulda never talked to you if I'da known you was a popular thug /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

Hey, popular thug (your damn right) /

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