In The Scrolls

In The Scrolls [Verse 1 - Large Professor] For 1994, a new chapter was added The rap world became reborn through Illmatic Sun, moon, and stars align and our minds Were taken for one hell of a wild ride Queensbridge, where stars are born On the map Marley Marl put me on I was able to return the favor for his neighbor Chronicles of bullets caught up in chambers Blessed chicks, fresh kicks, new cars Now being re-manifested through Nas 40-side poet supreme, like water flowing through a ravine The chosen one who will redeem The Q-borough, the D's in the blue Camaro Through the railroad tracks these tunes burrow New paths for the dudes on the aves Salute that man anytime you move past [Hook] x4 Nobody does it better than Nas [Verse 2 - G-Wiz] Akinyele at the door Like "Come on nigga, what you waiting for" I got a meeting, said I'm Clark Kent and Warner Brothers Straight out of Q-B, in train seven train On the other side of the lane my nigga could reign Extra P holding the heat out in Colden Then my nigga Nas spit the pain the world noticed But still shit was trill though On the train spitting the turkey and cheese Hiro, my nigga Bo But you, y'all never heard Gwen and Phil The best rap I've ever heard Nas say for real Although he lost it on the train before he got a deal If any rapper heard it today, yo, had to kneel It's like that, my nigga kept y'all niggas on your toes Hooks, styles and flows, and killer shows Then it was the birth of money, hoes, and clothes It's Illmatic, it was written in the scrolls [Hook] x4