Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nas
Vocals
Ahmad Jamal
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nasir Jones
Songwriter
Peter O. Phillips
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pete Rock
Producer
Jamey Staub
Recording Engineer
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
It's yours!
[Chorus]
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours!)
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
[Verse 1]
I sip the Dom P, watchin' Gandhi till I'm charged
Then writin' in my book of rhymes, all the words pass the margin
To hold the mic, I'm throbbin', mechanical movement
Understandable smooth shit that murderers move with
The thief's theme, play me at night, they won't act right
The fiend of hip-hop has got me stuck like a crack pipe
The mind activation, react like I'm facin' time like
Pappy Mason, with pens I'm embracin'
Wipe the sweat off my dome, spit the phlegm on the streets
Suede Timb's on my feets, makes my cypher complete
Whether cruisin' in a six-cab, or Montero Jeep
I can't call it, the beats make me fallin' asleep
I keep fallin', but never fallin' six feet deep
I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?)
I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?)
I'm out for dead presidents to represent me
[Chorus]
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours (It's yours!)
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours!)
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
[Verse 2]
To my man Ill Will, God bless your life (It's yours)
To my peoples throughout Queens, God bless your life
I trip, we box up crazy bitches aimin' guns in all my baby pictures
Beef with housin' police, release scriptures that's maybe Hitler's
Yet I'm the mild, money-gettin' style, rollin' foul
The versatile, honey-stickin' wild, golden child
Dwellin' in the Rotten Apple, you get tackled
Or caught by the devil's lasso, shit is a hassle
There's no days, for broke days, we sell it, smoke pays
While all the old folks pray to Jesús, soakin' they sins in trays
Of holy water, odds against Nas are slaughter
Thinkin' a word best describin' my life, to name my daughter
My strength, my son, the star, will be my resurrection
Born in correction all the wrong shit I did, he'll lead a right direction
How ya livin' large, a broker charge, cards are mediocre
You flippin' coke or playin' spit spades in strip poker
[Chorus]
It's yours!
[Chorus]
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours!)
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
Yo, the world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours!)
[Bridge]
Break it down
[Bridge]
It's yours
It's yours
It's yours
It's yours
[Verse 3]
I'm the young city bandit, hold myself down singlehanded
For murder raps, I kick my thoughts alone, get remanded
Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne
I'm deep by sound alone, caved inside in a thousand miles from home
I need a new ****, for this black cloud to follow
'Cause while it's over me, it's too dark to see tomorrow
Trying to maintain, I flip, fill the clip to the tip
Picturin' my peeps not eating can make my heartbeat skip
And I'm amped up, they locked the champ up, even my brain's in handcuffs
Headed for Indiana, stabbin' women like the Phantom
The crew is lampin' big Willie style
Check the chip-toothed smile, plus I profile wild
Stash through the flock wools, burnin' dollars to light my stove
Walk the blocks with a bop, checkin' dames plus the games
People play, bust the problems of the world today
[Chorus]
It's yours
[Chorus]
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
The world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours)
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this?
Yeah, the world is yours, the world is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose world is this? (It's yours)
[Outro]
Break it down
[Outro]
Yeah aight?
To everybody in Queens, the foundation (It's yours)
The world is yours
To everybody uptown, yo, the world is yours (It's yours)
The world is yours
To everybody in Brooklyn
Y'all know the world is yours (It's yours)
The world is yours
Everybody in Mount Vernon, the world is yours (It's yours)
Long Island, yo, the world is yours (It's yours)
Staten Island, yeah, the world is yours (It's yours)
South Bronx, the world is yours (It's yours)
Aight
[Outro]
It's yours!
It's yours!
It's yours!
Written by: Nasir Jones, P. Phillips