Respect all fear none my pride is everything
I'm never gonna die, never heard of death, energy can never be destroyed only the flesh.
Mind's in another world thinking how can we exist through the facts
When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was trying to make you experience my life. I wanted you to look at hip-hop differently. I wanted you to feel that hip-hop was changing and becoming something more real.
Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne
If the truth is told, the youth can grow.