Текст песни Mastermind - Live at Webster Hall, NYC - Dec. 17, 2002 - Nas

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh-uh
(A mastermind)
(A mastermind)
(A mastermind) everything planned out perfect
In case y'all niggas got to get murdered
(A mastermind)
(A mastermind)
(A mastermind) everything
Lives forever, these tales are classical

Velvet bow ties
Bulletproof's in the tux, when I roll by
In a car similar to Osama's, in my diamonds
Had to study drama
Look what happened in Manhattan
A couple of, years ago when guns started clappin'
Two of my dogs fell, two of my niggas ran
They was amateurs in beef with a grown man

It taught me the lessons of how the strong stand
And how the weak end up in a coffin
Play it cool, that's the old school rule, man
Keep your ears to the street, you'll never lose, man
Make your enemies believe there's love there
'Cause in war, belief is all fair
Rock them to sleep, shots in your Jeep
And you ain't never know the plot was from me
It's from my masterminds

(A mastermind) sees it coming before it comes
(A mastermind) before he go to war he counts his ones
(A mastermind) everything planned out perfect
In case y'all niggas got to get murdered
(A mastermind) sleeps at night real easy
(A mastermind) 'cause everything he does is by the book
(A mastermind) never do a thing irrational
Lives forever, these tales are classical

Another classic
Another classic (waddup)
Another classic
Ey yo
I love ya'll I love ya'll I love ya'll
But just hold tight lay back do ya'll
Let me do this