Cover art for It Ain’t Hard to Tell (10th Anniversary Remix) by Nas

It Ain’t Hard to Tell (10th Anniversary Remix)

Apr. 19, 20041 viewer5.7K views

It Ain’t Hard to Tell (10th Anniversary Remix) Lyrics

[Intro:]
Take it to the bridge
To the motherfuckin' bridge
Queensbridge in the motherfucker


[Hook:]
It ain't hard to tell
It ain't hard to tell


[Verse 1:]
The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop, place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jewel, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille, it ain't hard to tell
I kick a skill like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it like Iron Sheik
Jam like a Tec with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magnetize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze like her-on in your nose
Nas can rock well, it ain't hard to tell

[Hook:]
It ain't hard to tell
It-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it
It ain't hard to tell
It ain't hard to tell

[Verse 3:]
Now, I'm blessed with the finesse to express like Shakespeare
The blocks "Cape Fear" drop metaphors when the breaks clears
My mic check is life or death, breathing a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like the Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket lining
Hit the Earth like a comet – invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazing
Cause in my physical, I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moet with Medusa, give her shotguns in hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale, it ain't hard to tell

[Hook:]
It ain't hard to tell
It-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it
It ain't hard to tell
It ain't hard to tell

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