It Ain`t Hard to Tell (Remix)

{Intro}<br>Take it to the bridge<br>To the motherfuckin` bridge<br>Queensbridge in the motherfucker<br>(Hook)<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br>*repeat 3x<br><br>[Verse 1]<br>The buddha monk`s in your trunk, turn the bass up<br>Not stories by Aesop, place your loot up, parties I shoot up<br>Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L<br>School a fool well<br>You feel it like braille ain`t hard to tell<br>I kick a skill like Shaquille holds a pill<br>Vocabulary spills I`m Ill<br>Plus Matic I freak a beat<br>Slam it like Iron Shiek<br>Jam like a tech with correct techniques<br>So analyze me, surprise me, but can`t magmatize me<br>Scannin` while you`re plannin` ways to sabotage me<br>I leave`em froze like her-on in your nose<br>Nas could rock well<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br><br>(Hook)<br>It Ain`t hard to tell<br>*repeat 3x<br><br>[Verse 2]<br>What`s a beat if the rap don`t click<br>I spit rhymes like I`m sick, dying loss in a pit<br>The only way I can escape is by vocals<br>Verbalize a strife<br>Stabbin` ears like a knife hood like<br>The Prophet of the gutter<br>Lyrics are silk mega butter<br>I flow never stutter<br>Clever poetic brothers on a mission<br>Dissin` all who perps the fraud<br>Scrams listen, (and) do what the experts record<br>Burn your pen and pads, mics you`ll need not<br>Well I be packin` like a rasta in a weed spot<br>Hittin` your hearts like a hollow tip<br>Verbally illin` minds manipulated<br>My raps a nickel-plated<br>I illustrate it, X-rated, then move out<br>Nas the parlayer takes you on a new route<br>It`s suicide poetry released from a cell<br>With immense clientele, I excel<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br><br>(Hook)<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br>*repeat 3x<br><br>[Verse 3]<br>Now, I`m blessed with the finesse to express like Shakespeare<br>The blocks "Cape Fear" drop metaphors when the breaks clears<br>My mic check is life or death, breathin` a sniper`s breath<br>I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps<br>Deep like "The Shining", sparkle like a diamond<br>Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin`<br>Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion<br>Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, half-amazin<br>And in my physical, I`ll express through song<br>Delete stress like Moltrin, extend strong<br>Drink Moet with Medusa, give her shotguns inhale<br>From the spliff that I lifted in Hell<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br>(Hook)<br>It ain`t hard to tell<br>*repeat 3x