Lyrical Breakdown of Destroy & Rebuild - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

This is a journey into the world's most largest

And notorious projects, Queensbridge

Listen while Nas saves his hood from the most cowardest rappers

He had a mass appeal and a little boy smile

Depressed, has a complex, his mouth was foul

You need to stay around I feel like tellin' some stories

First there's this arrogant fuck, his name's Cory

Hang around my man's 'Like' and 'Big Trevor'

Trevors still locked up, Like's gettin' his cheddar

Cory changed his name to arr, whatever

Cornchip, Buckwheat lookalike, its Mega

Right, Mega was his name sorry about that

But its so hard to put a cowards name in my rap

Always actin' tough, a jokester be frontin'

He got snuffed, he got shot in the thigh, he did nothing

But that's Nas, always lookin' out for brethren

'Cause when 'brethren' don't return love it don't stress him

'Cause gangstas do gangsta shit, real recognize real

Still laughin' to the bank and shit

Back to Cor, got him a deal but his rhymes was whack

Def Jam mad that he signed the contract

Now he got jealous and mad at my shine

Making silly tapes, I'm always on his mind

Nonsense, not to be obnoxious kid

Mega, for the record you could suck my dick

Bitch, you're from around the way it's sad what this do to me

But Queensbridge, we gotta have unity

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is a time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but weak niggas kill it

So they say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is the time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but it's these cowards that kill it

So now they say

Since we're on the subject of traders and flunkies

Mega ain't the only faggot in my hood, dummies

There's plenty that wanna be me but cannot

Its like King Arthur and Knight Sir Lancelot

Lefty and Donnie Brasco, Gotti and Paul

Before I woulda told you Prodigy's my dog

Through the ups and downs, robberies and all

Though I always knew he wanted my downfall

He would say his little slick shit and act real funny

For what? Nigga you're butt and it got back to me

Askin' a Braveheart to get back your jewelry

You ain't from my hood, don't even rep QB

Nature moved to Marcy

Man dick ridin' Nature, nothing else to say

Man Nature moved to Marcy (what? Far)

Back with ass niggas in fear (far away)

Fuck them niggas, go ahead with the program man, proceed

Old lady pocketbook snatcher, car thief

'Of course' we ain't friends, you never stood on no blocks

Streets or corners with zombies, and ghouls and gangsters

Cops, drug dealers with pools of blood anger

Just fills me when niggas let out of town to set shot

And get filthy rich, it's just not

No more morals, no loyalty, no more community

Queensbridge, we gotta have unity

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is a time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but weak niggas kill it

So they say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is the time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but it's these cowards that kill it

So now they say

I put the name on the map after Marly and Shan

QB, before the ROC had one jam

Before the Death Row and Bad Boy beef

I had streets locked with raw talent, haha, I laugh at the weak

So this's about cleanin' up house, my own backyard

Famous home of rap stars well known be gettin' robbed

P how many times? Ain't you shamed that

Jungle was bustin' his gun to get your weak chain back?

They don't respect you a checks due for me for your fame

Mega, I hope you blow so I'm sayin' your name (Mega, Mega)

Hoes play your position 'cause you'll never be king

Even Jigga want the crown, oh that's sad, poor thing

I'm representin' Queensbridge, USA

Where two sk's go off every day, new flesh lay

All you little roaches and rats

Besides my man Ricky, Nas the true ruler is back

So haters say

"The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is a time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but weak niggas kill it

So they say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, this is the time we destroy and rebuild it

They say, "The bridge is over, the bridge is over"

Nah, we're the strongest hood but it's these cowards that kill it

So now they say

The bridge is over my dick, 'Bridge'll never be over

Long as I'm alive and breathin', Braveheart to the graveyard

I'm the William Wallace of this shit

Heyo P, Prodigy, I got love for you man, I love you man

You know what I'm sayin', just get them unloyal niggas

From out your circle, you can't save everybody

Niggas invited you to the hood, rep it right my nigga

Be untouchable my nigga, so we'd be Mobb for life for real

And thats real, 'eyo Nature, I can't hold your hand through this shit man

I'm not your father man, be your own man, stand on your own too

I believe in you, believe in yourself nigga or don't even rep this man

'Eyo Mega you wanna be a gangsta?

Y'all, there's real gangster shit goin' on in the streets man, yo' niggas is in the grind

Where you be at man? Niggas be buckin'

Wait, why you never buckin', where you been at, man?

All of a sudden you the motherfuckin' Neo Brown of the fucking hood

It's disgusting man, stay out the magazines

Keep my name outta your motherfuckin' mouth

There's no more room for jealousy, we destroying and rebuilding

That means the cowards get out and the real niggas stay

Niggas been hatin me since I been nine, shinin'

With suede motherfuckin' balles on in silks

I'ma always be this young don, don't be like the niggas on the other side

Hatin' me cause I'm beautiful, real niggas in Queensbridge

Y'all niggas, come up and get this money and move on baby

QB