If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) Lyrics
i want to rule
awesome song....can't believe there aren't more ratings
Agreed
Agreed
Love the Scarface reference (which I know most every rapper has, but Nas' was really clever)-
"I take a glimpse into time watch the blimp read 'The World Is Mine'"
The Whodini sample works perfectly in here.
This song is pure art. it works on two inter-twining levels, one is him hoping and wishing how life could really be, in a perfect world, at the same time, its the acknowledgement that this world is far from perfect hence the lines 'Cause you could have all the chips, be poor or rich Still nobody want a nigga havin shit' pure genius.....
This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. The guy that typed the lyrics to this song made a few errors.
The only line a have a problem with is "I'd open every cell in Attica, send 'em to Africa."
I'm African and this line rubs me the wrong way. You can look at it as he's saying that Africa is the most beautiful place on earth so he'd open all the cells to those that have done wrong and send them somewhere that can change their lives. Or you can look at it like he's saying that Africa is a place of lions, animals and savages so he'd open all the cells of a prison that confines some of the worst in society and send them a place where they can run rampant and wild, killing each other off.
Solid song.
I dont usually listen to Nas, but i heard a cover of this song on Jtv and fell in love with it. I downloaded the real version and found it was 10 times better than the cover =]]
reality, I really feel like that line has the intent of the first interpretation you made. The interpretation being that African Americans really don't have a sense of our past, specifically in this country, and that by taking us back to the continent, there will be some sort of realization of past greatness and thus empowerment. Nas is a genius