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Purple is a track by Nas, taken from the album “The Lost Tapes”, released September 24, 2002 on Columbia. It runs 3:39 and carries an explicit content notice. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.

Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Doo Rags, My Way (Explicit Version), U Gotta Love It (Explicit Version). Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.

Song details

Song
Purple
Artist
Nas
Release
The Lost Tapes
Format
Album
Duration
3:39
Release date
September 24, 2002
Record label
Columbia
Content notice
Explicit

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Light it, uh Light it up, uh The whole, city is mine, prettiest Don I don't like the way P. Diddy did Shyne with different lawyers Why it's mentioned in my rhymes? Fuck it, it's just an intro Hate it or love it, like it bump it or dump it Write it, across the stomach spell God son Life is like a jungle black, it's like the habitat of Tarzan Matter of fact, it's harder than most can imagine Most of my niggas packed in correctional facilities Half of them passed on, MAC strong, couple of shots Made the ghost leave a body, now they hauntin' the block Where they used to stand at, somebody's takin' they place A younger man perhaps, hand slaps, can't understand that Same walk, same talk, I wonder, can that be possible? A thug dies, another step inside his shoes And they will hurt you, layin' low with a bottle I'm blowin' circles, my state of mind purple Light it, light it, uh Yeah, light it up, light it up, uh Y'all just wanna deal with drama Talk about niggas who got things, y'all ready to kill his mama Everything you into is underworld related You sell your man out, not even your girl is sacred You don't trust a soul, hold up, you moldin' soldiers To pull guns quick and always look behind the shoulder Think of how many dudes died tryin' to be down with you Everybody's under six feet of ground but you Still standin', still roamin' through the streets, that's real You a survivor, knowin' all the beef is ill You got a bunch of thugs with you even now that's ready Trustin' your judgment, quick to put it down, they deadly The hood love you but behind your back they pray for the day A bullet hit your heart and ambulances take you away That ain't love, it's hate, think of all the mothers at wakes Whose sons you killed, and you ain't got a cut on your face? Unmarked police cars roam the streets hard, the heat is God Somebody tell these shorties reach for the stars Instead, they tell 'em how to reach through the bars, holdin' a mirror Lookin' down a tear in jail, makin' weapons to kill ya Weed smoke three tokes nigga pour more Henny He sighs with eyes that seen a war too many Cold-blooded murderers, universal Hood to hood, blowin' smoke, state of mind is purple Light it up, light it up light it up, uh Light it up, light it up, light it up, uh Uh, uh, uh, light it, light it, uh These hot-headed youngsters, always get into trouble Reactin' before thinkin', they easily irritated And murder's premeditated, it's a fact that we sinkin' When we should be climbin', in a nutshell, it's just jail Drug sales, liquor and diamonds, niggas rewindin' Instead of movin' forward, to blow up, so what's the science? People shoutin', police pushin' the crowd And on the ground's a young soldier, with meat hangin' out him Am I hallucinatin' off the hazin'? Or did I just see a nigga shoot another nigga's face in It's a ugly nation, cops circle the block with mug shots Photograph pictures of, suspect faces It's usually, two or three niggas who innocent But if they lock the wrong ones up, then someone'll snitch A divide and fall strategy, they aren't fair I dig in my bag of weed that's covered with orange hair This Color Purple'll make Whoopi give me the pussy And Celie, Oprah and Danny Glover gots to feel me This is how I escape the madness, too much of anything'll hurt you So, my state of mind's all purple

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Full tracklist

  1. 01 Doo Rags E 4:05
  2. 02 My Way (Explicit Version) E 3:54
  3. 03 U Gotta Love It (Explicit Version) E 3:18
  4. 04 Nothing Lasts Forever E 3:52
  5. 05 No Idea's Original E 3:05
  6. 06 Blaze a 50 E 2:49
  7. 07 Everybody's Crazy (Explicit) E 3:40
  8. 08 Drunk by Myself E 4:03
  9. 09 Black Zombie E 3:35
  10. 10 Poppa Was a Playa (Explicit Version) E 3:44
  11. 11 Fetus (Explicit Version) E 3:19
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