"Half Time," from the soundtrack to the motion picture ZebraHead, was a musical gumbo of boom-bap drums and samples by The Average White Band, The Cast of Hair and Gary Byrd all cooked to perfection by The Large Pro. Lyrically, Nas dropped a staggering display of punchlines and clever wordplay.
He spit: "I used to hustle, now all I do is relax and strive/when I was young, I was a fan of the Jackson 5/ I drop jewels, wear jewels to never run it/with more kicks than a baby in a mother's stomach."
The song was just enough to feed the hungry lovers of lyrics who had been waiting to be served again after "...BBQ."