Instead, it hits the pockets of the Preacher just to purchase
A house, with a swimming pool
Labels me a sinning fool

from Nas – Deja Vu Lyrics on Genius


The help you’re supposed to get through church only seems to be received by the preachers, who makes a living by talking about miracles and labelling people as sinners.

There is a reason Nas feels this way; the average preacher makes between $30-50,000 a year, while the average tenant in Nas' home, the Queensbridge Housing Projects, makes less than $20,000 a year.
