Don't You Know
3:30 A.m Lyrics

Turn my music high, high, high, high-er
I want my music to be loud and intense

I'm from the streets where the Hood could swallow a man, bullets'll follow a man
I come from a rough neighborhood where people can get hurt or killed at any time

There's so much coke that you could run the slalom And cops comb the shit top to bottom
There’s a lot of cocaine around here and the police search everything thoroughly

They say that we are prone to violence, but it's home sweet home Where personalities crash and chrome meets chrome
People say we’re violent, but this is where we come from and where we belong. Conflicts happen and cars crash into each other

The coke prices up and down like it's Wall Street homes But this is worse than the Dow Jones your brains are now blown
The cocaine market fluctuates like the stock market, but violence can take a toll on your mind and body

All over that brown Brougham, one slip you are now gone Welcome to hell where you are welcome to sell
If you make a mistake, you could die. This is a dangerous place to sell but it’s like hell

But when them shells come you better return 'em All scars we earn 'em, all cars we learn 'em like the back of our hand
If someone shoots at you, you better shoot back. We all have scars from violence and know how to drive cars very well

We watch for cops hopping out the back of van Wear a G on my chest, I don't need Dapper Dan
We keep an eye out for police jumping out of vans. I have a G (Gangster) on my chest, I don’t need fancy clothes to prove myself

This ain't a sewn outfit homes, homes is about it Was clapping them flamers before I became famous
I’m not wearing designer clothes — it’s not about fashion. I used to use guns before I became famous

For playing me y'all shall forever remain nameless I am Hov'
If you don’t like me, I don’t care. I am Jay-Z and that’s all that matters

Sure I do, I tell you the difference between me and them They trying to get they ones, I'm tryin' to get them M's
I can tell you exactly how I’m different from other rappers. They want to make a small amount of money, but I’m after millions

One million, two million, three million, four In just five years, forty million more You are now looking at the forty million boy I'm rapping Def Jam 'til I'm the hundred million man R., O., C.
I made $40 million in five years, and I’m still making music with Def Jam records. I want to make $100 million. This is Roc-A-Fella records

I came into this motherfucker a hundred grand strong Nine to be exact, from grinding G-packs Put this shit in motion ain't no rewinding me back Could make 40 off a brick but one rhyme could beat that
I started with $100,000 and worked hard to sell drugs. Now, there’s no stopping me. I could make $40,000 off selling one kilogram of cocaine, but I can make more money with just one song

And if somebody would of told 'em that Hov' would sell clothing Heh, not in this lifetime, wasn't in my right mind That's another difference that's between me and them Heh, I'm smarten up, open the market up
If someone had told me I would sell clothes, I would have thought they were crazy. But I’m becoming smarter and opening up new opportunities

One million, two million, three million, four In eighteen months, eighty million more Now add that number up with the one I said before You are now looking at one smart black boy Momma ain't raised no fool
I’m making $80 million in 18 months, and that’s on top of the $40 million I made before. I’m a smart guy and my mom did a good job raising me

Put me anywhere on God's green earth, I'll triple my worth Motherfucker, I, will, not, lose
I can go anywhere in the world and make three times my net worth. I won’t let anyone beat me

I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell I am a hustler baby, I'll sell water to a well I was born to get cake, move on and switch states Cop the Coupe with the roof gone and switch plates Was born to dictate, never follow orders Dickface, get your shit straight, fucker this is Big Jay
I can sell anything, even if it’s impossible. I was meant to make money, move around and have new experiences. I’m calling the shots and I don’t take orders from anyone

Will, not, lose, ever, fucker!
I will always win, no matter what