Welcome To New York City (Feat
Cam'ron Lyrics

Turn the motherfucking music up
Crank up the volume!

Just Blaze, man. You owe me nigga
Just Blaze, you owe me for the work I did for you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Welcome to the Empire State.
Welcome to New York State.

Home of the World Trade. Birthplace of Michael Jordan.
New York is the place where World Trade Center is situated and where Michael Jordan was born.

Home of Biggie Smalls. Roc-A-Fella head quaters.
The legendary Biggie Smalls comes from New York, just like our record label Roc-A-Fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, Killa Cam, Young Hov is definitely in the building
Introducing ourselves - Killa Cam and Young Hov, we are here.

Brooklyn, Harlem World (Welcome to New York City, welcome to New York City)
Greeting people from two popular New York neighborhoods - Brooklyn and Harlem.

Stand the fuck up!
Get up and be ready!

I'm a B.K. brawler
I'm a Brooklyn brawler.

Marcy projects hallway loiterer
I hang around in the hallways of the Marcy housing projects in Brooklyn.

Pure coke copper, get your order up
I sell pure cocaine and I'm ready to do business with you.

I bring em to Baltimore in the Ford Explorer
I traffic drugs and will take them to Baltimore in my Ford Explorer.

It's gonna cost you more if I gotta get em to Florida
It will be more expensive if I need to transport them to Florida.

Rucka game attender
I attend Rucker Park games in Harlem.

With the bent pole on the sidewalk with the tin plates on the fender
I park my car on the sidewalk with a bent antenna.

I ain't hard to find you catch me frontin center
I'm easy to find and I'm often in the front row center.

At the Knick game, big chain and all my splender
I attend Knicks games and show off my big, expensive jewelry.

Next to spike and the pen left to write
I'm next to Spike Lee, sitting near the aisle with a pen to write with.

I own Madison Square, catch me at the fight
I have a VIP suite at Madison Square Garden and I'm likely to attend a fight.

But damn once again if you pan left at the ice
If you look to the left of where the ice is (likely referring to the ice for drinks), you'll see me.

If you the man that write cheques with the hand that don't write
If you're the one writing checks with your non-dominant hand, it's suspicious.

I go off the head when I'm rambling on the mic
I freestyle when I rap.

And I go off the feds when I'm srambling at night
I try to avoid the police when I sell drugs.

And if its off the set I brought hammers to the fight
If violence breaks out away from the music set, I brought weapons with me.

But we from New York City, right Cam? [Cam: Ya damn right]
But we're from New York City, we can handle it.

It's the home of 9-11, the place of the lost towers
New York City is where the tragic 9/11 attacks occurred, resulting in the loss of the World Trade Center towers.

We still banging, we never lost power, tell em
We still have power, we won't give up.

Why'all fuckin with BK's banger and Harlem's own gangster
You're messing with Brooklyn's best and Harlem's toughest.

Now that's danger there's nothing left to shape up
We are the danger, nothing needs to be prepared.

Yo, there's a war going on outside no man is safe from
There's a war out here, anyone could be a victim.

It don't matter if you three feet or eight-one
It doesn't matter how big or small you are.

You'll get ate from me, nine and straight blown
You'll get shot and killed by me.

Wig split, melon cracked, all that on day one
I will cause fatal injuries on the very first day.

Carry eight guns, two in the trunk
I have eight guns and two of them are in the trunk of my car.

Two in the waist, two in the ankle, two to just spank you
I have two guns on my waist, two on my ankles, and two for spanking.

You can jam with them jammers, blam with them blammers
We can shoot at each other with our guns.

It's hot here, ask Mase he ran to Atlanta
It's so dangerous here, that rapper Mase fled to Atlanta.

You think we know what life do, make want to mold the cycle
We know what life has in store for us, we'll make changes in the system.

Drinkers they so delightful, blinging with so much ice
We are always drinking, we have a lot of bling.

In front of sparks, body cops Dilano
We're in front of Sparks Steak House in Manhattan, while surrounded by cops from the organized crime unit.

Block away watch by Gotti and Girvano
We're being watched by mob bosses John Gotti and Sammy Gravano, who are a block away.

It's la costra nostra, someone close approach ya
It's La Cosa Nostra, someone else from the mafia may come up to you.

They'll toast ya gopher, bread loaf with shofer
They'll raise a toast to your coffin, with a bread roll and a trumpet.

Old coke they raise up and snort, blayze up ya fort
They'll offer you old cocaine to snort, and then they'll light your fort on fire.

Jay puff shine, cases was caught
Jay-Z legally smoked marijuana, and then got caught.

Midnight pick fights, they love a victim
They start fights at midnight and enjoy victimizing people.

Watch him fore he watch you, Killa
Watch out for them before they watch out for you.

I'm from 101, west to Hunt 40th, this shit is live
I'm from 101st Street, on the west side, close to Hunt 40th. This neighborhood is thriving.

Fifth-floor, 56, you know the zip, district five
I live on the fifth floor, room 56. You know the zip code - it's in district five.

You're on 22nd, you from two-one
You're from 22nd Street, which is in the two-one area.

That's on Lennox, 7th ave was news one
That's on Lennox Avenue, and if you go down to 7th Avenue, it's a big news network.

Coverage I synethestry
I create a harmonious balance in my coverage.

Got rise from defending me
My fame rose from Jay-Z defending me.

Cause New York'll miss me if I'm locked in the penitentary
Because New York City won't be the same without me if I'm imprisoned.

The judge said "Is this that thug, from the kit kat club?"
The judge asked, "Is this the criminal from the Kit Kat Club?"

But I got enough chips stacked up to make a bitch to back up
But I have enough money to make people back off.

Killa, I pinch that bud, I grip that snub to hit that thug
I, Killa Cam, buy marijuana and carry a gun to shoot a rival.

Lay up in a pitch black tug,
I'm hiding in a pitch black truck.

You lookin at rich black thugs to get that love
You're looking at rich, successful black gangsters who receive love and respect.

And we won't stop til I get back blood
We will keep going until we get our revenge.

I'm from Flushing, Marcy, Notia, Myrtle and Park
I'm from different parts of New York City - Flushing, Marcy, Notia, Myrtle and Park.

Niggas'll drive by in the day, murder you in the dark
People will drive by and kill you in broad daylight or in the dark.

That's why the Johnny gun I'm holding
That's why I'm holding a Johnny gun (likely refers to a shotgun).

Wet niggas up like the johnny-pump is open
I shoot people like the fire hydrant is open in the summer.

Homie, I play hard
I play tough, there is no stopping me.

Y'all niggas man, why'all can't fuck around man
You guys can't mess with us.

It's the ROC bitch, Killa, my nigga Jigga, Sigel, Beans
This is the ROC, Killa, my friend Jigga, Sigel, Beans.

Diplomats man, holla, Dash
We're the Diplomats, contact Dash if you need to reach us.

Get the fuck off our dicks
Stop following us and trying to imitate us.

I own this shit right now man, I ain't going nowhere
I'm on top of the music scene right now, I'm not leaving anytime soon.