Hold it Down
DJ Jazzy Jeff Feat. Method Man Lyrics

I hold it down
I am taking care of everything/keeping things under control

Aight, Staten Island, what up?
Sup, Staten Island?

Yeah, Long Island, what up? Come on
What's good, Long Island? Let's go

Philly, what's good?
What's up, Philadelphia?

Haha, New Jersey
Just laughing and acknowledging New Jersey

Yo, I just had a Philly Cheese Steak That shit was good as a muthafucka, baby
I had a cheesesteak from Philly and it tasted amazing

Yo, yo, who do it till the death?
Who keeps doing it until they die?

Let the magnificent Jeff go do it to the rest
Let the talented Jazzy Jeff do it to the others

You see the difference, assumin' we a threat
Can't you see the contrast? Assuming that we're a danger

Y'all just impotent, ain't no use of screwin' with the best, naw
You're just powerless, there's no point in challenging the best, no

I wrote a 16 and throw it in a tech
I wrote a 16-bar verse and recorded it

Shootin' game at these fools now for foolin' with a vet, yeah
I'm giving some advice to these fools who are messing with a veteran rapper

It's Mr. Mef really, who did you expect?
It's really Method Man, who did you anticipate?

Another shit talkin? MC with booty on the breath, naw
Just another foul-mouthed rapper with bad breath, no

Let's smoke somethin', let your dude hold somethin'
Let's smoke something and share it

And this dudes coke runnin' till the blue coats comin' yes
This guy's selling cocaine until the cops come, yes

Cruise still stuntin', radio still frontin'
We're still showboating and radio is still pretending

And the stuff they still bumpin' got me numb, I feel nothin', Jeff
The music they're still playing is numbing me, I don't feel anything

So I'ma get it like I spit it
I'm going to get it (money/fame) just like I spit out these lyrics

Get my glass, you can fill it to the rim with the realest and
Fill up my glass with the realest stuff

I'm talkin' back when Biggie Smalls was the illest
I'm talking about the time when Notorious B.I.G. was the best

And the boys from Cypress Hill said ?How I Could Just Kill A Man?
And Cypress Hill made a popular song called 'How I Could Just Kill A Man'

Until my nuts get room enough to breath
Until I have some space to relax and breathe

I'ma break down the leaf, my brotha, crush the weed
I'll break down the marijuana leaf and crush the weed

Not Puff Daddy, no boy, I puff the trees
I don't smoke like Puff Daddy, dude, I smoke trees (marijuana)

In a room full of crackers, I might cut the cheese
In a room full of white people, I might fart

They called me Mr. I got what you need
They call me Mister because I have what you need (referring to drugs)

And a bag of sour dezz, you ain't gotta pluck the seeds, naw
And I have a bag of sour diesel, you don't have to remove the seeds, no

So hit the peddle, I'll bring you up to speed
So step on the gas pedal, I'll update you about things

Nearly smashed up to Beamer, no more cognac for me
I almost crashed my BMW, I won't drink cognac anymore

See, I'm in my backyard still cleanin'
I'm still cleaning up the mess in my backyard

All the fiends still fiendin', better deal with the demons and
All the addicts are still craving, we better confront our inner demons

I'm just bein' rash, I'm like what's the meanin'
I'm just being impulsive, wondering what it all means

'Cause as far as MCin' I ain't likin' what I'm seein', man
As far as rapping goes, I'm not liking what I'm seeing (in the industry)

Nah, so M E F's on some other shit
Nah, I (Method Man) am on some different, unique stuff

Feel it like that first piece of pussy, fell in love with it
It feels like the first time having sex, I fell in love with it

Y'all know what up with it, if I got my brother
You already know what's going on if I have my brother with me

Get money, clothes, hoes, 24?s on the mothership
Let's get money, clothes, women, and ride 24-inch rims on a luxurious vehicle

And put it down with The G Code, Jeff, just let the beat go
And represent with The G Code, Jazzy Jeff, just let the music play

I'm reppin' the East Coast, so hold it now
I'm representing the East Coast, so keep it going