BK
Foxy Brown Lyrics

Lemme tell you where I grew up at
I want to tell you about the neighborhood where I grew up

Sip mo', threw up at, flip coke, blew up that
In this neighborhood, we drink, party hard, deal drugs, and become successful from it

Where them fake thugs got they vest-es chewed up at
This is where posers pretending to be tough get their bulletproof vests shot up

Brooklyn beef! Who want that?
This is where real, serious conflicts happen. Who wants to mess with Brooklyn?

I grew up in the thoroughest borough - B.K.
I grew up in the roughest borough, Brooklyn

Where B.I.G. had everybody rockin' D.K.
This is where The Notorious B.I.G. had everyone wearing Coogi sweaters

Gav was the first dude with the C.L.K.
Gav was the first person to have a CLK Mercedes in the neighborhood

And bricks was gettin' shipped outta East L.A.
Drugs were being transported from East Los Angeles to Brooklyn

It's Brooklyn, where niggaz lives was tooken
In Brooklyn, people's lives were taken through violence

Rich cats got knocked and they wallets was tooken
Even wealthy people get robbed and lose everything in Brooklyn

Fort Greene and Hemlock, the fifth been cocked
In Fort Greene and Hemlock, guns were always loaded and ready to fire

We cried when they killed Lenox and popped them rocks
We mourned Lenox's death and used drugs to cope with our emotions

(Aiyyo, ya ain't hear, what {the fuck} I just said?)
Did you not hear what I just said? Pay attention.

B.K. - the home of Biggie and Jay
Brooklyn is where both The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z hail from

Where niggaz got Will Smith chips, get jiggy all day
This is where people have money and can live extravagantly like Will Smith in his music videos

Bitches that boost in the city all day
Women who shoplift thrive in Brooklyn

Heckel and Koch, crack spots, federal watch
This is where firearms and drugs are prevalent and the feds are always keeping an eye out

I grew up here, sip Mo', threw up here
This is where I grew up, partied, and got drunk

Yo the feds snatched two up here, in B.K.
The feds captured two people here in Brooklyn

Niggaz in the hood in that all blue and grey
People in the neighborhood wear blue and gray clothing

Gorillas got rich from stairwells and P.A.
Drug dealers made a lot of money from selling drugs in stairwells and project buildings

Brooklyn! The livest borough
Brooklyn is the most exciting and energetic borough

You come here frontin' you might die in this borough
If you act tough here, you might get killed

The East, the feelin' Bed-Stuy's in this borough
The East side of Brooklyn is where you feel the vibe of Bedford-Stuyvesant

It's full of projects, the wildest borough
Brooklyn is home to many housing projects and is the most wild borough

Try to figure out which side is thorough
It's difficult to determine which part of Brooklyn is the most authentic and genuine

From, C.I. to Saint Marks is carryin cons
People from Coney Island to Saint Marks Avenue are carrying firearms

Niggaz rock Coogi and Dolce Gaban's
People here wear Coogi and Dolce & Gabbana clothing

So women here make a livin' just carryin' bombs
Women here make money by carrying and selling drugs

We pop, corks a little bit and we floss a little bit
We celebrate with a little bit of champagne and show off our wealth a bit

In the club, buyin' out Cris', pour us a little bit
When we go to clubs, we buy out the Cristal and drink a little bit

I told y'all that my borough is thorough
I want to remind you that Brooklyn is authentic and raw

I know niggaz that'll clap you up and bury the metal
I know people who will shoot and kill you and hide the gun

Same day, still in the hood we so, ghetto
Even if we commit a crime, we can still be found in the same neighborhood because it's where we're from

Brook-Nam, holla back, get your crook on
Call back to Brooklyn and embrace the criminal lifestyle

Live from the seven-one-eight, we raised the eight
This is live from the 718 area code, where we are involved in illegal activities

Every time papi raise the weight of that weight, motherfucker
Every time we sell more drugs, we make more money

It's B.K. nigga, get yo' vest ate up
This is Brooklyn, and your bulletproof vest can still get shot up

Over them chips, you could get S-Ked up
People will kill for the money they can make from selling drugs

They find you in the back of the buildin' - sprayed up
If you cross the wrong people, you could be found murdered in the back of a building

All for the love of this paper; we misled
We're willing to do anything for money, even if it leads us down the wrong path

By 21 - some'll be dead
Some people won't make it to age 21 due to violence in the neighborhood

By 22 - the rest of these dudes'll be in the Feds
By age 22, the rest of us will be in jail or faced with legal consequences

We got change but we still FUCKED up
We may have money, but we're still living in poor and dangerous conditions

Niggaz is outta jail but they still locked up
People who are released from jail still face problems and restrictions in their everyday lives

The feds takin flicks when we pullin' the drops up
The feds are taking pictures of us when we're dropping off drugs

BK open up, get popped up
Brooklyn is open for business, but you could get shot

You know it's the borough where cats drive with the box in the truck
This is the borough where we drive around with stolen goods in the back of the truck

Tre' pound glocked up, wrist be rocked up
We carry around a 3-pound gun and wear expensive jewelry

Yellin' out "Get down, lay down when we pop up!"
We shout for people to get on the ground when we appear and shoot

Blocks so hot we drive the drops with tops up
The blocks are so dangerous here that we drive our drug shipments with the car top up

Windows tinted, you can't see who is in it
Our car windows are so darkly tinted that you can't see inside

It's Brown nigga, I represent it, it's Brooklyn!
I'm Foxy Brown, representing Brooklyn!

B.K. borough bitches, ain't nuttin' but the best in here
The best women are in Brooklyn

Pink Housings, East New York, real niggaz, real shit happen nigga
Real things happen in places like Pink Houses and East New York with real people involved

Fuck y'all know about bang-outs, gettin' busy?
What do you know about fights and getting involved in conflicts?

Fuck police and all that nigga, real niggaz
We don't care about the police, we are the real deal

Brooklyn nigga!
We're proud to be from Brooklyn!