Brooklyn
JAY Z The Notorious B.I.G. Lyrics

Okay, I'm reloaded!
I am ready and prepared for whatever comes next

You motherfuckers, think you big time?
Do you really believe you are important or influential?

Fuckin with Jay-Z, you gon' die, big time!
If you mess with Jay-Z, you will face severe consequences

Here come the 'Pain'
Prepare yourself for the hardships that are about to come your way

Jigga (Jigga), Bigga (Bigga)
Referring to Jay-Z and also emphasizing his importance

Nigga, how you figure (how you figure)
How do you justify or believe in what you're saying?

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressions of affirmation and agreement

Ayo, peep the style and the way the cops sweat us (uh-huh)
Take a close look at how the police constantly harass and target us

The number one question is can the feds get us (uh-huh)
The main concern is whether the federal authorities can catch us

I got vendettas in dice games against ass bettors (uh-huh)
I hold grudges against dishonest gamblers who try to cheat me in dice games

And niggas who pump wheels and drive Jettas
Referring to individuals who sell drugs and drive Volkswagen Jettas

Take that with ya
Go away with that information or statement

Hit ya, back split ya (uh)
Physically attack and harm you, causing your body to break apart

Fuck fist fights and lame scuffles (uh)
Disregard minor physical altercations and insignificant conflicts

Pillow case to your face, make the shell muffle (woo)
Cover your face with a pillowcase to suppress the sound of the gunshot

Shoot your daughter in the calf muscle (mhm)
Intentionally injure your daughter by shooting her in the lower leg

Fuck a tussle, nickel-plated
Avoid a struggle or fight, preferring to use a nickel-plated gun

Sprinkle coke on the floor, make it drug-related (haha)
Scatter cocaine on the ground to make it appear to be a drug-related incident

Most hated
I am widely disliked or despised

Can't fade it (uh, what?)
Cannot deny or overcome my dominance or success

While y'all pump Willie, I run up and stunt silly (uh-huh)
While others brag about their accomplishments, I show off my wealth and achievements in an extravagant manner

Scared, so you sent your little mans to come kill me (uh)
Feeling afraid, you sent your inexperienced subordinates to try and murder me

But on the con-trilli, I packs the MAC-milli
However, secretly, I carry a MAC-11 submachine gun

Squeezed off on him, left them paramedics breathin' soft on him
I shot at them, leaving them in critical condition with paramedics struggling to keep them alive

"What's ya name?"
Asking for the identity of the person who posed a threat

Who shot ya? Mob ties like Sinatra (uh)
Who is responsible for shooting you? I have connections to organized crime similar to Frank Sinatra

Peruvians tried to do me in, I ain't paid them yet
Peruvian criminals attempted to harm or kill me because I owe them money

Tryin' to push 700s, they ain't made them yet
Attempting to sell or distribute 700 grams of drugs that are not yet available

Rolex and bracelets is frostbite rings too
Expensive Rolex watches and bracelets symbolize my success and wealth

Niggas 'round the way call me Igloo, stick who? (Motherfucker)
People in the neighborhood refer to me as Igloo, and who dares to challenge or threaten me?

Jay-z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit your drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls intimidate and scare you to the point of losing control of your bodily functions

(Where you from?) Brooklyn, goin' out for all
Representing Brooklyn and spreading our influence to everyone

(Marcy) That's right, you don't stop
Acknowledging Marcy Projects as a place of significance and expressing the determination to continue

(Bed-stuy) You won't stop (nigga)
Bedford-Stuyvesant won't cease its influence and impact

What, what, what?
An expression of attention and readiness for something significant

Jay-z, Big' Smalls, nigga shit your drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls instill such fear in you that you lose control of your bodily functions

Brooklyn represent y'all, hit you fold
Representing Brooklyn and causing you to collapse or crumble under the pressure

You crazy, think your little bit of rhymes can play me?
You must be insane to believe that your weak lyrics can challenge or defeat me

I'm from Marcy, I'm varsity, chump, you're JV
I come from Marcy Projects, I am at the highest level, while you are just a low-level player

(Jigga) Jay-Z
Emphasizing Jay-Z's identity and presence

Biggie baby! (Uh)
Referring to Biggie Smalls and expressing excitement or admiration

My Bed-Stuy flow's malicious, delicious
My rap style from Bedford-Stuyvesant is aggressive and satisfying

Fuck three wishes, made my road to riches
Disregard the superstition of making wishes, as I focused on achieving wealth and success

From 62s, Gemstars, my mom's dishes (uh)
Starting from selling drugs and using firearms, while my mother cooked meals at home

Gram choppin', police van dockin'
Cutting grams of drugs and avoiding getting caught by the police

Ds at my doors knockin' (what?)
The police constantly knocking at my door, trying to catch me

Keep rockin', yeah
Continue to succeed or progress in your endeavors

No more mister nice guy, I twist your shit
I have stopped being pleasant and will now manipulate or ruin your plans

The fuck back with the pistols blazin'
Back off or retreat while we aggressively point our guns at you

Hot like Cajun (uh)
Intense and fiery like Cajun cuisine

Hotter than even holdin' work at the Days Inn
Even the pressure or danger of being involved in drug trafficking exceeds that of holding a job at Days Inn

With New York plates outside
Referring to a car with license plates from New York, indicating a connection to the city's criminal activities

Get up out of there, fuck your ride
Escape from that location, disregarding or damaging your means of transportation

Keep your hands high, shit gets steeper (uh)
Raise your hands in surrender as the situation becomes more dangerous or challenging

Here comes the Grim Reaper, Frank White
Death is approaching, symbolized by Frank White (a reference to Christopher Walken's character in the film 'King of New York')

Leave the keys to your InnKeeper (that's right)
Surrender control or authority to your subordinate or follower

Chill, homie, the bitch in the Shoney's told me
Relax, my female associate at Shoney's restaurant informed me

You're holdin' more drugs than a pharmacy
You possess a significant quantity of drugs, much like a pharmacy

You ain't harmin' me, so pardon me
You are not causing me any harm, so excuse my behavior

Pass the safe, before I blaze the place
Hand over the safe or valuables before I set the location on fire

And here's six shots just in case
Also, I will fire six shots as a precautionary measure

(Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn)
Repeating the name of the borough to emphasize its significance

Jay-z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit your drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls intimidate and scare you to the point of losing control of your bodily functions

(Where you from?) Brooklyn goin' out to all
Representing Brooklyn and spreading our influence to everyone

(Crown Heights) You don't stop
Acknowledging Crown Heights as a place of significance and expressing the determination to continue

(Brownsville) You won't stop (nigga)
Brownsville won't cease its influence and impact

(Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn)
Repeating the name of the borough to emphasize its significance

(Ha ha) Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit your drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls intimidate and scare you to the point of losing control of your bodily functions

(Where we from?) Brooklyn goin' out to all
Representing Brooklyn and spreading our influence to everyone

(Bushwick) You don't stop
Acknowledging Bushwick as a place of significance and expressing the determination to continue

(Fort Greene) You won't stop (niggas)
Fort Greene won't cease its influence and impact

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressions of affirmation and agreement

For '9-6, the only MC with a flu
During 1996, I was the only rapper with a contagious style or flow

Yeah I rhyme sick, I be what you're trying to do
I rap with an illness, embodying the style you aspire to achieve

Made a fortune off Peru, extradite, China white heroin
I accumulated great wealth through the sale and distribution of high-quality cocaine from Peru

Nigga please, like short sleeves I bear arms (um)
Don't even try to challenge me; I carry firearms like I wear short-sleeved shirts

Stay out my way from here on (clear?) Gone! (uh)
Do not cross paths with me in the future, I have disappeared or moved on

Me and Gutter had two spots
My associate Gutter and I had two locations for selling drugs

The 2-for-5 dollar hits, the blue tops (uh-huh)
We sold drugs in small quantities for $2 each, distinguished by blue packaging

Gotta go, Coolio mean it's gettin' Too Hot
I have to leave because the situation is becoming too dangerous or intense

If Fay' had twins, she'd probably have two Pacs (uh)
If my associate Fay' had twins, she would have children resembling Tupac Shakur (a play on words for 'two Pacs')

Get it? Tupac's? (hh, uhh, uhh)
Do you understand the wordplay and reference to Tupac Shakur?

Time to separate the pros from the cons (and-uh)
It is time to distinguish between the skilled and the inexperienced

The platinum from the bronze
Separating the most successful and valuable from the less successful

That butter-soft shit from that leather on the Fonz (uh)
Distinguishing between weak or inferior music and the smooth and stylish approach of the Fonz from 'Happy Days'

A S1 diamond from a I class don
The highest quality S1 diamond from a person of high status or influence

A Chandon sipper from a Rose nigga, huh
Differentiating between those who casually drink Chandon champagne and those who prefer a more expensive Rose champagne

Brook-nam, sippin' on
Brooklyn, always enjoying luxury and indulgence

Cristal forever, play the crib when it's mink weather (uh)
Always drinking Cristal champagne, staying at home during cold weather and wearing luxurious mink coats

The M.A.f.i.a. Keep cannons in they Marc Buchanans (uh)
The Mafia carries guns hidden in their expensive Marc Buchanan clothing

Usually cuatro cinco, the shell sink slow
Usually using a .45 caliber gun, with the bullet penetrating the victim slowly

Tossin' ya, mad slugs through your Nautica
Shooting you repeatedly with many bullets, even through your Nautica clothing

I'm warnin' ya (ha, what the fuck?)
I am cautioning or threatening you, expressing anger or frustration

Jay-z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit ya drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls instill such fear in you that you lose control of your bodily functions

(Where you from?) Brooklyn goin' out to all
Representing Brooklyn and spreading our influence to everyone

(Flatbush) You don't stop
Acknowledging Flatbush as a place of significance and expressing the determination to continue

(Red Hook) That's right, you won't stop (nigga)
Red Hook won't cease its influence and impact

(Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn)
Repeating the name of the borough to emphasize its significance

Jay-z and Biggie Smalls, nigga shit your drawers
Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls instill such fear in you that you lose control of your bodily functions

(Where you from?) Brooklyn goin' out to all (ohwee)
Representing Brooklyn and spreading our influence to everyone

(East New York) You don't stop
Acknowledging East New York as a place of significance and expressing the determination to continue

(Clinton Hill) You won't stop (nigga)
Clinton Hill won't cease its influence and impact

Is Brooklyn in the house?
Is the borough of Brooklyn well-represented or present here?

(Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn)
Repeating the name of the borough to emphasize its significance

Uhh, Roc-A-Fella y'all, Junior M.A.F.I.A
Shoutout to the Roc-A-Fella and Junior M.A.F.I.A. crews

Supermen clique
A group of individuals with exceptional skills and abilities

Brooklyn's Finest, you re-wind this
The best artists from Brooklyn, you should replay or listen to this again

Representing BK to the fullest
Showing unwavering loyalty and dedication to representing Brooklyn