Here We Go
Jay-Z / Too Short Lyrics

We talk shit, cause we are the shit
Confident in our abilities, we speak with authority

Never looked back since we started it
Once we began pursuing our goals, we never gave up or turned back

When y'all want heat we provide it, ride it
To heat things up, we deliver the necessary intensity and ride it out

'Til the wheels fall of, shaking 'em all off
We keep up the momentum until the very end, not letting anything stop us

Six figure niggas with it, over did it, spit it
We make a lot of money and we overdo it, boasting about our success

In ways that'll cause a rush
We talk in a way that excites and impresses people

Keeping your face in a state of disgust
Our words and actions may elicit disgust or envy from others

Hating but still trying to be like us
People may hate us, but they still want to imitate us

Twist the lime on the corona, grab my crime diploma
Having a drink, then grabbing my criminal degree as if it's a badge of honor

Then head to the block, to pull up five in the mona
Then go to the neighborhood to park my expensive car and show it off

Shit, I need to chrome up, become a home owner
I need to make more money to buy more expensive things and own a home

Look life's a bitch, but I'm on her
Life may be difficult, but I'm determined to conquer it

I almost cracked this, no more hustling backwards
I almost gave up, but now I'm done hustling in a negative way

Up the ave I zip, nigga trying to have shit
I'm cruising up the avenue, trying to gain some sort of advantage or status

I'm your average, ghetto nigga turned maverick
I come from humble beginnings but I've managed to become something greater

You'd never, said to a nigga "Whatever for the cash, I'm with"
You'd never catch me saying I'd do anything for money

I don't have step, I leave it in you're averix
I don't need to dance around, I leave that to someone else

Then shoot it it the air, whatever I have left
Then I'll shoot my remaining bullets into the air as a showy display

Outlaw, simply I out draw y'all
I'm an outlaw and I can outdraw anyone else

Wether clubs or the street, I out ball y'all
Whether it's in a club or in the streets, I'm the best

Niggas ain't ready, I doubt all y'all
No one is ready to take me on, I doubt anyone's abilities

Fly ass niggas I reroute all y'all
Anyone trying to fly past me, I'll make sure they get lost

If it ain't for the paper I don't show my face up
If it's not about making money, I won't bother being involved

Make a bet I turn the ace up, and Jay, what
Make a bet that I'll come out on top, and that's just a fact

I never stop making money don't give 'em no slack
I'm always focused on making money, never taking a moment to relax

Drinking dirty motherfuckers til a hoe come back
I'll drink until I find a prostitute to come back with me

With my scratch, bitch I was born to mack
I was born with the ability to seduce women with my money

To uphold the pimping, I was sworn to that
I'm dedicated to maintaining my pimp lifestyle

I hear a lot of shit talking when I listen to rap
When I listen to rap, I hear a lot of people talking about things they can't actually do

Only a few MC's get to hang that plaque
Only a select few rappers get to have a plaque displaying their successes

On the wall rappers ball, but they don't live phat
Rappers may have success, but they don't actually live a luxurious lifestyle

Nigga, I doubt if you go gold or platinum
I don't think you have what it takes to achieve gold or platinum status

What we do has only been mastered by a few
What we do is an art form that only a few people have truly mastered

I take a half a million tapes sell 'em straight to you
I can sell a half a million tapes directly to you without needing a record deal

All that shit niggas talking just cant be real
All the things rappers talk about can't all be true

I don't need a record deal, I need eighteen wheels
I don't need a record deal, I need a truck (18-wheeler) to transport my product

I roll right up in the hood I got tapes for sell
I drive into neighborhoods to sell my tapes directly to the people

Bitches running in their house they cant wait to tell
Women excitedly run into their houses to tell others about my product

Somebody, she got a new Too tape
Someone gets excited about buying and listening to a new Too Short tape

And hes spitting pimp game with his homeboy Jay
Too Short and Jay-Z are rapping about their pimp lifestyle

Now here they come again the gold diggas trying to get paid,
Now the gold-diggers are coming out, trying to get money from successful men

Wanna trick the old rich niggas, trying to get laid
They want to deceive wealthy older men to sleep with them

She'll suck his dick, as soon as she meet him
This woman is willing to provide oral sex as soon as she meets a wealthy man

Don't have to sell a body for me I don't need her
I don't need to sell her body, I can make money in other ways

To turn tricks for me, how much you cost bitch?
How much would you charge to sell your body for me?

I'm all about large bank deposits
I prioritize making large amounts of money and placing it in the bank

On and off the mic I always set trends
Whether rapping or in everyday life, I am always setting trends

Either you see with bitches, or I'm rolling with pimps
Either I'm surrounded by women or by my pimp friends

Brook-laan to Oakland, I keep smokin'
I'm always smoking, no matter where I am

Jay-Z and short dog at these hoes again
Jay-Z and Too Short are once again surrounded by women

The kinda niggas that'll take a square bitch around the corner
We're the kind of men who can take a naive woman and manipulate her

Put this pimp game on her
We'll teach her how to sell her body for money

I don't fuck with broke hoes and I don't trick
I don't bother with poor women and I don't waste money on them

But I'll still rub my big ass dick on her clit
But I'll still use her for sexual pleasure

Get her hooked, wanna be mine I need some money
I'll get her addicted to me so that she'll give me money

If she ain't kicking in all the time she don't want me
If she's not constantly providing me with money, I don't want her

Hoes, flows, money, cars
Women, rap skills, money, and cars are our main focuses

Y'all wannabe stars cant fuck with none of these bars
Aspiring rappers can't compete with our skills

This is real nigga rap, we can spit it through the mic
This is authentic rap and we can deliver it flawlessly

And you can feel niggas scratch, and sell a mil if that
You can feel the energy in our music and we can still sell a million copies

So real when we drop this shit its in trouble
Our music is so powerful that others may feel threatened by it

When I guess the pair you gotta ship it double
When I make a guess or prediction, you need to make sure to double your order to meet demand

In the independent phenom, y'all miniature dons
We're independent and successful on our own, while others are small-time wannabe bosses

Wannabe jigga, pops styles and hennessy richa'
Aspiring to be like Jay-Z, trying to copy his style and be rich like him

When I die, leave my canopy richa'
When I die, leave my heirs with a lot of money

I put it down hard ever since I entered the pit'cha
I've been putting in hard work and succeeding since I entered the music industry

Can fuck with me for records to the recreational cent'a
No one can match me in terms of record sales or recreational pursuits

I got it wrapped y'all from the grammy's to the back park
I've got success locked down, from the Grammy awards to the local park

Short dog y'all, what you thought y'all, Oakland, Bk, New york y'all
I'm Too Short and I'm representing Oakland, Brooklyn, and New York

Be the voice for the streets we supply for years
We're the voices for the streets and we've been providing music for years

And go platinum on our most quiet years
We can still go platinum even during a period of less activity in our careers