Break it down
Jazzy Jeff feat J Live Lyrics


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Is that your new recorder? Its really neat
If you wanna borrow it you can
Borrow it anytime you want thanks
That could come in handy
I mean for school work and notes in class
Yeah it's kinda tricky so
You better be careful
See this button that's what you
Press when you wanna record
And this button is what you press when
You wanna listen to what you recorded
But don't press that button cause I
Already got some stuff on it
Hear that he's just dying for us
To listen to what hes recorded
Should we listen? Sure that's what he wants

Whats your name? J-live
What you do? Tru skool emcee
Get it? Got it good
Where you from?
Coming straight from Medina to
The Brotherly City who you with?
Jazzy Jeff, P-Smoovah myself and me
Get it? Got it good
Flip flavas like ill spectacular
Non stick spatula get it?
Well you should
Cause I flapjack tracks hot bottle bubblin
From the surface to the underground
Making people wonder how
Former labels blunded ow
Wishing they could stop me now
Sorry did I strike a nerve?
Oh well hit the curb (get the third)
If you wonder which one pick one
I been the one since the
Last time the Knicks won
(Come on man that ain't fair
Half these cats don't even
Know what you saying
And most the other half don't care)
Alright fine i simplify if you insist
Check it out yo I'ma break it down like this

'77 the Knicks one championship credit
I was one years old so now do you get it?
What about "Get the third"?
Yo I'm just giving you a piece of my mind
Eat a dick then I flip you the bird
If you listened to the lyrics more than
Once you wouldn't miss but no
You'd rather have me break it down like this

Jazzy Jeff scratching

Hey yo I transfer thoughts to tracks
To transcend translation
But you call it the kings English
Close but no Cubans
Unless you consider the correct kingdom
Cause empires extinguished
(Wait they trying to hard to get it
They looking like they listenin to
The full band radio edit
You gave them too much credit
Thinking they could understand
Flip that old rhyme you kicked
In 96 with Skam)
Okay I'm the man of the hour 24 times a day
The man of the day 365 out the year
That bullshit you say
Live is not trying to hear
I don't care if it I paused
Ya would be rap career (sorry)
In a man of the year contest
I run a in a decade
I have the next three locked down
(Wait you lost 'em again I think I
Made a wrong turn at the bend
Break it down in reverse my friend) okay
I'm the man of the year 10 times in a decade
12 months out the year 4 weeks out the month
God days out the week
If the week is still days in amaze
I don't know what the fuck else they want
Oh yeah 24 in a day that was hourly uh
Sixty hourly minutes that is
If you need simple lyrics you
Can call Mother Goose
I make Dr Dre sound like Dr Seuss
You can think up some dope beats
That's what you can do
You can think about red you can think blue
You can think about chronic
And think about drink
You can think of 6 4s all
The thinks you can think
(Wait wait now they insulted yo they
Think that you snabbed em)
I ain't playing nobody son that wasn't a diss
I'm just saying if you
Can't handle real emcees
Stick to watching DJ's break
It down like this spinbad
Xcel obiwon
Jayski sat one
Spin one kwestion
Avee dirty ice
Soul one babu
Q-Bert revolution
There it is





Now do you like your new recorder
It's really neat

Overall Meaning

The chorus of "I hold it down" is repeated throughout this song by Jazzy Jeff featuring J-Live. The song has a strong East Coast hip-hop vibe that includes name-checking various locations in New York and Philadelphia. J-Live starts off the song with a boastful verse about his skills as an MC, indicating that he is an expert in his craft and that he is not afraid to take on any competition. He highlights that his rhymes are so good that he is able to shoot down anyone who challenges him. The choice of words used in the lyrics of the verse is also worth noting, as J-Live makes several clever puns and wordplays.


Meth's verse, on the other hand, focuses more on the use of drugs, and he raps about his experiences smoking marijuana. Meth's verse also highlights his skills as an MC, saying he is far superior to other rappers who just talk trash without any substance. The verse's final line cleverly switches the meaning of "fell in love with it" from being about smoking marijuana to being a reference to loving his career as a rapper, as Meth peaked in the '90s and this song was released in 2002. As the chorus repeats throughout the song, J-Live and Meth take turns boasting their skills as rappers and name-dropping their geographic origins.


Line by Line Meaning

I hold it down
I am responsible and reliable


Aight, Staten Island, what up?
Greetings to the people of Staten Island


Let the magnificent Jeff go do it to the rest
Let Jazzy Jeff showcase his skills against others


Another shit talkin? MC with booty on the breath, naw
I am not just another rapper spitting meaningless lyrics


Cruise still stuntin', radio still frontin'
Artists still brag about their success, and radio still promotes shallow music


Get my glass, you can fill it to the rim with the realest
You can trust me to provide genuine lyrics when I perform


Already knowin' how we go, let's get at your people
We know how to handle our business, so let's approach your crew


Until my nuts get room enough to breath
I will continue smoking weed until I can relax completely


Nearly smashed up to Beamer, no more cognac for me
I had a close call with a BMW and have decided to avoid drinking cognac


Better deal with the demons and I'm just bein' rash
I need to face my inner demons and stop being reckless


Y'all know what up with it
You all understand what I am talking about


Get money, clothes, hoes, 24?s on the mothership
I want to be successful, have nice things, women, and a luxurious spaceship


I'm flowin', these streets know I hold it down
My music flows effortlessly, and people know I am dependable


And put it down with The G Code, Jeff, just let the beat go
I am following the code of the streets and Jazzy Jeff is controlling the music


I'm reppin' the East Coast, so hold it now
I am representing and proud of the East Coast culture




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: J CADET, PATRICK MC LAIN

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