Cant Nobody Hold Me Down
Mase ft. Puff Daddy Lyrics

Now with Sean on the hot track, melt like it's hot wax
With Sean Combs (Puff Daddy) collaborating on this hot track, it's so good that it melts like hot wax.

Put it out, all the stores, bet you could shop that (that's right)
This song is so good that it will be sold out in every store and will be a big hit.

Leave a nigga with a hot hat
This song will leave competitors feeling angry and ultimately defeated.

Fronting like Bad Boy ain't got tracks (nigga stop that)
Don't pretend like Bad Boy doesn't have good tracks, stop lying.

There's no guy slicker than this young fly nigga
No one is smoother and cooler than the young and fly Mase.

Nickel-nine nigga, floss you die quicker (uh-huh)
If you flash your wealth and jewelry too much, you'll get killed quicker.

Did fed time outta town pie flipper
Mase has spent time in jail for selling drugs out of town.

Turn Cristal into a crooked-I sipper
Mase has upgraded from drinking expensive champagne (Cristal) to more hardcore liquors.

Everybody want to be fast, see the cash
Everyone wants to get rich quick.

Fuck around they weak staff, get a heat rash
If people mess around with the Bad Boy crew, they'll get burned.

Anything in Bad Boy way we smash (we smash)
If Bad Boy encounters any obstacle, they will crush and destroy it.

Hundred G stash, push a bulletproof E-Class
Bad Boy has a lot of money saved up and drives bulletproof cars.

I'm through with bein a player and a baller
Mase is tired of playing games and being a player.

Just want me one bad bitch so I can spoil her
Mase wants to find one woman to spoil.

Mase want to be the one you respect, even when you're vexed
Mase wants to earn people's respect even when they're angry.

Rock Versace silks over a steel V-neck
Mase dresses in luxurious Versace silk clothes with a steel V-neck.

Got green never seen so you suck my jewels
Mase has made a lot of money and collected expensive jewelry.

Clutch my Uz', anything I touch I bruise
Mase carries a gun and is powerful.

Puff make his own laws, nigga fuck your rules (that's right)
Puff Daddy makes his own rules and doesn't follow anyone else's rules.

Goodfellas, you know you can't touch us dudes
Bad Boy crew are untouchable, like the group of gangsters in the movie Goodfellas.

Don't push us, 'cause we're close to the, edge
Don't push Bad Boy too hard or they'll snap.

We're tryin', not to lose our heads, a-hah hah hah hah
Bad Boy is trying to keep their composure and not lose their temper.

Broken glass everywhere
There is destruction and chaos when Bad Boy is around.

If it ain't about the money, Puff, I just don't care (that's right)
If something doesn't involve money, Puff Daddy doesn't care about it.

I'm that Goodfella fly guy, sometimes wiseguys
Mase considers himself as the cool and sophisticated character from the movie Goodfellas who mixes with other gangsters.

Spend time in H-A-W-A-I-I
Mase spends time vacationing in Hawaii.

(Mase can you please stop smoking lah lah?)
Someone is asking Mase to stop smoking marijuana.

Puff why try? I'm a thug, I'ma die high
Puff Daddy is asking why he should try to change Mase's behavior, because he's a thug and will always smoke weed.

I be out in Jersey, puffin' Hershey
Mase is smoking weed in New Jersey.

Brothers ain't worthy to rock my derby
Mase thinks he's too cool for others to wear his derby hat.

Though I'm never drug free, when I'm in the club, G
Mase is not drug-free but when he's in the club, he doesn't drug around.

Though I know the thug be wantin' to slug me (uh-huh)
Mase knows that other tough guys may want to fight him.

Could it be I move as smooth as Bugsy? (yeah)
Mase thinks that he moves with the same smoothness as the mobster Bugsy Siegel.

Or be at the bar with too much bubbly? (C'mon)
Mase is asking if it's because he's always at the bar with too much champagne.

Yo I think it must be the girls want to lust me
Mase thinks that girls find him attractive.

Or is it simply the girls just love me
Mase thinks that girls just love him.

Brothers wanna, rock the Rolls, rock my clothes
Other guys want to drive Mase's Rolls Royce and wear his clothes.

Rock my ice, pull out glocks, stop my life (uh)
Others may try to steal Mase's jewelry and threaten his life with guns.

I'm like, "Damn, how these niggas got they trust?
Mase is surprised that his friends would try to steal from him.

Used to be my man, how you gonna plot on my wife?"
Mase is upset that his former friend would try to steal his wife.

Do you think you snake me, cause they hate me?
Mase questions whether his friend turned on him because others don't like him.

Or he got his Ph.D, Player Hater's Degree?
Mase is jokingly suggesting that his friend has a degree in hating on successful people.

Can't nobody take my pride, can't nobody hold me down, oh no
No one can bring Mase down and he's determined to keep his pride.

I got to keep on movin'
Mase has to keep moving forward and push through any obstacles.

Quit that (uh-huh) You a big cat? (yeah)
Stop that talking. Are you a big shot?

Where your chicks at? (where) where your whips at? (where dey at?)
Where are your girls and your cars?

Wherever you get stacks at, I'ma fix that
Wherever you hide your money, I'll find it.

Everything that's big dreams, I did that (that's right)
Everything that you dream, Mase has already accomplished and done.

Don't knock me 'cause you're boring
Don't hate on me because you're not interesting or successful.

I'm record sales soaring, straight touring
Mase is selling a lot of records and is constantly touring.

Simply a lot of men be wantin' to hear me
A lot of people want to hear Mase and his music.

'Cause their words just don't offend me (uh-uh, uh-uh)
Other people's criticisms don't hurt Mase's feelings.

We spend cheese in the West Indies
Bad Boy spends a lot of money in the Caribbean.

Then come home to plenty cream Bentleys
After their luxurious vacation, Bad Boy comes home to many expensive Bentleys.

You name it, I could claim it
Mase has accomplished so much that he can claim anything.

Young, black, and famous, with money hangin' out the anus
Mase is young, successful, wealthy, and has money to spare.

And when you need a hit, who you go and get? (who?)
When you need a hit song, who do you go to?

Bet against us? (Not a sure bet)
It's never a good idea to bet against Bad Boy.

We make hits that'll rearrange your whole set (that's right)
Bad Boy makes hits that will completely shift the music industry.

And got a Benz that I ain't even drove yet
Mase owns a brand new Mercedes-Benz that he hasn't even driven yet.

Can't nobody take my pride, can't nobody hold me down, oh no
No one can bring Mase down and he's determined to keep his pride.

I got to keep on movin'
Mase has to keep moving forward and push through any obstacles.

Can't nobody take my pride, can't nobody hold me down, oh no
No one can bring Mase down and he's determined to keep his pride.

I got to keep on movin'
Mase has to keep moving forward and push through any obstacles.

Can't nobody take my pride, can't nobody hold me down, oh no
No one can bring Mase down and he's determined to keep his pride.

I got to keep on movin'
Mase has to keep moving forward and push through any obstacles.