[Intro: Jay-Z] Young Hov in the house, it's so necessary Green Lantern in the house, so necessary Why you fronting on me? Is that necessary? You know you've become a star Because you're the biggest target out there, right? When everyone's on the court, they're coming for you When the opposing player walks into that arena They're thinkin of...Learn More

[Intro: Jay-Z & Memphis Bleek] Uh-huh uh yeah, gi-gi-geyeah Time to come up, hold my own weight, defend my crown Gots to lock it down and when they rush -- part two Cocaine whiter now Operation is sweet Whole game tighter now Moving a brick a week Plus a nigga price is down We them niggas to see Time to start the arising now I don't know what's...Learn More

[Intro] And you say New York City Uh-huh Put your hands together Young! Uh-huh Yeah, uh-huh Yes! (Yes!) [Verse 1] I'm from the '80s Home of the her-on Era of the hustlers, uh The world is my custies New Rich Porter The way I flip quarters Front on all these other rap artists, but me Momma was a mink wearer, papa ran numbers So it's plain to see...Learn More

[Intro] Uh huh, ge-ge ge-ge-geah Ye-ye-yeah, ye-ye-yeah, (Brooklyn) How real is, this? How real is, this? (Brooklyn) Uh-huh huh (Brooklyn) Respect this here, check! [Verse 1] I'm from where the hammers rung, news cameras never come You and your mans hung in every verse in your rhyme Where the grams was slung, niggas vanish every summer When the...Learn More

[Intro: Jay-Z] And the winner is Hov... My man! Speech! [Verse 1: Jay-Z] First of all, I wanna thank my connect The most important person, with all due respect Thanks to the duffle bag, the brown paper bag The Nike shoe box for holding all this cash (Okay!) Boys in blue who put greed before the badge (Okay!) The first pusher who ever made the...Learn More

[Produced by Irv Gotti] [Intro] Yeah, hah, yeah, Roc-A-Fella We invite you to somethin' epic, you know? Well, we hustle out of a sense of hopelessness Sort of a desperation Through that desperation, we become addicted Sort of like the fiends we accustomed to servin' But we feel we have nothin' to lose So, we offer you, well, we offer our lives,...Learn More

[Intro] Hah, hah, hah, hah, yeah, yeah What it is player? (You player, it's all about you How you gon' say that man) If I had your hand I'd turn mine in (Far as I'm concerned, if I had your hand, I cut mines off) Hah man, you know man, I'm just dealing that hoe money You know hoe money is slow money but it's sho' money (Check this out man, you run...Learn More

[Produced by Aqua and 3H] [Intro: Notorious B.I.G. in a 1996 MTV interview] Gotta try to stay above water, y'know? Just stay busy, stay working Puff told me, like, the key to this joint The key to staying on top of things Is treat everything like it's your first project, nomsayin'? Like it's your first day, like, back when you was an intern Like,...Learn More

[Jay-Z] You plan to bang, I plan to bang too You playin' the games, I'm seein' the thing through You sayin' my name to entertain ya crew I ain't playin' no games, when shots exchange you're through Fresh off probation I got a charge to throw away My lawyer say for eighty large it'll go away And that ain't no money to Jay So you could get it broad...Learn More

[Produced by Ski Beatz] [Intro] Uh-huh uh huh uh, gee-gee-geyeah Peeping, watching, streets You boys are soft like bread Uh-huh uh huh uh, live from Brooklyn Uh-huh uh, the streets is watching Check it, check, uh-huh uh, check [Verse 1] Look, if I shoot you, I'm brainless But if you shoot me, then you're famous! What's a nigga to do when the,...Learn More

[Interlude: Jay-Z] I got these niggas, Breezy, don't worry about it Let that bitch breathe! [Verse 1: Jay-Z] I used to give a fuck, now I give a fuck less What do I think of success? It sucks, too much stress I guess I blew up quick 'Cause friends I grew up with See me as a premie, but I'm not, and my nuts big I don't know what the fuss is, my...Learn More

[Produced by DJ Premier] [Intro] Uh-huh uh, the saga continues... Motion picture shit [Verse] I'm done talking Ran up in the spot gun smoking Shot it in the air, one woke him Son soaking, sweating in his bed like dun' loc'in! Thinking to himself what done provoked him His thoughts is racing like a Vulcan I swear I saw a light bulb when He finally...Learn More