empire state of mind

yeah i'm out that brooklyn

now i'm down in tribeca

right next to deniro

but i'll be hood forever

i'm the new sinatra

and since i made it here

i can make it anywhere

yeah

they love me everywhere

i used to cop in harlem

all of my dominicanos

right there up on broadway

pull me back to that mcdonald's

took it to my stash spot

560 state st. catch me in the kitchen like the simmons' whipping pastry

cruisin' down 8th st. off-white lexus

drivin' so slow

but bk is from texas

me

i'm out that bed-stuy

home of that boy biggie

now i live on billboard and i brought my boys with me

say what up to tyty

still sippin' mai tai's

sittin' courtside

knicks & nets give me high five

nigga

i be spiked out

i could trip a referee

tell by my attitude that i'm most definitely from. new york

concrete jungle where dreams are made of

there's nothin' you can't do

now you're in new york

these streets will make you feel brand new

the lights will inspire you

let's hear it for new york

new york

new york

you're welcome og. i made you hot

nigga!

catch me at the x with og at a yankee game

shit

i made the yankee hat more famous then a yankee can

you should know i bleed blue

but i ain't a crip though

but i got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though

welcome to the melting pot

corners where we sellin' rock

afrika bambataa shit

home of the hip-hop

yellow cab

gypsy cab

dollar cab

holla back

for foreigners it ain't fair

they act like they forgot how to add

8 million stories

out there in the naked

city it's a pity

half of y'all won't make it

me

i got a plug special ed i got it made"