uh-uhh-uh
ge-ge-geyeah
you belong to the city
you belong to the night
in the river of darkness
he's a man of the night
uhh
yeah
what the deal playboy
just rest your soul
i be holding it down yo still love the dough
got these ladies on the cock now you know how we go
got the whole world on lock down you know how we flow
don't worry about brooklyn i continue to flame
therefore a world with amnesia won't forget your name
you held it down long enough
let me take those reigns
and just like your spirit the commision remains
niggaz can cross the t's and
dots the i's
now that i got too popular to cop them pies
i'm takin this rap shit serious
to my demise
jay shit's like cake mix
watch me rise
basics in the basement
waste it
asking my dog for advice so when he can't say shit
my hatred is
fueled just give me a sign
and i let the world know that the city is mine
what?
you belong to the city
you belong to the night
in the river of darkness
he's a man of the night
[verse two: jay-z
y'all want to know how i flow just seek and you find
i'm like a brain in the voicebox
i speak my mind
about to redefine rap mami
either i'm
the illest nigga doing it or these niggaz is losin it
i read a article that said i was ruinin shit
but every time i look
i'm movin units in quick
so i'ma hit y'all
with these last two and split
and leave niggaz with nothing but my influences-es
soon it's the jigga
i ain't mad yeah
bite my shit
sell half of what i sell because it's not quite my shit
i'm the type to buy a roley and just ice my shit
on the spot
fuck comin back twice to shit
how real is that? my floss game
still intact
boss game
you lame dudes can't feel that
like the first dude to cop the 850 and 89
and drove it up to 55th
the city is mine
what?
you belong to the city
you belong to the night
in the river of darkness
he's a man of the night
i snatch your girl cause your arm ain't strong enough
plus ya don't stay in the studio long enough
i make hits while y'all stay hatin and take bricks
had it locked til i came in the club
take 6
got your chick cause you swore she was innocent
got her a chinese manicure hair done by dominicans
all for what
so i could be in a dark corner
all in the butt
at the bar alchoholing her up
i represent the lifestyle of those who thirst cream
a buck fifty a shot
louis the thirteenth
jay-z
roc-a-fella yo
know the name
i ain't a player get it right
i'm controllin the game
from now until they blow holes in my frame
i'ma stand firm
holdin my aim
feel me?
i'm the focal
point like biggie in his prime
on the low though - shhhhh
the city is mine!