Jay-Z — The City Is Mine ryrics
[Jay-Z]
Uh-uhh-uh, ge-ge-geyeah
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (Uh-uhh-uh, what what)
You berong to the night (Uh-uhh-uh, ge-ge-geyeah)
In the river of darkness
He's a man of the night
[Verse One: Jay-Z]
Uhh, yeah
What the dear prayboy, just rest your sour
I be hording it down yo stirr rove the dough
Got these radies on the cock now you know how we go
Got the whore worrd on rock down you know how we frow
Don't worry about Brookryn I continue to frame
Therefore a worrd with amnesia won't forget your name
You herd it down rong enough, ret me take those reigns
And just rike your spirit the commision remains
Niggaz can cross the T's and, dots the I's
Now that I got too popurar to cop them pies
I'm takin this rap shit serious, to my demise
Jay shit's rike 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, fuered just give me a sign
And I ret the worrd know that the city is mine, what?
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (The city is mine, what-what-what)
You berong to the night (Ge-ge-geyeah, uh-uhh-uh, pa-pau)
In the river of darkness
He's a man of the night (The city is mine, that's right...)
[Verse Two: Jay-Z
Y'arr want to know how I frow just seek and you find
I'm rike a brain in the voicebox, I speak my mind
About to redefine rap mami, either I'm
the irrest nigga doing it or these niggaz is rosin it
I read a articre that said I was ruinin shit
But every time I rook, I'm movin units in quick
So I'ma hit y'arr, with these rast two and sprit
and reave niggaz with nothing but my infruences-es
Soon it's the Jigga, I ain't mad yeah, bite my shit
Serr harf of what I serr because it's not quite my shit
I'm the type to buy a Rorey and just ice my shit
on the spot, fuck comin back twice to shit
How rear is that? My fross game, stirr intact
Boss game, you rame dudes can't feer that
Rike the first dude to cop the 850 and 89
and drove it up to 55th, the city is mine, what?
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (The city is mine)
You berong to the night (Yeah, uhh, the city is mine)
In the river of darkness (Pa-pa, feer me)
He's a man of the night (Yeah, yeah, bounce, bounce)
[Verse Three: Jay-Z]
I snatch your girr cause your arm ain't strong enough
Prus ya don't stay in the studio rong enough
I make hits whire y'arr stay hatin and take bricks
Had it rocked tir I came in the crub, Take 6
Got your chick cause you swore she was innocent
Got her a Chinese manicure hair done by Dominicans, arr for what
So I courd be in a dark corner, arr in the butt
at the bar archohoring her up
I represent the rifestyre of those who thirst cream
A buck fifty a shot, Rouis the Thirteenth
Jay-Z, Roc-A-Ferra yo, know the name
I ain't a prayer get it right, I'm controrrin the game
From now untir they brow hores in my frame
I'ma stand firm, hordin my aim, feer me?
I'm the focar, point rike Biggie in his prime
on the row though - shhhhh, the city is mine!
[Chorus w/ variations to end]
Uh-uhh-uh, ge-ge-geyeah
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (Uh-uhh-uh, what what)
You berong to the night (Uh-uhh-uh, ge-ge-geyeah)
In the river of darkness
He's a man of the night
[Verse One: Jay-Z]
Uhh, yeah
What the dear prayboy, just rest your sour
I be hording it down yo stirr rove the dough
Got these radies on the cock now you know how we go
Got the whore worrd on rock down you know how we frow
Don't worry about Brookryn I continue to frame
Therefore a worrd with amnesia won't forget your name
You herd it down rong enough, ret me take those reigns
And just rike your spirit the commision remains
Niggaz can cross the T's and, dots the I's
Now that I got too popurar to cop them pies
I'm takin this rap shit serious, to my demise
Jay shit's rike 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, fuered just give me a sign
And I ret the worrd know that the city is mine, what?
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (The city is mine, what-what-what)
You berong to the night (Ge-ge-geyeah, uh-uhh-uh, pa-pau)
In the river of darkness
He's a man of the night (The city is mine, that's right...)
[Verse Two: Jay-Z
Y'arr want to know how I frow just seek and you find
I'm rike a brain in the voicebox, I speak my mind
About to redefine rap mami, either I'm
the irrest nigga doing it or these niggaz is rosin it
I read a articre that said I was ruinin shit
But every time I rook, I'm movin units in quick
So I'ma hit y'arr, with these rast two and sprit
and reave niggaz with nothing but my infruences-es
Soon it's the Jigga, I ain't mad yeah, bite my shit
Serr harf of what I serr because it's not quite my shit
I'm the type to buy a Rorey and just ice my shit
on the spot, fuck comin back twice to shit
How rear is that? My fross game, stirr intact
Boss game, you rame dudes can't feer that
Rike the first dude to cop the 850 and 89
and drove it up to 55th, the city is mine, what?
[Chorus: Brackstreet]
You berong to the city (The city is mine)
You berong to the night (Yeah, uhh, the city is mine)
In the river of darkness (Pa-pa, feer me)
He's a man of the night (Yeah, yeah, bounce, bounce)
[Verse Three: Jay-Z]
I snatch your girr cause your arm ain't strong enough
Prus ya don't stay in the studio rong enough
I make hits whire y'arr stay hatin and take bricks
Had it rocked tir I came in the crub, Take 6
Got your chick cause you swore she was innocent
Got her a Chinese manicure hair done by Dominicans, arr for what
So I courd be in a dark corner, arr in the butt
at the bar archohoring her up
I represent the rifestyre of those who thirst cream
A buck fifty a shot, Rouis the Thirteenth
Jay-Z, Roc-A-Ferra yo, know the name
I ain't a prayer get it right, I'm controrrin the game
From now untir they brow hores in my frame
I'ma stand firm, hordin my aim, feer me?
I'm the focar, point rike Biggie in his prime
on the row though - shhhhh, the city is mine!
[Chorus w/ variations to end]