The City Is Mine

About The City Is Mine

"The City Is Mine" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. It features vocals from Blackstreet and production from Blackstreet member Teddy Riley. Riley samples "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" by The Jones Girls for the song's beat, while Blackstreet interpolates "You Belong to the City" by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin for the song's chorus. In addition, a young Chad Hugo plays saxophone on this song. The first verse is dedicated to the memory of his friend, The Notorious B. I. G.. more »

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1997

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[Chorus: Blackstreet]
You belong to the city 
You belong to the night 
In the river of darkness
He's a man of the night

[Jay-Z]
Yeah,
What the deal playboy, just rest your soul
I be holding it down yo still love the dough
Got these ladies on the c*** 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 commission remains
N****s can cross the T's and, dots the I's
Now that I got too popular to cop them pies
I'm taking this rap s*** serious, to my demise
Jay s***'s like cake mix, watch me rise
Basics in the basement, waste it
Asking my dog for advice so when he can't say s***
My hatred is, fueled just give me a sign
And I let the world know that the city is mine, what?

[Chorus]

[Jay-Z]
Y'all want to know how I flow just seek and you find
I'm like a brain in the voice box, I speak my mind
About to redefine rap mami, either I'm
The illest n**** doing it or these n****s is losing it
I read a article that said I was ruining s***
But every time I look, I'm moving units in quick
So I'ma hit y'all, with these last two and split
And leave n****s with nothing but my influences-es
Soon it's the Jigga, I ain't mad yeah, bite my s***
Sell half of what I sell because it's not quite my s***
I'm the type to buy a Roley and just ice my s***
On the spot, f*** coming back twice to s***
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?

[Chorus]

[Jay-Z]
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 hating 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 alcholing 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 controlling the game
From now until they blow holes in my frame
I'ma stand firm, holding my aim, feel me?
I'm the focal, point like Biggie in his prime
On the low though, the city is mine!

[Chorus: Repeats]

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Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving fourteen Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all-time. He was ranked #1 by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006. Two of his albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996) and The Blueprint (2001) are considered landmarks in the genre with both of them being ranked in Rolling S… more »

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