New York, New York
Tha Dogg Pound
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Yo, B (turn your speakers up, man) Turn your speakers up, money! Yo, God! (Yo, God? ) Yo, I got mad skills Isn't that money? [Snoop] New York, New York: big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I'm from the Dogg Pound [Kurupt] It's the incredible, the lyrical You can't be me, like niece; to see me is gonna take a miracle I'm driving motherfuckers hysterical, with a Touch of this twister, stylistic mixture What I create pulsates; there is no escape Annihilate your mental mind state Dre labels my vocabulary abusive I packs more knowledge than Confucius; I'm deadly Induce you like Medusa with thoughts to shed And niggas throughout this hemisphere, far and near Prepare; catch me chillin' like the winter Up against the number one contender as I enter 'Cause I gets heated like friction Motherfuck your whole jurisdiction; react; this fact, not fiction Telepathic addiction to this homicidal recital Dangerous and vital to all my rivals Suicidal, brainwaves conveys To the average motherfuckers minds these days I'm all ready to put work in Take ten steps and turn to shoot the first nigga smirkin' Give a f*ck; what's your name? What you claim? Or why you came? Motherfucker, don't explain Simply, don't tempt me 'cause I'm simply Layin' hos lives empty; the invincible emcee [Snoop Dogg] New York, New York: big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I'm from the Dogg Pound Too much, I serve too many people too much It's too much; I serve too many people And when I finish servin', ain't gon' be no sequel New York, New York: big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I'm from the Dogg Pound Too much, I serve too many people too much It's too much; I serve too many people And when I finish servin', ain't gon' be no sequel [Kurupt] Gimme a couple G's for every emcee I knocked to his knees Verbally useless; oh, you got the juice? I squeeze you juiceless The barbaric, versatile; you're no kin to me So how the f*ck you inherit my style? Now, out the clear blue sky, I can't deny Not a day goes by don't get high; don't ask why Tonight's the night for me to rip microphones Into bits and pieces, lyrical telekinesis Gets me into verbally vindictive Violent vocabulary bobs to existence Catch me in the pitch black path I sit and let the sick thought pass through my mental Till I hear an instrumental And detrimental verbals get to spittin' The highest in intellect; try connectin' with the written Now they faced with the forbidden, vocally chosen To explore new terrain, then remain unseen throughout the war Dips like a low-low with my verbal fo-fo The cocoa complexion emcee with the slow flow Fo' sho', I takes it to you from the do' Motherfucker, mentally I go hardco' (you know!) I disconnect ya, corrupter; emcee to vocally Bore your whole molecular structure Catastrophic, mystic as mixelplix Hittin' emcees like picks the deadliest lyricist [Snoop Dogg] New York, New York: big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I'm from the Dogg Pound Too much, I serve too many people too much It's too much; I serve too many people And when I finish servin', ain't gon' be no sequel New York, New York: big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I'm from the Dogg Pound Too much, I serve too many people too much It's too much; I serve too many people And when I finish servin', ain't gon' be no sequel [Kurupt] We live; tonight I serve two thousand emcees We live 'cause can't none f*ck with the DPGs [Daz] We live (baby) because tonight I serve two thousand emcees We live (baby); none can f*ck with the DPGs [Snoop Dogg] DPGC, baby ABC the DPGs Baby [Kurupt] Everyday I bust rhymes and recite In ways that make emcees stop in daylight I'm the deadliest emcee you wanna see on the streets Invincibility is what makes me complete, compete Nah, you can't even fade me I f*ck, you, your momma, your auntie, and your lady
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Written by: Edward G. Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Reginald Griffin, Ricardo Emmanuel Brown Jr., Sylvia Robinson
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10 facts about this song
Artists Involvement"New York, New York" is a song by American hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound. The group consists of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger.
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Initial ReleaseThe song was first released in 1995 as part of their debut studio album, "Dogg Food."
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Star-Studded FeaturingThe track famously features Snoop Dogg and was produced by DJ Pooh.
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ControversyThe song became notorious for adding fuel to the already intense East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry of the mid-90s.
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Inspirational Tune"New York, New York" is a catchy track that has been sampled and covered multiple times by other artists, showing its impact in the world of music.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song features Tha Dogg Pound members and Snoop Dogg vandalizing New York City landmarks, a depiction which stirred controversy and hostility among East Coast rappers and fans.
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Response from the EastThis led to a counter-diss from the East Coast with the song "L.A., L.A." by Capone-N-Noreaga, Tragedy Khadafi, and Mobb Deep.
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Misinterpreted IntentDespite the controversial music video, Kurupt has said in interviews that the song was initially intended as a tribute to New York rather than a diss track.
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Chart PerformanceDespite the controversy, "New York, New York" did well on the charts, reaching number eight on the Hot Rap Singles Chart and number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Album SuccessThe song contributed to the overall success of the "Dogg Food" album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 278,000 copies in its first week.
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