It's Mine

Mobb Deep, Nas

About It's Mine

"It's Mine" is the second single from Mobb Deep's 1999 album Murda Muzik and features Nas. The song's instrumental is based on a sample of the title theme of the 1983 film Scarface (credited as "Scarface Cues") which was composed by Giorgio Moroder. This is the second time that Mobb Deep used music from the film for one of their singles, with the first being "G. O. D. Pt. III". The chorus of the song is also both a lyrical and instrumental interpolation of the 1998 song by female R&B singers Brandy and Monica, "The Boy Is Mine". The original Brandy and Monica lyrics were "You need to give it up/Had about enough/It's not hard to see/The boy is mine". Where the chorus in "It's Mine" (sung by Nas) goes "Y'all need to give it up/We don't give a fuck/What y'all niggas want/Thug life is mine". The video was directed by Hype Williams.  


Year:
1999
4:23
274 
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Yeah, yeah (ha ha ha ha) uh-huh, yeah yeah
(Ha ha ha ha ha ha] Huh yo, you know it
Infamous ninety-nine (infamous ninety-nine)
(Ha ha ha ha) Infamous two thousand
(Ain't nuttin but thugs over here baby)
(Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Yo straight thugs on this side it's do or die to the death
Like the terminal ill takin they last breath
Read your last rites God, forgive me 
For the sin I'm about to commit takin a life
Kill or be killed, rather that than somebody else
Readin my will you feel what I feel, you know the deal
Keep the infrared next to my bed, one in the head
Hearin noises, dead tired, eyes bloodshot red
Sleep with half closed eyelids

Some say it's strange, sometimes that's how strange life get
Go easy on the bottle, niggaz love to see when
Niggaz slippin off point, on the strength they bet
Scopin your ice, appraisin it like the Diamond District Jeweler
With they hand on the biscuit
Do ya, want to get caught lifted; or sober, so you can react quick?
Blow you off the atlas as if I caught you fuckin my wife
On my thousand dollar mattress
It's the world that I live in, Q.B. made me
A moms that loved me and a pops that raised me

Y'all need to give it up we don't give a f*ck
What y'all niggaz want thug, life, is, mine
Y'all need to give it up 'cause we don't give a f*ck
What y'all niggaz want thug, life, is mine

I got the style of a still-born child, I'm ill
If it's beef, poke him with the fork, make sure he's done well
(Very very) the sreets raised me crazy, now I'm immune to it
So when they start shootin, we'll stop the music
Keep it moving that's how we do it (c'mon, c'mon Dunn)
Been through more drama than the Baldwins, you still crawlin
(Still crawlin) apply street rules to the office, high performance

Rap author, made millions off of melodic, hypnotic productions 
That'll f*ck with your conscience and touch your emotions
(You feel me?  You feel me?)
You feel me?  I'll write a graphic page
Escort niggaz to they grave, relate to the projects
We the black Mobb, it gets deeper than rap music
(Don't get no realer than this)
It's more real than any words I can muster
Pull the black Cadillac trucks up  (what)
Hop out them shits like what?  Y'all niggaz can't touch us

Silk shirts on my chest show what a flirt
Halle Berry blew a kiss at the Barbara Streisand concert
Silk pants colored pink, gators match gangster musical thing
And I'll front like my doo doo don't stink
Instinct like Cuba Gooding steppin out the latest toy
Hazard lights blinkin, gators hit the floor
Everybody watch the red carpet entrance, cameras flashin
Just to think, that was yesterday's action
'Cause today goes either way we came a long way

From hallway steps and hand-me-down shit
F*ck my foes, I seen the other side, NexTel cell roam
Call the chopper phone, heliport in my home
Quincy Jones posters
Wake up, guns under my pillow, I can't talk around chauffeurs
Shit is better than a novel, autobiographic
Spit it on tracks, it becomes classic
Start some, make my heart pump, spark one, I'm God son
Nastradamus, last one to blast one when the NARC's come
Know how to leave anything in thirty seconds
When you feel the heat, comin and flee with the murder weapon
I'll release one, shot you deceased, learn your lesson
Your flesh turn to maggots, bastards, you past it
Cremate your flesh to ashes
You don't need a suit, no wake, no funeral, and no casket

The, life, is, mine 

I'll will 
You need to give it up we don't give a f*ck
What y'all niggaz want we don't give a f*ck
Thug, life, is, mine
Y'all need to give it up we don't give a f*ck
What y'all niggaz want thug, life, is, mine

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Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is an American Hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consisted of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast Hip-Hop groups". The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones Pt. II". Mobb Deep have become one of the most successful rap duos in Hip Hop having sold over three million records. The majority of their albums have been critically acclaimed, in particular The Infamous, which is considered to be classic among avid Hip-Hop listeners and general fans. They are partially credited for the resurgence of East Coast rap in the early to mid-'90s. Havoc and Prodigy were also judges for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards to support … more »

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Written by: GIORGIO MORODER, RODNEY JERKINS, LASHAWN AMEEN DANIELS, BRANDY NORWOOD, FRED III JERKINS, JAPHE TEJEDA

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10 facts about this song

Artist Details
"It's Mine" is performed by Mobb Deep, an American hip-hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York.
Release Information
The song was released in 1999 as a part of their album "Murda Muzik", which is the fourth album by the duo.
Chart Performance
The single reached number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Guest Artist
The song features Nas, another renowned American rapper and songwriter, and vocals from the American singer and songwriter Aaliyah.
Instrumental Sampling
The track samples the theme of the 1983 gangster film "Scarface".
Popular Culture
The song's lyrics contain references to the gangster lifestyle, with multiple mentions of Scarface and Tony Montana, the film's main protagonist.
Critical Reception
Both the album "Murda Muzik" and the song "It's Mine" received positive reviews from critics, with some praising the duo's nerve-racking storytelling abilities.
Video
The music video for "It's Mine" follows a plot that echoes the storyline of Scarface, further connecting the song to the film.
Collaboration
"It's Mine" marked one of the numerous collaborations between Nas and Mobb Deep, solidifying a connection between two of New York's most influential hip-hop acts.
Aaliyah Tribute
After Aaliyah's tragic passing in 2001, Mobb Deep and Nas performed "It's Mine" as a tribute to her.

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