[Jay-Z] Check the bassline outuh-huh Jigga (bounce wit it)uh-huh uh-huh uh-huhyeahh Let it bump though ["Annie" sample] It s the hard knock life (uh-huh) for us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock life!! [Jay-Z] From standin on the corners boppin to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard From the dope spotwith the smoke Glock fleein the murder sceneyou know me well from nightmares of a lonely cellmy only hell But since when y all niggaz know me to fail? naw Where all my niggaz with the rubber gripsbust shots And if you with me mom I rub on your titsand what-not I m from the school of the hard knockswe must not let outsiders violate our blocksand my plot let s stick up the world and split it fifty/fiftyuh-huh Let s take the dough and stay real jiggyuh-huh And sip the Cris and get pissy-pissy Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggiebaby! You know it s hell when I come through The life and times of Shawn Carter nigga Volume 2y all niggaz get ready ["Annie" sample] It s the hard knock lifefor us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock life!! [Jay-Z] I flow for those dro ed out; all my niggaz locked down in the ten by fo controllin the house We live in hard knockswe don t take over we borrow blocks Burn em down and you can have it back daddyI d rather that I flow for chicks wishinthey ain t have to strip to pay tuition I see you vision mamaI put my money on the longshots All my ballers that s born to clock Now I ma be on top whether I perform or not I went from lukewarm to hot; sleepin on futons and cots Sizedream machinesthe green fives I ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life s ills Then I put it down type braile I m tight grill with the phonyrappers y all might feel we homies I m like stilly all don t know meshit! I m tight grill when my situation ain t improvin I m tryin to murder everything movinfeel me?! ["Annie" sample] It s the hard knock lifefor us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock lifefor us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock life!! [Jay-Z] I don t how to sleepI gotta eatstay on my toes Gotta a lot of beefso logicallyI prey on my foes Hustling s still inside of meand as far as progress you d be hard-pressedto find another rapper hot as me I gave you prophecy on my first jointand y all lamed out Didn t really appreciate ittil the second one came out So I stretched the game outX ed your name out Put Jigga on topand drop albums non-stop for yanigguh! ["Annie" sample] It s the hard knock lifefor us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock lifefor us It s the hard knock lifefor us!! Steada treatedwe get tricked Steada kisseswe get kicked It s the hard knock life!! ..
It s the hard knock life!! ..
It s the hard knock life!! |
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