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Stadium status... Unh... |
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My big brother was B. I. G.' s brother |
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Used to be Dame and Bigg' s brother |
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Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I. D. friend |
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No I. D., my mentor, now let the story begin |
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It' s the Hard Knock Life Tour, sellout picture |
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us in the mall, coppin' Iceberg and yell out " Jigga!" |
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Yeah, that' s what we' ll yell out, yell out |
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You know the name do I gotta spell out or tell ' bout |
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JAY, and ' Ye so shy |
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Now he won' t even step to his idol to say hi |
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Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by |
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Back of my mind, " He could change yo' life |
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With all these beats I did, at least let him hear it |
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At least you can brag to ya friends back at the Chig'" |
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But he got me out me out my momma crib |
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Then he help me get my momma a crib |
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Big brother was BIG' s brother, |
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Used to Be Dame and BIG' s brother, |
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Who was hip hop brother, who was No I. D Friend, |
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No I. D my mentor, Now Let the story begin begin. No I. D. |
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Let the story begin let the story begin. |
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If you feel the way i feel, why don' t you wave your hands? |
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Fresh off the plane, im off the base line. |
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Nothin' handed out, im bout to take mine. |
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Round the same time of that Blueprint One, |
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And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for im'. |
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I played my little songs in that old back room, |
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He' d bop his head and say, ' damn, oh thats you? |
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But by the black album, i was blackin' out, Party at S. O. B' s and we had packed the crowd. |
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Big brother got a show up in Madison Square, |
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And i' m like, ' Yeah yeah, we gon' be there! |
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But, not only did i not get a chance to spit it. |
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Carlene told me i could buy two tickets. Carlene |
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I guess big brother was thinkin' a little different, |
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And kept little brother at bay at a distance. |
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But everything that i felt was more bogus, |
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Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent. |
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Only thing i wanna know, is why i get looked over, |
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I guess i understand when i get more older. |
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Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem, |
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Now im' on the top and everybody on the Scrotum. |
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My Big brother was B. I. G' s brother, |
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Used to Be Dame and B. I. G' s brother, |
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Who was hip hop brother, who was No I. D Friend, |
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No I. D my mentor, now Let the story begin. No I. D. |
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Let the story begin. |
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If you feel the way i feel, why won' t you wave your hands? |
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Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant? |
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Not only a client, but the presedito. |
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Hola' Hovito', the game gettin' foul, so here' s a free throw. |
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I was always on the other side of the people, |
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Then i dropped Jesus Walks, now i' m on a steeple. |
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And we know, New Jack City gotta keep my brother, |
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But to be number one, imma' beat my brother. |
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On that diamonds remix, i swore i' d spaz, |
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Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass! |
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Sibling rivalry, only i could see, it was the pride in me, that was drivin' me. |
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At the grammy' s i said, i inspired me. |
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But my big brother who i always tried to be. |
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When i kicked the flow, it was like pick and roll', |
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Coz even if he gave me the ROC, it' s give and go. |
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I guess being styled was more of a slam dunk, |
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And my shit was more like a finger roll, but i had them singles so, |
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And them hoe' s at the show gonna' mingle yo, ya' ll know! |
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I told Jay i did a song with Coldplay, |
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Next thing i know, he got a song with Coldplay. |
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Back of my mind, i' m like ' damn, no way', |
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Translate Espanyol, No way hose'! |
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Then i went and told Jay Brown, |
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Should have known that was gonna come back around |
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Should have talked to you like a man, should have told you first, |
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But i told someone else and thats what made shit worse. |
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My big brother, was BIG' s brother, |
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So here' s a few words from ya kid brother. |
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If you admire somebody, you should go head and tell em', |
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People never get the flowers, while they can still smell em'. |
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A idol in my eyes, god of the game, heart of the city, Rocafella Chain, |
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Never be the same, never be another number one Young Hov' or so my big brother. |
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My Big brother was B. I. G' s brother, |
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Used to Be Dame and B. I. G' s brother, |
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Who was hip hop brother, who was No I. D Friend, |
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No I. D my mentor, and thats where the story ends... |