The City Is Mine
Jay-Z, Blackstreet"The City Is Mine" is a song by Jay-Z, Blackstreet, released in 1997 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:57 long and contains 74 lines and 578 words.
0:07You belong to the city
0:12You belong to the night
0:17In the river of darkness
0:21He's a man of the night
0:26What the deal playboy
0:28Just rest your soul
0:29I be holding it down yo still love the dough
0:31Got these ladies on the cock now you know how we go
0:34Got the whole world on lock down you know how we flow
0:36Don't worry about Brooklyn I continue to flame
0:38Therefore a world with amnesia won't forget your name
0:41You held it down long enough let me take those reigns
0:44And just like your spirit the Commission remains
0:46Niggas can cross the T's and dot the I's
0:48Now that I got too popular to cop them pies
0:51I'm taking this rap **** serious to my demise
0:53Jay ****'s like cake mix watch me rise
0:56Basics in the basement wasted
0:58Asking my dog for advice so when he can't say ****
1:01My hatred is fueled just give me a sign
1:03And I let the world know that the city is mine what
1:06You belong to the city
1:11You belong to the night
1:16In the river of darkness
1:20He's a man of the night
1:25Y'all wanna know how I flow just seek and you find
1:27I'm like a brain in the voice box I speak my mind
1:30About to redefine rap mami either I'm
1:33The illest nigga doing it or these niggas is losing it
1:35I read a article that said I was ruining ****
1:38But every time I look I'm moving units in quick
1:40So I'ma hit y'all with these last two and split
1:42And leave niggas with nothing but my influences-es
1:45Students of Jigga I ain't mad yeah bite my ****
1:47Sell half of what I sell because it's not quite my ****
1:50I'm the type to buy a Rollie and just ice my ****
1:52On the spot **** coming back twice to ****
1:54How real is that
1:55My floss game still intact
1:57Boss game you lame dudes can't feel that
1:59Like the first dude to cop the 850 in '89
2:02And drove it up to 55th the city is mine what
2:05You belong to the city
2:09You belong to the night
2:14In the river of darkness
2:19He's a man of the night
2:24I snatch your girl 'cause your arm ain't strong enough
2:26Plus y'all don't stay in the studio long enough
2:29I make hits while y'all stay hating and take bricks
2:31Had it locked till I came in the club Take 6
2:34Got your chick 'cause you swore she was innocent
2:36Got her a Chinese manicure hair done by Dominicans all for what
2:39So I could be in a dark corner all in her butt
2:42At the bar alchoholing her up
2:43I represent the lifestyle of those who thirst cream
2:46Buck fifty a shot Louis the Thirteenth
2:49Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella yo know the name
2:51I ain't a player get it right I'm controlling the game
2:53From now until they blow holes in my frame
2:56I'ma stand firm holding my aim feel me
2:58I'm the focal point like Biggie in his prime
3:01On the low though shh the city is mine
3:03You belong to the city
3:08You belong to the night
3:13In the river of darkness
3:18He's a man of the night
3:23You belong to the city
3:28You belong to the night
3:33In the river of darkness
3:37He's a man of the night
3:43You belong
3:47You belong
3:52In the river of darkness
3:57He's a man of the night
You belong to the city You belong to the night In the river of darkness He's a man of the night What the deal playboy Just rest your soul I be holding it down yo still love the dough Got these ladies on the cock 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 Niggas can cross the T's and dot the I's Now that I got too popular to cop them pies I'm taking this rap **** serious to my demise Jay ****'s like cake mix watch me rise Basics in the basement wasted Asking my dog for advice so when he can't say **** My hatred is fueled just give me a sign And I let the world know that the city is mine what You belong to the city You belong to the night In the river of darkness He's a man of the night Y'all wanna 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 nigga doing it or these niggas is losing it I read a article that said I was ruining **** 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 niggas with nothing but my influences-es Students of Jigga I ain't mad yeah bite my **** Sell half of what I sell because it's not quite my **** I'm the type to buy a Rollie and just ice my **** On the spot **** coming back twice to **** 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 in '89 And drove it up to 55th the city is mine what You belong to the city You belong to the night In the river of darkness He's a man of the night I snatch your girl 'cause your arm ain't strong enough Plus y'all don't stay in the studio long enough I make hits while y'all stay hating and take bricks Had it locked till 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 her butt At the bar alchoholing her up I represent the lifestyle of those who thirst cream 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 shh the city is mine You belong to the city You belong to the night In the river of darkness He's a man of the night You belong to the city You belong to the night In the river of darkness He's a man of the night You belong You belong In the river of darkness He's a man of the night
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