The Blueprint lyrics

it's the roc! wooo!
my gear is right... (check)
my bucket is low... (check)
my rocawear is fittin' incredible...

f*** it...
i guess i got my swagger back
mama that said i killed her man
well i guess i go tthe dagger back
it's the roc bastards we are BACK!
in the heezy
jiggaman, B. sieg to M-east (what up fam?)
oskino and sparks and freeweezy (holla!)
mickey, mallory, chris and neef, hey!

Yeah, yeah..
Uhh, right, right, right
Right, right, right, right

Uhh uhh uhh, feel me now, listen
Momma loved me, pop left me
Mickey fed me, and he dressed me
Eric fought me, made me tougher
Love you for that my nigga no matter what brah
Marcy raised me; and whether right or wrong
Streets gave me all I write in the song
Hootie babysitted, changed my diapers

[Jay-Z]
Girls I love you.. I love all y'all
Hehehe, hehehe, f'real

[Biz] I love girls, girls, girls, girls
Girls, I do adore
[Jay] You put your number on this paper cause I would love to date ya
Holla at ya when I come off tour, yeah

[Jay-Z]
I got this Spanish chica, she don't like me to roam
So she call me cabron plus marricon
Said she likes to cook rice so she likes me home

uh, uhh, listen
first the fat boys break up, now every day i wake up
somebody got a problem with hov'
whassup y'all niggaz all fed up cause i got a little chedda
and my records movin out the sto'?
young fucks spittin at me, young rappers getting at me
my nigga Big predicted the shit exactly
"mo' money, mo' problems" - gotta move carefully
cause faggots hate when you gettin money like athletes

(J) uhh (A) uh-uh (Y) uh uh-uh
ah ch-ch ah, ch-ah, ah uh-uh
ah ch-ch ah, ch-ah, ah uh-uh
it's that hop i'm talkin bout right here timbo!

i can't be stopped when it hop like this family, uhh!
(Uno, dos, tres, cuatro!)

they say hola' hovito
that's what they sayin when i roll up with my people
my music bangin like - them vatos locos got rap in the choke

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the astonishing...
H to the izz-O...V to the izz-A...

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world
The flow o' the century...oh it's timeless...HOVE!
Thanks for comin' out tonightYou coulda been anywhere in the world, but
you're here with me
appreciate that...uuunnnh...

H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A

Roc-A-Fella y'all
[Jay] It's the Roc!
Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga
[Jay] R.O., R.O.C. niggaz, R.O.
Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga
[Jay] Hov'! R.O.C. niggaz, R.O., whoo!
Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga
[Jay] It's Hov'! R.O.C. niggaz
Jay-Z..

[Jay-Z]
Come on the track duh duh da-da
With a throwback jersey and a fitted
Might blow a bag of hershey in the sidd-ix

{*"Never, never, never, never change"*}
Ain't never changed, this is Jay every day
{*"I never change!"*}
I never change, this is Jay every day
{*"I never change!"*}
I never change, this is Jay

[Jay-Z]
I am a, Roc representer
Hov', summer to winter, Hov', dead or alive
Twenty-four/seven, three-sixty-five
One CD or three-hundred and sixty pies
Whassup to E and Kirk? Welcome home to Taj

Most incredible baby
Uhh - mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Yeah, yeah.. uhh

[chorus]
I can't see 'em comin down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry
I can't see 'em comin down my eyes
So I gotta make the song cry

Good dudes - I know you love me like cooked food
Even though a nigga got move like a crook move
We was together on the block since we lunch
We shoulda been together havin 4 Seasons brunch

R.O.C, we runnin this rap shit
Memphis Bleek, we runnin this rap shit
B. Mac, we runnin this rap shit
Freeway, we run this rap shit
O & Sparks, we runnin this rap shit
Chris & Neef, we runnin this rap shit

the takeover, the break's over nigga
god MC, me, jay-hova
hey lil' soldier you ain't ready for war
R.O.C too strong for ya'll
it's like bringin a knife to a gunfight, pen to a test

Renegade

[Jay-Z]
Motherf***ers -
say that I'm foolish I only talk about jewels
Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?
See I'm influenced by the ghetto you ruined
That same dude you gave nothin, I made somethin doin
what I do through and through and
I give you the news - with a twist it's just his ghetto point-of-view
The renegade; you been afraid

uh-huh uhh, uhh, uh-uhh
uh-huh uhh, uhh, uhh
whoo! whoo! whoo! whoo!
i, am, back, niggaz
ha ha ha ha ha.. uh-oh, uh-oh, - whoo!
ladies and gentlemen... H, to the izzo
i wanna thank everybody out there for they purchase
i surely appreciate it - whoo!
what you about to witness is my thoughts
just my thoughts man - right or wrong
just what i was feeling at the time, uhh

Turn my music high, high, high, high-er
You don't know...what you're doing, doing, doing, doing
Sure i do...

I'm from the streets where the
Hood could swallow a man, bullets'll follow are followin' me
There's so much coke that you could run the slalom
And cops comb the shit top to bottom
They say that we are prone to violence, but it's home sweet
Where personalities clash and chorme meets chorme

Roc-A-Fella, Ruff Ryders, Swizz Beats
It's almost over y'all
Jigga, how real is that?
Uhh, uhh, uhh, lights out niggaz!

Chorus: Jay-Z (and Amil)

(Jigga)

Uh huh
Is y'all ready?
Is y'all ready??

HOOK 2X:
Holla!
If you real and you know you a G
Holla!
Deep in these streets when you pumpin that D
Holla!
Be in your hood screamin fuck police
Holla!
You keep a gun and you bust for beef

[Verse 1]
Niggas say I'm focused now, they know that's my style
But dogg, I'm on the block with that coke and a smile
I still got the crack heads I.D.

(talking)

So I had to memorize these rhymes until I got home

Ya understand? Once you memorize a sentence

It's like an exercise (echoes)

*heavy breathing*

(talking)

Ya niggas can't be serious right now

I'm the all time heavy weight champion of flowers

I'm leading the league in at least six statistical categories right now

Best flow, Most consistent, Realest stories

Lyrics Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing...
(girls singing)
H to the izz-O...V to the izz-A...

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world
The flow o' the century...oh it's timeless...HOVA!
Thanks for comin' out tonight
You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with me
I appreciate that...uh!

H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A

f/ Devin the Dude

[Devin the Dude]

Pussy is a whole different aspect of life

Wars don' started from country to country, over they women
Pussy, is one of the most powerful thangs in the world

And a lot of people don't understand how powerful pussy is

Pussy make niggas, blow they brains out, they bitch brains out

Uh, uh, pussy make people do thangs they never would think they'd do

[Intro: Jay-Z]

Uh, its the boy Jay-Z, and the boy R. Kel

The best of both worlds, please believe it

Brookland, Chi-Town, to all the beautiful ladies in the world

Dedicated to TT my niece, everybody in the world, talk to 'em Kel
(R. Kelly: It's the best, of both worlds) That's right

Tone this is mean and vicious man, so mean and vicious

(Tone aka Trackmaster)

So I told shorty I be producing, I be making those beats

Be making those hits, ya know

So I told her my name, My name is Tone

She said "Town!!"
You know like she never heard of me, ya know

So I said okay you may know me by my other name

Sometimes they call me

(R. Kelly)

TRACK-MAS-STER

(Jay-Z)

We see you Tone

Tone the referee

[J] Yeah yeah

[R] Damn it's hot

[J] Like a muh'fucker

[R] Yo Jigga

[J] Whassup my nigga?
[R] Pop that water

[J] Fo'schizzle! {*both laughing*}

[R] Yeah

[J] Get'cha mind right, c'mon

[Jay-Z]

Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh uh-uh - gettin that money my nigga

(woo.. woo.. woo.. woo..)

You better call the muh'fuckin cops

This is a crime, uh-uh, let's go

[J] The sixty second assassin

[R] TrackMastahhhhhhhhhs

[J] Turn that music up!

[R] Rocklaaaaaaaaand

[R] Hovahhhhhhhhh
[J] Woo! Yes, yes

[R. Kelly] + (Jay-Z)

Somebody's girl is at this party (woo!)

Shakin that ass to this (uh-huh)

Somebody's girl is at this party (woo!)

Drink that glass of Cris' (that's right)

Somebody's girl is at this party (uh)

Sittin in V.I.P.

f/ Lil' Kim

[R] Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh

[Chorus: R. Kelly] + (Lil' Kim)
Uh-huh (shake ya body body, move ya body body)

Uh-huh (twist ya body body, switch ya body body)

Uh-huh (dip ya body body, work ya body body)

Uh-huh (any-body body, every-body body)

[R. Kelly]

Pub-o, drank-o, 'dro plus the Bev-o

Hands in the air-o, holla like echo

Baby, what we gon' do?

I need you to talk to me, c'mon

[R. Kelly]
Suddenly, I feel the need - to pull you close to me

But I don't know, if it's what you want, baby

Girl show me some kind of sign

that tells me that you're, miiiine, all mine, baby

It's gettin awfully warm, off in this room

I'm gettin head up off yo' sweet perfume

and I'm ready, to explore, every part of you

f/ Beanie Sigel

[Jay-Z]

Who da fuck can stop us niggaz, it's gangsta niggaz

It's gangsta! Woo! It's gangsta nigga!
All g-g-gangsta nigga, uhh!

[R] Green light - go go, go-go-go, go

[R] Go go, go-go-go, go

[J] You got the green light to drag your motherfuckin mink

[R] Green light - go go, go-go-go, go

[J] Throw your pinkie ring high in the motherfuckin air

Dear God.. how can I explain myself?

[J] Oh God bless me indeed

When I'm so confused

[J] Enlarge my territory

[J] Place your love and protection over me at all times
Help me!

[J] Keep me away from evil

Somebody answer me! {*echoes*}

[J] Allow me not to cause pain

[Jay-Z]

Police in the background, screamin put the thing down

[Jay-Z]

Man, they go and tell me like

you never know who your true friends until you ah umm

both got a little bit of money

I mean cause y'all both broke
then there's no strain on the relationship, y'all both broke

And if you got money and he ain't got no paper

He still needs you so you'll never know how he really feel about you

When y'all both get some paper, you'll see

[R. Kelly]

Mmmmm.. ohhhh, ohhhohhhhh

Oooohhh.. ohhh no, mmmmm

[Chorus: R. Kelly] + (Jay-Z) *
You and me, havin sex

After an argument, that shit's the best

You and me, havin sex yeahh

After an argument, that shit's the best

(Think about it while the streets you roam

It's Dom P and Army in the fridge when you get home)

* overlapping R's last line

[Jay-Z]

Uh, uhh uhh, Kel's

Young, M, X, tra, money, let's go

[Chorus 2X: R. Kelly] + (Girl)
Girl you know you got a body-adi-adi (do you like it?)

Where you get your little body-adi-adi (do you want it?)

Girl I wanna freak your body-adi-adi (what you want it?)

I just wanna take you home with me

[Jay-Z]

She get it from her momma..

[J] Yeah, yeah, it's here niggaz! (wooo-WEEE!)

[J] Rockland/Roc-A-Fella collaboration

[R] What, what, what, what..

[J] Tone the Referee - the best of both worlds

[R] Welcome to the best of both worlds
[J] R. Kelly

[R] Chi-Town

[J] Let's just start frontin on 'em right away (c'mon Jay)

[Jay-Z]

I pull up with the big boy truck, nigga big boy drop

"I'm not a one girl's guy... (real talk for ya, peep game)
aint they know it, when it comes to love, I don't lie (we don't lie man)
and the girls respect me for it (you gotta respect that)
aint gonna say my nose? can't be over (I may never say never)
right now it's just too many fine ladies out there to choose one from"
(too many ladies, ha)

[talking]
So I had to memorize these rhymes until I got home
Ya understand? Once you memorize a sentence
It's like an exercise [echoes]

[heavy breathing]

[talking]
Ya niggas can't be serious right now
I'm the all time heavy weight champion of flowers
I'm leading the league in at least six statistical categories right now
Best flow, Most consistent, Realest stories