I come from Bed-Stuy
niggas either do or
they gon' die
Gotta keep the ratchet close by
Someone murdered, nobody seen
nobody heard it
Just another funeral service
Niggas will get at you
come through shinin' they
yap you
In broad day light kidnap you
Feds get clapped too
police stay on us like tattoos
Niggas only grind
cause we have to
Money is power, sling crack
weed and powder
Fiends come through every hour
S'all about that dollar
and we nuh deal with cowards
Weak lambs get devoured
by the lion
In the concrete jungle
the strong stand and rumble
The weak fold and crumble
it's the land of trouble
Brooklyn
home of the greatest rappers
BIG comes first
then the Queen comes after
Now put ya lighters up
Bed Stuy put ya lighters up
New York put ya lighters up
DC keep puttin' ya lighters up
Philadelphia put ya lighters up
Detroit put ya lighters up
Chi-Town keep puttin' dem
lighters up
No matter where you from
put ya lighters up
Now lemme give you a
walk through
Show ya what to do
and ya don't do
Where it's not safe to go to
Dem boys approach you
Better say quick who you
close to
Don't come through if
niggas don't know you
Cuz people is talkin', the
streets is watchin'
The thieves is lurkin'
stash da nine in the garbage
The life of a hustla, the
life of a gambler
Dice games kill' mo'
niggas than cancer
Ya know who ya fuck with
Brooklyn don't run we run shit
Roll up and just bum rush shit
We don't play that out
in B.K not at all
4 pound leave ya
face on the wall
R.I.P in memory of
Never show thy enemies love
We get it on where we live
Better have a pass when you
cross that bridge
Welcome to Brooklyn
put ya lighters up
LA put ya lighters up
VA put ya lighters up
Texas keep puttin' ya
lighters up
New Orleans put ya lighters up
St Louis put ya lighters up
ATL keep puttin' dem
lighters up
No matter where you from
put ya lighters up
Damn homie I'm so to'
I don't think I'm ever
gon' smoke no mo'
And I don't think I'm ever
gon' drink no mo'
But fuck it, bartender you
can gimmie one mo'
(We in the club like)
Damn homie I'm so to'
(Lightin' the dutch like)
I don't think I'm ever
gon' smoke no mo'
(Passin' the cup like)
And I don't think I'm ever
gon' drink no mo'
(Back at the bar like)
But fuck it baretender
you can gimmie one mo'
See BIG done told you
I'm the hottest bitch
on the planet
Biggest sex symbol since Janet
The Zanotti bandit
Layin' in the cut like a bandage
Come through Fulton St
in a Vanquish
Doin' dem damage
And if you don't understand it
Then lemme give it to you
in Spanish
Soy la senorita mas
linda del barrio
Y lo hago afuera del espacio
Still over in Brazil
sippin' Mascoto
You must have forgot though
So, I'ma take it back
to the block yo
Put u on to how we rock yo
Some are boostin 12 year
olds prostitutin'
Hitmen hired for execution
there's no solution
Niggas still piss
in the hallways
Fiends get high in 'em all day
The yute, dem bang at the
cops off the roof
You don't know my town
is the truth
Welcome to Brooklyn now
put ya lighters up
New Jersey put ya lighters up
Boston put ya lighters up
B'More keep puttin' ya
lighters up
Miami put ya lighters up
Puerto Rico put ya lighters up
Kingston
Jamaica put ya lighters up
No matter where you from
put ya lighters up
Damn homie I'm so to'
I don't think I'm ever gon'
smoke no mo'
And I don't think I'm ever
gon' drink no mo'
But fuck it, bartender you
can gimmie one mo'
(We in the club like)
Damn homie I'm so to'
(Lightin' the dutch like)
I don't think I'm ever
gon' smoke no mo'
(Passin' the cup like)
And I don't think I'm ever
gon' drink no mo'
(Back at the bar like)
But fuck it baretender
you can gimmie one mo'