JAY-Z

Released: January 29, 2002

Songwriter: Trackmasters JAY-Z

Producer: Trackmasters

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

[Verse 1]
Come on the track like duh duh duh-duh
With a throwback jersey and a fitted
Might blow a bag of Hershey in the sidd-ix
Or might take sips of army with a chidd-ick, I'm so sick with it
Lampin' in the Hamptons
The weekends man, the Stan Smith Adidas and the Campus
Or playin' guts on the cruise, Hermès boat shoes
The Izod bucket on, I'm so old school
Yellow wrist watch, Gucci flip flops
Six top model chicks – who is this hot?
J-A, ladies help me say it now
Y-Z, mami why you playin' with me?
Ride with me, get high as me
It's how it's supposed to be, when you rollin' with G's
Hov! Back up in this bitch like whoa
Jigga get this whole shit jumpin' like six-fo's

[Chorus]
(Hov) V is I, and I am him
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
Slim with the tilted brim on twenty-inch rims
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all got love for me I got love for y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all go to war for me I go to war with y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)

[Verse 2]
Hov! And so I breeze through, jeans is Evisu
She's respondin', top is C. Ronson
We in Luan (woo!) gettin' our groove on
Buyin' out the bar, on our way to Spa'
She never seen a hundred on the wrist before
Never seen twenty-two's on the 6 before
I am, killin' 'em out there, they needin' first aid
'Cause the boy got more 6's than first grade
The crib got killer views and square feet
You have to film MTV Cribs for a week
So, sleep if you need to, mami, I will leave you
Right where you stand, nah, I don't wanna dance (I'm good)
I just wanna see what's in your Frankie B pants
Weight is low enough to let your waist show
Top like a rock star, I got a fast car
We can cruise the city, doin' a buck-sixty

[Chorus]
(Hov) V is I, and I am him
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
Slim with the tilted brim on twenty-inch rims
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all got love for me I got love for y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all go to war for me I go to war with y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)

[Verse 3]
"He did it again!" – haters no like
But they gotta fuck with it 'cause the flow's so tight
Gnarly dude! I puff Bob Marley, dude
All day like Rastafaris do
Now I'm stuck to the point I could hardly move
You fuckin' up my high, don't bother me, dude
But Red Rover, send your hoes over
She can do WHATEVER, sip somethin' with soda
She can leave WHENEVER, sip somethin' with Hova
We can play HOWEVER, slay bed or sofa
And the prognosis, sex is explosive
Left her with wet bedsheets, nigga, I'm focused

[Chorus]
(Hov) V is I, and I am him
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
Slim with the tilted brim on twenty-inch rims
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all got love for me I got love for y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)
And if y'all go to war for me I go to war with y'all
(Jigga, Jigga, that nigga Jigga!)

[Outro]
R.O., R.O.C. niggas
R.O.C. niggas
(Roc-A-Fella y'all!)

Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, and holding the solo artist record of 14 Billboard 200 #1 albums, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter is possibly the most talented, accomplished and respected rapper of all-time. He has released 13 studio albums and five collaborative albums over his 30-year career.

Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album, are considered landmarks in the genre, with all of them featured in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Hov has won 21 Grammy Awards from sixty-four nominations, making him the 10th most awarded artist of all-time.

Legendary for never writing down his lyrics, JAY-Z’s flow is considered one of the greatest to grace the genre, his wordplay and metaphorical ability is unmatched, and his live shows push the envelope of what it means to be a hip hop artist. His MTV Unplugged appearance introduced the idea of having a full band (The Roots) backing up a hip hop artist at major concerts, and during his 2004 documentary Fade to Black he doubled down, selling out Madison Square Garden (in mere minutes) while featuring an enormous live band performance.

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