Released: November 12, 2002

Featuring: Beanie Sigel Omillio Sparks Rell Young Gunz Peedi Crakk Memphis Bleek Freeway

Songwriter: Neef Buck Omillio Sparks Just Blaze Freeway Memphis Bleek Young Chris Young Gunz Rell JAY-Z

Producer: Just Blaze

[Intro: Rell & Jay-Z]
We're the ones with the flame (Yeah)
We're the fire that remains (Turn Rell up a lil' bit)
We're controllin' the game
From now on (Ugh)

[Intro 2: Jay-Z & Rell]
Geah! (Hooo!)
It's the world-renowned...
Internationally connected... (Yeah, yeah)
Locally accepted...
Roc-A-Fella Records
Don't get it confused (Oh-oh, yeah)
Doing what we do
B. Sig. (It's the Roc, baby)
Rell, Peedi Crakk (It's the Roc, baby)
Free, Young H-O, Bleek (You understand, oh, oh)
And introducin'

[Verse 1: Young Chris & Neef Buck]
It's Young C (Young C!), home of Philly, young and hungry
All the girlies wanna fall in lust with me
And every hood in the world discussing me
I hit it once; when I'm done, give it up to Neef

[Verse 2: Neef Buck & Young Chris]
It's Neef Buck (Neef Buck)
Out the cut (Out the cut, geah, geah)
All the haters wanna claim that they fuck with us
It ain't a game, niggas know that they Toys 'R' Us
They can't fuck with us
Who? Soo! (Aww...)

[Verse 3: Omillio Sparks]
I'm the one, man I'm money, hoes, clothes and shows
To do with your ho all wrapped in one
(I'm not done!) Man, I'm the shit after it's all said and done
The one to cop one, come back for another one
(Quic- fast...) Like rapid refund
I'm the: (*Grrrr, rrrr*)
Mean green out the money machine
I'm not done! I'm Omillio
And interviews, thought you could hold Sparks in the hood
Come here, hon'!

[Break: Jay-Z & Young Chris]
And you like it
All those haters talking shit, we don't like it

[Verse 4: Beanie Sigel]
We love it, that "black mask, black glove" shit
Roll up on him—don't budge, bitch
With my Mac (Mac), and my Tec (Tec)
And my vest, just like that
For them niggas that bethinking Mack Milly ain't really from the streets
I'm that gallstone trapped in the belly of the beast

[Chorus: Rell & Young Chris]
Those seen here we'll lead you
Forever
And we will not leave you
Never
And our voices will ring (Ring!)
Together
As one
Aww...

[Verse 5: Freeway]
It's young Free!
Move, working the wheel, hands working the V
Busters know if you cross the line, thinking I'm off my job
But I'm on like Chris when he popped his cuz
Nigga, them slugs'll fly

[Verse 6: Peedi Crakk, with Jay-Z]
Call me P.C.! Tempers spilling, I peel
Look how I'm killin' the wheel
The fitted tilt to the left, the shirt blend with the sweats
Your girls skirts and veils, she undressing
Don't stare, take a picture, nigga, packin' the bills

[Verse 7: Jay-Z]
I'm the one! Young H-O, a game of none
What you think I do to the brain of that dame you brung?
Listen, hon! Twist up one, this is Armi—sip some
It's only 40 proof, it feel like 151 when I'm done!
Make a run with the Roc, rock Air Force 1's
Rock a bun, hide shit in her hair when I come—
Through customs, cops can't bust him
It's Hov, the hustler; I'm having one hell of a run!

[Break: Jay-Z & Young Chris]
And you like it
All those haters talkin' shit, we don't like it

[Verse 8: Memphis Bleek]
No, we love it, I got a mami with a body, don't touch it
You can't fuck with young Easy up on the Just Blaze production
You get nothin', we get enough spins
Can't stop us from coppin bottles while we clubbin'
It's the R-O-C forever, tell the public, huh!

[Chorus: Rell & Young Chris]
Those seen here we'll lead you
Forever
And we will not leave you
Never
And our voices will ring (Ring!)
Together
As one
Aww...

JAY-Z

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.