JAY-Z - Takeover lyrics

C'mon woo

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 and Sparks, we runnin' this rap shit
Chris and 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 y'all
It's like bringing a knife to a gunfight
Pen to a test your chest in the line of
Fire with your thin-ass vest
You bringing them boys to men
How them boys gon' win?
This is grown man B-I, get
You rolled into triage, bitch
Your reach ain't long enough, dunny


Your peeps ain't strong enough, fucker
Roc-A-Fella is the army, better yet, the navy
Niggas'll kidnap your baby, spit at your lady
We bring knife to fistfight, kill your drama
Uh we kill you motherfuckin' ants
With a sledgehammer
Don't let me do it to you, dunny
'cause I overdo it
So you won't confuse it with just rap music

R-O-C, we runnin' this rap shit
M Easy, we runnin' this rap shit
The Broad Street Bully
We runnin' this rap shit
Get zipped up in plastic, when it happens
That's it freeway, we runnin' this rap shit
O and Sparks, we runnin' this rap shit
Chris and Neef, we runnin' this rap shit
(Watch out, we run New York)

I don't care if you Mobb Deep
I hold triggers to crews you little fuck
I got money stacks bigger than you
When I was pushing weight back in '88
You was a ballerina, I got the pictures
I seen ya then you dropped "Shook Ones
" switched your demeanor
Well, we don't believe you
You need more people
Roc-A-Fella students of the game
We passed the class
'Cause nobody can read you dudes like we do
Don't let 'em gas you like Jigga
Is ass and won't clap you
Trust me on this one, I'll detach you
Mind from spirit, body from soul
They'll have to hold a mass
Put your body in a hole
No, you're not on my level
Get your brakes tweaked
I sold what your whole album
Sold in my first week
You guys don't want it with Hov
Ask Nas, he don't want it with Hov, no

R-O-C, we runnin' this rap shit
B sigel, we runnin' this rap shit
M Easy, we runnin' this rap shit
Get zipped up in plastic, when it happens
That's it
O and Sparks, we runnin' this rap shit
Freeway, we runnin' this rap shit
Chris and Neef, we runnin' this rap shit
(Watch out, we run New York)

I know you miss it, Nas, the (Fame)
But along with celebrity comes 'bout
Seventy shots to your frame
Nigga, you a (Lame)
You's the fag model for Karl Kani, Esco ads
Went from Nasty Nas to Esco's trash
Had a spark when you started, but now
You're just garbage
Fell from top ten to not mentioned at all
To your bodyguard's "Oochie Wally"
Verse better than yours
(Oochie wally wally, oochie wally wally)
Matter of fact, you had the worst flow on
The whole fuckin' song but I know
The sun don't shine if son don't shine
That's why your
(Lame) , career's come to an end
It's only so long fake thugs can pretend
Nigga, you ain't live it
You witnessed it from your folks' pad (Yup)
You scribbled it in your notepad
And created your life
I showed you your first TEC
On tour with Large Professor
(Me, that's who)
Then I heard your album 'bout
Your TEC on the dresser
So yeah, I sampled your voice
You was using it wrong
(I'm out for dead fuckin'
Presidents to represent me)
You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song
(Woo) and you ain't get a coin, nigga
You was gettin' fucked then
I know who I paid, God, Serchlite Publishing
Use your (Brain)
You said you've been in this ten, I've
Been in it five, smarten up, nas
Four albums in ten years
Nigga? I could divide
That's one every, let's say two
Two of them shit's was doo
One was nah, the other was Illmatic
That's a one hot album every ten year average
And that's so (Lame)
Nigga, switch up your flow
Your shit is garbage
What, you tryna kick knowledge?
(Fuck outta here)
Y'all niggas gon' learn to respect the king
Don't be the next contestant on
That Summer Jam screen
Because you-know-who (Who) did you-know-what
(What?) , with you-know-who (yeah)
But just keep that between me and you for now

R-O-C, we runnin' this rap shit
M Easy, we runnin' this rap shit
The Broad Street Bully
We runnin' this rap shit
Get zipped up in plastic, when it happens
That's it freeway, we runnin' this rap shit
O and Sparks, we runnin' this rap shit
Chris and Neef, we runnin' this rap shit
(Watch out, we run New York)

A wise man told me don't argue with fools
‘Cause people from a distance can't
Tell who is who
So stop with that childish shit, nigga
I'm grown please leave it alone
Don't throw rocks at the throne
Do not bark up that tree
That tree will fall on you
I don't know why your
Advisers ain't forewarn you
Please, not Jay, he's not for play
I don't slack a minute
All that thug rappin' and gimmicks
I will end it, all that yappin' be finished
You are not deep, you made your bed
Now sleep don't make me expose you to them
Folks that don't know you
Nigga, I know you well, all the stolen jewels
Twinkletoes, you're breakin' my heart
Can't fuck with me, go play somewhere
I'm busy and all you other cats
Throwin' shots at Jigga
You only get half a bar, fuck y'all niggas