I come from Bed-Stuy
#####s either do
or they gon' die
Gotta keep the ratchet close by
Someone murdered
nobody seen
nobody heard it
Just another funeral service
#####s will get at you
come through shining
they yap you
In broad daylight kidnap you
Feds get clapped too
police stay on us like tattoos
#####s only grind
cause we have to
Money is power
sling crack
weed and powder
Fiends come through
every hour
All about that dollar
and we no 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 walkthrough
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 #####s 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' #####s
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'
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 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
#####s 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
keep putting them 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'
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'