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Brooklyn (Go Hard) Lyrics

Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn…
We go hard
We go hard

Chorus:
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard

This is black hoodie rap,
There’s no fear in my eyes where they’re lookin at.
Betta look a map
Besides me not like ta eye fight
Me not think such a ting is worth a man’s life,
But if a man tests my sty,
I promise he won’t like my reply
Boom bye bye, like Buju I’m crucial
I’m a Brooklyn boy, I may take some gettin’ used to
Chain snatchin, ain’t have it, gotta get it
Same nigga from Brownsville to Great British
Fatherless child, mama pulled double shifts
So the number runners was the only one to hang widdeth
Before you know it, i’m in the game bang fiddeth
Feel no orangutans peel-deel kid-aps
Like a ranger is, i’m dangerous
Tell me what the name of this shit

Chorus:
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
B-R-O-OK!
L-Y-N come again!
B-R-O-OK!
L-Y-N come again!

I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them
I jack, I rob, I sin,
Amen, I’m Jackie Robinson
‘cept when I run base, I dodge the pen
Lucky me, luckily they didn’t get me
Now when I bring the Nets I’m the black Branch Ricky
From Brooklyn corners, burnin branches of sticky
Spread love, Biggie, Brooklyn hippie
I pity the fool with jewels like Mr. T,
With no history, in my borough, they borrow
With no intentions of returning tomorrow
The sun don’t come out for many, like Annie
Half orphan, mama never had an abortion
Papa sorta did, still I managed to live
I go hard, I owe it all to the crib
Now please tell me what the fuck's harder than this?

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
B-R-O-OK!
L-Y-N come again!
B-R-O-OK!
L-Y-N come again!

Well I’m doin' my time due to circumstance
Crossed that bridge, face the consequence
Once bid 10, now I payed my dues
Risk takers we break the rules.
Gets so dark, but I see good.
Bedsty stay high in my neck of the woods.
Now let it rain now, it’s a warning
Brooklyn let it be sworn in
Gotta make you think workin' like we blue collar
Rip it to the core, underneath it all we harder
Right until we quit, bring it to the floor
One step, one step, give it up more
The road is rough and the street's a mess
Got big cash dreams and a sick death wish
Robbin out the commercial stash
To kill the voice screamin in my head

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard
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Cover art for Brooklyn (Go Hard) lyrics by Jay-Z

Or Brook-Lyn! :P

On a more serious note, this is an amazing song - the beat makes you bounce, the lyrics make you rewind it and the vibe makes it a classic, for me.

Cover art for Brooklyn (Go Hard) lyrics by Jay-Z

I am pretty sure this is about people from Brooklyn going hard.

Cover art for Brooklyn (Go Hard) lyrics by Jay-Z

"I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them I jack, I rob, I sin, Amen, I'm Jackie Robinson 'cept when I run base, I dodge the pen"

This is quite clever cos Jackie Robinson was the first black player for Major League Baseball. But when he says "'cept when I run base, I dodge the pen" it has a double meaning, Base means Crack Cocaine also, so running base could mean selling crack or running round the bases on a baseball field, and when he says "I dodge the pen" it means hes doesn't go to jail (the Penitentiary).

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