Let me try my interpretation everything in parenthesis
Yeah, uhh
And so it seems that I'm, sewin jeans(making rhymes)
And, 1st and 15 is just a sewin machine(his record label for whom he's writing)
So I, cut the pattern and I, sew in seams(prepare the ryhmes)
And, button in this hustlin then publically I'm Buddy Lee(buddy lee being lee jean's mascot)
There's no bustin them and cuffin them is like(refering to the "jeans" rhymes his style can't be touched)
usherin in the regime, they want me to make Prince pants(mainstream music)
But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that (he refuses to make mainstream music)
A little big in the waist, two-pocket on the back(biggie, 2pac references)
Call them Nu-vi's, Old Jeans covered in blue dye(his take on the rap game, old game and he is the dye)
Give 'em the game, that's like givin chocolate to the fat(drug game,more you take more you want)
Look, how you think I got here?(his past, referring back to the drug game)
That's the same game that came through where I lived as a kid(the whole chicago drug scene in his hood)
in the bad luck truck and threw boxes off the back(the boxes being drug influences)
Made me a ripper, deliver like river(read cuchi's descritpion)
Content a little more thicker, slicker
Yeah, and they said oil and water don't mix
Now they all down at the beach washin off the fish(the media is trying to reagin control after lupe changed the game)
Was Blackbeard 'til I brought the Roc into your ships(sunk the media's ship)
YEAH!
[Chorus]
It's my life, my life - everything I dooo I dooooo for you(refering to us the fan's of his music)
I do it all for you - everything I say you knowwww it's the truth
I'll say it is the truth - I'll take all the pressure offff of you( the pressure of "fitting in" with society)
Take pressure off of you; I'll take, the pressure off of you
YEAH!
Uhh, it's hella proper (proper)
Cause it sag so low you can see boxer, like a boxer's( going back to the jeans reference)
That's the way that the Family's pants worn
Don't be sly, and try and put 'em on(don't try the drug game)
The stones in the pocket'll drag you down to Davy Jones locker(stones/rocks being another word for crack)
Beware if you wanna Roc the Knickerbocker(a magazine in new york he's saying dont faal for the trap of mainstream fame)
Other nigga from the block what, they was sellin O's(crackheads in the hood, selling ounces "O's"
like Wheel of Fortune, of imported cocaine
just to feel important, it was +Do or Die+(sometimes it had to resort to selling drugs)
They was tired of bein "Po' Pimps," now for sure
That was just a product of my common sense
I guess, I was just guessin like the consonants
Momma said beware of what the devil do
Tell 'em that your soul's not for sale like the W's
So go ahead and pirate, the highest
cannons make you leak like pirated my shhh..
It's no shhh.. it's just shhh like quiet
And big homey's out of retirement
[Chorus]
[Jay-Z]
Uhh, Young, uhh
So the pen is mightier than the sword my lord
My first picture was a line-up, now I'm on the Forbes
And I still remain the artiste through thees all
If you force my hand I'll be forced to "draw"
If the war calls for war halls
Hope you got enough space on your hall's walls
I make niggaz murals, then escape the bureau's
investigation, out in Europe on vacation
I'm back for these puppies with the pound boy
(Blaow) Here's a round boy (blaow blaow) down boy
Sound boy, you don't wanna soundclash loud noise
leave niggaz paranoid if not paralyzed
Which means you can't walk in my shoes
Too much green you can't talk in my hue
Extend the team, nigga holla at Lu'
1st and 15th, that's my cue, I'm through
thanks to phillipe! for the 2pac biggie references
Let me try my interpretation everything in parenthesis
Yeah, uhh And so it seems that I'm, sewin jeans(making rhymes) And, 1st and 15 is just a sewin machine(his record label for whom he's writing) So I, cut the pattern and I, sew in seams(prepare the ryhmes) And, button in this hustlin then publically I'm Buddy Lee(buddy lee being lee jean's mascot) There's no bustin them and cuffin them is like(refering to the "jeans" rhymes his style can't be touched) usherin in the regime, they want me to make Prince pants(mainstream music) But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that (he refuses to make mainstream music) A little big in the waist, two-pocket on the back(biggie, 2pac references) Call them Nu-vi's, Old Jeans covered in blue dye(his take on the rap game, old game and he is the dye) Give 'em the game, that's like givin chocolate to the fat(drug game,more you take more you want) Look, how you think I got here?(his past, referring back to the drug game) That's the same game that came through where I lived as a kid(the whole chicago drug scene in his hood) in the bad luck truck and threw boxes off the back(the boxes being drug influences) Made me a ripper, deliver like river(read cuchi's descritpion) Content a little more thicker, slicker Yeah, and they said oil and water don't mix Now they all down at the beach washin off the fish(the media is trying to reagin control after lupe changed the game) Was Blackbeard 'til I brought the Roc into your ships(sunk the media's ship) YEAH!
[Chorus] It's my life, my life - everything I dooo I dooooo for you(refering to us the fan's of his music) I do it all for you - everything I say you knowwww it's the truth I'll say it is the truth - I'll take all the pressure offff of you( the pressure of "fitting in" with society) Take pressure off of you; I'll take, the pressure off of you
YEAH! Uhh, it's hella proper (proper) Cause it sag so low you can see boxer, like a boxer's( going back to the jeans reference) That's the way that the Family's pants worn Don't be sly, and try and put 'em on(don't try the drug game) The stones in the pocket'll drag you down to Davy Jones locker(stones/rocks being another word for crack) Beware if you wanna Roc the Knickerbocker(a magazine in new york he's saying dont faal for the trap of mainstream fame) Other nigga from the block what, they was sellin O's(crackheads in the hood, selling ounces "O's" like Wheel of Fortune, of imported cocaine just to feel important, it was +Do or Die+(sometimes it had to resort to selling drugs) They was tired of bein "Po' Pimps," now for sure That was just a product of my common sense I guess, I was just guessin like the consonants Momma said beware of what the devil do Tell 'em that your soul's not for sale like the W's So go ahead and pirate, the highest cannons make you leak like pirated my shhh.. It's no shhh.. it's just shhh like quiet And big homey's out of retirement
[Chorus]
[Jay-Z] Uhh, Young, uhh So the pen is mightier than the sword my lord My first picture was a line-up, now I'm on the Forbes And I still remain the artiste through thees all If you force my hand I'll be forced to "draw" If the war calls for war halls Hope you got enough space on your hall's walls I make niggaz murals, then escape the bureau's investigation, out in Europe on vacation I'm back for these puppies with the pound boy (Blaow) Here's a round boy (blaow blaow) down boy Sound boy, you don't wanna soundclash loud noise leave niggaz paranoid if not paralyzed Which means you can't walk in my shoes Too much green you can't talk in my hue Extend the team, nigga holla at Lu' 1st and 15th, that's my cue, I'm through
thanks to phillipe! for the 2pac biggie references