Intro:
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Welcome ladies and gentleman to the eighth wonder of the world
The flow of the century
Always timeless
Hov
Thanks for comin' out tonight
You coulda been anywhere in the world
But you're here wit me
I appreciate that
Verse 1:
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Fa shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in V-A
Was herbin' 'em in the home of the turbans
Got it dirt cheap for them,
Plus if they was short wit cheese I would work wit them
Boy did we
Got rid of that dirt for them
Wasn't born hustlers, I was birthin' 'em
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Fa sheezy my neezy keep my arm so greasy
Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me
Haters want me clapped, they chrome, it ain't easy
Cops wanna knock me
D.A. wanna box me in
But somehow I beat them charges like Rocky
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Not guilty
He who does not feel me
It's not real to me
Therefore, he doesn't exist
So poof
Vamoos son of a bitch
Chorus:
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Fa shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in V-A
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
That's the anthem, get ya damn hands up
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
Not guilty, y'all got to feel me
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
That's the anthem, get ya damn hands up
Verse 2:
I do this for my culture
To let 'em know what a nigga look like
When a nigga rent a Roadster
Show 'em how to move in a room full of vultures
Industry shady, it need to be taken over
Label owners hate me, I'm raisin the status quo up
I'm over chargin' niggas for what they did to the cold crush
Pay us like you owe us for all the years that you hold us
We could talk, but money talks, so talk mo' bucks
Chorus
Verse 3:
Yeah, Hov is back
Life story told through rap
Niggas actin' like I sold you crack
Like I told you sell drugs
No, Hov did that
So hopefully you won't have to go through that
I was raised in the projects, roaches and rats
Smokers out back, sellin' they momma's sofa
Lookouts on the corner, focused on the Ave.
Ladies in the window, focused on the kinfolk
Me under a lamp post
Why I got my hand close?
Crack's in my palm
Watchin' the long arm of the law
So you know I seen it all before
I seen hoop dreams deflate like a true fiend's weight
The try and the fail
The two things I hate
Succeed in this rap game
The two things that's great
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A
What else can I say about dude
I gets busy
Chorus
H-to-the-izz-O, V-to-the-izz-A (4 times)