Brooklyn Go Hard

[Intro: Santigold]

Brooklyn— Brooklyn— Brooklyn— Brooklyn

Brooklyn, we go hard

We go hard

[Chorus: Santigold & (Jay-Z)]

Brooklyn, we go hard, we go hard (Agh!)

Brooklyn, we go hard, we go hard (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

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]

This is black hoodie rap

There's no fear in my eyes where they lookin' at

Better look on map

Besides, me nah like to eye fight

Me nah think such a ting is worth a man's life (Christ!)

But if a man test my Stuy

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' use to

Chain snatchin', ain't have it, gotta get it

Same shiddit, from Brownsville to Bainbriddidge

Fatherless child, Mama pulled double shifts

So the number runners was the only ones I hanged widdith

Before you know it I'm in the game, bang fiddith

Fear no orangutans, piddeel ciddaps

Like oranges-es, I'm dangerous

Please! Tell me what the name of this shit

[Hook: Santigold & (Jay-Z)]

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 (B-R, O, O-K)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (L-Y, N, come again)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (B-R, O, O-K)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (L-Y, N, come again)

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]

I father, I Brooklyn-Dodger them

I jack, I rob, I sin

Aw, man—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 Rickey

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 returnin' tomorrow

The sun don't come out for many, like Annie

Half-orphan, Mama never had an abortion

Papa sort of 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?

[Hook: Santigold & (Jay-Z)]

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 (B-R, O, O-K)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (L-Y, N, come again)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (B-R, O, O-K)

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard (L-Y, N, come again)

[Verse 3: Santigold]

While I'm doin' my time due to circumstance

Cross that bridge, face the consequence

Once bid ten, now I paid my dues

Risk takers, we break the rules

Get so dark, but I see good

Bed-Stuy stay high in my neck of the woods

Now, let it ring out, it's a warnin'

(Brooklyn!) Let it be sworn in

Gotta make it stick workin' like we blue collar

Rip it to the core, underneath it all we harder

Right into the clip, 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

Kill the voice screamin' in my head

[Hook: Santigold]

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

[Outro: Santigold]

Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard