[Intro - Jay-Z] Dig a hole, bury yourself, n***a! Go head! Keep goin'! I got some nice dresses for you guys The incomparable H.O [Hook - Sterling Simms (Jay-Z)] Told ya to get ya money when you see a boss comin' (Yes) Thought sh** was funny, but watch what you see now (What you see now?) Nothin' left to accomplish, I done came out and conquered (Came, conquered) And now what's that you talking bout we gon see now (We gon' see now) Dig a hole (Dig a hole) Dig a hole (Go ahead) Dig a hole (Muthaf**a bury yourself) Dig a hole (Dig a hole) Dig a hole (Dig a hole) Dig a hole (Dig a hole) [Verse 1 - Jay-Z] I'm still here, mon frere! I know the cross I bear They like, “That's why they call you Hov” I'm like, “Yeah” I'm like air, lil' shots go through me Won't tear one tissue, no tears, no tissue, not an issue Don't cry for me I peep these n***as from deep Got a front row seat even if you don't speak Silent partner, I hear you loud and clear Left a fingerprint, you ain't gotta be there I'm just waiting til' you dig a hole big enough to put your whole body in Then I'm gon' body them It's nothing but a hobby to him Simple as a serve in volley to him n***as like, “Hov, why don't you get at ol' boy?” Why k** a puppet and leave Geppetto alive? Why not wait to catch them all together? That's why you dig one big hole, one time [Hook] [Verse 2 - Jay-Z] How is n***as dissin' me I made it possible For n***as to make history How is this possible? Please explain this sh** to me How is it logical? Have we forgotten our history? Let's open our bibles It's like the disciples, dissing Jesus and becoming his rivals Shunning the one thing that they owe they life to You let that man hype you to go against your idol Knowing good and god damn well this what I do Think I'm in the office, I'm off my grind? That's how kids become orphans You lost ya mind? I keep my enemies close I give ‘em enough rope They put themselves in the air I just kick away the chair [Hook] [Verse 3 - Jay-Z] Hov gon' get you, I ain't forget your lil' disrespect No ho, daddy gon' spank you for that sh** you said It's hard to do when you've got nothing to prove Everybody know you better, you in a lose lose Cause even when you win, ultimately you lose Real n***as like, “Why Hov talking to Dude?” You sellin' low too, only time you went plat My chain was on your neck, that's an actual fact So I'm prayin' that it spills outside of the booth That's when ya'll n***as outside of your truth Outside of your league, that's not what you do n***as throwin' Roc signs outside of your Coupe Don't look at Hov like he done something wrong to ‘em Cause he's on to 'em He just took what belonged to him You n***as is playing checkers with chess-playing Hov This game is over, I don't know if ya'll know You in the hole [Hook]