Juelz Santana - Built This City lyrics

We built this city We built this city We built this city We built this city on rock We built this city (on these blocks we hustle) We built this city on rock (on rock) We built this city (turn bricks to whips) We built this city on rock and roll (on rock) We built this city (in the midst of the struggle) We built this city on rock (on rock) We built this city (from bottom to top) We built this city (through the agony and pain, diplomatic will reign) [Jimmy Jones] Ay yo, my dipset Taliban We on these streets like the wars on them streets of Afghanistan Better yet of Pakistan To America, Harlem's Al Queda Any problems I spray her that can startle the mayor But in this 50-block radius let's get the rock and shave the sh** Or get the Glock and blaze the sh** b**hes get the co*k and savor it They say Jim Jones the capo my favorite Cause some of this sh** my city wasn't built up over Drugs and money, some sh** you get k**ed up over Slumped on your wheel, straight tilt it over Trust me dogs, I seen it in peril n***as wasted and painted and seen on the mural (That's Harlem) In this apple of mine is rhyme Clap up your shines, pop shots that will crack up your minds And cop rocks and cook that crack up to dimes New York City, the capital of crime [Hook: repeat 2X] [Juelz Santana] Now once again it's Santana the Great I built this city on hammers and weight Gasoline, rope, bandanas and tape Lots of fiends, lots of coke being handed away You know, the usual Shut em down, set up show, how we usually do Cut em down, hit the block man, we movin through Diplomats is the strongest force On and off the court we ballers more than sports We built this city from ground zero To spittin the pound zero, brown pistol At ya get down kicka Yeah this is from the ground up n***a So get your weight and your pounds up n***a Cause when it's beef my homies mound up quicker Fit the pound much quicker, lay you down much quicker You never been approached by Golden Eagles Vultures that will scope and feed you, no court just leave you sh** you know [Hook: repeat 2X] [Hell Rell] It's like what I wouldn't do for a buck Our enemies can't rest in peace Jones, we shoot they funerals up New gangstas in the city b**h, ring the alarm All y'all hoes bow down, kiss the ring of a don It's about to get real big playa, humongous Stacked money so long til it grew fungus We was gon' let you live til you threw punches Now we got to get critical and we got to get rid of you And we the most talked about, the most popular We live by the codes, we the Dipset mafia You never know who's watchin ya You never know who's plottin to pop at ya We focused like a pair of binoculars I'm bout to get gritty M-5 CLK's garage look like Alphabet City And I'm a hustler, I put cracks in communities Cops can't touch me, got Diplomatic Immunity Now try I'm guaranteed a million shipped in scam If not, back to the block, ship some grams [Cam'Ron] If not, get with Cam I got clips to lift a van, flip a van sh**, they can kick the can This cat think he sling Cause he got a pinky ring Rinky-dink diamonds, they don't even make your pinky bling (We built this city) And now I'm about to k** this city (We built this city) Cradle to 50, yeah I'm acting real seditty (We built this city) Cause I collect mils and fifties For real it's pretty and y'all gonna feel the pity (We built this city on rock) Dipset b**h [Hook: repeat 8X] We built this city We built this city We built this city We built this city on rock