[Chorus: Busta Rhymes] "Reppin' my block" "Reppin'-reppin' my block" "Reppin' my block Let 'em know we in here" "Reppin'-reppin' my block" "Reppin'-reppin' my block" "Reppin' my block" "Put it-put it in the air" "Put it in the air" "Put-put-put it in the air" "Reppin' my block Let 'em know we in here" "Put it in the air" "Put it-put it in the air" "Reppin' my block Let 'em know we in here"
[Eric B.] (Verse 1) You know The block repre-sentin' Fin' to go and deliver Cause my block Fin' and Enter They number one contenders Since the glock detri-mental Like liquor to your liver Hatin' on your agenda, remember, I be the winner But real, what it gotta be, accept me or you're knockin' me My city gon' follow me, MY HOOD IS SO PROUD OF ME You never seen my mug mean (Ha ha) I got that "I'm-the-shit" Swaging like the H, straight, runnin' through my blood stream Now I'm in the club, gettin' thirsty in a player way (YEAH) Liquor like my Gatorade, I do this on a day to day (YEAH, AY!) She lookin' good, I'm a holler, make her follow Where I'm from, WE ONLY TURNIN' DOWN OUR COLLARS, throw a dollar TO THE DJ And when he play what I like Throw the dub with my left, and the H ON MY RIGHT It's Houston, south west S.W.A.T. to the TOP You ain't know this by now, JUST WATCH and see him reppin' my block
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[Busta Rhymes & Rakim] (Verse 2) Say Now put your hood up in the sky, go and live it up (LIVE IT UP) Represent like you the shit and you don't give a fuck (GIVE A FUCK) Get a swisha, a lot of liquor, now buy the bar (BUY THE BAR) Say, "You don't know me, but in my hood, I'm a fuckin' star" (LET'S GO) Tell the DJ to let it ride and then make it bang (BANG) This the moment to show the pride in the place you claim (Yeah) Now wave it Yeah, wave it Put your hood all up in they faces IF YOU LIKE ME You think your hood is the dopest You want the whole world to notice, so take your pride and expose it This your moment to show it, it's 'bout as GOOD AS IT GETS Hands up IF YOUR HOOD IS THE SHIT, IT'S LIKE THIS I spit, gettin' gripped, fin' to travel the globe (Globe) And won't forget where I'm from, no matter where I go (Go) When I step in the spot, you know I'm reppin' the glock It won't stop, til I dead in the spot, s'you know I'm reppin' my block
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Break: Eric B. & Rakim Cause in the hood, I'm a rep In the streets, I'm a rep In the club, I'm a rep My block (MY BLOCK!) In every city, I'm a rep Every state, I'm a rep Everywhere, I'm a rep My block (MY BLOCK!) Now REP! (Yeah) REP! (Yeah) REP Where you from REP! (Yeah) REP! (Yeah) REP Where you stay REP! (Yeah) REP! (Yeah) REP Rep your block Let 'em know you in here cause I'm reppin' my block