Royce's ghostwriting also bring to light another ethical question: Should rappers hire writers for songs that are inherently personal to the artist? Royce wrote the bulk of Dr. Dre's "The Message," which dealt with the murder of Dre's brother, and Sauce Money wrote much of "I'll Be Missing You," a tribute to Puff Daddy's late friend Notorious B.I.G. (That song, incidentally, sold over three million copies; Sauce Money received $1,000 for his efforts.)
Sauce got more money for that song than that. I'll Be Missing You won a Grammy. Hell they give you a gift basket full of shit that's worth over $1,000. Plus he went to college...he's not a dummy.
''Like a rasta in a weed spot/ i'm gon' move some joints'' lol this was clsssic shit....''as a youth explosively/clappin' off the roof shooting guard like KOBE''
Honestly, I'm just glad that I could appreciate this song for the superb lyrical content that it was intended to appease. Emcees are educated and rappers are just actors like Tom Cruise reading a movie script. Sauce Money slept on more than the Lost Boyz first album!
burn ur finger tips an throw em a glove...sauce your only problem was that you was ahead of your time. niggaz sleepin like a bear in hibernation. "deez niggaz say the same ting lyk they looped up"
damn could not find this shit it took me a min to remeber sauce money on hea this was my joint and yea it thank j would be scared too yo does any one know where i could find blood money nore and naz or some of that old school dj clue shit????
I always thought DJ Premier produced this. Spencer Bellamy did an incredible job of doing a Premo impersonation. Uncanny how much it sounds like a Premo track.
Mute niggaz can tell you how nice I am, it goes without saying.....crazy ass line, he's so slick, like when he dissed nature, don't say niggaz name in my rap, it's not in my nature! He's so witty.
how you figure that? what you mean to say is no artists are BUYING beats like these nowadays. and even in that case, its only most mainstream artists. check more underground producers, check more low key artists like Slaughter House for example. don't let mainstream radio, bet & mtv fool you, those raw beats are still out there. it's just these bitch ass labels not pumping that real shit. it's all club, dance, pop joints getting the ok to make the albums, but check those mixtapes.
why u think he never blew cuz he was hotter than Jay. "who else could take the Great Gretski an put em on thin ice/to much to lose to give him light" Sauce freestyle over bklyn we go hard
Tight Vid. Yall need to check out Vthov's music though if you haven't... If you want to hear some good music, search "Vthov" and you won't be dissappointed. Straight up.
This is fye, yall need to check this cat Vthov's swag. He does his own tracks start to finish.... sick beats and raw lyrics. I think he'll give a lot of major artists a good run. He's a nobody now but search "Vthov Let Me Clear My Throat" and you'll see what I'm talking about. His music is fye.
This video is tight. Yall need to check out Vthov's music though if you haven't... He lays down pure fire. Search "Vthov Let Me Clear My Throat" and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's the truth.
This video is great. You all should check out Vthov. He's a nobody right now, but I think he's going places for real. Search "Vthov Original Song". You'll see what I'm talking about.
Thats dehaven that he's talking about sad that they split, j is a great rapper, but a fucked up person why is it that he dont fuck with no one from his past that paved the way for him.Makes one wonder about his character.
This has nothing to do with his character. As a matter of fact what you said about Jay is wrong. What do you mean Jay don't fuck with no one from his pass that paved the way for him?
For the record Jay loosened ties with Dehaven because dude wasn't sensible nor real. When they were both selling drugs Jay told him categorically to put away money for bail but he never did. He got caught by the po-po and started snitching on Jay. How the fuck can you 'fuck with a nigga like that?'
@trevdiggz do you fuck with every1 in ur past? Plus, when niggas dont wanna go legit or str8en things in their life but think they can leech a friend, family, etc. cuz they got it, they get cut off. It's life. Damn, i aint know u met Jay and determined from that meeting....that hes a fucked up dude. Shit, I dont blame him for Dame. Mr. Dash aint make the best business decisions with them and esp. for himself.
I alwayz liked the track itself more than the lyrics behind it. I rhymed over this track for one of my homeboyz bac in the day. My boss-man was hypnotized off that shit. (LOL) Jay's verses were better bac in these dayz than they are now. Anyone that believes other wise iz dumb az shit. But yeah, Jay changed up. But a rapper can only be grimey for so long. Especially when ur not on the streets anymore.
Good choice from those 2 legends but nah it was by this cat named Spencer Bellamy. Yeah that was my 1st time i've ever heard of him and i haven't heard from him ever since. He definately laced it up on this one tho.
YO!!! what the fuck was up with jay-z in 2000. he had more talent than everyone else in the game but he put out fuckin commercial dumb shit. 2000 actually couldve been his prime but this nigga was on bullshit back then. oh well wasted talent.
sauce is a brilliant writer, he wrote p. diddy's - missing you.
jimmyjam9014 3 days ago
Jigga ... say nuffin.
HenchMc 1 week ago
"mute niggaz can tell you how nice I am, it goes without saying" #DamnIMissThe90s
thedivineexpression 2 weeks ago
" I run wit mad niggaz who dun time"......this shit is fuckin CLASSIC.
ShamzDaBaron 2 weeks ago
THIS BEAT IS DANGEROUS!!
TEACHYOUTEEWHY 3 weeks ago
What the name of this beat
?
JruhDaKing 1 month ago
Royce's ghostwriting also bring to light another ethical question: Should rappers hire writers for songs that are inherently personal to the artist? Royce wrote the bulk of Dr. Dre's "The Message," which dealt with the murder of Dre's brother, and Sauce Money wrote much of "I'll Be Missing You," a tribute to Puff Daddy's late friend Notorious B.I.G. (That song, incidentally, sold over three million copies; Sauce Money received $1,000 for his efforts.)
x4aperfecttool 2 months ago
@x4aperfecttool
Sauce got more money for that song than that. I'll Be Missing You won a Grammy. Hell they give you a gift basket full of shit that's worth over $1,000. Plus he went to college...he's not a dummy.
DewDamaff 2 months ago in playlist HARD Shit
okay I'll take it back, Jay does a dope verse on this shit (as are Sauces) but Big L just merks them both on this beat on Doo Wop #5
sourdeeznuts 4 months ago
I love Sauce Money but Big L puts this to shame....and Jay Z is just gay as usual
sourdeeznuts 5 months ago
sause money is nasty soo is jay z shootin guard like koby
ferretboyish 5 months ago
@ferretboyish its kobe
BIGGUYRULES 2 months ago
big L made this track look like it was rapped by soulja boy and lil wayne
jackieblam 6 months ago 5
@jackieblam eh, i love big l but i wasnt crazy bout his version of this, jay z had the illest verse in my opinion, the shit he says is just too nice
mattsparrow91 1 month ago
shit never heard the extended version., props. i used to bump this and Cru Love back in the days
raekwonyaeyo 6 months ago
''like a dread in the weed spot/ i'm gon' move some joints'' lol classic shit.
HipHopByThePound 7 months ago in playlist jay-z freestyles
''Like a rasta in a weed spot/ i'm gon' move some joints'' lol this was clsssic shit....''as a youth explosively/clappin' off the roof shooting guard like KOBE''
HipHopByThePound 7 months ago in playlist jay-z freestyles
My shit!
acalhoun628 7 months ago
got rap in a stuper, first to clap ya group up
in the range wit the ski rack or the 6 wit the roof up
Damn B !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hustlerharder27 7 months ago
This was THE SHIT!!!
FaceColey 7 months ago
One of my favorite Jay verses..... Shooting guard like Kobe smh lol
kidscape426 7 months ago
Im comin thru dog wit the gloc buckin ya whole block duck every bitch that im fuckin wit now is cock suckin its like im allergic to not fuckin
Ace111694 8 months ago
Biter
killlilwayne 8 months ago
6 People Are Getting Ready For They're Final Thrill.
Jamal249999 9 months ago
Gotta Love The Hoodlum Sample.
Jamal249999 9 months ago
@Jamal249999 word probably the most underrated gangsta flick ever
NextWorldApparel 6 months ago
@Jamal249999 whats the track called that it samples?
jackieblam 6 months ago
Honestly, I'm just glad that I could appreciate this song for the superb lyrical content that it was intended to appease. Emcees are educated and rappers are just actors like Tom Cruise reading a movie script. Sauce Money slept on more than the Lost Boyz first album!
Real Talk
bigindalbc 9 months ago
Belly
jd40z 9 months ago
fuckin hot
HIPHOPrevoltion 9 months ago
"You don't paint pictures you all trace me" he used that same line in the song what more can i say
ScottyHenderson1 10 months ago
@ScottyHenderson1 damn...good catch..i didn't even peep that.
kungblao 10 months ago
sauce murdered thiis
blairduboir 11 months ago
@blairduboir they both came ruthless, but hov smashed it...i'm just saying...that's hov.
kungblao 10 months ago
also whats the sample?
InspectaMorze 1 year ago
has anyone got this beat?
InspectaMorze 1 year ago
prime jay
lc949 1 year ago
Thats the old Jay, I think this was on the Belly sdtrk. Jigga tore into this old joint. SM did too!
MR469 1 year ago
Sauce was underrated
more11231 1 year ago 3
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this beat is so crazy. come to my page and check out my videos.
PremisedaWildChild 1 year ago
BIG L KILLED THIS :D N SO DID JAY
Blackjesus3 1 year ago
Brooklyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEAD BANGER!
snakefist 1 year ago
CLASSIC JOINT NY STAND UP!!!!
orcl600 1 year ago
@orcl600 thats him rappin not u
TheBrandon7055 1 year ago
@TheBrandon7055 oh god pls no haters brandon ok take care
orcl600 1 year ago
burn ur finger tips an throw em a glove...sauce your only problem was that you was ahead of your time. niggaz sleepin like a bear in hibernation. "deez niggaz say the same ting lyk they looped up"
FlexLugar 1 year ago
no lie i used 2 talk 2 sauce money hes a tight guy
Anim3fr3ak100 1 year ago
Get On Some Prince Shit Like I Truly Adore You. Never Crab Cat Fuck You Have That.
That's My Favorite Part Of This Song.
Jamal249999 1 year ago
Sauce was nice, wonder whut happened to that cat?
djayee 1 year ago 2
memories!!!!! enjoy!!!!
dlo222 1 year ago
this was on the belly soundtrack
snoopdog44144 1 year ago
all he cares about is the money now..fuck! hate that shit
ItsBIGSMOKEDAWG 1 year ago
from what movie is the dialogue in the beginning?
escobar1681 1 year ago
@escobar1681 ...HOODLUM
BlkQbano 1 year ago
@BlkQbano Thanks a lot!
escobar1681 1 year ago
@BlkQbano maaaaaaaaaaaaan thanks a lot perfect movie to kick back and smok a fat ass ..... to
escobar1681 1 year ago
damn could not find this shit it took me a min to remeber sauce money on hea this was my joint and yea it thank j would be scared too yo does any one know where i could find blood money nore and naz or some of that old school dj clue shit????
Kevin11811 1 year ago
this always makes me think of that part when DMX was cusin at Nas
Anim3fr3ak100 1 year ago
I always thought DJ Premier produced this. Spencer Bellamy did an incredible job of doing a Premo impersonation. Uncanny how much it sounds like a Premo track.
gdiggedy 1 year ago
I got this album for free. I won it in a contest they had online, back in the day. ha haha!
ketogenesis 1 year ago
Mute niggaz can tell you how nice I am, it goes without saying.....crazy ass line, he's so slick, like when he dissed nature, don't say niggaz name in my rap, it's not in my nature! He's so witty.
London2ATL 1 year ago
X and Nas ridin thru Omaha in da chrysler 300 M bumpin dis in Belly he ran da red light in front of da piggz lmmfao :-)
mendu2nite 1 year ago 3
@mendu2nite great scene. this beat kinda set that mood!
Tonyillicit 1 year ago
Wow I remember this from Belly soundtrack
anto1982 1 year ago
yup...I bought that because of this
London2ATL 1 year ago
BROOOOOOOOKLYN
THATNIGGBOOBOO 2 years ago
This shit is real hip hop
nastytree 2 years ago
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badLuckrapp 2 years ago
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badLuckrapp 2 years ago
saucy money ghostwrote for jayz
word up
badLuckrapp 2 years ago
complete and utter ignorance
Jondot12345 2 years ago
I NEED THE INSTRUMENTAL
Blackjesus3 2 years ago
pre game instrumental
badLuckrapp 2 years ago
BIG L KILLED DIS BEAT
Blackjesus3 2 years ago 2
phat beat & lyrics
Djteedoe420 2 years ago
Yall n*'s dont paint pictures yall trace me
used it then, then put it on Black Album just noticed that
BornAgain102209 2 years ago
BIG L went harder but suace went hard 2 tho
Prostyles25 2 years ago 2
I dont know bout that fam, Sauce Money blew this shit out the water..Real talk...I was knockin this back in 99-2000..Nigga was spittin that fuego..
gametight79 2 years ago
big L went way harder
J4mMazTaR4Y 2 years ago 3
whats funny J's scared to rap over beats like these nowadays
WeaponTV 2 years ago 28
I know i hate that shit!! he could still murder a beat like this if he want 2
jayjiggahov 1 year ago
@WeaponTV why would he be scared? he cant be rapping all about that street shit no more. this nigga is damn near a billionaire. smh ignorant fuck
toneone16 1 year ago
@WeaponTV
whats funny is that no one makes beats like these nowadays.
jay can spit to anything
goyabean169 1 year ago
@goyabean169 Exactly, You're Soo Right.
SuperJayZFan1 1 year ago
@goyabean169
how you figure that? what you mean to say is no artists are BUYING beats like these nowadays. and even in that case, its only most mainstream artists. check more underground producers, check more low key artists like Slaughter House for example. don't let mainstream radio, bet & mtv fool you, those raw beats are still out there. it's just these bitch ass labels not pumping that real shit. it's all club, dance, pop joints getting the ok to make the albums, but check those mixtapes.
ChuloBadGuy 1 year ago 2
@goyabean169 Exactly!!!!
MR469 1 year ago
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@WeaponTV
whats funny is that no one makes beats like these nowadays.
jay can spit to anything!
goyabean169 1 year ago
@WeaponTV
Exactly. Jay ain't been quite the same since he stop saying "what the fuck" in his raps.
Igotcha05 5 months ago
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the beat and lyrics are AMAZING!!!!!
SooperManLuva1 2 years ago
Why Sauce Money didn't blow up like Jay-Z? Dude had mad skillz!
iamkotti 2 years ago 4
I have no idea, I mean I think about it almost every time I hear this song or "Resevoir Dogs".
SooperManLuva1 2 years ago
cuz Jay Z got the fame from biggs and dame its a one person rocket only!
WeaponTV 2 years ago
get ready for your final thrill
datkush11 2 years ago 3
code name hova all praise me you dont paint pictures, you all trace me. WOW!!
GlobalEliteEnt 2 years ago
Big L ripped it better on his doo wop freestyle
ibebofa 2 years ago 26
AMEN.
that was one of big L's best freestyles to me
and it was short
badLuckrapp 2 years ago 2
you mean on the Round Up freestyle ft. Doo Wop
QUESO550 1 year ago
classic freestyle ........ rip
olfact94 7 months ago
@ibebofa LA The Darkman also ripped it better on a Stretch & Bobbito freestyle.
BootCampWuTang 4 months ago
lol jay killed it real solid... 2bad he aint that lyrical on every track
2pacMKV 2 years ago
I got the Sauce Money Album if Anybody needs it Holla at me
EMoneybags2x 2 years ago 4
yo got Sauce Money pre game Instrumental?if u do can u put a download link..or some where i can get it for free
yungac3 2 years ago
he's nice but he's ain't better than Jay ..jay killed that
wiltseSi 2 years ago 4
why u think he never blew cuz he was hotter than Jay. "who else could take the Great Gretski an put em on thin ice/to much to lose to give him light" Sauce freestyle over bklyn we go hard
ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE7 2 years ago
This dood was soooo slept on. SERIOUSLY.
agrezivkoop 2 years ago 4
Listen close..Sauce lines were hotter than Jays..Real talk
gametight79 2 years ago 4
I heard Big L freestyle over this beat always thought it was sick.
SL1KC 2 years ago 5
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Tight Vid. Yall need to check out Vthov's music though if you haven't... If you want to hear some good music, search "Vthov" and you won't be dissappointed. Straight up.
CheckMySwagPimp 2 years ago
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This is fye, yall need to check this cat Vthov's swag. He does his own tracks start to finish.... sick beats and raw lyrics. I think he'll give a lot of major artists a good run. He's a nobody now but search "Vthov Let Me Clear My Throat" and you'll see what I'm talking about. His music is fye.
HipHopHead305 2 years ago
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This video is tight. Yall need to check out Vthov's music though if you haven't... He lays down pure fire. Search "Vthov Let Me Clear My Throat" and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's the truth.
FiyahMusic 2 years ago
nature got on this track too ....
kaffienepower 2 years ago
i been lookin for the extended version...go look with this joint...sauce and hov killin...caught snifin like dexter manley..sick line...
PBODY20 2 years ago
Jay ripped it!!!
holla221 2 years ago
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This video is great. You all should check out Vthov. He's a nobody right now, but I think he's going places for real. Search "Vthov Original Song". You'll see what I'm talking about.
illslapyoutwotimes 3 years ago
dj premier kill this beat
VENOMOUSBRAIN 3 years ago
It wasn't Premo it was Spencer Bellamy.
sernastyle1 3 years ago 9
@sernastyle1 yeah lol like dj premier was the only dope producer spencer is dope two ,jaz o is dope mr rapture is dope ,
gaou02 1 year ago
@sernastyle1 got 'em lol
SaintIzzle 11 months ago
@sernastyle1 That's right let it be known!!!
effmunee 10 months ago
@VENOMOUSBRAIN dj permier kills every beat
skunknasty420 11 months ago
best song off the belly soundtrack. now day ppl like this pussy ass lil wayne .
"hit u wit 8 wit one nine" like lil wayne could say sumthing that lyrical
scrappyloco9 3 years ago
I here what you saying my dude!! These little wayne ass niggas these dayz don't know hip hop kid.
DO OR DIE BED-STUY FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!
bedstuy1977 3 years ago 3
I had this album back in 99
GS300pusha 3 years ago 2
Sauce Money, Az, Nature and, Joe Budden are the most underrated rappers
kadeemisthat 3 years ago 5
i agree
sai52wp 3 years ago
TRU..EXCEPT JOE BUDDEN....
MORALUAC 3 years ago
i find it sad to think that a dawg this well enveloped as a lyricist didn't get on the map as well as he shoulda
PCfresh 3 years ago 3
"GIL WAS MY CO-D"- JAY
Thats dehaven that he's talking about sad that they split, j is a great rapper, but a fucked up person why is it that he dont fuck with no one from his past that paved the way for him.Makes one wonder about his character.
trevdiggz 3 years ago
This has nothing to do with his character. As a matter of fact what you said about Jay is wrong. What do you mean Jay don't fuck with no one from his pass that paved the way for him?
For the record Jay loosened ties with Dehaven because dude wasn't sensible nor real. When they were both selling drugs Jay told him categorically to put away money for bail but he never did. He got caught by the po-po and started snitching on Jay. How the fuck can you 'fuck with a nigga like that?'
frankerique 2 years ago
no doubt... Jay's *A Week Ago* was dedicated to DeHaven for snitchin....
vmm12 2 years ago
...And it was all good just a week ago. lol
tns187 2 years ago
how you know was you there? stop talking on hearsay you Jay-z stan
Jahbril30 2 years ago
Dehaven took The FEDS to trial and won. All public record
biggs760 2 years ago
and u tellin us this why?
te1220 2 years ago
@trevdiggz do you fuck with every1 in ur past? Plus, when niggas dont wanna go legit or str8en things in their life but think they can leech a friend, family, etc. cuz they got it, they get cut off. It's life. Damn, i aint know u met Jay and determined from that meeting....that hes a fucked up dude. Shit, I dont blame him for Dame. Mr. Dash aint make the best business decisions with them and esp. for himself.
SpeekEZ23 1 year ago
Sauce Money was so underrated....did you know he use to ghostwrite for a Bad Boy???????
rh6414 3 years ago 4
THATS CORRECT. GOOD FORM HOLMES...
foulmowf 3 years ago
yea won a grammy for ghost writing puff daddys "ill be missin you" he mainly only does ghost writing nowadays
RealMusicTV 3 years ago
Big L killed this beat BTW
NighttimeVulture 3 years ago
did Big L does this track
or tell me the name of this track
UltraDOG17 3 years ago
Search Big L Doo Wop freestyle on google or something
NighttimeVulture 3 years ago
beats too ill
NighttimeVulture 3 years ago
Damn. I never heard the whole song before. gotta get used to the extra Sauce verse
Habib24202 3 years ago 2
same here, I always remember this song with just two verses. They never played the third verse...
kstorm93 3 years ago
badman tune jay z was too good
somp 3 years ago
" ... Spanish Jose showed me how to get the money n!&&@'s owed me" - Hov
Mizoo 3 years ago
Some body gotta find the version with the other Jay verse
brangees 3 years ago
Lemme guess....is this a Preemo beat?
NighttimeVulture 3 years ago
Nah it's from a guy named Spencer Bellamy.
sernastyle1 3 years ago
yea...saw it on prodyby.altervista
NighttimeVulture 3 years ago
yo middle finger u was a great album, mad sleept on too. niggas gotta get on that.
juana167 3 years ago
I alwayz liked the track itself more than the lyrics behind it. I rhymed over this track for one of my homeboyz bac in the day. My boss-man was hypnotized off that shit. (LOL) Jay's verses were better bac in these dayz than they are now. Anyone that believes other wise iz dumb az shit. But yeah, Jay changed up. But a rapper can only be grimey for so long. Especially when ur not on the streets anymore.
phesterjr 3 years ago
yeah.i think he was fueld then bkuz he was still livin it. who did this beat? sound like preemo or large proffessor...
hihunyimhome 3 years ago
Good choice from those 2 legends but nah it was by this cat named Spencer Bellamy. Yeah that was my 1st time i've ever heard of him and i haven't heard from him ever since. He definately laced it up on this one tho.
sernastyle1 3 years ago
this is one of jay best verses. might not even be his though??????
glenrich84 3 years ago
"what you talkin' bout, willy?"
tns187 3 years ago
sauce used to write for him back then. believe it.
glenrich84 3 years ago
you came here to hear that old jay right?
glenrich84 3 years ago
U know thats a lie right, look at Jay-z's ghost writing history.
Jay wrote for so many people.
Look at Foxy Brown, Memphis Bleek , Puffy, Queen Pen etc.
So them rumors you need to stop spreading because the only person Sauce wrote for was Puff. Stop be a hater.
Mpc4500 3 years ago
best track on Middle Finger U..the beat , lyrics ..shit is on point..crazy shit
DahStoryTella 3 years ago
CRAZY!
ShawnWhite2007 3 years ago 2
YO!!! what the fuck was up with jay-z in 2000. he had more talent than everyone else in the game but he put out fuckin commercial dumb shit. 2000 actually couldve been his prime but this nigga was on bullshit back then. oh well wasted talent.
deadfresh10 3 years ago
Damn I miss when Jay used to rhyme like this:(
247hustler 3 years ago
ima co-sign. dam he wrecked that ho!!
royarroyo923 3 years ago
BIG track its ugly
360rears 3 years ago
Baanng!!
backseatbully 3 years ago 2
"you dont paint pictures, you all trace me".............
does it get any better than that....i dont think so..
delorianstar 3 years ago 4
tell dat to these lil wayne headz nowadays lol
Jay-Z best rapper alive if u think different fill up da tub wit nice warm water.....get in it......slit ya wrist.....and die slow
Brownzville Brooklyn stand da fuk up!!!!!!!!!!
YoungVille718 3 years ago 3
Sauce murdaz this...
ill.....
DUGMAC1973 3 years ago 2
of course, he was way better than jay!
Kabman89 3 years ago
I have to agree, def. Jay's best verse ever....he had a similar killa verse with The Ranjahz
kstorm93 3 years ago
jigga killed dat shit classic
reppin4bmore 3 years ago
does anyone know the name of the track that big l does to this beat?
Blake876 3 years ago
it goes by many names, heres a couple.
Doo wop 99 and Doo wop my niggaz freestyle.
zerominus 3 years ago
The best rhyme Jigga ever kicked. hands Down!!!!!!!!!!!
shamsta19 4 years ago
Jay-Z & Sauce both in there prime.Hip Hop at it's best.
fagatti 4 years ago 7