Jay-Z - 22 two's (freestyle, 1996)

[DaAlphaOmega]

At your wake as i peak in,look in your casket feelin sarcastic look at him still sleepin!

Cold!

[KidBazer]

nobody has the instrumental to this? :|

[THRILLER1009]

2 ppl need 2 hop off lil waynes 2 incher

[MrAlbieShore]

This is my fucking joint HOVA! Youtube Jae Apollo he did a pretty ill version of this but he used 44 4's that dude has next and he's from Brooklyn

[TorrMup]

2 much black +, 2 much love = 4eva

[modblush]

why is that the background?

[drewbnewbie]

shes a babe <3

[chicagoo17]

@drewbnewbie Fosho

[DrLyrical]

"To all my brothers it ain't too late to come together

Cause too much black and too much love, equal forever"Everybody is calling Jay Z this and Jay Z that. But they fail to remember this lyric from his freestyle. Now take it a step further for Jay Z to even freestyle this line means that it was on his mind readily and prevalently for it to flow so smoothly during this freestyle.

[bboydizzy69]

him him.haahaha jay was a character

[TDat92]

to much west coast dick lickin..

[thesouthrapsucks]

@TDat92 to much downsouth dick lickin

[DrLyrical]

Thanks for uploading this track! Quick Question we have searched across the net far and wide - is it supposed to be 22 Too's or 22 Two's ? Somebody set the record straight please. Oh and this song has some pretty powerful lyrics, we expound on them at our office at \/\/\/\/\/\/.lyricalsurgeon [dot] com

Thanks again dokukyrpa!

[DonRMB]

@DrLyrical 22 twos,Its called that becuz the first verse has 22 to's,too's and two's.Get it? pretty clever..

[DrLyrical]

@DonRMB Clever indeed! Hmmm, we knew about the tos but the toos and twos we did not notice. Much respect for the wisdom oh and we subscribed. Keep enjoying life!! We are vibing to Jr. Gong (Damian Marley) and Nas's Patience good stuff!!! Link: vvvvvv[dot]youtube[dot]com/wat­ch?v=AhcPPfJKs8I

[christopheergin]

if you talk shit on the EAST then your a Stupid muthafucka and if you talk shit on the WEST then your a Stupid muthafucka too

[CAW118]

fuck west and east.... its all about the Midwest!!!

[TheRandomBrian]

I heard the intro from somewhere else.

[DoggiestyleLA]

I HAVE ALI LANDRY TATTED ON ME SHE'S THE SHIT!!

[flyingpowerlogitech]

This isn't a freestyle retards, it's on his debut album.

[shiasha09]

he's the best that ever spitt it i wood say wrote it........ but he dnt write

[curryboy7]

Jay-Z has the best flow in the rap game and along with dope lyrics he is one of the greatest of all time behind Pac and Big

[raymondthomas]

Fuck You U West Coast FAG..........Get off the East DICK.........Tyga said it himself Snoop is getting Old and his fag ass ain't holding the west down....Suge knight is going broke and the Game takes it in the ass.....maybe he is taking 2 many sexual advances...LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO East Coast BITCH !!!! Queens Nigga

[CBaileySuperman09]

@raymondthomas LOL IF U REALLY THINK ABOUT IT THE EAST COAST AINT GOT SHIT EITHER. MAYBE BACK IN THE 90S WHEN THERE WAS BIGGIE, NAS AND SOME OTHERS. BUT NOW THERES NOTHING. BESIDES JAY Z.

[1010eastside]

@raymondthomas only real nigga out the west is nipsey hussle that niggas the only one doin it in the west

niggaz in the east still come hard

[L33Z01]

@1010eastside u forgot about Crooked I, hes the hardest out tha West

[pootamus]

west coast dick lickin? FUCK YOU PUSSY JAY Z FANS

[HipHopIsDeadMohsin]

@pootamus fuk u faggot EASTSIDE4LIFE, Nas,BIG, and the best Jay-z, how can you compare "pimps in the crib mama drop it like its hot," to

"2 many chances

2 many brothers wannabe lovers don't know what romance is

2 many bitches stuck up from 2 many sexual advances

No question; Jay-Z got 2 many answers," or

"Hit the Earth like a comet, invasion

Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian, half-man, halfamazin

Cause in my physical, I can express through song

Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong,"?

[bklynzyoungj]

Classic Bk Shit!

[nonsense1521]

Jay Z BEST EVA PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!

[jbincan]

beautiful

[florisvalent91]

'who told me shut the f up?'

'HIM, HIM!'

hahaha

classic tune, this

[BrooklynEagle]

Oh yeah, I just wanted to post this up somewhere on here that's Hov-related: The Brooklyn Nets--IT"S GONNA HAPPEN! Definitely! It'll definitely happen...by the 2011-2012 season at the latest. Alright, that's it. Just wanted to get that off of my chest. :)

[BrooklynEagle]

CLASSIC! This is classic Hov right here--classic B'klyn. And I haven't heard this joint in a long while (probably 10 years, now!). Hov's an old man (40! Lol!) in 2009, but, someway-somehow, he still manages to stay relevant. He's that deal, man. Plain and simple.

BTW, Ali Landry will ALWAYS be HOT. I don't know why that sexy-ass picture of her is on here, but I'm glad it is. :) You know how I knew '98 was going to be a good year? Her Dorito's commercial from the Super Bowl that year--HOT! ;)

[ninjanizzle]

This song is genius. Best Jay Z song imo.

[xowalawalaox23]

if you wanna get technical it pretty much is a freestyle he wrote it in his mind ..

[adhurjaty]

this is not a freestyle

[shaevatho]

freestyle dont mean freestyle no more

[HipHopIsDeadMohsin]

@shaevatho originally it was a freestyle but it was so good he decided to put it on his album.

[shaevatho]

@HipHopIsDeadMohsin a freestyle or a freeverse?

[budnlean]

@shaevatho u right...used to be top of the dome type shit. now days niggas just recite rhymes they've remembered.

[GuiniVinny93]

@shaevatho whatever that means.....

[efreshperry]

he doesnt write so what do you call it?

[NotoriusMproductions]

yea it is hes just THAT good haha

[thattdudee]

If you never wrote your words on paper its a freestyle, listen to any rapper you think is free styling and i guarantee you will hear the same shit in different songs.....example cassidy...

[skilar5]

longevity till im seventy

[jmichaelflem]

not a freestyle, track on reasonable doubt

[FAMBOY92]

who is this lady. if she aint nothing to jayz why isshe on here but i agree nice chick

[efxtivedesign]

it says so under her name bro pay attention

[FAMBOY92]

dog it dont say shit about jay z so dont comment on shit you dont know pay attention

p.s FAGGOT

[ImmortalFoundation]

That is it

[nikkidoom200]

too much westcoast dicklickin, and too many niggaz on a mission tryin to do your best jay z rendition... he must psychic or somtthing LOL

[Hoodstar0172]

nice chick

[thedukel]

too much westcoast dicklickin, and too many niggaz on a mission tryin to do your best jay z rendition....

[zerolp6]

amillis a freestyle on a record

[bulleyoh]

WoW that chick is HOTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chickenwang4]

ths track 7 on RD ths nt adamn freestyle

[warmongers666]

why a track cant be a freestyle

[miwrestler1]

yeah its a freestyle,

its just on the record

[AnthonyPhilipTorres]

This isn't a freestyle. The sound qaulity of jay'z's voice is tops. and the perfect unison of the background saying yes you can is too perfect. The people in the background don't sound written to you? Does to me.

[TuEIite]

hahahaha, sorry, had to laugh at you.

[AnthonyPhilipTorres]

Alright look this up when you get the chance. DMX defeats Jay-Z in freestyle battle. If Jay-Z could really freestyle that well he'd have murded DMX and its known he was crucified. Also note just because it isn't written doesn't make it a freestyle you have to come up with it on the spot free of prior thought. Besides look up videos of Jay-Z freestyling and try and find one that sounds close to being this good or a freestyle without lyrics from a song he'd already made.

[thattdudee]

I agree with everything you just said except dmx beating jay, theres two sides to this everyone riding with jay said jay won and vice versa...don't believe everything you hear

[sebaldo88]

was not a battle, it was a cypher