Jay-z - Hovi Baby

[LAPiscinex]

Ahead of his time forreal..

[williyzman]

no ma really give the drummer some LMAO classic

[mrcaptainkush1]

DONT GET IT TWISTED

GET IT RIGHT

DID IT DIFFERENT

DID IT BETTER

DID IT NICE

DID THE IMPOSSIBLE?

BEEN DID IT TWICE!

[borovietz]

Ha Ha! Właśnie tak! Jał!

[jaytolbert9]

this is when jay was unofficially crowned king of NY...this track was a dacade ahead of it's time. nothing out sounded like it

[Maybeinjune]

dat nigga went off!

[Fcullins]

Rapper slash exec., Kordell Stewart.......!!!

[OjciecMroku]

Madafakerski madafaker !!! Just blaze

[saboteur57]

Jay is a beast! - Stop ya run one of the reasons that they call us GANG-GREEN! (Philadelphia Eagles Defense was known as GANG-GREEN and they were best in the NFL at stopping the other teams run game) The other reason cause we got a GANG OF GREEN! If theres better at gettin cheddar, that remains to be seen..

Masterpiece...

[LoPeSHoL718]

SOMEBODY SEND THIS LINK 2 WAYNE. HE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS. THIS MAN GOT HITS NOT SILLY FREESTYLES

[7mvproy]

unheard of type shit 

[thecoolesteva6]

This song gets me so hyped. I wish Jay Z didn't have so much awful music so his good music like this song could be known more.

[NotoriousNYNJ]

@thecoolesteva6 Jay Z doesnt have a lot of awful music.... yall put him at too high of a standard thats unrealistic...

[NotoriousNYNJ]

Jay Z bringing the Nets to Brooklyn!!! He keeps on making history!!!!

[roc575]

i love how every jay-z hater out there only brings up his radio/mainstream hits and/or his beef with nas. that just goes to show how ignorant they really are because all of his best songs are actually NOT radio singles. i have had this song in my top 5 for the longest time and it might be #2 now. this track might seriously be jay's best, lyrically. he absolutely kills everything in his sight, not to mention Just did a fckin number on this beat. god, he has so many fckin classics, riduclous.

[roc575]

"Seven straight summers, critics might not admit it

But nobody in rap did it, quite like I did it

If you did it I done it before, you get I had it

Got mad at it and don't want it no more

And that goes for everything from flippin that raw

Flippin whores, flippin vocal chords, don't get it twisted

Get it right, did different, did it better, did it nice

Did the impossible then did it twice (get it right)"

[roc575]

"I'm so far ahead of my time, I'm bout to start another life

Look behind you, I'm bout to pass you twice"

"Can't see me skill for skill or check for check

It's the bow tie flow dog, I bring it to your neck

Live and correct I will bring it to your set

I got now, I don't care who got next"

[Mackaframmalamma]

America's Radio Sweetheart!

[NotoriousNYNJ]

15 STRAIGHT summers!!! Critics might not admit it... but NOBODY in rap did it QUITE like how he did it! #ThatIsAll

[roc575]

@NotoriousNYNJ serously dawg. 15 straight fckin summers, unbelievable is the only word to describe what this man has done. he truly is a pioneer. he completely engineered the game, then broke it down, then built it back up...again.

[HIGHLYFE1000]

this is a hot track

jay a beast

ROC A FELLA

[TARBENBOYQP]

This nigga go's H.a.m.

[tarayadkins]

i LIKE HOW NOBODY REMEMBERS THIS BEAT....IT'S THE OLD SPORTS CENTER SONG....

[SweetXRosie]

@tarayadkins I REMEMBER! ;D

[evil2ekoms]

@tarayadkins

I do

[axnxtxoxnxixo]

this is the hardest song ever made i dont care who dis agree this man went H.A.M for real matter of fact this should of been called H.A.M jay z will forever be the best rappers will never be able to catch up to this song and he droped it in 2002 OMG lmfao!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHorrorcity]

Nigga I aint Mega Man I'm MEGA MAN

[clj055]

ni99a its da gangsta team

[scarefacroffarrock1]

this track go hard as fU*kk

[scarefacroffarrock1]

type of shit..you bang out 50 push ups to....get hype!!

[MrOutlaw65]

Im so far ahead of my tyme about to start another life, look behind you i'mbout to peast you twice....

[NewYorkStateOfCrime]

@BazooTV75 Just Blaze sampled destinys child.....

[ZoNeBx1160]

@NewYorkStateOfCrime he sampled TLC on this track diggin on you

[NewYorkStateOfCrime]

@ZoNeBx1160 yeh I stand corrected. It is Tlc

[RapPackImSinatra]

(In my absence/ cats get/ absence-minded / now it's time to rewind in remind them why I'm in the position that I'm in......) that flow is sick!

[youpi22ful]

hova # 01

[delirious44]

incredible sound

[nicknicknick123321]

goddam dis track is str8 fya

[gjluv01]

this song is mad dope.. 

[YoungKai96]

This tune always made me think of 'Transformers'. Love this track!

[fenty4eva04]

ROTFLMAO! Ur whole career is an accident! who ws gasn 'em? JAY HOVA!!!!

[fenty4eva04]

rotflmao! ur whole career is an accident! who ws gasn 'em? jay killd 'em like on dis one!

[clowe310]

THIS SONG RIGHT HERE DISPLAYS WHY HE IS THE BEST TO DO IT!!!! LYRICALLY HE IS UNMATCHED AS FAR AS WORDPLAY AND NEVER GOING OFF BEAT!! YOU ARE A HATER IF YOU DISLIKE THIS SONG!!! 

[YGBiGGANA5]

THEBESTRAPPA ALIVE PERIOD ND HE OFF THE HEAD

[Akizzle0]

here i am feelin rappin on dis track..tryin to go hard on it but not wack.gettin money like wat's up sack..rollin nice kush from a beauty bush in a swisha not zig zags..remind the old past dat u won't last..cuz me like to forward with success so fast..it's akeezy baby..plz quit actin funny..truth cumin out so i don't think dat's dummy..

[JustinTucker03]

Jay Z is the Michael Jordan of The Game... Point/ Blank/ Period !!!

[thepatriotblackinc]

youtube.com/watch?v=fJs7EztS9b­s

[TheManie25]

hes da best rite nw da new best  check his video manie-champions

[cdot92]

always doin somthn with the illimuniti look at his finger 3 n 3 devill shit bro

[SBIMEZM86]

@cdot92 WOAH, dude...yeah, definitely, I mean, the more *obvious* notion that he's trying to avoid his other fingers from covering the Jersey couldn't be the more obvious answer. Good problem solving skills, man

Between you and me, I think he's just trying to do 3 x 3 to equal nine like on the jersey. But I'm sure such a coincidence must, also, have *something* to do with the illuminati

[NewYorkStateOfCrime]

@cdot92 Man you are real stupid. Somebody took that picture without him noticing, so everything he does is illuminati based ? cmon

[steven90ify]

@cdot92 do you see anyone else talkin about illuminati on this? learn how to enjoy a song.

[dmny214]

Justin Blaze

[TorrMup]

JUST BLAZE is just ridiculous

[dogun23]

"Back to the future and gotta slow up for the present

I'm fast, niggaz can't get past my past

How they propose to deal with my perfect present?

When I unwrap "The Gift & the Curse" in one session" I'm sure 90% of the people that have heard this song don't realize how sick those bars are right there. Once you figure out how clever and witty that is then you'll really know why Jay is respected so much.... Don't worry, I'll wait

[SBIMEZM86]

@dogun23 Reason why I've always loved Jay is because almost all his wordplay is based in double entendres. It goes over the head far more, I feel

[Hannibalscousin]

@dogun23 I got it the first time I heard it. Whenever this was made...I actually thought by the sound of it that it was THE Ether response.

[NathanIsWard]

Classic HOV

[BobbyKash757]

str8 fire! damnn jayy make deez new spittas look like fake ass wanabees ...smh..

[T82486]

This was 2002-2003 and his 2nd Verse is better than anything that has been put on wax since.............

[Cala1724]

He is tight as hell

[ryandrums1001]

Tony Royster jr =]

[MyStrawberry222]

My last name,is hovi and my friends call me hovi baby lollll

[chozinwun54]

@MyStrawberry222 your so lucky lol

[peezyTV]

the best fire sign

[gisell714]

"If you did it I done it before, you get I had it

Got mad at it and don't want it no more"

"Get it right, did different, did it better, did it nice

Did the impossible then did it twice"

seriously boss with those lyriicsss

[nerodemp]

damn he's gud

[sorahb]

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER

[Easterknight2461]

FUCK JAY-Z NAS ALL THE FUCKIN WAY!~

[marckecko]

@Easterknight2461 NaS and Jigga are both nice!

[Regimentgunner]

CHECK OUT MY DRUM COVER OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUCEMENT BY JAY-Z!!!

[Guard803]

DRAGON BALL U MEAN A DRAGONS TESTICLE!

[cjzuhlke8988]

"plus i get paper dog dont let me forget, the watch face so blue like its holdin its breath, cant see me skill for skill or check for check, its the bow tie flow dog i bring it to ur neck" daaaamn

[megaead69]

Classic flow on this.....

[CrisEsko]

yo i remember papoose made a song with this beat can someone pls tell me which 1 it is

[J3YB33]

@CrisEsko The beat is based on a sample of a TLC Track called Diggin on You.

[idiyamin7]

@MrHyperFresh nah i think he was referring to himself as Goliath & the rest of the rappers as david trying to take him down

[Albido100]

Thumbs up if you know about this song because Jay-Z ripped of TTGL

[Highstar25]

Jay-Z isn't manly enough to quote gurren lagaan.

[TheSuirad]

this shit hot..like a Dragon Ball.

[Jonny13Blaze]

"In my absence cats get absent minded now it's time to rewind to see why I'm in the position that I am". 'Can't see me skill or check for check it's the bow tie flow dog I bring it to ya neck". Dudes flow is fuckin' rediculous on this.

[Cash24100]

the second verse is cracc for real

[Jimmythestormnorman]

JUST BLAZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[onlygudcronicplz4]

that 2nd verse hot

[cmtgforever]

And Em been declining since Marshal Mather LP i'll sick Lupe or Jay Elec or Mos Def on him he needs the first drugs he was doin on the first 2 albums.

[cmtgforever]

Jay-Z song 4 song untouchable period really get any rapper's catalogue out go song for song. I mean kingdomcome ok so-so like jordan's1st comeback not the old mike but the next year he's back jigga did same wit American Gangster even BP3 was better than most shit out, plus consider he's been providing bangers since 96 longer then some of ya'll been living.

[LBoggie32]

Justin Blaze and Kanye on the same team doc? Crazy ass production team.

[OrangeEverythang07]

jay went in on you niggaz shyt still one of da realest songs he eva done

[DA7odKAI]

This must be what Goku felt like when he snapped & went Super Saiyan for the 1st time. Because Jay took shit to another level on this track

[Chaingeeazi]

@DA7odKAI I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed! If U break down the lyrical complexity of this track it is freakin' RETARDED! U could do lectures on this track! "Me-an tyrant... Iron mask (I in mask)..." An' so on... Although he does this all the time, he just makes it seem like he's sayin' somethin' simple...

[byrdgyme2k8]

@DA7odKAI best comment of all time

[slimarsh]

tlc diggin on you sample

[DeezyFBaby99]

Will someone please help, where's the version of this song that he does live now? I don't know if this is a remix or not, so don't get mad, I'm just looking for the version he does now, can someone please help

[REIGN131]

i give this one 10 stars

[kuttydale]

this is my favorite Jayz song period.....

[Shoujoboy51]

lol @ Gurren Lagann fans saying Jay bit that. Umm no he didn't the soundtrack came out in 2007 this song was four years old by then. And if you're just doing it for the lolz I understand. Otherwise you're making yourself look like an idiot.

[tswagg504]

all my people that write raps may agree with me.....this aint the type of beat that you can spit some shit that you wrote for another beat on....this is the type of beat where you have to write the verse with the beat or it will trip you up....it's very unorthodox, but amazing.

[Critchy39]

It's Hovi Baby!

[Drazys]

Nigga is the greatest of all time.. the best ever dead or alive..

[bles05]

2nd verse is why Jay-Z is a better 'lyricist' than Nas, and any other rapper 4 that matter (weezy)

nas says sum deep shit, but dat dont make 'em a better MC...who really M(oves) the C(rowd) more??? - jays flow is better n everything, thats y people who dont even listen 2 rap come to his concerts,,shits amazin'

Nas is good though, but Jay-z is great

-& miss me w/ the Em comparisons - got beat up by DeAngelo Bailey, den made up a bunch of shit 'bout how he got 'em back...fail

[ty32alldai]

@bles05

mc actually stands for master of ceremony

[tjhott99]

@bles05 Hay already let it be known. and if u look at sales. Em the truth. the Top sellin Rapper Ever. and jus Lyrically insane.

[HHSmarchingfalcons]

@tjhott99 sales dont mean shit

[CJAC5]

@bles05

Well said.

[ROBADON21]

just blaze and the blazets!!!!!!!!!

[chuckface06]

"the watch face is so blue like its holdin its breath"

[chrismzac]

dis song make a nigga wanna say "Wooooihhh" Like a rock skippin off the lake surface...i'm bound to make u cats nervous ...

i'm so murderous on de track/

[raycortes26]

"did the impossible then did twice" tooooooooo much

[WadexC3]

This beat is incredible.

[SpeekEZ23]

get this edited shit the FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!

[1234drizzy]

Its da bowtie flow dawg ill bring it to ya neck

Live and direct i will bring it to ya set

[hugowilsontv]

remix is so much better

[kalysbest]

Blaze went all in on da track and Jay Z just demolished it lyriccalllly!!! I can only imagine live in the studio what they may have looked like. I would have given my last dolla to see Hov in the studio go bananas over that shit! FIREEEEE!!! West Coast props....

[SpeekEZ23]

@kalysbest i second that!!!! How they look at Beethoven work they should look at JayHoven the same. And theres a Hall of Fame waiting for Just Blaze, i know it!!

[shamelrw]

@kalysbest Can you imagine that studio session? Geez

[Ignomasol]

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA!!

[leeadirn]

But hovi was made in 2002

HOLY SHIT JAY-Z TIME TRAVELED INTO THE FUTURE TO RIP OFF GURREN LAGANN.

JAY-Z IS HARDCORE

[philanderadriaan]

@leeadirn thats y hes called hove

[SadisticRuler]

Lol at this rip off...

[byrdgyme2k8]

If Some1 Says Jay-Z is Wack Just Show Them This Tune(Or Any Random Jay-Z Tune) & They Should Chnge They Mind

[Hyourin0584]

The fuck is this shi-ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA

[MakeSureYouCleanUp]

Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWA.

[GavinCroc]

Do the impossible

See the invisible

ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA

[unknownlord]

Jay Z watches anime.

[chuckface06]

@unknownlord i dont understand...

[AMVRebirth]

@chuckface06 anime goes hard in the paint check my page

[dozerprice]

@unknownlord how ya kno?

[unknownlord]

@dozerprice It was more of a joke, since the lyrics starting at 0:28 are almost word for word of a popular anime song.

[MPZTUBER]

@unknownlord wat verse makes u say that

[srilwan]

@unknownlord how do you know that? What anime does he watch?

[gsnax22]

@unknownlord why do you say that?

[selenta]

ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA

[Mcgridddle]

nice rip off of "libera me" from hell.

[olivezx]

ROW ROW FIGHT DA POWA!

[DA7odKAI]

"Pistol Pete leave competition shakin without missin the beat" That line was so cold because Pistol Pete was doing tricks before And1. As a music lover I respect the past and some of the present emcees but right now Jay is the only emcee right now I can hear the same track from over and over again and still be captivated each time as if it was my 1st time hearing it. All these new school rappers come with an expiration date sort of like milk. Most of the older rappers are like wine

[Ilumnye]

this nigga KILLED it!!!

[CokeWaveTenshi]

one of my fav jay z song ever

got damn he went in on this and the beat is fuckin bangin

[ChiCagOh1]

"If you did it i done it before, u get it i had it got mad at it n didnt want it no more, n dat goes for everything from flippin dat raw, flippin whores, flippin vocal chords"

[DonaldKav24]

"they say a midget standin on a giants shoulder can see much further then a giant,so i got the whole rap world on my shouders they tryna see much futher then i am"

[042892qwerty]

@DonaldKav24 have you heard "crooked i- Im a g"? he says " i ain't on the shoulders of no giant, im looking out the window of the lid the giant seen me flying by him". now that i've heard what jay-z said it makes crooked's that much nicer

[Brooklynbed1]

@042892qwerty That is nut-n butt butt-n-junk it makes no sence.

[DonaldKav24]

my favorite jayz song

[9iine]

love the beat .. not jay z .. just blaze ais a beast

[sneakerfiend219]

love this song..one of my favorite jay-z songs..

[NewYorkStateOfCrime]

Critic's might not admit, but nobody in rap did it like i did it if u did it i done it before you get it i had it got mad at it and dont want it no more....Come on that is just clever. Thats skill.

[JordanRayAllen]

@NewYorkStateOfCrime WORD!

[Nerdbama]

I loe all of jay's music, but his old shit was top notch......

[raoulhery]

way better than any BP3 songs except already home

[MrBuddy243]

this is the best song jayz made

[mariemallili]

@MrBuddy243 one of the best...cause he has so much great songs... i cant choose one ..=))

[ChrisCothron]

your ass

[seanyj04]

i feel the same way.

[the87oldschool]

jay use to be the best anybody that is feeling that shit out now is not a true jay fan

[dontekim]

look behind you im about to past you twicw lol crazy line

[HollyH0od]

jay is the best to do it

[dontekim]

YO jay z just said the watch face so blue like its holding its breath wow lmao crazy

[Larh124]

I'm Not a big Jay Z fan but this shit here is NASTY! The beat is Fire!

[JordanRayAllen]

@Larh124 I hate when I see comments like this. HOW CAN YOU NOT BE A FAN OF JAY-Z?!!!!

[Larh124]

@JordanRayAllen Wow seems like some one has a lot to say at me and others WOW! My nigga it's just an opinion, what u think a lot of cats love Jay Z... NO Welcome to the real world!

[rijecanin8]

EMINEM is the best lyricly (and the most succeful, cause of that and cause he is the truest)!!

[Keezy73]

This is the best Hov song EVER.

[Bacardi1511]

No one beats eminem lyrically lol.

I do agree this is my fav album from Jay.

[kubkut]

@Bacardi1511 Andre 3000 will slaughter Em on the mic

[JordanRayAllen]

@kubkut And then you woke up. STOP DREAMING.

[KidKraizey]

this was his best blueprint album...but to me. this is his best album PERIOD!

[JordanRayAllen]

@KidKraizey I'll have to disagree. In my opinion The Blueprint 1 is greater than all of Jay's albums but sits comfortably next to Reasonable Doubt.

[aychrissyx]

dont get it twisted, get it right; i did it better, i did it nice, i did the impossible..then did it twice.

[DatBoiEazi]

THE BEST RAPPER EVER PERIOD

[ThaGenius101]

UMMMM NO!