I gave you life when niggas was forgettin' you emcee
Let's get the proceedings proceedin' this evenin'
When I was out on the road, that's how you judge Hov, no?
The blueprint 2, baby, on the way
H.O.V.A.
I got my mojo back, baby, oh, behave
I won't rest till you on one knee
Y'all an' your articles, hard to spit at Jay
I brought the flutes this time, though
I get the spoils 'cause the victor is me
Y'all fell into the booby trap
H.O.V.A.
I got my mojo back, baby, oh, behave
Jay Z that, Jay Z this, get off Jay Z's dick
This thing on? Jay Z, Jay Z, in Jay Z news
Is it 'Oochie Wally Wally' or is it 'One Mic'?
Y'all from a far threw thoughts my way
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I set the trap just to see dude react, an' now
You're an actor, you're not who you're depicted to be
Let's do it right this time, c'mon
An' now you'se can't leave
See I'm back before you had a chance to miss me
When the grass is cut, the snakes will show
What y'all niggas get front page articles
H.O.V.A.
H.O.V.A.
Let's do this thing
I got my mojo back, baby, oh, behave
Same dude to give you ice an' you owe him some head
I'm Big Dog, Glenn Rob, listen, God, you a flea
They call me this misogynist, but they don't call me the dude
Unleash the flutes on them, Guru
Who you know flow vicious as me?
Yet so religiously, that's why they call me Hov
H.O.V.A.
Prophesizin' on your CDs an' tapes
I've been real all my life, they confuse it with conceit
'Cause the nigga wear a coofie, it don't mean that he bright
'Cause you don't understand him, it don't mean that he nice
The street dreamin', all y'all niggas livin' through me
What's the problem B? You not as hard as me
That's why they follow me
Since I will not lose, they try to help him cheat
Gimme some more music in the headphone
You want war then it's war's gonna be, nigga
Jay Z this, Jay Z that, Jay Z this, Jay Z that
You opened the door, God, I'm at you annually
I put dollars on mine, ask Columbine
An' the little homey Jungle is a garden to me
H.O.V.A.
I'm a legend, you should take a picture with me
They put in they pocket, all you get in return is a lotta lip
My mama can't save you this time, niggas is history
Naw, naw, don't be afraid
An' I'm sorry Miss Rosie Perez
They feel my pain an' my agony, nigga
The blueprint 2, baby, on the way
What you thought, I would not have nothin' to say? Nope
But you can't give cred to anythin' dude says
The blueprint 2, baby, on the way
I got my mojo back, baby, oh, behave
I call a spade a spade, it just is what it is
An' this is with whom you want to place your faith?
These dudes is all politics, depositin' checks
H.O.V.A.
Until you on one knee
Nigga hard as we, nigga, ROC, nigga
An' y'all buy the shit, caught up in the hype
You should be happy to be in my presence, I should charge you a fee
Ain't I supposed to be absorbed myself?
H.O.V.A
Savin' me the hassle of speakin' to half of these assholes
But I will not lose, for even in defeat
I gotta thank the little homie Nas for that though
H.O.V.A.
Shorty, it's time to wake up the dead
There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens it up for me
When the Twin Towers dropped, I was the first in line
To take his dollars to give gifts at the projects
You sound a little naive in them articles that I read
An' I'm a let karma catch up to Jaz O, whoa
Can't y'all see that he's fake? The rap version of TD Jakes
Won't break you a crumb of the little bit that he makes
Y'all mention Jay Z name
The blueprint 2, baby, on the way
Every time there's a tragedy, I'm the first one to help
I understand what y'all tryin' to do
I got my mojo back, baby, oh, behave
Is it 'Black Girl Lost' or shorty owe you for ice?
Donatin' proceeds off every ticket sold
It just means you don't understand all the bullshit that he write
Songwriters: Shawn Carter, Ennio Morricone
You want war then it's war's gonna be, nigga