[Verse 1: JAY-Z]
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First the Fat Boys break up, now every day I wake up
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Somebody got a problem with Hov
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Whats up? Yall niggas all fed up cause I got a little cheddar
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And my records movin out the store?
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Young fucks spittin at me, young rappers gettin at me
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My nigga Big predicted this shit exactly
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“Mo Money, Mo Problems,” gotta move carefully
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‘Cause faggots hate when you gettin money like athletes
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Youngins ice-grillin me, oh, you not feelin me?
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Fine, it cost you nothin, pay me no mind
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Look, Im on my grind, cousin, aint got time for frontin
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Sensitive thugs, yall all need hugs
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Damn, little mans, Im just tryna do me
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If the records two mil, Im just tryna move three
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Get a couple chicks, get em to try to do E
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Hopefully theyll ménage before I reach my garage
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I dont want much, fuck, I drove every car
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Some nice cooked food, some nice clean drawers
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Bird-ass niggas, I dont mean to ruffle yall
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I know you waitin in the wing, but Im doin my thing
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Wheres the love?
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[Chorus: Bobby Bland & JAY-Z]
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Aint no love in the heart of the city
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I said wheres the love?
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Aint no love in the heart of town (Yeah)
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[Verse 2: JAY-Z]
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And then the Fugees gon break up, now every day I wake up
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Somebody got somethin to say
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Whats all the fuckin fussin for?
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Because Im grubbin more?
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And I pack heat like Im the oven door?
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Niggas pray and pray on my downfall
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But every time I hit the ground, I bounce up like roundball
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Now, I dont wanna have to kill soundboys
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Dont wanna have to cock back the four-pound bar
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Look, scrapper, I got nephews to look after
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Im not lookin at you dudes, Im lookin past ya
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I thought I told you characters Im not a rapper
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Can I live?
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I told you 96 that I came to take this shit and I did
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Handle my biz, I scramble like Randall with his
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Cunningham, but the only thing runnin is numbers, fam
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Jigga held you down six summers, damn, wheres the love?
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[Chorus: Bobby Bland & JAY-Z]
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Aint no love in the heart of the city
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Niggas, wheres the love?
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Aint no love in the heart of town (Holla at me)
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Aint no love (Take em to church), in the heart of the city
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Uh, uh, uh, uh, my nigga, where is the love?
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Aint no love in the heart of town (Fuck)
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[Verse 3: JAY-Z]
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Then Richard Pryor go and burn up
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And Ike and Tina Turner break up
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Then I wake up to more bullshit
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You knew me before records, you never disrespected me
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Now that Im successful, youll pull this shit
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Nigga, Ill step on your porch, step to your boss
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Lets end the speculation, Im talkin to all of yall
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Males shouldnt be jealous, thats a female trait
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What, you mad cause you push dimes and he sell weight?
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Yall dont know my expenses, I gotta buy bigger plates
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Haha, and more baggies, why you all aggy?
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Nigga, respect the game, that should be it
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What you eat dont make me shit
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Wheres the love?
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Wheres the love?
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[Chorus: Bobby Bland]
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Aint no love in the heart of the city
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Aint no love in the heart of town
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Aint no love in the heart of the city
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Aint no love in the heart of town
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Aint no love in the heart of the city
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Aint no love in the heart of town
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Aint no love
