[00:03.77]Staduim status
[00:10.04]Uh
[00:11.46]My big brother was Big's brother
[00:14.40]Used to be Dame and Bigs brother
[00:17.19]Who was Hip Hop brother
[00:18.63]Who was No I.D friend
[00:20.09]No I.D My mentor
[00:21.37]Now let the story begin
[00:22.73]Its the hard knock life to
[00:24.56]Sell out, picture us in the mall
[00:26.38]Copin iceberg and yell out Jigga
[00:29.09]Jigga
[00:29.67]Yea that's what we would yell out
[00:31.08]Yell out
[00:31.66]You know the name do
[00:32.81]I gotta spell out or tell bout
[00:34.37]J a y and Ye so shy
[00:37.16]Now he won't even step to his idol to say hi
[00:40.08]Standing there like a mime
[00:41.46]And let the chance pass by
[00:42.94]Back of my mind he could change your life
[00:45.58]With all these beats I did at least let him hear it
[00:48.57]At least you could brag to your friends back at the gig
[00:51.58]But he got me out my mama crib
[00:55.23]Then he help me get my mama a crib
[00:57.79]Big brother was Bigs Brother
[00:59.92]Used to be Dame and Bigs Brother
[01:02.78]Who was Hip Hop brother
[01:04.29]Who was No I.D friend
[01:05.75]No I.D my mentor
[01:07.00]Now let the story begin, begin
[01:09.94]Let the story begin
[01:12.46]story begin
[01:14.41]If you feel the way I feel why don't you wave your hands, hand
[01:20.16]Fresh off the plane I'm off to Baseline
[01:22.62]Nothing handed out
[01:24.38]I'm about to take mine
[01:25.83]Around the same time of that BluePrint 1
[01:28.43]And these beats in my pocket was that Blueprint for em
[01:31.26]I'd play my little song in that ol back room
[01:34.08]He would bob his head and say, damn, oh, that's you
[01:36.96]But by the Black album I was blacking out
[01:39.81]Party at S.O.Bs and we had packed the crowd
[01:42.63]Big brother got his show up in Madison Sqare
[01:45.64]And I'm like yea, yea we gonna be there
[01:48.47]But not only did I not get a chance to spit it
[01:51.54]Carleen told me I could buy two tickets
[01:54.79]I guess big brother was thinking a little different
[01:57.31]Kept little brother at bay, at a distance
[02:00.53]but everything I felt was more bogus
[02:03.09]Only made me more focused
[02:04.27]Only wrote more potent
[02:05.73]Only thing I wanna know is why I get looked over
[02:08.62]I guess i'll understand when I get more older
[02:11.50]Big brother saw me at the bottom of the todum
[02:14.28]Now I'm on the top and everybody on the scrodum
[02:17.16]My big Brother was Bigs brother
[02:19.88]Used to be Dame and Bigs brother
[02:22.70]Who was Hip Hops brother
[02:24.55]Who was No I.Ds friend
[02:25.58]No I.D my mentor
[02:26.81]Now let the story begin
[02:28.41]Begin
[02:30.03]Let the story begin
[02:32.68]begin
[02:34.64]If you feel the way I feel why don't you wave your hands
[02:40.36]Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant
[02:42.68]Not only a client the presidito
[02:45.74]Hola ovito
[02:47.94]The game getting foul so here's a free throw
[02:50.85]I was always on the other side of the peep hole
[02:53.58]Then I dropped jesus walks now I'm on a steep hole
[02:56.27]And we know
[02:57.48]New jack city gotta keep my brother
[02:59.91]But to be number 1 I'm a beat my brother
[03:02.80]On that diamonds remix I swore I spaz
[03:05.59]Then my big brother came thru and kicked my ass
[03:08.40]Sibling rivery, only I could see
[03:10.95]It was the pride in me that was driving me
[03:13.97]At the grammys I said I inspired me
[03:16.86]But my big brother who I always tried to be
[03:19.67]When I kick a flow it was like, pick and roll
[03:22.78]Cuz even if he gave me the roc its give and go
[03:25.51]I guess beanies style was more of a slam dunk
[03:28.39]And my shit was more like a finger roll
[03:31.09]but I had them singles though
[03:32.88]And them hoes at the show gone minggle yo.
[03:35.69]Ya know
[03:37.53]I told Jay I did a song with cold play
[03:39.96]Next thing I know he got a song with coldplay
[03:42.99]Back in my mind I'm like damn, no way
[03:45.59]Translate espanol
[03:47.08]No way jose
[03:49.63]Then I went and told Jay brown
[03:51.79]Should of known that was gonna come back around
[03:54.26]Should of talked you like a man should of told you first
[03:56.90]But I told somebody else that's what made shit worse
[03:59.96]My big brother was Bigs brother
[04:02.77]So here's a few words from your kid brother
[04:05.62]If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell um
[04:08.33]People never get the flowers while they could smell um
[04:11.50]A idol in my eyes, God of the game
[04:14.28]Heart of the city,Roc-a-fella chain
[04:17.34]Never be the same, never be another
[04:20.22]Number 1 young Hov also my big brother
[04:22.82]My big Brother was Bigs brother
[04:25.52]Used to be Dame and Bigs Brother
[04:28.38]Who was Hip Hops brother
[04:29.76]Who was No I.Ds friend
[04:31.26]No I.D my mentor
[04:32.73]And that's where the story ends