[Chorus: Santogold] Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!!
[Verse One: Jay-Z] This is black hoodie rap, there's no fear in my eyes where they lookin at Better look on map, Besides, mi nah like to eye fight Mi nah think such a ting is worth a man's life (CHRIST!!!) But if a man test my Stuy, I promise he won't like my reply Boom Bye Bye like Buju I'm crucial I'm a Brooklyn boy I may take some gettin use to Chain snatchin, ain't have it, gotta get it Same shitted, from Brownsville to Bainbrididge Fatherless child, mama put double shifts So the number runners was the only one I hanged widith Before you know it I'm in the game, bang fidith Fit no orangutans piddeals ciddaps like orange's I'm dangerous PLEASE!!! Tell me what the name of this is
[Chorus: Santogold (Jay-Z & Santogold)] Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (B-R-O-O-K!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (L-Y-N!! COME AGAIN!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (B-R-O-O-K!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (L-Y-N!! COME AGAIN!!!)
[Verse Two: Jay-Z] I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them I Jack, I Rob, I sin Awww man, I'm Jackie Robinson Except when I run base, I dodge the pen Lucky me, lucky we, they didn't get me Now when I bring the Nets I'm the Black Branch Ricky From Brooklyn corners, burnin branches of sticky Spread love, Biggie, Brooklyn, hippie I pity, the fool with jewels like Mr. T With long history in my borough, they borrow With no intentions of returnin, tomorrow The sun don't come out for many, like Annie Half orphan, mama never had an abortion Papa sort of did, still I managed to live I go hard, I owe it all to the crib Now please tell me, what the fuck's harder than this!!!!
[Chorus: Santogold (Jay-Z & Santogold)] Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (B-R-O-O-K!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (L-Y-N!! COME AGAIN!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (B-R-O-O-K!!!) Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! (L-Y-N!! COME AGAIN!!!)
[Verse Three: Santogold] While I'm doin my time due to circumstance Cross that bridge is the consequence Once pretend now I paid my dues Risk takers we break the rules Get so dark, but I see good Bed-Stuy stay high in my neck of the woods Now, let it ring out, it's a warnin (BROOK-LYN!!!) Let it be sworn in Gotta make it stick workin like we good color Rip it to the core, underneath it or we oughta Right into the clip, bring it to the floor One step one step give it up more All this stuff and the streets are a mess With big ass dreams and a sick death wish Probably like the commercials says Kill the voice screamin in my head
[Chorus: Santogold] Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!! Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!!
[Outro: Santogold] Brooklyn we go hard, we go hard!!!!