Lyrical Breakdown of Big Brother - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D. friend

No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin

It's the Hard Knock Life Tour, sellout

Picture us in the mall coppin' Iceberg and yell out "Jigga" (Jigga)

Yeah, that's what we'll yell out, yell out

You know the name, do I gotta spell out, or tell 'bout?

J-A-Y, and 'Ye so shy

Now he won't even step to his idol to say "Hi"

Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by

Back of my mind, "He could change yo' life

Wit' all these beats I did, at least let him hear

At least you can brag to your friends back at the gig"

But he got me out my mama crib

Then he help me get my mama a crib

Big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D. friend

No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin (begin)

Let the story begin (let the story begin)

If you feel the way I feel, why don't you wave your hands?

Fresh off the plane, I'm off the Baseline

Nothin' handed out, I'm 'bout to take mine

'Round the same time of that Blueprint 1

And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for him

I played my little songs in that old back room

He'd bob his head and say, "Damn, oh, that's you?"

But by The Black Album, I was blackin' out

Partyin' S.O.B.'s and we had packed a crowd

Big brother got his show up in Madison Square

And I'm like, "Yeah, yeah, we gon' be there," but

Not only did I not get a chance to spit it

Carline told me I could buy two tickets

I guess big brother was thinkin' a little different

And kept little brother at bay, at a distance

But everything that I felt was more bogus

Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent

Only thing I wanna know is why I get looked over

I guess I'll understand when I get more older

Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem

Now I'm on the top and everybody on the scrotum

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D. friend

No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin (begin)

Let the story begin (begin)

If you feel the way I feel, why don't you wave your hands?

Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant?

Not only a client, the Presi-dito

Hola, Hovito

The game gettin' foul, so here's a free throw

I was always on the other side of the peephole

Then I dropped "Jesus Walks," now I'm on the steeple

And we know, New Jack City, gotta keep my brother

But to be number one, I'ma beat my brother

On that "Diamonds" remix, I swore I spazzed

Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass

Sibling rivalry, only I could see

It was the pride in me, that was drivin' me

At the Grammy's I said, "I inspired me"

But my big brother who I always tried to be

When I kicked the flow, it was like pick-and-roll

'Cause even if he gave me the rock, it's give-and-go

I guess Beanie's style was more of a slam dunk

And my shit was more like a finger roll

But I had them singles though

And them hoes at the show gon' mingle, yo, heh, y'all know

I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay

Next thing I know, he got a song with Coldplay

Back of my mind, I'm like, "Damn, no way"

Translate, español: "No way, José"

Then I went and told Jay Brown

Should've known that was gonna come back around

Should have talked to you like a man, should've told you first

But I told somebody else and that's what made shit worse

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

So here's a few words from your kid brother

If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell 'em

People never get the flowers, while they can still smell 'em

A idol in my eyes, god of the game

Heart of the City, Roc-a-Fella chain

Never be the same, never be another

Number one, Young Hov, also my big brother

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D. friend

No I.D. my mentor, and that's where the story ends

Toomp killed this shit