He'd bop his head and say, "Damn, oh, that's you?"
I guess I understand when I get more older
Should have known that was gonna come back around
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin, begin
So here's a few words from your kid brother
I guess big brother was thinkin' a little different
Picture us in the mall coppin' iceberg and yell out Jigga
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D friend
No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin
Big brother was B.I.G's brother
A idol in my eyes, God of the game
Young Hov' or so my big brother
And them hoes at the show gon and mingle yo, y'all know
My Big brother was B.I.G's brother
It's The Hard Knock Life Tour, sell out
If you feel the way I feel why don't you wave your hands?
My big brother was B.I.G's brother
Now he won't even step to his idol to say hi
Big brother got a show up in Madison Square
But my big brother who I always tried to be
Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem
You know the name do, I gotta spell out or tell 'bout?
Then I went and told Jay Brown
And we know, New Jack City gotta keep my brother
On that 'Diamonds Remix', I swore I'd spaz
I played my little songs in that old back room
Fresh off the plane, I'm off the base line
And my shit was more like a finger roll
Not only a client, the presedito
Back of my mind, he could change your life
Only thing I wanna know is why I get looked over
It was the pride in me that was drivin' me
Next thing I know, he got a song with Coldplay
But he got me out my mama crib
So here's a free throw
No I.D. my mentor, now let the story begin, begin
Should have talked to you like a man, should have told you first
And kept little brother at bay, at a distance
My big brother was B.I.G's brother
Never be the same, never be another number one
'Cause even if he gave me the ROC, it's give and go
With all these beats I did, at least let him hear
Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D. friend
Nothin' handed out, I'm 'bout to take mine
My big brother was B.I.G's brother
Used to be Dame and B.I.G's brother
Used to be Dame and B.I.G's brother
But by the 'Black Album', I was blackin' out
Who was hip hop brother, who was No I.D. friend
Let the story begin, the story begin
Sibling rivalry only I could see
Heart of the city, Roc-A-Fella chain
If you admire somebody, you should go 'head and tell em'
I guess being styled was more of a slam dunk
But I had them singles though
Standin' there like a mime and let the chance pass by
Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant?
I was always on the other side of the people
At least you can brag to your friends back at the gig
At the Grammy's I said I inspired me
Let the story begin, begin
Translate Espanyol, "No way, Jose"
No I.D. my mentor and that's where the story ends
Carlene told me I could buy two tickets
Now I'm on the top and everybody on the scrotum
But not only did I not get a chance to spit it
Round the same time of that 'Blueprint 1'
But to be number one, I'ma beat my brother
Party at S.O.B's and we had packed the crowd
Then I dropped 'Jesus Walks', now I'm on a steeple
And I'm like, yeah, yeah, we gon' be there
And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for 'em
People never get the flowers while they can still smell em'
I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay
If you feel the way I feel why won't you wave your hands?
J A Y and Ye' so shy
Used to be Dame and B.I.G's brother
Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass
Back of my mind, I'm like, "Damn, no way"
Used to be Dame and B.I.G's brother
Yeah, that's what we'll yell out, yell out
But everything that I felt was more bogus
But I told somebody else and that's what made shit worse
Then he helped me get my mama a crib
When I kicked the flow, it was like pick and roll
Hola' Hovito', the game gettin' foul
