Released on November 12, 2002

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[Intro: Jay-Z]

Geah-geah-geah, geah-geah-geah

Ugh, ugh, ugh-ugh-ugh

Bap!

[Chorus: Sleepy Brown & Jay-Z]

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught, ugh)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Bought)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (Bags)

'Cause we be poppin' tags (Geah) pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Woo)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags

'Cause we be poppin' tags, pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

We arose, let's go


[Verse 1: Jay-Z]

"So Fresh, So Clean" like 'Kast

Jay-Z be poppin' tags

Leavin' the mall with heavy bags

You know the boy got a love for the cash

"Aw, fuck, there he go again

Talkin' 'bout hoes and dough again"—yup!

Can't hold it in

I'm surprised I got so much dough to spend

But back when I was poorer then

You wasn't focusing about the dough I spend

But I was holdin' then, I was a roller then

I was a baller back then, all of that, man

Fall back, I bought that

What would you do if you was in my shoes?

Leave dudes in the rearview

V12 engine, corners spinning

Twinkies shinin', pinky ring

Armadale, nigga, stinky-stink

Top down, my cash is up

Gold chain, I don't give a fuck

Gold brain'll get you in the truck, ma

That's right, you in luck, ma

You see me cruisin' down, better step inside

Ain't enough room to fit you all in the ride

First-come, first-served basis

You know Hov' be goin' to nice places

That's right, and I'm droppin' cash

Leave the mall with garbage bags

Gucci this, Prada that

Roll with your boy, you'll be poppin' tags

[Chorus: Sleepy Brown & Jay-Z]

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught, ugh)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Bought)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (Bags)

'Cause we be poppin' tags (Geah) pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Woo, uh-huh)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (What else?)

'Cause we be poppin' tags, pimpin', we be poppin' tags!


[Verse 2: Twista]

It's a party when I go up in the store

Shopping while I'm zooted off the dro

Rolling like a nigga that just came up on a mil'

And I got 'em sweepin' and pickin' up tags off the floor

Bag full of clothes, I remember having rocks in the hall

On the corner with the Glock by the balls

Serving up a jab and workin' security 6 to 6

Then it's straight from the block to the mall

Buy what's on the wall, go ahead and treat yourself

When you come up on some cheddar, better pop that tag

Like when I dip off in the Prada then I go up to the lot

And lay the paper down to cop that Jag'

I got a closet full of ammunition and funds

Mink, Rocawear and some guns, Pelle and a fresh pair of Jordans

Dro packs and Bo Jax and Air Maxes; throwbacks and 1's

No max for none

(When I go up in the store, a nigga never get enough)

I'm a baller, if you want it, come and get it now

(Nigga come to a race with a car, you won't catch up)

And the Twista kinda wicked when I spit it now

I be chopping up cheddar with Kanye

Chop a little cheddar up with Jay

Chop it up with the O-to-the-Kizzay

Poppin' big tags with the flow and the dough, we gets busy

[Chorus: Sleepy Brown, Jay-Z, & Killer Mike]

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught, ugh)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Bought)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (Bags)

'Cause we be poppin' tags (Geah) pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Woo, uh-huh)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (What else?)

'Cause we be poppin' tags, pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

Let me tell you something 'bout me


[Verse 3: Killer Mike]

My throwback game is whiffle-wicked

Saint Patty's Day, green pinstripe

Number 20, Mark Spitz'n'

Jersey, ooh-wee, with the matching New Era fitted

White boys say my style is bitchin'

Keeping coke in the kitchen

Keep a Glock that'll shock and bring the rest

Tucked underneath my Mitchell & Ness

I'm scramblin', handlin' with a .45 cannon

It's tucked in my Marc Buchanan

Extra clips and shells in the lambskin

Two-deep by Pelle Pelle

Westside, holla, Felli Fel

More G's on me than a late-eighties Gucci leather

Worn by the great Rakim himself

Stitch my Dapper Dan

Old man with the gun in hand, I leave your blood squirtin'

No offense, I'll put your face on the chest

Of a sweatshirt drawn by Shirt Kings

I been fucking a hustle, married to a racket

Since the first Air Jordans and Starter jackets

I slept with a package, under mattress

I carry guns heavy, speak easy

Slight with the fighting words

I'll put something hot through your motherfucking Iceberg

Got a project chica named Rica

She keep a purse full of dro, reefer

Small baby-black gat tucked in her Baby Phat

I rock some, roll chief sacks like Daddy Fat

[Chorus: Sleepy Brown, Jay-Z, & Big Boi]

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught, ugh)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Bought)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (Bags)

'Cause we be poppin' tags (Geah), pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Woo)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (I'm poppin')

'Cause we be poppin' tags, pimpin', we be poppin' tags!


[Verse 4: Big Boi]

Pop tags in reverse, you'll be needin' a nurse

Leave you laying on your back in a Cadillac hearse

Now your mama in all-black with a matchin' purse

I know you wanna blow up, but a funeral hurts

What's worse, you can hit the mall and ball 'til you fall

Have to make a collect call 'cause your cell cut off

Trot to the mailbox 'pecting a check but the mail's run short

No more MD, DD, LD

That means "Movie Date," "Dinner Date," "Lunch Date," help me

Please, my cheese is gone

Long bread to the short bread, word is bond

Meticulously pimp-ously serve the song

Act a damn donkey like the pilgrims

When they popped the tag on the Indians' home

Drop top rag-o with the wind going

Chillin', bags in the trunk full of F.A.O. Schwartz for the chil'ens

Spent a few shillings

Sip a few chickens, lick a few kittens, just kidding

A fresh bowl of milk is in the fridge and

Can you pop the tags on the Honeycombs?

Oh now, you acting mad

'Cause the money done slowed down, just a lil bit

Dipped, poked out, did some shull-bit

Actin' like a pitfall, bull-pit, dead game is the pulpit

Leave a motherpumper with his "John Doe" toe-tag clipped

Imperial classic, a lyrical thrashin'

A miracle happenin'

Jay-Z, Killer Mike, and Big Boi rappin' and rhymin' and snappin'

Pop that tag on some of this game

No politics, swallow and keep the change

[Chorus: Sleepy Brown & Jay-Z]

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught, ugh)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Bought)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags (Bags)

'Cause we be poppin' tags (Geah), pimpin', we be poppin' tags!

And we gon' stay hustlin' on that block until we caught (Caught)

And we gon' stay showin' off that jewelry that we bought (Woo)

And we gon' stay leavin' out the stores with heavy bags

'Cause we be poppin' tags, pimpin', we be poppin' tags!