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New York

By Ja Rule · Targeting 50 Cent

New York is a track by Ja Rule with a diss section by Ja Rule targeting 50 Cent. The recording also credits Fat Joe and Jadakiss. The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

Released2004
Annotated4
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro: Dre]

    02

    Uhhhh, uhhhh

    03

    Haah, haah, haah, haah

    04

    This is, this is, this is, this is, this is

    05

    Uhhh

  2. 06

    This is, this is

    07

    I got a hundred guns

  3. 08

    [Chorus: Ja Rule]

    09

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

    10

    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York

    11

    I got a semi-automatic that spits

    12

    Next time if you talk, you talk

  4. 13

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

    14

    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York

    15

    I got a semi-automatic that spits

    16

    Next time if you talk, you talk

  5. 17

    And I know

  6. 18

    [Verse 1: Ja Rule]

    Multi-line diss block
    19

    Y'all niggas is pussy, punani, vagina

    20

    Your monologue's gettin' tired, now it's time to ride

    21

    Apprentice, you fired, you're no longer desired

    22

    So take off them silly chains, put back on your wire

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Y'all niggas is pussy, punani, vagina,” Ja Rule uses gendered or sexual language to question 50 Cent's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage 50 Cent's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  7. 23

    I'm on fire

    24

    Highly dipped in octane

    25

    Let East Coast bang, let West Coast bang

    26

    And Rule gon' bring the ghetto gospel (Ooh!)

  8. 27

    To every hood possible, pushin' through in the sky blue

    28

    Back with the God-U-Now, preferably the four pound

    29

    Slugs flyin' at the speed of sound

    30

    Tryna catch the ears of niggas that's runnin' they mouths

  9. 31

    I might get my Brooklyn niggas to run in your house

    Multi-line diss block
    32

    I don't really understand what the running's about

    33

    But we hunters, we take pride in airing our prey out

    34

    Leavin' 'em laid out dead and just for sport

    Block noteClaims geographic legitimacy

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I might get my Brooklyn niggas to run in your house,” Ja Rule uses place and local affiliation to decide who can credibly represent the scene challenged in the song. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The feud is presented as larger than two individuals, so the line asks listeners to treat 50 Cent as an outsider or a poor representative of the claimed community.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  10. 35

    'Cause we ain't playin' up here in New York

  11. 36

    [Chorus: Fat Joe]

    37

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

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    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York (Yes, hahaha)

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    And you can tell the way the homie spit (Woo!)

    40

    That, nigga, I'm from New York, New York (BX, BX, uh)

  12. 41

    I got a hundred ways to make a grip (Uh, uh)

    42

    Yes, I'm from New York, New York (Yes, uh)

    43

    And you can tell I get real ignorant (Blat, blat, blat, blat!)

    44

    'Cause, nigga, I'm from New York, New York

  13. 45

    And this is how we do

  14. 46

    [Verse 2: Fat Joe]

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    Nigga, I can see the coke in your nose

    48

    This ain't a movie, even he got his head blown on the globe

    49

    And I was just about to find God

    50

    But now that Ma$e is back, I think I'd much rather find a ménage

  15. 51

    And 'eybody talkin' crazy how they AK spit

    52

    But we don' did some 'vestigating and they ain't spray shit

    53

    Not me, I'm the truth homie, got the industry shook

    54

    Like, "Naw nigga, Joe gon' let 'em loose on me"

  16. 55

    True story, I'm bringin' the T back

    56

    Even Roy Jones was forced to lean back (Lean back)

    57

    My nigga Dre said, "grind Cook", now we killin' them hard

    58

    Niggas said I must've found Pun's rhyme book

  17. 59

    Got bitches on top of the Phantom

    60

    And the pinky got bling like the ring around Saturn

    61

    Cook, Coke, Crack, niggas fiend for that

    62

    And you already know the X is where the team be at, uhh

  18. 63

    [Chorus: Jadakiss]

    64

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

    65

    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York (Yeah)

    66

    Ruff Rydin', D-Block, and shit

    67

    Nigga, fuck what you thought, you thought (A-ha!)

  19. 68

    And you can't take shit for granted

    69

    'Cause life is too short, too short (Yeah)

    70

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips (Uh, yeah)

    71

    Nigga, I'm from New York (Uh, ah-heh!)

  20. 72

    And this is how we do

  21. 73

    [Verse 3: Jadakiss]

    Multi-line diss block
    74

    Yo, I swear it couldn't be sweeter, life's a bitch

    75

    Depending on how you treat her, you might get rich

    76

    It's guaranteed you gon' die, you might get missed

    77

    For maybe two or three hours, 'til they light they spliffs

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “It's guaranteed you gon' die, you might get missed,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  22. 78

    And that coke will get you a long time

    Multi-line diss block
    79

    But when I let 'em know the dope is out, it's like America Online

    80

    Wise has awoken, and you know they say that you deserved it

    81

    Whenever you die with your eyes open

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    Target50 Cent

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Whenever you die with your eyes open,” Ja Rule converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at 50 Cent. Why it was said: The record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts 50 Cent as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record belongs to the long-running conflict between Ja Rule and Murder Inc. and 50 Cent's camp. The dispute widened to include G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, DMX, Busta Rhymes and others through affiliations, response records and personal accusations.

  23. 82

    I still hold the title

    83

    'Cause I'm in the hood like them little motorcycles

    84

    Stick up kids hoppin' out with them old rifles

    85

    Just doing shit for nothin', it's so spiteful, ha, I'm just like you

  24. 86

    Word that niggas wanna murk you is in the air

    87

    A double shot of 'gnac and the purple is in the air

    88

    And I'm not cocky, I'm confident

    89

    So when you tell me I'm the best, it's a compliment

  25. 90

    Ha-heh!

  26. 91

    [Chorus: Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakiss]

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    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

    93

    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York

    94

    And you can tell the way the homie spit

    95

    That nigga I'm from New York, New York

  27. 96

    I got a hundred guns, a hundred clips

    97

    Nigga, I'm from New York, New York

    98

    I got a semi-automatic that spits

    99

    Next time if you talk (Ah-heh!)

  28. 100

    And this is how we do