So ghetto

Jay-Z · Vol. 3... Life and Times of S.Carter [1999]

[Jay-Z]

Back at'cha

How we do

Primo, Jigga-Man

History in the making

Let's go



Uhh, uh-huh-uh-UHH

Uh-huh-uh-uhh, uhh

I spit the murder-murder-murderous

Mur-mur-ma-murderous SHIT

Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-UHH

I keep the gangsta-gangsta-gangsta

Gah-gah-ga-gangsta beat, feel me? Uhh

I spit that Brooklyn-Brooklyn-Brook

Uh-uhh, uh-huh-uh-uhh, uh-uhh

Uh-huh-UHH



Yo.. career crook, nobody rap Brooklyn like me

Jigga-Man, Volume 3, I'm back lookin like me

Stop the presses, baby girls, drop your dresses

B-K lick a shot for Big Pop' in heaven

Ever since I came through, niggaz got the impression

everything I drop, out of the question, stop the guessin

it's hot, flows provin I pack cause my dough's movin

My whole crew up in this muh'fucker

We spray corners, stand there like you got a cape on ya, fine

You'll be wearing a black suit a long time

I put your crew in hard bottoms

The priest is like, "God's got him

He never did nuttin to nobody but them boys shot him"

Brandish iron, outlandish buyin

Bentley Coupes, not braggin just simply the truth

We all from the ghetto, only difference, we go back

Back up in D&D on this Primo track, listen



Chorus: Jay-Z {scratching by DJ Premier}

I'm so gangsta prissy chicks don't wanna fuck with me

"Iceberg, Slim baby ride rims"

I'm so gutter, ghetto girls fall in love with me

"You know him well.." "..by the name of Jigga"

I'm so gangsta prissy chicks don't wanna fuck with me

"You can love me or hate me.." "..Jay-Z"

I'm so gutter, ghetto girls fall in love with me

"Roc-a-Fella lock the whole block down"



[Jay-Z]

Wednesday's I'm up in Shine, Cheetah's Monday night

I'm fuckin with the model chicks Friday night at light

So I'm cruisin in the car with this boozy broad

She said, "Jigga-Man you rich, take the doo-rag off"

Hit a U-turn; ma I'm droppin you back off

Front of the club, "Jigga why you do that for?"

Thug nigga til the end, tell a friend bitch

Won't change for no paper plus I been rich

Eighty-eight been hustlin, linen been crushin em

Women been fuckin them HUH?

You see I live for the love of the street

Rap to the ruggedest beats

Hall closet cluttered with heat

I spit that murder-murder-murder

that Brook-Brook-a-Brooklyn shit

Furthermore ma..

We tote guns to the Grammy's, pop bottles on the White House lawn

Guess I'm just the same old Shawn



Chorus



[Jay-Z]

I'm from the M-to-the-A-baby-R-C-Y

So it's hard for me to let the larceny die

Niggaz see me in the streets with no bodyguards

just two big guns that'll body your squad

Could niggaz be scheamin on me? Probably are

Think Jigga's a joke nigga? Hardy har

I spit Brook-Brook-Brooklyn every time I bust

Radio's gotta play me though I cuss too much

Magazine said I'm shallow, I never learned to swim

Still they put me on they cover cause I earn for them

Soon as I sell too much, watch them turn on him

cause that seem to be the shit that'll earn for them

I spit that murder-murder-murderous everytime a verbalist

iller than Verbal Kint is or O-Dog in "Menace"

I'm ill, start to finish, I rip apart contenders

I'm hot.. hehehehe..



Chorus



[Jay-Z]

I'm so gangsta prissy chicks don't wanna fuck with me, uhh

I'm so gutter, ghetto girls ..

Heheh, (uhh, uhh, uh-huh-uh-uhh), yeah

Uhh, yeah, funk, yeah, with me, yeah, beyotch, yeah

Jigga, yeah, Primo, yeah, gangsta, yeah, niggaz, yeah

Brooklyn, yeah

So ghetto

Released in 1999 on Vol. 3... Life and Times of S.Carter, 'So ghetto' stands as a defining track in Jay-Z's catalog, capturing the raw energy and street credibility of the late 90s hip-hop era. The song exemplifies his ability to blend aggressive lyricism with a rhythmic flow that became a staple of East Coast rap. As part of the album's broader narrative, the recording reflects the transition period in his career, showcasing his dominance in the genre while addressing themes of urban life and success. The track remains a significant example of the production style and vocal delivery that characterized his work during this pivotal time in music history.