Queen Latifah — Jersey

(Queen Latifah) Yo what's up this is Queen Latifah in the house Definetely representin Jersey on the love love Coolin' out in Cali; shootin' Living Single But damn I miss home [Hook 4X] I can't.. forget New Jersey (Verse 1: Queen Latifah) When I think of home I think of a place where there's love over-flowin' And all my family and peeps I knew when I was growin Mommy and daddy made me proud to an Owens Taught me to keep goin' Straight up but never knowin' I would become Her eminence and royal highness The Queen Latifah; no doubt; one of New Jersey's finest So, set if off Get 'em up on my own Cause Jersey's what I think about when I think of home Don't let no one get close to you except the chosen few Stick with the ones who meant the most to you When you were broke and blue, that's how fam do That's how you stay true around these snakes That freakin' smile when they hate you I'm quick to take the ride down for in-town (?) (Just another day living on a down) My experience legit, my rhymes is on hit It's mad truth to the rumor we the shit; I can't forget [Hook] (Verse 2: Queen Latifah) I used to work at Burger King but after takin orders I used to take the path to Latin Quarters across the waters When I learned to do the Wop, yo, I couldn't stop I brought it back around the way to show the people on my block Teacher, teacher, tell me how you do it It looks so simple like that there is nothin to it So, we meet at Irvington High halls and after school I'd run To the Willowbrook mall boostin' with Sulamon I had a talent for getting 'em for gear Petty thief, small time crook of the year But I chilled cause I had bigger dreams than to steal And Ramsey came for me and Apache to put our voices on a reel And I could hear myself on the radio "45 King Special Red Alert Show" Cause that's what life was all about to me R-E-P Flavor Unit, representin' Jersey [Hook] (Verse 3: Queen Latifah) I think about my mom and my brothers when I'm on swoll Shakim, when I'm on swoll My baby sister, when I'm on swoll Hoffstead, when I'm on swoll Ill-Town, when I on swoll Jill-Town, J.C, when I'm all swoll Irvington, Newark and so on, when I'm all swoll Recognize the home of my soul We got Naughty And uh we got Nicky We got Redman, the Artifacts and Whitney Bon Jovi them my bogeys Bruce Springsteen, and Das EFX Shaquille O'Neal, oh he'll catch wreck Tisha Campbell, Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett Back spin, or spin it Thursday, Peppermint I'm in it Shadow's, I knows no foes in the spot Cause them peeps is my peeps and my back is got Nuf' respect to your burough, your block You're black; I love to see us move as a flock Unstrapped, against each other No body armor Nobody harms a hair on a head, everything's calmer And we cool, the ghetto stars and fools We paid the dues We made the blues So come on with the come on Get down with the get down I'm down with my hometown sound [Hook]