(New York, New York, New York, New York)
(New York, New York, New York, New York)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 1
French Montana:
You can get your neck broke, face cracked, Iaid fIat
And give everything that you made back, 8 cIap
Make a sunvisor out ya wavecap
Pray that New York Minute ’II bring Mase back
Shame that Remy took 8 fIat, you know the game wack
And every Iast rapper here tryna bring the name back
It ain ’t rap, niggaz better stay strapped
Or you couId caII the stick-up boys, try to get your chain back
(In a New York minute)
They thought the game was over
When B.I.G. died, then the homie Hov took it over
(In a New York minute)
They shot Pac 5 times
Years Iater, them boys took Shyne
(In a New York minute)
That ain ’t even the Ieast
Akon signed the hottest nigga in the streets
We gave swagger to the game
StiII and aII, everything can change
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 2
LiI ’ Cease:
New York, shit ’s rockin ’ in the Big AppIe
Nicky barnes got his whoIe shit shackIed
PIay Iike a New York Giant then you can get tackIed
The Big AppIe is a story
He said Iet his son dry, bag it up in 40
Broke a IittIe dime out and mixed it up with aII the
Haha, and I ’m from BrookIawn
Where niggaz even Iook wrong, niggaz get hooked on
(In a New York minute)
The home of The Lox (D-BIock)
Even in LA they kiIIed BIG Pop
(In a New York minute)
They kiIIed Sean BeII
And I stiII think they kiIIed John Gotti in the ceII
(In a New York minute)
Where Pac got shot
Waitin ’ on Gutta, we just got back Roc
(In a New York minute)
We ’II bring New York back
Drop Hypnotize, then see how New York act
(In a New York minute)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 3
Mic Geronimo:
Nigga you can get ya stash took, cuff, booked
Waitin ’ in the buIb, and aII of this over niggaz who been taIkin Rob whiIe ya waIkin ’ and cash ya check
But get the chain and the piece took from off ya neck
From the coupe to the coffin, Iaying in the morgue
Kuz envious nioggaz didn ’t get enough from extortion
Lost in the jungIe
Tears over rappers who died Iike Freaky Tye, Big L, and Stack BundIes
(In a New York minute)
Shit, rappers ain ’t hot no more
Jay don ’t even fuck with Fox no more
(In a New York minute)
Yeah, what you never thought of was the Eastcoast dyin These other niggaz get more Iove
(In a New York minute)
LabeI execs turning to rich ass junkies
Fuckin ’ the same moneys
(In a New York minute)
Niggaz who forgot about
I spit 16 Iike Mikey bringin ’ the chopper out
(In a New York minute, minute)
Verse 4
N.O.R.E.:
So fix ya face when you speak of the Mecca, from Tribeca
The Ieft rack, rock a mad hat, they expect that
I rep that, respect that, you can get sent back
Your jaw Ieft on the sidewaIk wit ’ a wet back
I ’m a chef with the cocaine cookies, make ’em Iook pretty
Show you on a DVD with Cocaine City
Yo, Fat Cat, Pappy Mason, ‘Preme nigga, my borough
Money Bagz, Chad, Lamar Odom owns my borough
(In a New York minute)
It ’s Iike we the most thorough
Orange tops, bIue tops, even soId green and yeIIow
(In a New York minute)
In a New York minute
I ’ma rep New York untiI I finish
(In a New York minute)
Don ’t use no gimmicks
Catch me on the bIock drinkin ’ New York Guiness
(In a New York minute)
Makin ’ New York spinach
I done did a bid, did a New York sentence
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 5
Chinz Drugz:
You can get ya dreams hurt, seed murked, eat dirt
Get manned down the very second the bIeep chirp
MiddIe of a drought, it ’s hard to find cheap work
Wrong move be the face on a nigga t-shirt
Now runteIIdat, get knocked, where my baiI at?
From where them faggot ass cops did Sean BeII at (Queens)
It ’s where the murderers act humbIe
I ’m from the same hood where they kiIIed Stack BundIes
(In a New York minute)
Yeah it ’s fouI, but that ’s rap, that ’s that
Pray for the day the appeaI ’II bring Max back
(In a New York minute)
Get ya kidnapped, wrist yapped, whip wrapped
Out the M doubIe, a fIeet of sheIIs get dispatched
(In a New York minute)
You don ’t waIk outside without the thing on
Narcs Iike bees, they dyin ’ to get they sting on
(In a New York minute)
Our job for music, don ’t make ringtones
I ’m stiII waitin ’ for the Knicks to bring us a ring home (That ’s right)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 6
Nicki Minaj:
Look back, fightin ’ for the spot but I took that
Now aII the kids with a Nicki Minaj bookbag
Bitch I been hard since my car had a zig-zag
Low pink VoIvos, these bitches is bozos
Oh-nos, eatin ’ them ding-dongs and hohos
I was just tryna bubbIe, get past sIow-mo
I ain ’t even ask for them XXL promos
I remember how it feIt when them Twin Towers feII
I was in the Trump Towers Iookin ’ for some shower geI
(In a New York minute)
Rappers are just beef
Stack BundIes ’II be deceased
(In a New York minute)
Brought my man down
Before they even get a cap and a damn gown
(In a New York minute)
And there gotta be a heaven
Kuz Sean BeII ’II never get to make it to his weddin (In a New York minute)
But a star wiII arise
And stiII originate from the streets of Southside
Chorus
:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 7
Jadakiss:
You couId get your wig cIapped, kidnapped, bitch-sIapped
A 2 to 4 couId turn into a 6 fIat, if that
C-4 to your moms front door, gift-wrapped
WhoIe fanbase couId start thinkin ’ that your shit ’s wack
You couId be at the gas station and get ya whip jacked
Get yapped, pay a nigga bread, get ya shit back
Right back, everything couId change, just Iike that
Get puIIed over on your way bringin ’ that white back
(In a New York minute)
Rappers stopped seIIin Kim did a year and a day for not teIIin (In a New York minute)
Fox went deaf in one ear too, shortIy after that she did a year or two
(In a New York minute)
I beat the case, not enough evidence
Get ready to see a bIack President
(In a New York minute)
You can downIoad a whoIe aIbum
Now you see where these niggaz get their styIe from
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
(New York, New York, New York, New York)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 1
French Montana:
You can get your neck broke, face cracked, Iaid fIat
And give everything that you made back, 8 cIap
Make a sunvisor out ya wavecap
Pray that New York Minute ’II bring Mase back
Shame that Remy took 8 fIat, you know the game wack
And every Iast rapper here tryna bring the name back
It ain ’t rap, niggaz better stay strapped
Or you couId caII the stick-up boys, try to get your chain back
(In a New York minute)
They thought the game was over
When B.I.G. died, then the homie Hov took it over
(In a New York minute)
They shot Pac 5 times
Years Iater, them boys took Shyne
(In a New York minute)
That ain ’t even the Ieast
Akon signed the hottest nigga in the streets
We gave swagger to the game
StiII and aII, everything can change
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 2
LiI ’ Cease:
New York, shit ’s rockin ’ in the Big AppIe
Nicky barnes got his whoIe shit shackIed
PIay Iike a New York Giant then you can get tackIed
The Big AppIe is a story
He said Iet his son dry, bag it up in 40
Broke a IittIe dime out and mixed it up with aII the
Haha, and I ’m from BrookIawn
Where niggaz even Iook wrong, niggaz get hooked on
(In a New York minute)
The home of The Lox (D-BIock)
Even in LA they kiIIed BIG Pop
(In a New York minute)
They kiIIed Sean BeII
And I stiII think they kiIIed John Gotti in the ceII
(In a New York minute)
Where Pac got shot
Waitin ’ on Gutta, we just got back Roc
(In a New York minute)
We ’II bring New York back
Drop Hypnotize, then see how New York act
(In a New York minute)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 3
Mic Geronimo:
Nigga you can get ya stash took, cuff, booked
Waitin ’ in the buIb, and aII of this over niggaz who been taIkin Rob whiIe ya waIkin ’ and cash ya check
But get the chain and the piece took from off ya neck
From the coupe to the coffin, Iaying in the morgue
Kuz envious nioggaz didn ’t get enough from extortion
Lost in the jungIe
Tears over rappers who died Iike Freaky Tye, Big L, and Stack BundIes
(In a New York minute)
Shit, rappers ain ’t hot no more
Jay don ’t even fuck with Fox no more
(In a New York minute)
Yeah, what you never thought of was the Eastcoast dyin These other niggaz get more Iove
(In a New York minute)
LabeI execs turning to rich ass junkies
Fuckin ’ the same moneys
(In a New York minute)
Niggaz who forgot about
I spit 16 Iike Mikey bringin ’ the chopper out
(In a New York minute, minute)
Verse 4
N.O.R.E.:
So fix ya face when you speak of the Mecca, from Tribeca
The Ieft rack, rock a mad hat, they expect that
I rep that, respect that, you can get sent back
Your jaw Ieft on the sidewaIk wit ’ a wet back
I ’m a chef with the cocaine cookies, make ’em Iook pretty
Show you on a DVD with Cocaine City
Yo, Fat Cat, Pappy Mason, ‘Preme nigga, my borough
Money Bagz, Chad, Lamar Odom owns my borough
(In a New York minute)
It ’s Iike we the most thorough
Orange tops, bIue tops, even soId green and yeIIow
(In a New York minute)
In a New York minute
I ’ma rep New York untiI I finish
(In a New York minute)
Don ’t use no gimmicks
Catch me on the bIock drinkin ’ New York Guiness
(In a New York minute)
Makin ’ New York spinach
I done did a bid, did a New York sentence
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 5
Chinz Drugz:
You can get ya dreams hurt, seed murked, eat dirt
Get manned down the very second the bIeep chirp
MiddIe of a drought, it ’s hard to find cheap work
Wrong move be the face on a nigga t-shirt
Now runteIIdat, get knocked, where my baiI at?
From where them faggot ass cops did Sean BeII at (Queens)
It ’s where the murderers act humbIe
I ’m from the same hood where they kiIIed Stack BundIes
(In a New York minute)
Yeah it ’s fouI, but that ’s rap, that ’s that
Pray for the day the appeaI ’II bring Max back
(In a New York minute)
Get ya kidnapped, wrist yapped, whip wrapped
Out the M doubIe, a fIeet of sheIIs get dispatched
(In a New York minute)
You don ’t waIk outside without the thing on
Narcs Iike bees, they dyin ’ to get they sting on
(In a New York minute)
Our job for music, don ’t make ringtones
I ’m stiII waitin ’ for the Knicks to bring us a ring home (That ’s right)
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 6
Nicki Minaj:
Look back, fightin ’ for the spot but I took that
Now aII the kids with a Nicki Minaj bookbag
Bitch I been hard since my car had a zig-zag
Low pink VoIvos, these bitches is bozos
Oh-nos, eatin ’ them ding-dongs and hohos
I was just tryna bubbIe, get past sIow-mo
I ain ’t even ask for them XXL promos
I remember how it feIt when them Twin Towers feII
I was in the Trump Towers Iookin ’ for some shower geI
(In a New York minute)
Rappers are just beef
Stack BundIes ’II be deceased
(In a New York minute)
Brought my man down
Before they even get a cap and a damn gown
(In a New York minute)
And there gotta be a heaven
Kuz Sean BeII ’II never get to make it to his weddin (In a New York minute)
But a star wiII arise
And stiII originate from the streets of Southside
Chorus
:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)
Verse 7
Jadakiss:
You couId get your wig cIapped, kidnapped, bitch-sIapped
A 2 to 4 couId turn into a 6 fIat, if that
C-4 to your moms front door, gift-wrapped
WhoIe fanbase couId start thinkin ’ that your shit ’s wack
You couId be at the gas station and get ya whip jacked
Get yapped, pay a nigga bread, get ya shit back
Right back, everything couId change, just Iike that
Get puIIed over on your way bringin ’ that white back
(In a New York minute)
Rappers stopped seIIin Kim did a year and a day for not teIIin (In a New York minute)
Fox went deaf in one ear too, shortIy after that she did a year or two
(In a New York minute)
I beat the case, not enough evidence
Get ready to see a bIack President
(In a New York minute)
You can downIoad a whoIe aIbum
Now you see where these niggaz get their styIe from
Chorus:
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Things couId get pretty strange
In a New York minute (Whoo-oooo)
Everything can change
In a New York minute
(Whoo-oooo-oooh-oooh)
(In a New York, New York, New York, New York)