We built this city
We built this city
We built this city
We built this city on rock
(rock, rock)~~~
We built this city
On these blocks we hustle
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
Turn bricks to whips
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
In the midst of the struggle
On rock
We built this city
From bottom to top
We built this city on rock and roll
Through the agony pain diplomatic we reign
{Jim Jones}
A yo my DIPSET Taliban
We on these streets like the wars on the streets in Afghanistan better yet of Pakistan
To America, Harlemâs Al Qaeda any problem Iâll spray ya not the star or the mayor
But in this 50 block radius, lets get the rock and shave this sh** or get the glock and blaze this sh**
Bit**** get the cock and savor it
They say Jim Jones the Capo my favorite
(Fu****s. Letâs get it right, sh**)
Hereâs some of the sh** my city wasnât built up over
Drugs, money, some sh** youâll get killed up over
Slumped on ya wheel straight tilted over
Trust me dogs, i've seen it in plural
N****z wasted , then painted and seen on a mural
In this apple of mine is rotten, dill
Yap up ya shines, clock shot thatâll crack up ya mind
Cop rocks and cook that crack up to dimes
New York City the capital of crime
We built this city
From the packin and stackinâ
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
From the scramblinâ and gamblinâ
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
From the packinâ and stackinâ
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
From the scramblinâ and gamblinâ, blaminâ the cannon at ya face mutha
We built this city on rock and roll (Santana the Great)
{Juelz Santana}
Yo, Now once again itâs Santana the Great
I built this city on hammers and weight
Gasoline rope, bandanas and tape
Lots of fiends, lots of coke being handed away
You know the usual
Shut emâ down, set up shop, how we usually do
Cut emâ down, dead the block, man we movinâ through
Diplomats is the strongest force
On and off the court we ball it's more than sport
(Muthaf****. Itâs Santana n**** come on)
We built this city from ground zero the spittinâ the pound zero
Brown pistol at cha get down kiko
Yeah this is from the ground up N****
So get ya weight and ya pounds up n****
Cuzâ when itâs beef my homies mound up quicker,
Spit the pound much quicker, lay you down much quicker
You never been approached by golden eagles
Vultures thatâll scope and feed you, no corpse, just leave you~~
(Sh** you know) [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/d/diplomats/built_this_city.html ]
We built this city
On blood sweat and tears
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
We gonâ make it to the top
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
Through blood, swear and tears
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
Blood sweat and tears
We built this city
Through the trials and tribulations we gonâ make it through the years come on
{Hell Rell}
Itâs like what I wouldnât do for a buck
My enemies canât rest in piece Jones we shoot they funerals up
New gangstaâs in the city b**** ring the alarm
All you hoes bow down kiss the ring of a don
Itâs about to get real big playa, humunguos
Stack money so long, till it grew fungus
We was gonâ let you live unitl you through punches
Now itâs got to get critical and we got to get rid of you
And we the most talked about, the most popular
We live by the code we the DIPSET Mafia
You never know whoâs watchinâ ya
You never know whoâs plottinâ to pop at cha
We focus like a pair of binoculars
Im bout to get gritty.
M5, CLKs garage look like alphabet city
And Iâm a hustla, I put cracks in communities,
Cops canât touch me, got Diplomatic Immunity
Now drop emâ, guaranteed a million shipped and scanned
If not back to the block, strips and grams
Cam
If not get wit Cam
I got clips that lift the vans. Flip it fam
Sh** they can kick the can
This cat think he sling cause he gotta pinky ring
Rinky dink diamonds they donât even make ya pinky bling
(We built this city) And now Iâm gonâ kill the city
(We built this city) Crib for 50, yeah Iâm actinâ real sadity
(We built this city) Cause I collect mills in 50
(We built this city on rock) For real itâs pretty and yaâll gon feel the pity
We built this city
On blood sweat and tears
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
We gonâ make it to the top
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
On blood, swear and tears
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
Blood sweat and tears
We built this city
Through the trials and tribulations we gonâ make it through the years come on
We built this city
On these blocks we hustle
We built this city on rock
On rock
We built this city
Turn bricks to whips
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
In the mist of the struggle
On rock
We built this city
From bottom to top
We built this city on rock and roll
Through the agony pain diplomatic we reign
We built this city
We built this city on rock
We built this city
We built this city on rock and roll
We built this city
We built this city on rock
We built this city
We built this city on rock and roll
Songwriters: TAUPIN, BERNIE / JAMES, LARON L. / JONES, JOSEPH / LAMBERT, DENNIS / WOLF, PETER F. / SMITH, JUSTIN GREGORY / PAGE, MARTIN GEORGE / GILES, CAMERON