I'll Be
Foxy Brown
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That's right, papa, that's right How we do, yeah, I'll na na Uh huh, uh, come on What up pop, brace yourself as I ride on top Close your eyes as you ride, right out your socks Double, lose his mind as he grind in the tunnel Wanna gimme the cash he made off his last bundle Nasty-girl don't pass me the world I push to be not the backseat girl Don't deep throat the C-note she float Murder she wrote, and keeps the heat close Firm nigga, we 'posed to be the illest on three coasts Familia, bigga than Icos Y'all, Danny DeVitoes, small niggaz All I see is the penny heaters, that's all niggaz No shark in this year raise it bigga Fifteen percent make the whole world sit up and take notice, Na Na take over Y'all take quotas, to hit papa Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good I'm 2 Live, Nasty As I Wanna Be Don't shake your sassy ass in front of me 'fore I take you there and tear your back out That shit ain't happened since The Mack was out Uh, rollin' for Lana, dripped in Gabbana Nineties style, you find a style Right away it's the fit, wanna taste the shit Put me on a bass, and throw your face in it, fucker Na Na, y'all can't touch her My sex drive all night like a trucker let alone the skills I possess And y'all gon' see by these mil's I possess Never settle for less, I'm in excess Not inexpensive DVS To the two, that's just the way I'm built Nasty what, classy, still Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good Well you can hoe what I got, roll with the rock The fella Capo in the candy apple drop Will tears fall to your ears if I don't stop Can ya throw it like a quarterback, third in the lot? Dig me, I get you locked like Biggie, wit Irv in the spot Word middie, the cop 'n biddie Uh, I'm the bomdigi, punana Sexy brown thing, uh, Madon' y'all Make em turn over from the full-court pressure to undress ya and shit all over your asses I ain't playin knockin out at the Williams I'm sayin, what's the sense in delayin I'm tryin to run G from the P to the A.M. I saw your little thing now I'm swayin, OK'in (Ah, shit uh, uh) Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good Straight out the gate y'all, we drop hits Now tell me, how nasty can you get All the way from the hood to your neck of the woods It's ripped, one thing for sure I'll be good
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Written by: SAMUEL BARNES, JEAN-CLAUDE OLIVIER, RENE MOORE, ANGELA WINBUSH, SHAWN CARTER
Lyrics © MUSIC & MEDIA INT'L, INC., JELLYBEAN MUSIC GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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10 facts about this song
Release Information"I'll Be" was released in March 1997 as the second single from Foxy Brown's debut album "Ill Na Na".
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CollaborationThe song featured artist Jay-Z, a long-time collaborator of Foxy Brown.
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Chart PerformanceIt peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Foxy Brown's highest charting single and her only track to enter the Top 10.
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Gold StatusThe single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 1997.
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Song Samples“I'll Be” contains a sample from Curtis Mayfield's "Give Me Your Love", as well as René & Angela's "I'll Be Good".
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Music VideoThe music video for the song, released in 1997, was directed by Brett Ratner who has directed several hip hop music videos.
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LyricsThe track has explicit lyrics that focus on romance, wealth, and celebrity fame.
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Overlooked SuccessDespite its chart success, "I'll Be" is often overlooked in the narratives of both Brown and Jay-Z's careers.
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Foxy Brown's HealthDue to a rare hearing condition causing severe hearing loss, Brown was almost completely deaf from 2005 to 2006 and has since recovered. "I'll Be" is one of the songs from before this health crisis.
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Legacy"I'll Be" is one of Foxy Brown's most successful singles and helped cement her status as a prominent female rapper in the late '90s.
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