Big Brother - Kanye West

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D.

friend

No I.D.

my mentor, now let the story begin

It’s the Hard Knock Life Tour, sellout

Picture us in the mall, coppin' Iceberg and yell out «Jigga»

Yeah, that’s what we’ll yell out, yell out

You know the name do I gotta spell out or tell 'bout

J-A-Y, and 'Ye so shy

Now he won’t even step to his idol to say hi

Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by

Back of my mind, «He could change your life

With all these beats I did, at least let him hear it

At least you can brag to ya friends back at the gig»

But he got me out my momma crib

Then he help me get my momma a crib

Big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D.

friend

No I.D.

my mentor, now let the story begin, begin

Let the story begin

If you feel the way I feel why don’t you wave your hands?

Fresh off the plane, I’m off to Baseline

Nothing handed out, I’m 'bout to take mine

'round the same time of that Blueprint 1

And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for him

I’d play my little songs in that old back room

He’d bob his head and say «Damn!

Oh, that’s you?»

But by The Black Album, I was blacking out

Partyin' S.O.B.'s and we had packed a crowd

Big brother got his show up at Madison Square

And I’m like «Yeah, yeah, we gon' be there» but

Not only did I not get a chance to spit it

Carline told me I could buy two tickets

I guess big brother was thinkin' a little different

And kept little brother at bay, at a distance

But everything that I felt was more bogus

Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent

Only thing I wanna know is why I get looked over

I guess I’ll understand when I get more older

Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem

Now I’m on the top and everybody on the scrotum

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D.

friend

No I.D.

my mentor, now let the story begin, begin

Let the story begin

If you feel the way I feel why don’t you wave your hands?

Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giant?

Not only a client, the Presidito, hola, Hovito

The game gettin' foul so here’s a free throw

I was always on the other side of the peephole

Then I dropped «Jesus Walks» now I’m on the steeple

And we know, «New Jack City"—got to keep my brother

But to be number one I’ma beat my brother

On that «Diamonds» remix I swore I spazzed

Then my big brother came through and kicked my ass

Sibling rivalry, only I could see

It was the pride in me that was drivin' me

At the Grammys I said, «I inspired me»

But my big brother who I always tried to be

When I kicked a flow it was like pick-and-roll

Cause even if he gave me the rock, it’s give-and-go

I guess Beanie’s style was more of a slam dunk

And my shit was more like a finger roll

But I had them singles though

And them hoes at the show gonna mingle, yo, heh, y’all know

I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay

Next thing I know he got a song with Coldplay

Back in my mind I’m like, «Damn, no way»

Translate, español: «No way, José»

Then I went and told Jay Brown

Shoulda known that was gonna come back around

Shoulda talked to you like a man, shoulda told you first

But I told somebody else and that’s what made shit worse

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

So here’s a few words from ya kid brother

If you admire somebody you should go on 'head tell 'em

People never get the flowers while they can still smell 'em

A idol in my eyes, god of the game

Heart of the City, Roc-a-Fella chain

Never be the same, never be another

Number one, Young Hov, also my big brother

My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother

Used to be Dame and Biggs' brother

Who was Hip Hop brother, who was No I.D.

friend

No I.D., my mentor, and that’s where the story ends

Toomp killed this shit