Artist: Kanye West Album: Graudation Song: Big Brother Typed by: AnttheCaesar@yahoo.com [Intro: Kanye West] Stadium status... Unh... My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother Use to be Dame and Bigg's 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 yo' 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 me out my momma crib Then he help me get my momma a crib [Chorus] Big brother was B.I.G.'s brother Use to be Dame and Bigg's 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... story begin If you feel the way I feel Why don't you wave your hands, hand... [Verse One] Fresh off the plane, Im off to Baseline Nothin' handed out, I'm 'bout to take mine 'Round the same time of that "Blueprint" one And these beats in my pocket was that "Blueprint" for him I'd play my little songs in that old back room He'll 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 Colleen 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 [Chorus] My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother Use to be Dame and Bigg's 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, begin... If you feel the way I feel Why won't you wave your hands [Verse Two] 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 steephole 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 thru and kicked my ass Sibling rivalry, only I could see It was the pride in me that was drivin' me At the Grammy's I said "I inspired me" But my big brother who I always tried to be When I kicked a flow it like pick-and-roll Cuz even if he gave me the rock, it's give-and-go I guess Beanie's style was more of a slam dunk But my shit was more like a finger roll But I had them singles though And them hoes at the show gon' 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, espanol "No way, Jose" Then I went and told Jay Brown Shoulda known THAT was gon' 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, Rocafella chain Never be the same, never be another Number one, Young Hov, also my big brother [Chorus] My big brother was B.I.G.'s brother Use to be Dame and Bigg's 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...