This is final Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing... Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow o' the century...always timeless...HOVE! Thanks for comin' out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with us We appreciate that...uuunnnh... H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was herbin' em in the home of the Terrapins Got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short wit' cheese I would work wit' them Boy and we...got rid of that dirt for them Wasn't born hustlers I was burpin' em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' sheezy my neezy keep my arms so breezy Can't leave rap alone the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain't easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me is not real to me Therefore he doesn't exist So poof...vamoose son of a bitch H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Yo, It starts with One thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away It's so unreal I Didn't look out below I Watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on, and didn't even know Wasted it all just to Watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me, will eventually, be a memory, of a time when I tried so H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin' a good o' time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin' a good o' time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Ladies and Gentalmen It starts with
This is final Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing... Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow o' the century...always timeless...HOVE! Thanks for comin' out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with us We appreciate that...uuunnnh... H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was herbin' em in the home of the Terrapins Got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short wit' cheese I would work wit' them Boy and we...got rid of that dirt for them Wasn't born hustlers I was burpin' em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' sheezy my neezy keep my arms so breezy Can't leave rap alone the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain't easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me is not real to me Therefore he doesn't exist So poof...vamoose son of a bitch H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Yo, It starts with One thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away It's so unreal I Didn't look out below I Watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on, and didn't even know Wasted it all just to Watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me, will eventually, be a memory, of a time when I tried so H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin' a good o' time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin' a good o' time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Ladies and Gentalmen It starts with
O single “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” foi lançado como faixa principal do álbum *The Blueprint* em 28 de julho de 2001 e já recebeu atenção ao ser apresentado em live no primeiro BET Awards, em 19 de junho de 2001.
Produzido por Kanye West, o hit utiliza a amostra de “I Want You Back” dos Jackson 5, sendo o segundo grande sucesso de 2001 a fazer uso dessa faixa, depois de “My Baby” de Lil’ Romeo.
A canção alcançou o 8º lugar na Billboard Hot 100 em outubro de 2001, marcando a primeira vez que Jay‑Z atingiu o top‑10 como artista principal.
Em 31 de outubro de 2001, a artista Demme Ulloa entrou com uma ação por direitos autorais, alegando não ter sido remunerada nem creditada por sua participação vocal na música; o processo foi julgado em 2004 em favor da autoria conjunta, mas o pedido de violação continuou em andamento.
“Izzo” também foi remixada com “In the End” do Linkin Park para o EP colaborativo *Collision Course*, ampliando sua presença em diferentes gêneros e audiências.
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