P.E. 2000 Lyrics

[Intro: Hurricane G]
Hey yo Puff, check this out pa
I'm tired of niggas hating on a mutha fucka
Let's take it to the next millennium on these bitches
You got to keep bubblin' on 'em
Platinum doublin' on 'em, fuck these niggas
Hey yo, I bumped into these cat an' they was like
"Yeah, what up wit that nigga Puff he swear he nice"
I said yo, the brother don't swear he nice he knows he nice
You public enemy number one right now
But Fuck that there spit that hydro-ghetto shit

[Verse 1: Diddy]
Let's go
That's that shit right here, whom shall I fear
Throw your guns in the air
Socialize, get down, let your ssoouull lead the way
'Cause I'm that enemy that you can't see
But you wanna be you ain't shit to me
Playa, It ain't hard for you to get to me
Playa, my real dogs they'll spit for me
So if you want what's mine, you gots to have the heart
I've seen 'em come and I've seen 'em part
If you ain't want beef then why did you start?
Front from the light catch shots after dark
Suffer, duck or you'll catch these
On the spot, red dots make 'em all believe
Ain't nobody kicking the rhymes like these
See I do the things that they can't achieve
So don't start bassin' n' I'll start pacing
Bets on that you'll be disgracing
More hotter than the sun
I'm living on the run
Because I'm public enemy number one

[Chorus]
One,One,One,One,One
One,One,One,One,One

[Verse 2: Diddy]
Let me ask you, what you got against me?
Is it my girl or is it the Bentley?
Is it my house or maybe its all three
I just came up and you're all against me
Now ask yourself, why is he number one?
Now ask yourself, who's done what he's done?
Then ask yourself, you're fit for the long run?
You think its a game 'cause you fucked the wrong one
Always with God and I don't swing solo
Never back down when I gotta throw dolo
Wanna see me out, but I just won't go though
Pretty young things wanna have my photo
One in the room hangin' on the wall
In remembrance that I rocked 'em all
Got no time for those that think small
Grill me in the club cause they can't ball
Hate shot callers
Hate them ballers
Back in control now I call orders
It's no fun fleeing under the gun
'Cause they got me public enemy number one
[Chorus]
One,One,One,One,One
One,One,One,One,One

[Verse 3: Diddy]
All you suckers, liars, court testifiers
Wanna infiltrate and break my empire
I spit lines, hit rhymes
Keep dimes sweating
Giving them the juice that they're not gettin'
A bona fide playa, now who got the flavor
A non stop, rhythm rock, poetry sayer
I'm the life saver, the New York mayor
Before you try me, you better say your prayers
My word to the wise is: "Do not cry"
You know that I'm gone then say don't die
I take what I find, put a beat to they rhyme
Thought it was over but I crept from behind
Wanna try to stop me from speaking my mind
Almost 2000 and running out of time
Almost to the point when I wanna bust nines
A lot of strange faces, I can only trust mine
Soldiers in position all on the front line
Don't make a move till I give them the sign
Known as the poetical, lyrical, miracle son
Because I'm public enemy number one
[Chorus]
One,One,One,One,One
One,One,One,One,One

[Outro: Hurricane G & Diddy]
Yeah yeah, that's right Puff
That's what I'm talkin about love
Sparklin' and glistenin' on these motherfuckers
These niggas is walkin' around like little bitches
Talkin about what you got and what they ain't got
They got a little jealous and wanna bring you down
But fuck dat, they just mad
'Cause you got all the ladies
And you pushin' them Bentleys, not Mercedes, Bentleys
You know? and that's just the way the story goes
And that's just the way the story goes
Fuck you niggas and hoes
You think I'ma come this far and let you niggas stop me now?
Haha picture that....number one, number one, number one
B-I-G forever... rock on

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The first single from Puff Daddy’s sophomore album Forever was released in July 1999.

The song is a cover of Public Enemy’s debut single, “Public Enemy No. 1,” from 1987. Both songs are based on a loop from “Blow Your Head” by Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s. Puffy assumes the role of Public Enemy’s frontman Chuck D, and Hit Squad’s first lady Hurricane G stands in for Flavor Flav.

At the time of the song’s release, Puff Daddy was at the peak of his celebrity. He had scored four top 5 pop hits over the previous two years, and his romantic relationship with Jennifer Lopez further attracted the gaze of the mainstream. Despite his success, a Puffy backlash was building, thanks to his assault of Steve Stout in April 1999, the defection of Bad Boy’s two biggest artists (Ma$e and The Lox), and the more hardcore direction hip-hop had recently taken.

Puff spent most of 1999 doubling down on opulence and lashing out at those he perceived to be his “haters,” first on Nas’ hit “Hate Me Now,” and then on his own lead single, which reflects on how Puff became “public enemy number one.” XXL Magazine called him “hip-hop’s richest crybaby.”

In keeping with the day’s trends, “P.E. 2000” was also released as a Spanish remix, a rock remix (which featured Public Enemy’s Chuck D), and a Neptunes remix. Three different music videos were released. Here’s the main one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ6nAlmzKv4

“P.E. 2000” was a commercial and critical failure. The song peaked at only #34 on the R&B chart, and failed to make Billboard’s Hot 100. MTV echoed the sentiment of many critics when they called the song a “desecration” of Public Enemy’s original.

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