Best of Me Part 2 Lyrics

[Intro: Jay-Z]
I'm focused man
Tell Stoute to holla at me man
Uh, young Hova, ya heard?
Trackmasters, ya heard?

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Yo, yes y'all and Jigga man be balling
Leave chicks pigeon-toed, some of them be crawling
Get the best of you whenever I put my all in
Have mamis calling for the Lord darling
Jigga Impallin' ass drop
Coupes with half the top, expose half my knot
Nigga mad when I brag about the cash I got
But I'm used to not having a lot
I'm from the gutter and uh
I ain't the type to ever chase your box
I'm the type to interior decorate the watch
I'm the type to sling heavy weight on the block
In every state like clockwork; Jigga's the hurt holla

[Verse 2: Mýa]
Lips are telling me yes
While you're kissing on my neck
Making me feel so
"Should I stay, should I go?"
I don't know
Your hot boy style drives me wild
But in the back of mind I know
[Verse 4: Jay-Z]
5,4,3,2,1
Carolina blue kicks

Hottest nigga on the block
Used to wheelie bicycles since I was six
High school crossover, waived away picks
Music is the same shit, gave away hits
So ma get it together or forget it forever
When I go at you hard I can get it through leather
You acting like Jigga can't get at whoever
Talking you got a man, okay ma...and?
That's high school making me chase you around for months
Have an affair, act like an adult for once
Plus my hand is up your skirt goddamn you flirt
What's a little me on top gon' hurt?
Maybe a little but
Pain is pleasure and pressure bust pipes
And you look like the 'I Like It Rough' type
We can crush tonight
Tell me what you like
I got a yellow bottle on a bucket of ice
Get right; Young Hova

[Chorus: Mýa]
Even though I wanna see
How you put that thang on me
I can't let you get the best of me
Even though I wanna see
How you put that thang on me
I can't let you get the best of me

[Outro: Mýa]
Make it hot, make it hot
Trackmasters
Mr. Tone

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“Best of Me Pt. II” was a 2000 single from singer Mýa, featuring a R&B-ready Jay-Z. Significantly different from the original version—both musically and lyrically—it was released soon after the original. It served as the first single from DJ Clue’s album Backstage: A Hard Knock Life, which served as the soundtrack to the 2000 Roc-A-Fella Records documentary film Backstage. The track samples an interpolation of Biz Markie’s 1987 song “Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz.”

During the song’s recording process tension rose between Mýa and Jay-Z. Tone of Trackmasters told Complex about making the song:

Steve Stoute was head of black music over at Interscope and at the time we were still his guys. He wanted a remix so we went in and knocked the remix out.

I remember Mýa couldn’t cut the vocals properly and it took forever. When it was done, we wanted Jay-Z on it. So Jay came to the studio that night at The Hit Factory. He got it right away and understood what it was but he didn’t like Mýa’s vibe in the room. He looked at her like, ‘I’m about to rap on your record, you’re about to have a hit, and I don’t think you really appreciate it.’ She was like this new artist on Interscope, she didn’t even really understand what was going on.

So he didn’t finish the record when he got there. He gave a preview of what it was gonna sound like, but he didn’t do the [whole] record because he didn’t feel like it. So he left and we had to tell Mýa like, ‘Yo Mýa, Jay wants to do the record but he feels like you’re not even giving him any love, like no thank you or none of that.’ But that’s just her personality.

So we went to L.A. for some music awards were around that time and we had one more shot at getting Jay to come to the studio. This time when Jay came in Mýa was more cordial towards Jay. He laid the rhyme down, Steve asked for a shout-out, and that’s basically it. That’s a good record—but Jay-Z charged her through the nose for it."

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Release Date
August 29, 2000
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