[Intro: Sample courtesy of "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool] Here we go now!!! Here we go now!!! Here we go now!!! Here we go!!! Here we go!!! Here we go now!!! Here we go now!!! Here we go now!!! Here we go!!! Here we go!!! [Hook] (Maino) New York City, knows how to party In New York City, they know how to party New York City (Yeah Yeah!!!) we be rockin (Welcome to New York!!!) The apple that's rotten (You're all welcome) they keep it rockin (Uh! MAINO!!!!!) [Verse One: Maino] (Ladies in the background) Roll up in the club like BOW!!!! We 'gon need our bottles right now...now...now We 'gon make a toast to the town Drinks in the air go shorty (Owwwwwwwww!!!) Welcome to my city see the bright lights Diamonds on my wrists, bright lights The fast cars, the hot girls, the night life The blue Yankee to the back, the white Nike's Sippin Tequila with divas I can't stand, I'm too drunk, Jesus!!! People outta town call me Brooklyn Cause they know how I keep it, Brooklyn [Hook] (Swizz Beatz) New York City, knows how to party In New York City, they know how to party New York City, we be rockin The apple that's rotten (OH!!!) they keep it rockin (Can't have no party without Showtime!!!) [Verse Two: Swizz Beatz] Swizzy Blanco from the Bronx yo (DAMN) See me in my Aston I'm movin real slow Boston Road to Dyer Ave Y'all n***as would die for the life I have I'm the one to make the artists blow (*Takes a breath*) Nintendo Smoke indo then go to party mode Put your hands up then just go retarded though DAMN!!! I got the beats to make the ground shake (*Explosion*) Earthquake I do it for the empire cause I been fire You ain't never seen a monster like me, you a liar [Verse Three: Jim Jones] Uh, soon as I step on the scene, you hear the b**hes screamin (JONES!) I'm lookin like money, stick-up kids schemin (Word!) Spent 40 on the watch, keep the wrist gleamin I'm in the hood in the drop, got the whip leanin In Harlem, when I talk, it's like car speakin (eh-HEH) Listen close lil' mama, that's the car speakin (Chill ma) Vampire life, I hear ya heart beatin (WHOO!) Better chill lil' n***a 'fore I start Tweetin (Word!) Huh! GRR~!! And you can catch me at my Sac-town Or in the Ghost with the Bronx as the background Y-O F-D-R, head 'em back down I got homies in the jungle that will clap down [Hook] (Jadakiss) New York City (EH HEH!!!) knows how to party (Uh huh, yeah) In New York City (Uh huh, yeah) they know how to party (UNSTOPPABLE!!) New York City (Uh huh, yeah) we be rockin (Uh huh) The apple that's rotten (EH HEH!!!) they keep it rockin (Uh! Yeah! Yo!) [Verse Four: Jadakiss] Take a trip Up Top, they turnin n***as to mincemeat It's on soon as you cross 110th Street Yeah, you see poverty at its best If we ain't in the front of the lobby we on the steps Yep! A hundred deep in the V-I Feel the floor shake when they start playin B-I Razors in the mouth, the shotguns is knee high Some of us rock True, some of us rock Levi's HA!!! But we all rock Polo Don't matter what borough, NY is the logo Talkin to the Po Po's a no no That should be a rule that's global (Uh huh) [Verse Five: Joell Ortiz] Uhh, you know they had to put the papi on it Like my fans when I crowd dive I'mma catch a body on it Leopold scope shotty on it I'm the hardest right now, I'll put my project library on it Pun gone, I'm the new Puerto Rico guy They basura, don't want it with the B-O-I Your rap image mad gimmick, me no lie I just go all out like Margarito eye Yaowa! That's the call of my army We'll turn your face to a dancehall like Serani's But nah, this a party I got a lil' change but ain't change so send over a bottle of Bacardi [Hook] New York City, knows how to party In New York City, they know how to party New York City, we be rockin The apple that's rotten, they keep it rockin