What does it mean????

[SoCalGirl]

Watching JayZ Unplugged

JayZ Lyrics

Did some slang pass me by?

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Big pimpin' on B.L.A.D.

H...Izzo V...izzA

And what exactly was being nibbled that his arms are so breezy?

[damasa]

it's actually, big pimpin on B.L.A.Ds...though it sounds like B.L.A.D....Blades or BLAD is slang for rims on a car.

as for the h to the izzzo, v to the izzza..i have no clue

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[DPhiEbebe]

hmm ok, I was wondering that too...

[dzsaigirl]

My brother says that the H to the izzo V to the izza is supposed to mean Jehova. And he refers to himself as Jehova in some song. I don't get it, but that's just what my bro says

[ZTAngel]

If you listen closely, he has some biblical references in that H to the Izzo song and I think he even quotes the bible. As for what the hell the song means...

[valkyrie]

Okay, this is just cut & pasted so I'm not sure that it's completely accurate, but here are the lyrics for H to the izz-O.

I have heard a couple things -- first that Hove/Hova is short for Jehova -- so Jay-Z is like Jay-Hova. Also, if you remove the "izz" you have Ho and Va. Whatever it means, the song is off the chain.

___________________________
H to the izz-O

Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing...

H to the izz-O...V to the izz-A...

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world
The flow o' the century...oh it's timeless...HOVE!
Thanks for comin' out tonight
You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with me
I 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 greezy
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

CHORUS
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
That's the anthem get'cha damn hands UP!

Holla at me...
I do this for my culture
To let 'em know what a nigga look like...when a nigga in a roaster
Show 'em how to move in a room full 'o vultures
Industry shady it need to be taken over
Label owners hate me I'm raisin' the status quo up
I'm overchargin' niggaz for what they did to the Cold Crush
Pay us like you owe us for all the years that you hold us
We can talk, but money talks so talk mo' bucks

CHORUS

Yeah...
Hove is back, life stories told through rap
Niggaz actin' like I sold you crack
Like I told you sell drugs...no...
Hove did that so hopefully you won't have to go through that
I was raised in the pro-jects, roaches and rats
Smokers out back, sellin' they mama's sofa
Lookouts on the corner, focused on the ave
Ladies in the window, focused on the kinfolk
Me under a lamp post, why I got my hand closed?
Cracks in my palm, watchin' the long arm o' the law
So you know I seen it all before
I seen hoop dreams deflate like a true fiend's weight
To try and to fail, the two things I hate
Succeed in this rap game, the two things is great
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
What else can I say about dude, I gets bizzay

CHORUS

H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A... (4x to fade out)

[Eirene_DGP]

Just to clarify things. When he says "HO" or "HOV" in just about all of his songs, he is talking about Jehova. That's right, Jay Z is a Jehova's Witness. When he is talking about H to the izzo and V to the izza, that used to be a type of street slang used by Afr. Am. Back in the 80's. Ok, does anyone watch MTV Diaries besides me??

[dzsaigirl]

I answered this about 5 entries earlier...don't you people read previous entries?

[DGPhoney]

B.L.A.D. 's is blades as in rims on your car or whatever you drive!!!!!!!!!
Yes Jay Z also goes by Jehova , and umm thats nothing new he's been going by that for awhile now. And my soror is 100% correct, I am glad someone knew some correct information
DGPhoney~