Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to the nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.
The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, One More Light (2017), was a substantially more pop-oriented record. Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died in July 2017. In April 2022, Shinoda revealed the band was neither working on new music nor planning on touring for the foreseeable future.
Linkin Park is among the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have won two Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards and three World Music Awards. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade list. In 2012, the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1. In 2014, the band was declared as "The Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now" by Kerrang!.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
Studio albums
Hybrid Theory (2000)
Meteora (2003)
Minutes to Midnight (2007)
A Thousand Suns (2010)
Living Things (2012)
The Hunting Party (2014)
One More Light (2017)
Jigga What
Linkin Park Lyrics
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Can't **** with me
They ain't ready yet
Uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah, yeah
Motherfuckers want to act loco, hit em wit, numerous
Shots with the fo'-fo'
**** rap, coke by the boatload
**** dat, on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed
Left holes through some guy clothes
Stop your bullshitting, glock with the full clip
Motherfuckers better duck when the fool spit
One shot could make a ***** do a full flip
See the ***** laying shocked when the bullet hit
And hey ma, how you, know niggas want to buy you
But see me I want to "**** for Free" like Akinyele
Take this ride 'til you feel it inside ya belly
If it's tight get the K-why Jelly
All night get you wide up inside the telly
Side to side, til you say Jay-Z you're too much for me
I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard
Handful of complaints but I can't help the fact
That everybody can see these scars
(I am)
What I want you to want, what I want you to feel
But it's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you
To just believe this is real
(So I)
Let go watching you turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not
That's all I give cause you're all that I've got
Got a condo with nuttin' but condoms in it
The same place where the rhymes is invented
So all I do is rap and ***, imagine how I stroke
See how I was flowing on my last cassette?
Rapid-fire like I'm blasting a Tec, never jam though
Never get high, never run out of ammo
Niggas hating n **** cause I slayed your *****
You know your favorite, I know it made you sick
And now you're, acting raw but you never had war
Don't know how to carry your hoe, want to marry your hoe
Now she's mad at me, cause Your Majesty, just happened to be
A pimp with a tragedy
She wanted, us to end, cause I fucked her friend
She gave me one more chance and I fucked her again
I seen her tears as she busted in, I said, "****..
There's a draft, shut the door ***** and come on in!"
I am, a little bit insecure, a little un-confident
But you don't understand I do what I can
Sometimes I don't make sense
I am, what you never want to say, but I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out
So I, let go watching you turn your back like you always do
You face away and pretend that I'm not
But I'll be here cause you're all that I've got
I can't feel the way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal this damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored
Now hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me like it or not
Right now, hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me like it or not
Right now
I can't feel the way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal this damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored
I can't feel (the way I did before
Don't turn your back on me) I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
Don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored
The song "Jigga What" by Linkin Park features Jay-Z and is from their album "Collision Course" released in 2004. The song talks about the struggles of being overlooked and misunderstood by society. The rap by Jay-Z talks about how he can't be messed with as he's too advanced for his opponents. He talks about the violence he can inflict on others and how easy it is for him to do so. The rap also includes some sexual references and explains Jay-Z's outlook on life. The chorus sung by Mike Shinoda is about feeling lonely and misunderstood, even when he is trying his best to make people believe in him. The song tries to show how two different artists can come together in a unique way to deliver a powerful message.
The lyrics of the song have been noted to be quite controversial due to the use of violence and sexual references in the rap by Jay-Z. The song was created as a mashup between the rap style of Jay-Z and the rock style of Linkin Park, which was an experiment in the music industry at that time. The song is a mix of rock and rap and has elements of electronic music as well. The song was used as an opening track for the "Collision Course" album, which is a collaboration album between Linkin Park and Jay-Z.
Line by Line Meaning
Can't **** with me
No one can mess with me
They ain't ready yet
My opponents are not prepared to face me
Motherfuckers want to act loco, hit em wit, numerous
My enemies act crazy, but I hit them with multiple bullets
Shots with the fo'-fo'
I shoot them with a .44 caliber gun
Fagots running to the Po-Po's, smoke em like cocoa
My opponents run to the police, but I kill them like melting cocoa
**** rap, coke by the boatload
I don't care about rap, I have lots of cocaine
**** dat, on the run-by, gun high, one eye closed
I don't care about that, I shoot while running with my gun and one eye closed
Left holes through some guy clothes
I shot them and made holes in their clothes
Stop your bullshitting, glock with the full clip
Stop talking nonsense, I have a gun with a full magazine
Motherfuckers better duck when the fool spit
Better take cover when I start shooting
One shot could make a ***** do a full flip
One bullet could make my enemies fall down
See the ***** laying shocked when the bullet hit
My enemies are surprised when they get shot
And hey ma, how you, know niggas want to buy you
Hey girl, you know guys want to have sex with you
But see me I want to "**** for Free" like Akinyele
But I want to have sex for free like Akinyele
Take this ride 'til you feel it inside ya belly
Have sex with me until you feel it in your belly
If it's tight get the K-why Jelly
If it's too tight, use KY Jelly
All night get you wide up inside the telly
Have sex with you all night in the hotel room
Side to side, til you say Jay-Z you're too much for me
Move together until you can't handle it and say I'm too much
I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard
I feel lonely and don't care about myself a little bit
Handful of complaints but I can't help the fact
I have some complaints, but can't change the situation
That everybody can see these scars
People can see my emotional scars
(I am)
That's who I am
What I want you to want, what I want you to feel
I want you to desire what I desire, feel what I feel
But it's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you
But it seems like I can't make you understand
To just believe this is real
To believe that my feelings are genuine
(So I)
That's why
Let go watching you turn your back like you always do
I give up watching you ignore me as usual
Face away and pretend that I'm not
You turn your face and act like I don't exist
That's all I give cause you're all that I've got
That's all I can do because you're all that matters to me
Got a condo with nuttin' but condoms in it
I have a house with only condoms in it
The same place where the rhymes is invented
The place where I come up with my lyrics
So all I do is rap and ***, imagine how I stroke
All I do is rap and have sex, imagine how I have sex
See how I was flowing on my last cassette?
See how good I was rapping on my last cassette?
Rapid-fire like I'm blasting a Tec, never jam though
I rap quickly like I'm shooting a Tec-9 gun, but never stumble
Never get high, never run out of ammo
I never get high and never run out of ammunition
Niggas hating n **** cause I slayed your *****
People hate me because I slept with your girlfriend
You know your favorite, I know it made you sick
I know I slept with your girlfriend, and it makes you angry
And now you're, acting raw but you never had war
You're acting tough, but you've never experienced a real fight
Don't know how to carry your hoe, want to marry your hoe
You don't know how to handle your girlfriend, and want to marry her
Now she's mad at me, cause Your Majesty, just happened to be
Now she's angry with me because I turned out to be a pimp
A pimp with a tragedy
A pimp who has gone through a bad experience
She wanted, us to end, cause I **** her friend
She wanted to break up with me because I slept with her friend
She gave me one more chance and I **** her again
She gave me another chance, and I slept with her again
I seen her tears as she busted in, I said, "****..
I saw her crying as she entered the room, I said, "Oh crap...
There's a draft, shut the door ***** and come on in!"
It's cold, close the door and come in
I am, a little bit insecure, a little un-confident
I lack some confidence and feel insecure
But you don't understand I do what I can
You don't understand, I try my best
Sometimes I don't make sense
Sometimes I say things that don't make sense
I am, what you never want to say, but I've never had a doubt
I am what you never want to talk about, but I never doubted myself
It's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out
I can't make you listen to me or understand me
(So I)
That's why
Let go watching you turn your back like you always do
I give up watching you ignore me as usual
You face away and pretend that I'm not
You turn your face and act like I don't exist
But I'll be here cause you're all that I've got
But I'll still be here because you're all I have
I can't feel the way I did before
I can't feel the same as I did before
Time won't heal this damage anymore
Time can't heal the damage done
Now hear me out now
Now listen to me
You're gonna listen to me like it or not
You have to listen to me, whether you like it or not
I can't feel (the way I did before
I can't feel the same as before
Don't turn your back on me
Don't ignore me
I won't be ignored
I won't be dismissed
Time won't heal
Time can't heal
Don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored
Don't ignore me, I won't be dismissed
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: JONATHAN BURKS, CHESTER BENNINGTON, ROB BOURDON, SEAN CARTER, BRAD DELSON, DAVE FARRELL, JOSEPH HAHN, TIMOTHY Z MOSLEY, MIKE SHINODA
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@davidholzer4155
I don't think people realize how revolutionary this was. This wasn't a one off collab or mashup. They managed to produce a whole album and recreated all these songs perfectly flowing the hit songs from both jay-z and Linkin park
@lakeshoresubtleties
Right. I was actually maybe a little young and naive to hip-hop to fully appreciate it, being in my late teens in very white america.
@midnightcoil
Run DMC started it with Aerosmith that was $7,000 times more revolutionary
@bossman9579
@@midnightcoil Dang, thought they just did a song or two. Didn't realize they did a whole concert as well. Good to know.
@nick-ce1yb
Agreed this is a top 5 performance. Blending genres that "shouldn't go together" but we all lonely and want a voice no matter the music
@ukno918
they were fans of each other, so probably had a lot of ideas even before the collab
@edgarspavlovics3540
Mike Shinoda is such a multi-artist, it's unreal.
@MondySpartan
Have you listened to Already Over? Mike literally does everything in that song.
@goininside
multi-instrumentalist
@GloomyHouse
this concert had the some of the best music i've heard in my life.