Jenny from the Block

Jenny From the Block is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rappers Styles P and Jadakiss. Written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, mrDEYO, Samuel Barnes, and Jean-Claude Olivier and produced by Cory Rooney, Oliver, and Poke & Tone, it was released to radio in late September 2002 as the lead single from Lopez's third studio album, This Is Me... Then (2002). The song reached number one in Canada and entered the top ten on the majority of all other charts it appeared on.

[Intro: Sample] Children grow and women producing Men go working, some go stealing Everyone's got to make a living BX, uh (South side Bronx) (South side Bronx) [Chorus] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (From the Bronx) Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (South side Bronx, from the Bronx) [Verse 1] From In Living Color to movie scripts To On the 6 to J. Lo to this Headline clips I stay grounded as the amounts roll in I'm real I thought I told ya (I'm real) I'm real even on Oprah (I'm real) That's just me Nothing phony, don't hate on me What you get is what you see, oh (South side Bronx) [Chorus] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (From the Bronx) Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (South side Bronx, from the Bronx) [Verse 2] I'm down to earth like this Rocking this business I've grown up so much I'm in control and loving it Rumors got me laughing kid I love my life and my public Put God first and can't forget to stay real (Real) To me it's like breathing, yeah (South side Bronx) [Chorus] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (From the Bronx) Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from [Bridge: Sample] South Bronx, oh, the South side Bronx F-F-F-Flip it Boricua Now that's what happened South Bronx, the South side Bronx Ah F-F-F-Flip it Now that's what happened South Bronx, the South side Bronx Boricua's in the house F-F-F-Flip it Now that's what happened Hey South Bronx, the South side Bronx Everyone's got to make a living Alright, now bring it back [Chorus] Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot No matter where I go I know where I came from (From the Bronx) Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot (South side Bronx) No matter where I go I know where I came from (South side Bronx, from the Bronx) Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot (South side Bronx) No matter where I go I know where I came from (South side Bronx, from the Bronx) Dont be fooled by the rocks that I got I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block Used to have a little, now I have a lot (South side Bronx) No matter where I go I know where I came from (South side Bronx, from the Bronx)