H.o.v.a.

[Pimp C]

Anybody know what this stands for? Its the new Jay-Z song and I keep hearing it all day long and have been wondering what it means.
H to the iz-o V to the is-a.

 

[Y_lifter]

Je-hova, which is by far the most frequently used name for God in the Jewish scriptures

 

[Y_lifter]

We are not saying that we are THE GOD, just that there are many different types of Gods and by definition we (and you) are one of them. I chose to derive my God-name (Hova + the founding year of my fraternity (FBS) 1914 = Hova1914) from a rap/hip-hop artist named Jay-Z whose God-name is Jay-Hovah who derived his from the God of both of us, Jehovah. Because Jay-Z lords over rap, he is a God of rap; or a Rap-god. Because Jehovah lords over the universe, he is a God of the universe; or a Universal-God. There are many reasons why I chose this name but the main one is that I strive for perfection in everything I do. When I do something I do it with the intentions of being the greatest who ever did it. I could have chosen to be a king, but that title match the standard to which I hold myself. To match a king is difficult; to match a God is impossible.

 

[Pimp C]

I think he's talking about something else. I believe its an acronym for something.

 

[Big Buck]

I've been wondering the same shit...everytime I hear that damn song.

 

[furious]

Fo shizzle my nizzle use to dribble down in PA.

 

[Y_lifter]

The words from HOVA Intro.....

Yeah, I know you just ripped the packaging off your CD
If you like me you readin the credits right now
If you in your car, I don't care if it's winter
I want you to put all your windows down
Zone out, buckle up, let's go

Hello it's Hova; that's right young'un the wait is over
The new millineum is upon us, the album is here
Before we get into the shit, let's get a few things clear
Rappers with no relation:
there's "Seven Degrees of Seperation" and I'm Kevin Bacon
This is the murderer's version
Jigga the shit, even when he rhyme in third person
Hova the God, I should be rappin with turban
Haters can't disturb him, waiters can't serve him
Mike Jordan of rap - outside J workin
Now watch how quickly I drop 50
I don't like playin, niggaz can't stick me
Niggaz can not jam me, niggaz can't get me
Slimmy at the Rucka wanna leave and spend with me
I consistantly take em out the park like Ken Griffey
Do you believe? It's Hova the God

[Pain In Da Ass]
Makes you think about the people in your life
Then I think about BIG; what'd he say if he was here
He'd say, "Jay, what's it about? What's life about?
If you don't go through as a man's a man"
He'd say, "Suck it up, take the fall, do the time
that's what makes you who you are, makes you what you are"
How many years you been around this thing of ours?
Commision, 125 years
What's it about?
It's about rules, parameters
You take the beatin for the friend you don't lay down
you don't betray who you are, what you are
You gotta remember guys like Taj, Chill, Ran, Emory
They don't roar, they don't rap
You know why? That's the rules, you don't break them
You was born to be somethin I wasn't even supposed to be.. humble
Okaay so you humble me now, what you got?
You got a war, you got global war
You got a worldwide crime syndicate now
There's no rules, there's no parameters, there's no feelings
There's no feelings for this game
So.. five ten years from now
You're gonna wish there was American Commision
Five ten years from now...
They're gonna miss Jay-Z
Oahhhkayyyyy, I'm reloaded!!!!!

Maybe HelenSL knows......

 

[Pimp C]

Well at least I'm not the only one who had been wondering.
Thanks for posting those intro lyrics Y_Lifter, I'd hear it several times and never caught the word Hova in there before.