Shawn Corey Carter(born December 4, 1969), popularly known as Jay-Z, (or by a variety of stage names including S. Carter, Jigga, Jay-Hova, Hova, Hov, and Young Hov) is an american hip-hopartist and current president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records. He has been one of the most prolific and successful American rappers of the mid- 90sand early 20 00s. Known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop, Jay-Z became one of the most respected rappers in the music industry before his alleged retirement in 2004. He is admired for his ability to craft songs from memory, without the use of pen and paper; he claims his critically acclaimed album The Blueprintwas written in only two days.
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Blueprint 2 Lyrics
Jay-Z
[jay-z]
Jay-z this, jay-z that (jay-z wont hold my hand no more)
Jay-z this, jay-z that
Jay-z that, jay-z this (jay-z wont give me no money)
Get off jay-z dick
What yall niggas get front page articles, yall mention jay-z name
(this thing on? ) jay-z, jay-z, in jay-z news
I understand what yall trying to do
I brought the flutes this time, though
I unleashed the flutes on them, guru
Gimme some more music in the headphone
Lets get the proceedings proceeding this evening
Lets do this thing (lets do it right this time)
Cmon
H, o v a
I got my mojo back baby, oh behave
Naw, naw, dont be afraid
Yall and your articles, hard to spit at jay
Yall from afar threw thoughts my way
What you thought, I would naught have nothing to say? nope!
Yall fell into the booby trap
I set the trap just to see dude react, and now
And now youse cant leave
You opened the door god, Im at you annually
And Im sorry miss rosie perez
I call a spade a spade, it just is what it is
But you cant give cred to anything dude says
Same dude to give you ice and you owe him some head
(shortyyyy!) its time to wake up the dead
You sound a little naive in them articles that I read
[hook (x2)]
H, o v a
The blueprint 2 baby, on the way
H, o v a
I got my mojo back baby, oh behave
[jay-z]
Cant yall, see that hes fake, the rap version of td jakes
Prophesizing on your cds and tapes
Wont break you a crumb of the little bit that he makes
And this is with whom you want to place your faith?
I put dollars on mine, ask columbine
When the twin towers dropped, I was the first in line
Donating proceeds off every ticket sold
When I was out on the road, thats how you judge hov, no?
Aint I supposed to be absorbed myself?
Every time theres a tragedy, Im the first one to help
They call me this misogynist, but they dont call me the dude
To take his dollars to give gifts at the projects
These dudes is all politics, depositing checks
They put in they pocket, all you get in return is a lot of lip
And yall buy the shit, caught up in the hype
Cause the nigga wear a coofie, it dont mean that he bright
Cause you dont understand him, it dont mean that he nice
It just means you dont understand all the bullshit that he write
Is it oochie wally wally or is it one mic?
Is it black girl lost or shorty owe you for ice?
Ive been real all my life, they confuse it with conceit
Since I will not lose, they try to help him cheat
But I will not lose, for even in defeat
Theres a valuable lesson learned, so it evens it up for me
When the grass is cut, the snakes will show
I gotta thank the little homie nas for that though
Saving me the hassle of speaking to half of these assholes
And ima let karma catch up to jaz-o, whoa
Im back before you had a chance to miss me
My mama cant save you this time, niggas is history
Who you know flow vicious as me?
Yet so religiously, thats why they call me hov
I get the spoils cause the victor is me (me, nigga)
Youre an actor, youre not who youre depicted to be
The street dreamin, all yall niggas living through me
I gave you life when niggas was forgetting you emcee
Im a legend, you should take a picture with me
You should be happy to be in my presence, I should charge you a fee
Im big dog, glenn rob, listen God you a flea
And the little homey jungle is a garden to me
Whats the problem b? you not as hard as me
Nigga hard as we, nigga r o c, nigga
Thats why they follow me, they feel my pain and my agony, nigga
I wont rest till you on one knee
You want war then its wars gonna be, nigga
Until you on one knee, you want war then its wars gonna be, nigga
[hook (x2)]