JAY-Z

Released: November 12, 2002

Songwriter: Darrell “Digga” Branch JAY-Z Timbaland

Producer: Digga

[Intro]
Oh yeah, uh-oh
Y'all know who it is (He's back)
Young!

[Chorus]
If you with me, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with me (Woo), just grind to the bassline (Come on)
Niggas, don't be scared to grab her from behind
And make her show out her wild side, stick out her backside

[Verse 1]
Now what the fuck they gon' do with me?
Got money, got broads, got a crew with me
Real as banana clips, I got a zoo with me
Get down or lay down, nigga, to shoot with me
Now how the fuck they gon' deal with me?
I ain't going nowhere, they gotta deal with me
Got the whole BK ready to kill with me
You scared, motherfucker? Keep it real with me, keep it real with me
Now what the fuck they gon' say to me?
Got to clap, ya mean? All day with me, clap, ya mean?
Don't play with me, clap, ya mean?
Stay with me, don't lose me, y'all
And please don't confuse me with dog, I'm different
I bought it back for a living
Thirty-three O's on a bitch back like Pippen
Three she can keep for herself and distribute
Thirty-six O's and a ki', you do the addition
Before Mitchell and Ness did it
I was moving birds like a Oriole fitted
I'm Cal Ripken Jr. let's get it

[Chorus]
If you with me, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline
Homie, don't be scared to grab her from behind
And make her show out her wild side, poke out her backside
If you with us, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline
Homie, don't be scared to grab it from behind
And make her show out her wild side, stick out her backside

[Verse 2]
Mami, what they gon' say to you?
Got your hair did and your favorite shoes
Tell 'em don't play with you, get 'em away from you
You need a baller like I, call 'em like I
See 'em like, "Nah"
Move over, y'all amateurs
No, you not balling, that's Pro-Am shit
Oh, stop calling, that's ho-man shit
Stop falling asleep, that's old man shit
I stands up in it like a champ up in it
Be up in it so long, get my calls transferred in it
No more minute man in it
Get my SoundScan, BDS, and Marketing plans in it

[Chorus]
If you with me, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline
Homie, don't be scared to grab her from behind
And make her show out her wild side, poke out her backside
If you with us, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline (Line)
Homie, don't be scared to grab it from behind
And make her show out her wild side, stick out her backside (What they gon' do?)

[Verse 3]
You got starch in your flow, I flow too many ways
Got a arch in my flow, all sorts of flow
Rembrandt, Rilke, I am art with the flow
Even if I'm guilty, you gotta pardon the flow
Niggas takin' it lightly, had to darken the flow
Way I put it together, tear 'em apart with the flow
I'm too smart with the flow, you just started to flow
Stop it youngin, you 106th & Park with the flow
I am pro, as you see, I'm off the charts with the flow
Actually, I'm number one on the charts with the flow
In some places they say this, I am God with the flow
Like my office, but they're biased, too involved with the flow
Although I am the youth spirit, I am y'all with the flow
Trouble Man, dare I say, I am Mar with the flow
I come up hard but I evolve with the flow
Crossover, slam dunk, Rucker Park with the flow (Young)

[Chorus]
If you with me, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline
Homie, don't be scared to grab her from behind
And make her show out her wild side, poke out her backside
If you with us, throw the diamond up one time
Ladies, if you with us, just grind to the bassline
Homie, don't be scared to grab it from behind
And make her show out her wild side, stick out her backside

Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, and holding the solo artist record of 14 Billboard 200 #1 albums, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter is possibly the most talented, accomplished and respected rapper of all-time. He has released 13 studio albums and five collaborative albums over his 30-year career.

Three of his albums, Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint, and The Black Album, are considered landmarks in the genre, with all of them featured in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Hov has won 21 Grammy Awards from sixty-four nominations, making him the 10th most awarded artist of all-time.

Legendary for never writing down his lyrics, JAY-Z’s flow is considered one of the greatest to grace the genre, his wordplay and metaphorical ability is unmatched, and his live shows push the envelope of what it means to be a hip hop artist. His MTV Unplugged appearance introduced the idea of having a full band (The Roots) backing up a hip hop artist at major concerts, and during his 2004 documentary Fade to Black he doubled down, selling out Madison Square Garden (in mere minutes) while featuring an enormous live band performance.

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