JAY-Z

Songwriter: JAY-Z

Producer: Kanye West

[Intro]
Yes, yes
Brooklyn, stand up!
Ugh! Young's in the building!
You know I gotta make 'em wait for it
I can't just...
Marcy, what up!

[Verse 1]:
Allow me to re-introduce myself!
My name is Hov! H-to-the-O-V
I used to move snowflakes by the O-Z
I guess even back then, you can call me
The CEO of the R-O-C, Hov'!
Fresh out the frying pan, into the fire
I be the music biz number one supplier
Flyer than a piece of paper bearin my name
Got the hottest chick in the game wearing my chain
That's right, Hov!

[Interlude]
I ain't done...
Check it out

[Verse 2]
Real niggas respect it, fake niggas want beef
'Cause they know that's the only way we ever gon' speak
We never gon' see eye to eye
Your type of real, I don't recognize, it's all televised
Mobsters opt to not get in beef
There's no business in it, it only brings police
Wankstas want beef and they name in the street
Most time end up with they brain where they feet should go
You should know if you gon' do somethin'
And you go to radio, we all know you frontin'
They shootin', nobody dyin'
Somebody better put somebody body on somebody iron
Sometime soon or somebody lyin'
I ain't buyin' that shit y'all shovelin'
I ain't duckin' for nothin', cousin
I'm too tall to act small, you liars

[Outro]
A'ight, that's enough, I'm done

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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