JAY-Z

Released: January 19, 2009

Featuring: Jeezy

Songwriter: Jeezy JAY-Z

Producer: Tha Bizness

[Hook]
My president is black, my Maybach too
And I'll be goddamned if my diamonds ain't blue
My money's dark green and my Porsche is light grey
And I'm headed for D.C., anybody feel me?
My president is black, my Maybach too
And I'll be goddamned if my diamonds ain't blue
My money's dark green and my Porsche is light grey
And I'm headed for D.C., anybody feel me?

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
My president is black, in fact he's half-white
So even in a racist mind he's half right
If you have racist mind you'll be a'ight
My President is black, but his house is all white
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk
Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run
Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly
So I'ma spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky
I already got my own clothes, already got my own shoes
I was hot before Barack, imagine what I'm gonna do
Hello Miss America, hey pretty lady
Red, white, and blue flag, wave for me, baby
Never thought I'd say this shit, baby, I'm good
You can keep your puss, I don't want no more Bush
No more war, no more Iraq
No more white lies, the president is black

[Hook]
My president is black, my Maybach too
And I'll be goddamned if my diamonds ain't blue
My money's dark green and my Porsche is light grey
And I'm headed for D.C., anybody feel me?
My president is black, my Maybach too
And I'll be goddamned if my diamonds ain't blue
My money's dark green and my Porsche is light grey
And I'm headed for D.C., anybody feel me?

[Verse 2: Young Jeezy]
Good morning, America, sorry I woke ya
I just had to say what's on my mind, like Oprah
Got the whole world like wide open, his mouth
Same reason during Katrina that he opened his house
Helped raise food, helped raise water so
God knows who can feed their son or their daughter
Say what I wanna say cause I'ma say, say it
Say what I'm gonna say cause I'm a taxpayer
Bill O'Reilly, eat a dick, nice try
You're really being a racist asshole in a nice tie
And tell Dennis Miller his show suck anyway
And I rather watch Jimmy Kimmel any day
I got some white friends and a white Benz
Parked out front and, yeah, also white rims
'Cept my president is black and I'ma be heard
Don't ever try to tell me now I can't say the b word
My president is black, my Lambo's blue
And I'll be goddamn if my rims ain't too
My money's light green and my jewels light gray
I'm in a lux t-white, nah I much too paid
My president is black, my Lambo's blue
And I'll be goddamn if my rims ain't too
My money's light green and my jewels light gray
I'm in a lux t-white, nah I much too paid
(How much did you pay?)
My president is black
My Blackberry is too though by the way
[Spoken outro]

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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