JAY-Z

Songwriter: JAY-Z

Producer: Teddy Bishop

[Intro: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
What's up baby girl! (oooh!)
Thought I had to talk to you again, missing you (hey, ey, ey, ey)
Tim is missing you, Missy's missing you
Rashad is missing you, your mom is missing you (n-n-n-n-no no no)
Your pop is missing you, Dame is missing you
Damn we missing you... WOO!!!

[Verse 1: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
All we listen to is all the different yous
4 Page Letters, in addition to
Have you ever loved somebody used to get the party popping
We used to party-hop, we used to be in the Hamptons, party a lot
We was The Breakfast Club, you was a part of the ROC
We used to make up special names for the food we ate
Remember cereal pie, one of your favorite plates (I miss you)
Well Dame told me tell you he's doing well
Due to the circumstances, it could've been Bellevue
But I ain't got to tell you, you looking over us
Our little angel, but you know what

[Chorus: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
Brooklyn's missing you, Detroit is missing you
New Orleans missing you, Philly's missing you
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
Your uncle's missing you, your family's missing you
Your fans is missing you, Valerie's missing you
Damn we missing you
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)

[Verse 2: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
Now Star is mad I won't grant him an interview
Now he's dissing me, 'cause he dissed you
Can you believe the nerve of this dude?
'Cause of your memory I won't bring it to pistols
(Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you)
But he got issues, enough of that lame
I never seen pain like your parents' pain
But I know God protecting you
You used to read Seat Of The Soul, I know God perfecting you (I miss you)
All the extra hue, the darker texture you are
The more intellectual you are
So professional, our little purple star
Too good for earth you are (I, miss, you)

[Chorus: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
Houston's missing you, L.A.'s missing you
D.C.'s missing you, Chicago's missing you
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
Kidada's missing you, Chak' is missing you
Carline is missing you, Tiny is missing you
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
By the way, B.I.G., we missing you, Pac, we missing you
We feel your presence just not in the physical
All across the world, blocks is miserable
Y'all left a void, it's a lot of little yous
But they not original and they not identical
They just studied your flows and they watched your interviews
I swear in hip hop, if it's not ten of you
Then it gotta be more, y'all left your paws
Footprints on the game, hood ain't been the same
Feeling ain't been in music, hooks ain't been the same
But I'm doing what I can, man
Tryin to follow y'all down memory lane, man
B.I.G., you'd be ashamed to see New York gangbang
Pac, you'd feel the same thing, they use your name in vain
But I guess that's the issue
And it proves how much niggas really miss you

[Interlude: Jay-Z (Aaliyah)]
Pun, we missing you, Big L, we missing you
Left Eye, we missing you, Jay, we missing you
Jam Master Jay, Freaky Tah, Scott La Rock, the list goes on
The world is missing you, the hood is missing you
(Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you)
Nah mean, miss y'all (I miss you)
This goes, to the memory of all our fallen soldiers
Soldiers and soldierettes, all across the world (I miss you)
We gon' hold y'all down, y'all living in our memories forever
We never gon' let y'all go

[Outro: Aaliyah (Jay-Z)]
I, can't, think, no, more (we not remembering y'all death though!)
Since you went away (we celebrating your life, nah mean!)
I don't really feel like talking, don't wanna hear you love me
Baby (yes!) do you understand me (yes, yes, yes!)
I can't do a thing without you (damn we missing you)
Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you, I miss you
Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you, I miss you

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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