Teyana Taylor

Released: June 23, 2018

Songwriter: BoogzDaBeast George Weiss Hugo Peretti E*Vax Luigi Creatore Brittany Coney Blu June Kanye West MIKE DEAN Teyana Taylor

Producer: E*Vax BoogzDaBeast MIKE DEAN Kanye West

[Intro]
A rose in Harlem, a rose in Harlem
A rose in Harlem, a rose in Harlem

[Verse 1]
Been through more than a lil' bit
Been through more than a lil' bit
But I ain't callin' no names out
No, no free promotion
Naw, naw I ain't late, I don't do due dates
No sneak diss, no sneak shit
That's just how I was raised
Had to get it out the soil
I been down, I been loyal
When you really hold it down
Niggas ain't even really down for ya
Oh no, what a shame
10 years in the game
Niggas like "You ain't hot? You ain't pop yet?
What's up wit' you and Ye?"

[Chorus: (Sample) & Teyana]
(A rose in Harlem) Grew out the concrete
(A rose in Harlem) You know it ain't sweet
(A rose in Harlem) Can't tell me any- any- any- anything

[Refrain]
It be the ones who say they ride for you
It be the ones, the ones you love, them too
It be the ones who swear they real, not true
It be them ones, It be them ones
Don't get caught up
It be the ones, the ones you closest to
It be the ones, the ones you trust - them too
It be the ones, the ones you look up to
It be the ones
Don't get caught up, young girl

[Chorus: (Sample) & Teyana]
(A rose in Harlem) Grew out the concrete
(A rose in Harlem) You know it ain't sweet
(A rose in Harlem) Can't tell me any- any- any- anything

[Verse 2]
Been through more than a lil' bit
Been through more than a lil' bit
But I ain't callin' no names out
No, no free promotions
If it ain't 'bout blessings
I can't even address it
I just bought my third house
No album out and I got 'em asking
'What do she do?' I do everything
I move everything
Put that on my wedding ring
Put that on my baby name
All these fake smiles
These chicks must just came from a dentist
I can tell it ain't genuine
I get so offended

[Chorus: (Sample) & Teyana]
(A rose in Harlem) Grew out the concrete
(A rose in Harlem) You know it ain't sweet
(A rose in Harlem) Can't tell me any- any- any- anything

[Refrain]
It be the ones who say they ride for you
It be the ones, the ones you love, them too
It be the ones who swear they real, not true
It be them ones, It be them ones
Don't get caught up
It be the ones, the ones you closest to
It be the ones, the ones you trust - them too
It be the ones, the ones you look up to
It be the ones
It be the ones who say they ride for you
It be the ones, the ones you love, them too
It be the ones who swear they real, not true
It be them ones, It be them ones
Don't get caught up
It be the ones, the ones you closest to
It be the ones, the ones you trust - them too
It be the ones, the ones you look up to
It be the ones
Don't get caught up, young girl

[Outro]
A rose in Harlem, a rose in Harlem
A rose in Harlem, a rose in Harlem
Don't get caught up, young girl

Teyana Taylor (born December 10, 1990) is a singer, dancer, actor, and model hailing from Harlem, New York. As of June 2012, she is signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music label, after amicably leaving Pharrell Williams‘ Star Trak Entertainment.

On November 4, 2014, Teyana released her debut album, VII. Her sophomore album, K.T.S.E., was released on June 22, 2018, and was executive-produced by Kanye.

In September of 2019, Taylor teamed up with McDonald’s and Genius to raise funds for the Children Aid Society in her hometown of Harlem. During the ‘Annotate for Good’ event period, McDonald’s set out to donate 1 cent for every 1 IQ point earned, and 5 cents for all IQ gained on Teyana Taylor’s leaderboard.

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