Released: April 2, 2012

Songwriter: Safaree Garrick Smith Ryan Marrone Nicki Minaj

Producer: Ryan & Smitty

[Verse 1]
Zippin', I’m zippin', I’m zippin'
Soon as they come out, I’m dippin'
Big ass closet, I’m trippin'
Big booty strippers, I’m tippin'
Big ass chain, I’m heavy
And it ain't cost me a penny
They pay me to rock it
Damn, I got niggas in pocket
Super Bowl, Grammys
What a hell of a jammie
All these bitches my sons
I’ma get ‘em a nanny
Argentina for Pepsi, Orlando All-Star
Fuck you said, bitch? Fuck you, porn star
I don’t do shotgun, I be drivin' my own car
I don’t do shots neither, I’m buyin' the whole bar
Holy moly, G copped me a Rollie
I ain't catchin' the puck, but iced out like a goalie, nigga

[Chorus]
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train

[Verse 2]
I travel more than you walkin' with a basketball
I'm out in Spain, runnin' game to the Matador
I'm in my own lane, you ain't in my categor'
You like a RAV4, I’m like the Aventador
Birkin bags, man, I murk them ads
When I re-up on Reloaded, I'ma hurt them bad
Every shoot is hot, when I'm out, I'm spotted
They gon' frame the receipt if I sign the dotted
N-n-niggas on Banshees is speedin'
Dirt bikes is out for the season
Back break wheelie and leanin'
Damn, a bitch late for a meetin'
NYPD comin’
Belt Parkway, we gunnin’
Double R engine hummin'
Actin' a fool, we dumbin’

[Chorus]
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train

[Bridge]
N-N-N-Nintendo and we in the end zone
I don’t give a fuck, ho, like we in the friend zone
What the fuck it look like? What the fuck it’s hittin' fo'?
Tell 'em bitches, "Y-y-y-y-you you ain’t about that life"
Nintendo and we in the end zone
I don’t give a fuck, ho, like we in the friend zone
What the fuck it look like? What the fuck it’s hittin' fo'?
Tell 'em bitches, "Y-y-y-y-you you ain’t about that life"

[Chorus]
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train
I'm in the HOV lane, I'm in the HOV lane
And you, y-y-you, y-y-you? Soul Train

Nicki Minaj

Born December 8, 1982, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-American rapper, actress, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

Nicki was discovered by Lil Wayne via her mixtapes Sucka Free and Beam Me Up Scotty, and broke into the mainstream as an artist signed to Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment. Her first successful songs, “Your Love,” “Moment 4 Life” (with Drake), and the smash-hit “Super Bass,” are featured on her 2010 chart-topping debut album Pink Friday.

She continued her run with her second studio album, Pink Roman Reloaded, which contained “Starships,” a song which would further develop Nicki’s pop/rap style. “Starships” gave Nicki a Billboard milestone, when it charted for 21 weeks in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, a feat no other artist has achieved without the aid of streaming services.