Biography:
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc A Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Jay-Z, S. Carter, Jigga, Hova, J-Hova, Hov, and Young Hov. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Chorus: Damian Marley and Jay-Z]
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
B
Shawn was on that gospel shit
G#m B
I was on the total fuckin' opposite
G#m B
Shit, stuff a million dollars in the sock drawer
G#m B
That's a war chest in case you need your chest knocked off
N.C.
Y'all be talkin' crazy under them IG pictures
So when you get to hell you tell 'em Blanco sent ya
I can't take no threats, I got a set of twins
Those were just the words you'll never hear again
G#m B
For the final time you don't believe these fools
G#m B
I've never seen a worker rock so many jewels
G#m B
I've never seen the runner with so many cars
G#m B
Y'all couldn't stop me, you're not as tough as you say you are
N.C.
My advice is just don't be too nice to niggas
Just set the price so niggas'll live your life, my nigga
Once upon a time in the projects
Shawn was in flight mode, I bought a Pyrex
G#m B
I was in fight mode and now it's "fuck me, mijo"
G#m B
I was movin' them kilos, help you move your peoples
G#m B
Sometimes you need your ego, gotta remind these fools
G#m B
Who they effin' with, and we got FN's too
G#m B
Before we had A&R's, we had AR's too
G#m B
We the only ones really movin' like y'all say y'all do
G#m B
We still movin' like y'all niggas say y'all did
G#m B
Emory passed you niggas and he did a bid
G#m B
Ty Ty jumped over niggas and he's like 5'6"
G#m B
Got the heart of a giant, don't you ever forget
G#m B
Don't you never forget, Jigga got this shit poppin'
G#m B
I pulled out the pot when we was outta options
[Chorus: Damian Marley and Jay-Z]
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Verse 2: Jay Z]
B
Put that drum in your ear, don't get Srem'd
G#m B
I'll Bobby Shmurda anybody you heard of
G#m B
Niggas could not be further, I fathered your style
G#m B
Birth of a Nation, Nat Turner style
G#m B
Uh, y'all make me turn up all this talkin' down
G#m B
Uh, niggas is skippin' leg day just to run they mouth
G#m B
I be skippin' leg day, I still run the world
G#m B
I pressed ahead of your team with one finger curled
G#m B
I'll line you all up with one finger wave
G#m B
Make niggas weave, niggas is out here fake
G#m B
Laced front to the back, don't front
G#m B
Y'all gonna make me wig, I'ma give y'all what you want
[Chorus: Damian Marley and Jay-Z]
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Outro: Damian Marley]
B
Can't you see it's my ambition
G#m B
I come to nice up the whole nation
G#m B
What a bam bam yeah, Lord
G#m B
And mi seh what a bam bam (Do it, Jay!)
G#m B
Can't you see it's my ambition
G#m B
I come to nice up the whole nation
G#m B
What a bam bam
G#m B
What a bam bam
G#m B
I don't give a God damn
G#m B
I don't give a God damn
G#m B
When mi come a dance and mi spliff and Guinness
G#m B
Yow, crowd of people–go and mind yuh business
G#m B
This a hunting season
G#m B
Mek I tell you hunting season
G#m B
Well, I tell ya something season
G#m B
Yow this a hunting season
G#m B
Cake and dumpling season
G#m B
Spinners and dumpling season
G#m B
Don't play by the king
G#m B
Love is all I and I bring you know
Voice of the one pon gully banking
Top ranking, keep it skanking
Ooh wee, huh
Hear me now
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
B
Shawn was on that gospel shit
G#m B
I was on the total fuckin' opposite
G#m B
Shit, stuff a million dollars in the sock drawer
G#m B
That's a war chest in case you need your chest knocked off
N.C.
Y'all be talkin' crazy under them IG pictures
So when you get to hell you tell 'em Blanco sent ya
I can't take no threats, I got a set of twins
Those were just the words you'll never hear again
G#m B
For the final time you don't believe these fools
G#m B
I've never seen a worker rock so many jewels
G#m B
I've never seen the runner with so many cars
G#m B
Y'all couldn't stop me, you're not as tough as you say you are
N.C.
My advice is just don't be too nice to niggas
Just set the price so niggas'll live your life, my nigga
Once upon a time in the projects
Shawn was in flight mode, I bought a Pyrex
G#m B
I was in fight mode and now it's "fuck me, mijo"
G#m B
I was movin' them kilos, help you move your peoples
G#m B
Sometimes you need your ego, gotta remind these fools
G#m B
Who they effin' with, and we got FN's too
G#m B
Before we had A&R's, we had AR's too
G#m B
We the only ones really movin' like y'all say y'all do
G#m B
We still movin' like y'all niggas say y'all did
G#m B
Emory passed you niggas and he did a bid
G#m B
Ty Ty jumped over niggas and he's like 5'6"
G#m B
Got the heart of a giant, don't you ever forget
G#m B
Don't you never forget, Jigga got this shit poppin'
G#m B
I pulled out the pot when we was outta options
[Chorus: Damian Marley and Jay-Z]
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Verse 2: Jay Z]
B
Put that drum in your ear, don't get Srem'd
G#m B
I'll Bobby Shmurda anybody you heard of
G#m B
Niggas could not be further, I fathered your style
G#m B
Birth of a Nation, Nat Turner style
G#m B
Uh, y'all make me turn up all this talkin' down
G#m B
Uh, niggas is skippin' leg day just to run they mouth
G#m B
I be skippin' leg day, I still run the world
G#m B
I pressed ahead of your team with one finger curled
G#m B
I'll line you all up with one finger wave
G#m B
Make niggas weave, niggas is out here fake
G#m B
Laced front to the back, don't front
G#m B
Y'all gonna make me wig, I'ma give y'all what you want
[Chorus: Damian Marley and Jay-Z]
Now greetings to the world
G#m B
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
G#m B
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
G#m B
Too much su, su, su, su, su
G#m B
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
G#m B
Them su, su, su, su, su
G#m B G#m
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV
[Outro: Damian Marley]
B
Can't you see it's my ambition
G#m B
I come to nice up the whole nation
G#m B
What a bam bam yeah, Lord
G#m B
And mi seh what a bam bam (Do it, Jay!)
G#m B
Can't you see it's my ambition
G#m B
I come to nice up the whole nation
G#m B
What a bam bam
G#m B
What a bam bam
G#m B
I don't give a God damn
G#m B
I don't give a God damn
G#m B
When mi come a dance and mi spliff and Guinness
G#m B
Yow, crowd of people–go and mind yuh business
G#m B
This a hunting season
G#m B
Mek I tell you hunting season
G#m B
Well, I tell ya something season
G#m B
Yow this a hunting season
G#m B
Cake and dumpling season
G#m B
Spinners and dumpling season
G#m B
Don't play by the king
G#m B
Love is all I and I bring you know
Voice of the one pon gully banking
Top ranking, keep it skanking
Ooh wee, huh
Hear me now
