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Button up shirts well dressed that's not what their people say jealous over them no reason to try and jump in over the leaps of others

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Wow!!!! This alternative opening on the track...... WTF.... I just cant ... 100% art .... Song is dope.....

WTFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🧊✨

This songs intro makes you feel like your about throw in the towel just for the beat to kick in.

were thats what i wanna know

Tuff

I had to revisit today because this version is my favorite. The intro makes me feel like I'm in an old time detective movie. Then the beat drop brings me back to present time ❤

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bruh you just took the beginning of the sample and cut to samdot, not trying to hate I get why you made this but still

Man this shit hard asf on god

This really sounds like a movie wow

Where am i

Wtf

Simply Amazing. Well Done Indeed.

Enjoying this intro. Good shii.

How did I stumble on this intro masterpiece

Right here another lil' story 'bout this clique I claimed Got another chapter based on how I get that game Just hanging 'round my neighborhood, bang my street Sit and watch the passer-bys play my sweep South-side, Sunnyside Is the blocks I run, South Acres, South Park Nigga all got guns Over here we got this code Charlie, get that there We know tomorrow ain't a promise so we get that now Fuck sitting in the living room guarding the steps Working inside a smoke house starving to death Serving these niggas flippers, quarter-ounces and jippers Agents snapping your picture Neighbors plotting to get ya Situations is critic I was out here be getting it Living it like a savage 'cause nigga I gotta have it

Wish I could take us all on this magic carpet ride Through the sky, I Used to play the hall and fifth floor, me and my boys We all poor getting high, I Seen the worst of the worst, I deserve every blessing I received, I'm from the dirt

Whether we dribble out this motherfucker Rap metaphors and riddle out this motherfucker Work second floors, hospital out this motherfucker Some how, we gotta get up out this motherfucker Some day the cops'll kill a mo'fucker I don't always wanna be this drug dealing mo'fucker, damn

The mental strain in my brain Too great a price to pay For the way you make me feel in bed, baby And all our plans, these grains of sand The waves washed away Oh, the book that I misread You don't equate sex with love But isn't the love we make worthy of More than wishful thoughts and plastic smiles And ecstasy that only last for a while?

Why do we build this castle of sand When we know very well baby, it will never stand?

I tried to cope, I really hoped that you would see You were the only girl for me baby I tried to mend, but you condemned my love affair You destroyed it beyond repair You absorb the talk of a friend, baby She says project the harder stalk and never bend And be free from me and the things I do But can't you see she's trying to take me from you?

I GOT GOOSEBUMPS

Wow 😢 This was a true Testament To The Talent Of Jay-Z

1:28

i used to pray for time's like this

The long intros/outros in music is missing in this generation. The music is just important as the lyrics 💯

This song is massively underappreciated. His best song. Up there along with Count Me Out and U. Dot is very very unique.

That first verse brings me to tears every time Kendrick Lamar is killing it on this track! The only reason he’s not getting more hits is because he hasn’t checked out the short on my channel that breaks down how all these trappers are blowing up so big.

[Part I: "Sing About Me"] [Chorus] When the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me [Verse 1] I woke up this morning and figured I'd call you In case I'm not here tomorrow I'm hopin' that I can borrow A peace of mind, I'm behind on what's really important My mind is really distorted I find nothing but trouble in my life I'm fortunate you believe in a dream This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine And last night was just another distraction Or a reaction of what we consider madness I know exactly what happened You ran outside when you heard my brother cry for help Held him like a newborn baby and made him feel Like everything was alright in a fight he tried to put up But the type of bullet that stuck Had went against his will, that's blood spilled on your hands My plan's rather vindictive Everybody's a victim in my eyes When I ride it's a murderous rhythm And outside became pitch black A demon glued to my back, whispering "Get 'em!" I got 'em and I ain't give a fuck That same mentality I told my brother not to duck In actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colors I wonder if I'll ever discover a passion like you and recover The life that I knew as a youngin In pajamas and dun-ta-duns When thunder comes it rains cats and dogs dumb Niggas like me never prosper Prognosis of a problem child, I'm proud and well-devoted This Piru shit been in me forever So forever I'ma push it, wherever, whenever And I love you 'cause you love my brother like you did Just promise me you'll tell this story when you make it big And if I die before your album drop, I hope- [Gunshots] Chorus] Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me [Verse 2] You wrote a song about my sister on your tape And called it Section.80 The message resembled "Brenda's Got a Baby" What's crazy was I was hearin' about it But doubted your ignorance How could you ever just put her on blast and shit? Judgin' her past and shit? Well, it's completely my future Her nigga behind me right now askin' for ass and shit And I'ma need that forty dollars Even if I got to fuck, suck and swallow In the parking lot, Gonzales Park, I'm followed By a married man, and father of three My titties bounce on the cadence of his tinklin' keys Matter of fact, he my favorite 'cause he tip me with E's He got a cousin named David and I seen him last week This is the life of another girl damaged by the system These foster homes, I run away and never do miss 'em See, my hormones just run away and if I can get 'em Back to where they used to be, then I'll probably be in the denim Of a family gene that show women how to be woman Or better yet, a leader, you need her to learn somethin' Then you probably need to beat her, that's how I was taught Three niggas in one room, first time I was tossed And I'm exhausted, but fuck that "Sorry for your loss" shit My sister died in vain, but what point are you tryna gain If you can't fit the pumps I walk in? I'll wait… Your rebuttal a little too late And if you have a album date, just make sure I'm not in the song 'Cause I don't need the attention, bring enough of that on my own And matter fact, did I mention that I physically feel great? A doctor's approval is a waste of time, I know I'm straight I'll probably live longer than you and never fade away I'll never fade away, I'll never fade away, I know my fate And I'm on the grind for this cake, I'ma get it or die tryin' I'm eyein' every male gender with intentions of buyin' You lyin' to these motherfuckers Talkin' about you can help 'em with my story You can help me if you sell this pussy for me, nigga Don't ignore me, nigga, fuck your glory, nigga, you ain't shit… [Chorus] When the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me [Verse 3] Sometimes I look in the mirror And ask myself am I really scared of passin' away? If it's today, I hope I hear a Cry out from Heaven so loud it can water down a demon With the Holy Ghost 'til it drown in the blood of Jesus I wrote some raps that made sure that my lifeline reekin' The scent of a reaper, ensurin' that my allegiance With the other side may come soon, and if I'm doomed May the womb of my mother be blessed for many moons I suffer a lot And every day that glass mirror get tougher to watch I tie my stomach in knots And I'm not sure why I'm infatuated with death My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats That can come about, 'cause the tongue is mighty powerful And I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouch Maybe 'cause I'm a dreamer and sleep is the cousin of death Really stuck in the schema of wonderin' when I'ma rest And you're right, your brother was a brother to me And your sister's situation was the one that pulled me In a direction to speak on somethin' that's realer than the TV screen By any means, wasn't tryin' to offend or come between Her personal life, I was like "It need to be told" Cursin' the life of twenty generations after her soul Exactly what'd happen if I ain't continue rappin' Or steady bein' distracted by money, drugs and 4-5's I count lives, all on these songs Look at the weak and cry, pray one day you'll be strong Fightin' for your rights, even when you're wrong And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone Am I worth it? Did I put enough work in? [Chorus] Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn To settle down, my main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me [Outro] Promise that you'll sing about me forever Promise that you'll sing about me for- ooooh Promise that you'll sing about me forever Promise that you'll sing about me for- ooooh Promise that you'll sing about me forever Promise that you'll sing about me for- ooooh Promise that you'll sing about me forever Promise that you'll sing about me for- ooooh

good

Facts!!!

Nujabes hits hard

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is there a lossless version of this?

If you have Spotify, go to the playback settings and go to the fader (Transition) and slide it to 5 or 6 seconds and then Play this song and then Queue Metropolis by Logic after 🔥😳

BEATIFOUUUULLL SOOOONG BROOO

Thanks 💜 5

Say what you will about the man but Kanye has been a major staple in hip hop history🎶

dope rapper he dont even sound west coast dope dope

Yes lawd

better than the original made me question my hole existence

boy his a dope artist tribe called quest vibes pac vibes dope

What the sigma

Promise that you'll sing about me for ever 🙏

I love hearing different versions of my favorite songs, it was simple change but powerful nonethless, thank you for posting this it came to me in a time I needed to hear it.

one year after WTC… another music quality, another reality. west culture supremacy 💜

Rest in peace tony

Is it just me or the intro made me realize that the melody sounds a lot like a Nujabes track