JAY-Z — The Prelude

 

[Intro: Pain In Da Ass]

You know, you've got this fantasy in yo' head about

Gettin' outta the life and settin the corporate world on its ear

What the fuck you gonna do except hustle?

Besides pimpin', you really ain't got the stomach for that

[Verse: Jay-Z]

The game's fucked up

Nigga's beats is bangin', nigga, your hooks did it

Your lyrics didn't—your gangsta look did it

So I would write it if y'all could get it

Bein' intricate'll get you wood, critic

On the internet, they like "You should spit it"

I'm like "You should buy it, nigga, that's good business" Haha

Forget this rap shit, I need a new hustle

A little bit of everything, the new, improved Russell

I say that reluctantly, 'cause I do struggle

As you see, I can't leave, so I do love you

But I'm just a hustler disguised as a rapper

In fact, you can't fit this hustle inside of a wrapper

Back when crack was what these pills are, I was a real star

Complete with real cars, no video ones

You can come and set up a camera, let the video run

And my real life, complete with real ice

VVS boulders all invisibly set

Head and shoulders, my invisible neck

You see, Hova wasn't digital yet

Before Steve Jobs made the iPod, was getting head jobs

We call that "interneck"

Back when rappers wouldn't dare play lyrical roulette

With a automatic weapon I was rappin' with a TEC

Fresh like Mannie be, chain like anti-freeze

Shoebox full of cash, dealer-man hand me keys

Pantries full of Arm & Hammer

Don't take Nancy Drew to see what it do, I'm a damn G (Ugh)

Just sent a million dollars through a hands-free

That's big money talk—can you answer me?

Before the answer was a three

I was down in Georgetown with a Hoya chick, lawyer chick

Sure, he's rich now 'cause he saw the shit, all this shit

That's why they call him Hov, 'cause he came before all this shit

Bought a six, quarter seven, skipped on them quarter eights

Bought a nine for nonstop Glock work all the time (Woo!)

Guess who's back?

Since this is a New Era, got a fresh, new hat

Ten-year veteran, I've been set

I've been through with this bullshit game, but I never can

I used to think rappin' at 38 was ill

But last year alone, I grossed 38 mil'

I know I ain't quite 38, but still

The flow so special, got a 38 feel

The real is back

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