Digital Booklet - Graduation
Digital Booklet - Graduation
Digital Booklet - Graduation
GOOD MORNING
2. CHAMPION
3. STRONGER
4. I WONDER
5. GOOD LIFE FEAT. T-PAIN
6. CANT TELL ME NOTHING
7. BARRY BONDS FEAT. LIL WAYNE
8. DRUNK AND HOT GIRLS FEAT. MOS DEF
9. FLASHING LIGHTS FEAT. DWELE
10. EVERYTHING I AM
FEAT. SCRATCHES BY DJ PREMIERE
11. THE GLORY
12. HOMECOMING
13. BIG BROTHER
14. GOOD NIGHT FEAT. MOS DEF
& AL BE BACK [BONUS TRACK]
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION
KANYE WEST, GEE ROBERSON & KYAMBO HIP HOP JOSHUA
Computer Composite Director : IRA BECKY BUCHO (KAIKAI KIKI CO., LTD.)
Draft Production Assistance : TAKUMI KASENO (KAIKAI KIKI CO., LTD.)
Computer Composite Assistants : ( KAIKAI KIKI CO., LTD. )
MASAKO IZUMI / TAKAHIKO ITAKURA / YASUTAKA SHINOHARA
Management : YUKO SAKATA / JOSHUA WEEKS ( KAIKAI KIKI NEW YORK, LLC )
Additional Assistance : OLM & OLM DIGITAL
1.
GOOD MORNING
VERSE 1
Wake up Mr. West, Mr. West
Mr. Fresh, Mr. by his self hes so impressed
I mean damn did you even see the test?
You got Ds muthafucka Ds Rosie Perez
And yes barely passed any and every class
Looking at every ass, cheated on every test
I guess this is my dissertation homey this shit is basic
Welcome to graduation
CHORUS
Good morning (x4)
VERSE 2
Good morning on this day we become legendary
Everything we dreamed of
Im like the fly Malcolm X buy any jeans necessary
Detroit Red cleaned up
From the street to the league from an 8th to a key
But you graduate when you make it up out of the streets
From the moments of pain look how far we done came
Haters sayin you changed now you doin ya thang
VERSE 3
Good morning look at the valedictorian
Sacred of the future while I hop in the De Lorean
Scared to face the world complacent career student
Some people graduate but be still stupid
They tell you read this, eat this,
dont look around just peep this
Preachers teach us Jesus
OK, look up now they done stole your streetness
After all of that you receive this
Good morning
CHORUS
Good morning (x4)
(Hustlers thats if ya still livin get on down)
Everytime that we hit em
OUTRO
(Get on down) (x4)
CHORUS
Good morning (x4)
GOOD MORNING (K. WEST, E. JOHN, B. TAUPIN) (BMI) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC &
THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT CHALICE STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, MATTY GREEN. KEYBOARDS: ANDY CHATTERLEY
ON BEHALF OF LIVEROOM.TV PRODUCTIONS. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: JAY-Z, TONY PENAFIRE WILLIAMS & CONNIE MITCHELL. CONTAINS SAMPLES FROM THE ELTON JOHN RECORDING SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT UNDER
LICENSE FROM AND USED COURTESY OF MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED. WRITTEN BY E. JOHN AND B. TAUPIN, COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING ON BEHALF OF HST MGT. LTD. AND ROUGE BOOZE INC. (ASCAP/BMI)
2.
CHAMPION
Yes I did
So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib
Just a little somethin show you how we live
Everybody want it but it aint that serious
Um hum
Thats that shit
So if you gon do it
Do it just like this
You dont see just how wild the crowd is
You dont see just how fly my style is
I dont see why I need a stylist
When I shop so much I could speak Italian
I dont know I just want it better for my kids
And I aint saying we was from the projects
But everytime I want a lay-a-way or a deposit
My dad would say when you see clothes, close your eyelids
We was sort of like Will Smith and his son
In the movie, I aint talkin bout the rich ones
Cause every Summer hed get some brand new head brain scheme
to get rich from
And I dunno what he did for dough
But he would send me back to school with a new wardrobe
And Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
I think he did
When he packed it up and brought it back to the crib
Just a little somethin show you how we live
Everything I wanted man it seemed so serious
Um hum
Thats that shit
So if you gonna do it
Do it just like this
When it feel like livings harder than dying
For me, giving ups way harder than trying
Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion
I wish her heart still was in rhyming
Cause who the kids gon listen to, huh
I guess me if it isnt you
Last week I payed a visit to the Institute
They got the dropout keeping kids in the school
I guess I cleaned up my act like Prince would do
If not for the pleasure at least for the principle
They got the cd
Then got to see me drop gems, like I dropped out of P.E.
They used to feel invisible
Now they know they invincible
Ay, Ay, Ay
Yes I did
So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib
Just a little somethin show you how we live
Everybody want it but it aint that serious
Um hum
Thats that shit
So if you gon do it
Do it just like this
Like this
(CONNIE)
CHAMPION (W. BECKER, D. FAGEN) (ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978 AND BRIAN ALLDAY MILLER FOR VERY GOOD BEATS. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER
AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY
MARCINKOWSKI. SYNTHS: OMAR EDWARDS. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: TONY PENAFIRE WILLIAMS & CONNIE MITCHELL. ADDITIONAL LYRICS ADDED BY KANYE WEST. CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF THE STEELY DAN RECORDING KID
CHARLEMAGNE USED COURTESY OF GEFFEN RECORDS UNDER LICENSE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES. WRITTEN BY WALTER BECKER AND DONALD FAGEN AND PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP).
3.
STRONGER
CHORUS
N-N-N-now th-th-that dont kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
Cause I cant wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
Cause I cant get much wronger
Man Ive been waitin all night now
Thats how long Ive been on ya
CHORUS
N-N-N-now th-th-that dont kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
Cause I cant wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
Cause I cant get much wronger
Man Ive been waitin all night now
Thats how long Ive been on ya
VERSE 2
I need you right now
I need you right now
Me likey
I dont know if you got a man or not,
If you made plans or not
If God put me in your plans or not
Im trippin this drink got me sayin a lot
But I know that God put you in front of me
So how the hell could you front on me
Theres a thousand yous theres only one of me
Im trippin Im caught up in the moment right?
This is Louis Vuitton don night
So we gon do everything that Kan like
Heard theyd do anything for a Klondike
Well Id do anything for a blonde dike
And shell do anything for the limelight
And well do anything when the times right
Ugh, baby youre makin it (harder, better, faster, stronger)
VERSE 1
Lets get lost tonight
You could be my black Kate Moss tonight
Play secretary Im the boss tonight
And you dont give a fuck what they all say right?
Awesome, the Christian in Christian Dior
Damn they dont make em like this anymore
I ask, cause Im not sure
Do anybody make real shit anymore?
Bow in the presence of greatness
Cause right now thou has forsaken us
You should be honored by my lateness
That I would even show up to this fake shit
So go ahead go nuts go ape shit
Especially in my Pastelle or my Bape shit
Act like you cant tell who made this
New gospel homey take six, and take this, haters
CHORUS
N-N-N-now th-th-that dont kill me
Can only make me stronger
STRONGER (K. WEST, T. BANGHALTER, G. DE HOMEN-CHRISTO, E. BIRDSONG) (BMI/ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING BY TIMBALAND. RECORDED BY SEIJI
SEKINE AT APE SOUNDS, TOKYO, JAPAN AND BY ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY MANNY MARROQUIN AT LARRABEE NORTH STUDIOS,
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA AND AT BATTERY STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: KENGO SAKURA, BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, JARED ROBBINS. KEYBOARDS: LA MAR MARS EDWARDS FOR MY BLOCK/SMASH FACTORY/1500
OR NOTHIN; MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AND ANDY CHATTERLEY ON BEHALF OF LIVEROOM.TV PRODUCTIONS. GUITARS: MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS. EXTENDED OUTRO CO-PRODUCED, RECORDED &
ARRANGED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS. CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER PERFORMED BY DAFT PUNK, USED COURTESY OF VIRGIN RECORDS. WRITTEN BY THOMAS BANGHALTER, GUY
MANUEL DE HOMEN-CHRISTO AND EDWIN BIRDSONG, PUBLISHED BY DAFT LIFE LTD./ZOMBA MUSIC PUBLISHERS LTD. C/O ZOMBA ENTERPRISES, INC. (ASCAP), A DIVISION OF ZOMBA ENTERPRISES, INC./EDWIN BIRDSONG MUSIC
PUBLISHING (ASCAP)/WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP). CONTAINS MASTER USE OF COLA BOTTLE BABY PERFORMED BY EDWIN BIRDSONG, USED COURTESY OF PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
4.
I WONDER
VERSE 1
Ive been waiting on this my whole life
These dreams be waking me up at night
You say I think Im never wrong
You know what? Maybe youre right aight
VERSE 2
You say he get on your fuckin nerves
You hope that he gets what he deserves...word?
Do you even remember what the issue is?
You just tryin to find where the tissue is
You can still be who you wish you is
It aint happened yet and thats what intuition is
Will you hop back in the car
Drive back to the crib run back to they arms
The smoke screens the chokes and the screams
You ever wonder what it all really mean?
VERSE 3
And Im back on my grind
A psychic read my lifeline
Told me in my lifetime my name
would help light up the Chicago skyline
And thats why (I wonder)
Seven oclock thats primetime
Heaven a watch God calling from the hotlines
Why he keep giving me hotlines
Im a star how could I not shine
How many ladies in the house?
How many ladies in the house without a spouse?
Somethin in your blouse got me feeling so aroused
What you about?
On that independent shit.
Trade it all for a husband and some kids
You ever wonder what it all really mean?
You ever wonder if you ever find your dreams?
I WONDER (K. WEST, L. SIFFRE) (BMI/PRS) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. RECORDED BY GREG KOLLER AT HENSON RECORDING STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA AND ANDREW DAWSON
& ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT LEGACY RECORDING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE
HERTWECK, DALE PARSONS. PIANO & SYNTHS: OMAR EDWARDS. KEYBOARDS BY JON BRION. VIOLINS: EMMA KUMMROW, IGOR SZWEC, GLORIA JUSTEN, OLGA KONOPELSKY, LUIGI MAZZOCCHI, CHARLES PARKER. VIOLAS:
PETER NOCELLA, ALEXANDRA LEEM. CELLO: JENNIE LORENZO. BASS: TIM RESSLER. STRINGS ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY LARRY GOLD. CONTAINS A SAMPLE FROM MY SONG BY LABI SIFFRE, INCLUDED COURTESY
OF EMI RECORDS LIMITED AND LABI SIFFRE. WRITTEN BY LABI SIFFRE, PUBLISHED BY CHRYSALIS MUSIC LTD. (PRS).
5.
GOOD LIFE
FEAT. T-PAIN
INTRO
Like we always do at this time
I go for mine I got to shine
Now throw your hands up in the sky
Ima get on this TV momma
Ima Ima put shit down
Ayyyy Ayyyy
Ayyyy Ayyyy Im good
VERSE 1
Welcome to the good life where niggas sell D
Wont even get pulled over in they new V
The good life, lets go on a living spree
Shit they say the best things in life are free
The good life, it feel like Atlanta
It feel like LA, it feel like Miami
It feel like NY, summertime Chi
Aaaaaagh (now throw your hands up in the sky)
So I roll through good
Yall pop the trunk...I pop the hood (Ferrari)
If she got the goods
And she got that ass I got to look (sorry)
Its got to be cause Im seasoned
Haters give me those salty looks (Lawrys)
50 told me go head switch your style up
And if they hate, let em hate and watch the money pile up
CHORUS
(T-PAIN)
(KANYE)
CHORUS
(KANYE)
GOOD LIFE FEAT. T-PAIN (K. WEST, A. DAVIS, F. NAJM, Q. JONES, J. INGRAM) (BMI/ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978 & TOOMP FOR ZONE BOY PRODUCTIONS, INC. ADDITIONAL
PRODUCTION BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS / ADDITIONAL DRUM PROGRAMMING BY TIMBALAND. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON, ANTHONY KILHOFFER AND PAUL SHEEHY AT DOPPLER STUDIOS, ATLANTA,
GA, SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS & ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. / ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY,
JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. PIANO & SYNTHS: OMAR EDWARDS. VIOLIN: ERIC GORFAIN, DAPHNE CHEN. / VIOLA: LEAH KATZ, ALMA FERNANDEZ. CELLO: RICHARD DODD, JOHN
KROVOZA. STRINGS ARRANGED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AT THE RECORD PLANT STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA. BACKGROUND VOCALS: JOHN LEGEND AND NE-YO. T-PAIN APPEARS COURTESY OF KONVICT
MUZIK/JIVE RECORDS. JOHN LEGEND APPEARS COURTESY OF GOOD MUSIC/COLUMBIA RECORDS. CONTAINS SAMPLE OF P.Y.T. PERFORMED BY MICHAEL JACKSON, USED COURTESY OF SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
WRITTEN BY QUINCY JONES, JAMES INGRAM, PUBLISHED BY YELLOW BRICK ROAD MUSIC (ASCAP)/EISEMAN MUSIC CO. (BMI). YELLOW BRICK ROAD MUSIC ADMINISTERED WORLDWIDE BY CHERRY LANE PUBL. CO. INC.
(ASCAP), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)/EISEMAN MUSIC CO., INC. (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
6.
HOOK
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Let the champagne splash, let that man get cash,
Let that man get pass.
He dont even stop to get gas,
If he can move through the rumors,
he can drive off of fumes
How he move in a room full of nos?
How he stay faithful in a room full of hoes?
Must be the pharaohs, he in tune with his soul,
So when he buried in a tomb full of gold.
Treasure. Whats your pleasure?
Life is a, uh, depending how you dress her.
CANT TELL ME NOTHING (K. WEST, A. DAVIS) (BMI) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978 & TOOMP FOR ZONE BOY PRODUCTIONS, INC. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY
KILHOFFER AT DOPPLER STUDIOS, ATLANTA, GA; SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC, THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA AND BY TONY REY FOR YNOT MUSIC AT CHALICE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN FOR
DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AT ENCORE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA AND ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: RICHARD REITZ, BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, ANTHONY
PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. KEYBOARDS: DARRYL BEATON & CHRIS ROB. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: YOUNG JEEZY & CONNIE MITCHELL.
7.
BARRY BONDS
(KANYE)
at it, and I dont front, and I dont go backwards, and I dont practice,
and I dont lack it, and you can get buried so suck my bat bitch
(KANYE)
CHORUS
Life of a don lights keep glowin ,
Comin in the club with that fresh shit
on with somethin crazy on my arm
And heres another hit Barry Bonds
(LIL WAYNE)
(KANYE)
(LIL WAYNE)
BARRY BONDS FEAT. LIL WAYNE (K. WEST, D. LAMB, D. CARTER, N. LANDSBERG, F. PAPPALARDI, J. VENTURA, L. WEINSTEIN) (BMI/(ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY NOTTZ FOR DMP/TEAMSTA ENTERTAINMENT. CO-PRODUCED BY
KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC AND NOTTZ RAW & D. SLOAN AT THE DURT FACTORY STUDIO, NORFOLK, VA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN
FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: ANTHONY PALAZZOLE AND ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. BASS GUITAR: VINCENT BIGGS JAMES. KEYBOARDS: MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS
LIST PRODUCTIONS. LIL WAYNE APPEARS COURTESY OF CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL RECORDS. CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF LONG RED PERFORMED BY MOUNTAIN, USED COURTESY OF SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
WRITTEN BY N. LANDSBERG, F. PAPPALARDI, J. VENTURA AND L. WEINSTEIN, USED COURTESY OF CAREERS BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI)/BMG SONGS INC. (ASCAP).
8.
CHORUS
We go thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
We going thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
CHORUS
We go thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
We going thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
We go
Thru too
Much shit
To mess
Mess with
These drunk
All of these drunk and hot girls
We go
Thru too
Much shit
To mess
Mess with
These drunk
All of these drunk and hot girls
VERSE 1
Driving round town, looking for the best spot
for the (drunk and hot girls)
Up in the club, look at here, what we got some (drunk and hot girls)
Stop dancing with your girlfriend
and come dance with me
Stop talking bout yo boyfriend,
since he is not me
Stop running up my tab,
cause these drinks is not free you drunk and hot girl
VERSE 2
I dont wanna drop your friends off, I just want you
you (drunk and hot girls)
U wanna sit down, but we hit the drive thru you (drunk and hot girls)
Please dont fall asleep baby, we almost back
Please dont throw up in the car,
we almost crashed
Oh now you sober, howd I know youd say that you drunk and hot girl
CHORUS
We go thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
We going thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
We go
Thru too
Much shit
To mess
Mess with
These drunk
All of these drunk and hot girls
CHORUS
We go thru too much bullshit
(had a little sippy sippy)
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
(she said she want a brewsky)
We going thru too much bullshit
Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls
BRIDGE:
We go
Thru too
Much shit
To mess
Mess with
These drunk
All of these drunk and hot girls
(MOS DEF)
DRUNK AND HOT GIRLS FEAT. MOS DEF (K. WEST, I. SCHMIDT, M. KAROLI, J. LIEBEZEIT, K. SUZUKI, H. SCHUERING) (BMI/GEMA) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY JON BRION. BRIDGE SECTION BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & LEGACY STUDIOS, NYC AND BY GREG KOLLER AT OCEAN WAY RECORDING,
HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, DALE PARSONS, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. SYNTH
& SYNTH BASS: OMAR EDWARDS. KEYBOARDS: ANDY CHATTERLEY ON BEHALF OF LIVEROOM.TV PRODUCTIONS. STRINGS PERFORMED BY THE SECTION QUARTET. VIOLIN: ERIC GORFAIN, DAPHNE CHEN. VIOLA: LEAH KATZ. CELLO:
RICHARD DODD. STRINGS ARRANGED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS AT CHALICE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: TANYA HERRON. CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF SING SWAN SONG PERFORMED
BY CAN, USED COURTESY OF SPOON RECORDS UK, LTD. WRITTEN BY I. SCHMIDT, M. KAROLI, J. LIEBEZEIT, K. SUZUKI AND H. SCHUERING, PUBLISHED BY MESSER MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. (GEMA).
9.
FLASHING LIGHTS
INTRO
(Flashing lights)
(Flashing lights)
VERSE 1
She dont believe in shooting stars
But she believe in shoes and cars
Wood floors in the new apartment
Couture from the stores departments
You more like love to start shit
Im more of the trips to Florida
Order the hors doeuvres, views of the water
Straight from a page of your favorite author
And the weather so breezy
Man why cant life always be this easy
She in the mirror dancing all sleezy
I get a call like where are you yeezy?
And tried to hit you with that old woo op- tee
Till I got caught by the paparazzi
Damn these niggas got me
I hate these niggas more than a Nazi
FEAT. DWELE
CHORUS
As I recall I know you love to show off
But I never thought that you would take it this far
But what do I know?
(Flashing lights)
What do I know?
(Flashing lights)
CHORUS
As I recall I know you love to show off
But I never thought that you would take it this far
But what do I know?
(Flashing lights)
What do I know?
(Flashing lights)
VERSE 2
I know its been a while sweetheart
We hardly talk I was doing my thing
I know I was foul baby
Ay babe lately- you been all on my brain
And if somebody woulda told me a month ago
Frontin tho yo I wouldnt wanna know
And if somebody woulda told me a year ago
Ita go get this difficult
Feeling like Katrina with no FEMA
Like Martin with no Gena
Like a flight with no Visa
First class with the seat back I still see ya
In my past, you on the other side of the glass
Of my memorys museum
Im just saying hey Mona Lisa
Come home you know you cant roam without Caesar
FLASHING LIGHTS FEAT. DWELE (K. WEST, E. HUDSON) (BMI) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978 AND ERIC HUDSON FOR JUST E. PRODUCTIONS GROUP, LLC/SUPANOVA MANAGEMENT, INC.
RECORDED BY ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT CHALICE STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES, CA AND ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. MIXED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: MATTY
GREEN, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. VIOLINS: EMMA KUMMROW, IGOR SZWEC, GLORIA JUSTEN, OLGA KONOPELSKY, LUIGI MAZZOCCHI, CHARLES PARKER. VIOLAS: PETER NOCELLA, ALEXANDRA LEEM. CELLO:
JENNIE LORENZO. BASS: TIM RESSLER. STRINGS ARRANGED AND CONDUCTED BY LARRY GOLD. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS: ERIC HUDSON. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: CONNIE MITCHELL. DWELE APPEARS COURTESY OF R. T. MUSIC GROUP.
10.
EVERYTHING I AM
CHORUS
Damn
Here we go again
Common passed on this beat I made it to a jam
But everything Im not made me everything I am
Damn
Here we go again
People talking shit but when the shit hit the fan
Everything Im not made me everything I am
CHORUS
Damn
Here we go again
Everybody saying whats not for him
But everything Im not made me everything I am
Damn
Here we go again
People talking shit but when the shit hit the fan
Everything Im not made me everything I am
VERSE 1
Ill never be picture perfect Beyonce
Be light as Al B. or black as Chauncey
Remember him from Blackstreet
he was black as the street was
I never be laid back as this beat was
I never could see why peoplell reach a
Fake ass facade that they couldnt keep up
You see how I creeped up
You see how I played a big role in Chicago like Queen Latifah
I never rock a mink coat in the winter time like Kill Cam
Or rock some mink boots in the summer time like Will-I-Am
Let me know if you feel it man
Cause everything Im not made me everything I am
VERSE 2
And Im back to tear it up
haters start your engines I hear em gearing up
People talk so much shit about me in barber shops
They forget to get the haircut
Ok fair enough the streets is flairing up
Cause they want gun talk or I dont wear enough
Baggy clothes, Reeboks or adidas
Can I add that he do spazz out at his shows
So say goodbye to the NAACP awards
Goodbye to the India Arie awards
They rather give me the n-nigga please award
But Ill just take the I got a lot of cheese award
CHORUS
Damn
Here we go again
EVERYTHING I AM FEAT. SCRATCHES BY DJ PREMIERE (K. WEST, P. MITCHELL, G. CLINTON, JR., C. RIDENHOUR, E. SADLER, H. SHOCKLEE) (BMI) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978.
RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT AVEX STUDIO, HONOLULU, HI AND SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC AND BY ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS
AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. RHODES: OMAR EDWARDS. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: TONY PENAFIRE WILLIAMS.
SCRATCHES BY DJ PREMIERE. CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF IF WE CANT BE LOVERS PERFORMED BY PRINCE PHILLIP MITCHELL, USED COURTESY OF MALACO MUSIC. WRITTEN BY P. MITCHELL, PUBLISHED BY MALACO MUSIC
O/B/O MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND PUBLISHING (BMI). CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF THE RECORDING BRING THE NOISE AS PERFORMED BY PUBLIC ENEMY. P1988 THE ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP. COURTESY OF THE ISLAND
DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP UNDER LICENSE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES. USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WRITTEN BY GEORGE CLINTON, JR., CARLTON D. RIDENHOUR, ERIC T. SADLER AND HANK
SHOCKLEE, PUBLISHED BY BRIDGEPORT MUSIC INC./SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC./REACH GLOBAL SONGS O/B/O ITSELF, SHOCKLEE MUSIC AND TERRORDOME MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC. (BMI). USED BY PERMISSION.
11.
THE GLORY
VERSE 1
Can I talk my shit again?
Even if I dont hit again?
Dog are you fuckin kidding?
My hat, my shoes, my coat Louis Vuitton stitch
With Donatello Versace, thats Louis Vuitton bitch
I think...Hennesey I drink Im gone
Off that Bacardi Limon & Corona Im zonin
Class back in session so I upped it a grade
In two years Dwayne Wayne became Dwayne Wade
And ay please dont start me
Im like Gnarls Barkley meets Charles Barkley
Im pop the Barkers Im the hood the Parkers
While yall was in limbo I raised the bar up
I touched on everything
Married to the game rock a chain instead a wedding ring
Yall bridesmaids catch the garter
On nights when Ye romanced
Cameras flash so much that I gotta do that Yayo dance
Im on award tour with Common my man
After each and every show a couple dykes in the van
Its easy the hood love to listen Jeezy and Weezy
And oh yeah Yeezy...I did it for the glory
VERSE 2
What Im supposed to do now man
the game all messed up
How Im supposed to stand out
when everybody get dressed up
So yea at the Grammys I went ultra Travolta
Yea that tuxedo mighta been a little guido
But with my ego I can stand here in a Speedo
And be looked at like a fuckin hero
The glory, the story, the chain, the polo, the night
The grind the empty bottles of no-doze
Tank on empty whippin my mama Volvo
Spent that gas money on clothes with logos
The fur is Hermes shit that you dont floss
The Goyard so hard think Im Hugos Boss
Why I gotta ask what that 2-door cost
House on the hills two doors from Tracey Ross
And Im asking bout her girlfriends yea the dark skinnded one
She asking bout the speedboats I admit we rented them
When you meet me in person what do ya feel like
I know I know I look better in real life
I hear people compare themselves to BIG a lot
Ya know BIG & Pac ya know to get it hot
I guess after I live I wanna be compared to BIG
Anyone , Big Pun, Big L or Notorious
Get money and stunt and stay glorious
And Imma stop killing these niggas
soon as the chorus hit
THE GLORY (K. WEST, D. SMITH, L. NYRO, N. LANDSBERG, F. PAPPALARDI, J. VENTURA, L. WEINSTEIN) (BMI/ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978. CO-PRODUCED BY GEE
ROBERSON & PATRICK PLAIN PAT REYNOLDS FOR HIP HOP SINCE 1978. RECORDED BY ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY
ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT CHALICE STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: BRAM TOBEY, JASON AGEL, NATE HERTWECK, MATTY GREEN. STRING ARRANGEMENT BY ROSIE DANVERS. PERFORMED BY WIRED
STRINGS AND PRODUCED BY TOMMY D AT THE LAB OF LUV STUDIOS, LONDON. KEYBOARDS: OMAR EDWARDS AND ANDY CHATTERLEY ON BEHALF OF LIVEROOM.TV PRODUCTIONS. BACKGROUND VOCALS: JOHN LEGEND,
MOS DEF, JEHIREH WILLIAMS AND JALIL WILLIAMS. JOHN LEGEND APPEARS COURTESY OF GOOD MUSIC/COLUMBIA RECORDS. CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF SAVE THE COUNTRY PERFORMED BY LAURA NYRO, USED COURTESY OF SONG BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. WRITTEN BY L. NYRO, PUBLISHED BY EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. (BMI). CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF LONG RED PERFORMED BY MOUNTAIN, USED COURTESY OF SONY BMG
MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. WRITTEN BY N. LANDSBERG, F. PAPPALARDI, J. VENTURA AND L. WEINSTEIN, USED COURTESY OF CAREERS BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI)/BMG SONGS INC. (ASCAP).
12.
HOMECOMING
VERSE 1
HOOK
(KANYE)
(CHRIS MARTIN)
HOMECOMING (K. WEST, C. MARTIN, W. CAMPBELL) (BMI/ASCAP) / PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST FOR VERY GOOD BEATS/HIP HOP SINCE 1978 & WARRYN BABY DUBB CAMPBELL FOR MY BLOCK RECORDS. RECORDED BY
BRUCE BUECHNER AT FEVER RECORDING STUDIO, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA; ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS, LONDON; ANDREW DAWSON AND ANTHONY KILHOFFER AT SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, NYC & THE RECORD PLANT, HOLLYWOOD,
CA AND GREG KOLLER AT OCEAN WAY RECORDING, HOLLYWOOD, CA. MIXED BY MIKE DEAN FOR DEANS LIST PRODUCTIONS & ANDREW DAWSON AT CHALICE STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD, CA AND CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: MATTY GREEN, ANTHONY PALAZZOLE, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI. PERCUSSION: JON BRION. SOUND DESIGN: SEAN COOPER FOR MY BLOCK RECORDS. PROJECT COORDINATOR: DJ REFLEX & SANDRA
CAMPBELL FOR MY BLOCK RECORDS. ADDITIONAL VOCALS: CHRIS MARTIN. CHRIS MARTIN APPEARS COURTESY OF PARLOPHONE RECORDS.
13.
BIG BROTHER
VERSE 1
My big brother was B.I.G.s brother
Use to be Dame and Biggs brother
Who is Hip Hop brother, who is NO ID friend
NO ID my mentor, now let the story begin
Its the Hard Knock Life Tour sell out
Picture us in the mall coppin IceBerg and yell out jigga
Yea, thats what we would yell out (yell out)
You know the name, do I gotta spell out or tell bout
JAY and Ye so shy,
that he wont even step to his idol to say hi
Standing there like a mime and let the chance pass by
Back of my mind, he can change yo life
With all these beats I did, at least let him hear it
At least you could brag to the friends back at the gig
But he got me out my momma crib,
then he help me get my momma a crib
HOOK
My big brother was B.I.Gs
Use to be Dame and Biggs brother
Who is Hip Hop brother, who is NO ID friend
NO ID my mentor, now let the story begin
VERSE 2
Fresh off the plane, Im off to Baseline mine
Nothing handed out, Im bout to take mine
Round the same time of that Blueprint 1
And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for him
Ill play my lil songs in that ol back room
Hell bob his head and say, O thats you
But by the Black Album, I was blacking out
BIG BROTHER (K. WEST, A. DAVIS) (BMI) / PRODUCED BY TOOMP FOR ZONE BOY PRODUCTIONS, INC. RECORDED BY PAUL SHEEHY AT DOPPLER STUDIOS, ATLANTA, GA AND ANDREW DAWSON AT LEGACY RECORDING STUDIOS,
NYC. MIXED BY ANDREW DAWSON AT CHUNG KING STUDIOS, NYC. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: DALE PARSONS, ANDY MARCINKOWSKI.
ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS SINCE 1996 / HIP HOP SINCE 1978 / THE HEAVY HITTERS / HUSTLE.
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PC 2007 ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS, LLC. ARTWORK C 2007 TAKASHI MURAKAMI/KAIKAI KIKI CO., LTD./
KANYE WEST/MASCOTTE HOLDINGS, LLC.