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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
Pharrell Williams
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pharrell Williams
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Thomas McElroy
Songwriter
Terry Ellis
Songwriter
Cindy Herron
Songwriter
Maxine Jones
Songwriter
Dawn Robinson
Songwriter
Bernhard Kaun
Songwriter
Denzil Delano Foster
Songwriter
Larry Ellis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Neptunes
Producer
Gimel Keaton
Recording Engineer
Andrew Coleman
Recording Engineer
Hart Gunther
Assistant Engineer
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro
Mixing Engineer
Jordan Young
Assistant Mixing Engineer
JAY-Z
Executive Producer
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Roc-A-Fella Records
The imperial Skateboard P
Great Hova
Ya already know what it is (Oh shit)
C'mon
[Verse 2]
Yeah
So what if you flip a couple words I could triple that in birds
Open your mind you see the circus in the sky
I'm Ringling brothers, Barnum and Bailey with the pies
No matter how you slice it I'm your motherfucking guy
[Verse 3]
Just like a b-boy with 360 waves
Do the same with the pot, still come back beige
Whether writers are par, whether powder the jar
Whip it around, it still comes back hard
[Verse 4]
So easily do a w-h-i-p
My repetition with wrists will bring you kilo business
I got Creole C.O bitches
For my **** who slipped, became prisoners
Trees taped to the visitors
[Verse 5]
You already know what the business is
Unnecessary commissary, boy we live this shit
**** wanna bring the eighties back
That's okay with me, that's where they made me at
[Verse 6]
Except I don't write on the wall
I write my name in the history books
Hustling in the hall
Nah, I don't spin on my head
I spin work in the pots so I can spend my bread
[Verse 7]
And I'm getting it, I'm getting it
I ain't talking about it, I'm living it
I'm getting it, straight getting it
Get get get get get get get get it boy
(Don't waste your time fighting the life stay your course)
(And you'll understand) Get it boy
[Verse 8]
Shady seven state of mind that I'm in
In my prime so for that time I'm Rakim
If it wasn't for the crime that I was in
But I wouldn't be the guy who rhymes it is that I'm in
[Verse 9]
No pain, no profit
P.I. repeat if you show me where the pot is
Cherry M3s with the top back
Red and green G's all on my hat
North beach leathers, matching Gucci sweater
Gucci sneaks on to keep my outfit together
Whatever, hundred for the diamond chain
Can't you tell that I came from the dope game
[Verse 10]
Blame Reagan for making me into a monster
Blame Oliver North and Iran-Contra
I ran contraband that they sponsored
Before this rhyming stuff we was in concert
[Verse 11]
And I'm getting it, I'm getting it
I ain't talking about it, I'm living it
I'm getting it, straight getting it
Get get get get get get get get it boy
(Don't waste your time fighting the life stay your course)
(And you'll understand) Get it boy
[Verse 12]
Push money over broads, you got it, fuck Bush
Chef, guess what I cooked
Baked a lot of bread and kept it off the books
Rock star, look
Way before the bars my picture was getting took
[Verse 13]
Feds, they like wack rappers
Try as they may they couldn't get me on the hook
D.A. wanna indict me
Cause fish scales in my veins like a Pisces
The pyrex pot rolled up my sleeves
Turn one into two like a Siamese
Twin when it end, I'm a stand as a man
Never dying or admiring these
Last of a dying breed
So let the champagne pop
I partied for a while now I'm back to the block
[Verse 14]
And I'm getting it, I'm getting it
I ain't talking about it, I'm living it
I'm getting it, straight getting it
Get get get get get get get get it boy
(Don't waste your time fighting the life stay your course)
(And you'll understand) Get it boy
[Verse 15]
Blue magic, that's a brand name
Like Pepsi, that's a brand name
I stand behind it, I guarantee it
They know that
Even if they don't know me any more than they know
The the the chairman of General Mills
My man
Written by: Bernhard Kaun, Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Denzil Foster, Maxine Jones, Pharrell Williams, Shawn Carter, Terry Ellis, Thomas McElroy