Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Angela Winbush
Songwriter
Rene Moore
Songwriter
Daven Vanderpool
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Daven Paul Vanderpool
Producer
Joe Quinde
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah, I mean like
I gotta be like the pioneer to this shit, you know
I was poppin' that Cristal
When all y'all **** thought it was beer and shit, you know
Wearin' that platinum shit when all y'all chicks thought it was silver and shit (Imaginary playmates)
I got to be the pioneer to this shit, man
Bottom line (Imaginary playmates)
I'ma show you how to do it, check
[Verse 1]
Yo, I spit that other shit, that's a nice motherfucker shit
That Fed time follow me around, Deep Cover shit, ****
You beer money, I'm all year money
I'm "Papi, you ain't got to count it, it's all there" money
I never change money 'cause **** got strange money
NARC'd up, marked up, fucked up in the game money
I got bail money, double-XL money
You got flash now, but time will reveal money
I spit the hottest shit, you need it, I got it shit
That down-South, Master P, Bout It Bout It shit
I got blood money, straight up thug money
That brown paper bag under your mattress, drug money
You got show dough, little to no dough
Sell a bunch of records and you still owe dough
I got 996 plus 4 mo' dough
You crazy, you fugazi, I'm loco with dough, papo
[Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
And now you got these young cats actin' like they slung caps
All in they dumb raps, talkin' 'bout how they funds stack
When I see them in the street, I don't see none of that
Damn playboy, where the fuck is the Hummer at?
Where's all the ice with all the platinum under that?
Those ain't Rolex diamonds, what the fuck you done to that?
Y'all rappin'-ass ****, y'all funny to me
You're sellin' records being you, but still you wanna be me
I guess for every buck you make it's like a hundred for me
And still you runnin' around thinkin' you got something on me
But I done did it
And y'all want to take my flow, and run with it
That's cool, I was the first one with it
Origin-al, Jigga's the future, flow digit-al
Still busting a gat when shit gets criti-cal
Sit it down, I don't want y'all to get it confused
I rip it down, like I ain't got nothin' to lose (Y'all get it now?)
[Chorus]
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[Verse 3]
Groupies I leave 'em all fucked, ****, awe struck
Your single was 99 cents? Mines was 4 bucks
Last year, when **** thought it was all up
But this year I've done it again, Jigga! What the fuck?
**** stop whinin', Jigga, still shinin'
**** kept complainin' so I copped more diamonds
Rock more Versace, ain't nothing sweet
I still throw t'ree in your body, fleeing the party
Y'all can't go with me, nope, flow with me
Bet 50, not dollars either I brought some dough with me
I flow like the 5 Series, in various areas
And blow holes in your weak **** theories
It's funny how one verse can fuck up the game
You bought a 4.0, you better get your change
Ain't no platinum in those Cartiers, switch your frames
Ain't no manicures on board, then switch your plane
[Outro]
(Imaginary playmates) I mean, like, be truthful, man: how you think you gon' feel, right?
(Imaginary playmates) Pull up in your 4.0 with your bitch
I pull up in the 4.6 with my bitch with the seat back (Imaginary playmates)
Bumping some other shit, you know, some other shit (Imaginary playmates)
You'll probably hop on my dick right there, right in front of your bitch
Ask me some stupid shit like
"Yo, yo dog, what's the difference between a 4.0 and a 4.6?"
Like 30 to 40 grand, cocksucker, beat it! Haha
Yo, them shits even got leathers?
Written by: Angela Winbush, Daven Paul Vanderpool, H. Chainey, JAY-Z, Rene Moore