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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Scram Jones
Scram Jones
Sampled Artist
THE CARTERS
THE CARTERS
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
M. Williams
M. Williams
Songwriter
M. Middlebrooks
M. Middlebrooks
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marz
Marz
Producer
Chris Godbey
Chris Godbey
Recording Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Kaul
Ryan Kaul
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mike WiLL Made-It
Mike WiLL Made-It
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hit ya ass on the celly
'Cause I ain't got time
To be arguing with your ass
If you ain't really ready
[Verse 2]
Girl, why you never ready?
For as long as you took
You better look like Halle Berry
Or Beyoncé, shit then we gettin' married
[Verse 3]
I brought sand to the beach
'Cause my beach is better
You can keep ya beach
'Cause that beach whatever
[Verse 4]
Started out at The Darby
Ended up at one Oak
Left the house with a hunnid grand
Ended up near broke
[Verse 5]
Don't get mad at me
I'm buying bucket after bucket
When it's gone, I'm like fuck it
I replace it with another one
[Verse 6]
Can't take this money with you
Burn this shit up like I'm Richard
**** asking, is the oven on?
Written by: M. Middlebrooks, M. Williams, Michael len Williams, Shawn Carter

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