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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
J. Harmon
J. Harmon
Songwriter
Timothy Mosley
Timothy Mosley
Songwriter
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Timbaland
Timbaland
Producer
Jerome Jroc Harmon
Jerome Jroc Harmon
Producer
Demacio Castellon
Demacio Castellon
Mixing Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Weber
Matt Weber
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Kaul
Ryan Kaul
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Family first
Honor, integrity
R.O.C.
[Verse 2]
Head of the family
El Padrino
Welcome home to Emory
Let's get back to this dinero
[Verse 3]
**** wanna kidnap wifey
Good luck with that bruh
You must gonna hide your whole family
What you think we wearing black for?
Ready for that war
Ready for that war, ready
You ain't ready, yo-you radio
You ain't really ready
[Verse 4]
Real shit g'eah
Alpo bought his bricks here
Elvis got his record took
It's like we got our seventh gear
N.F.L. investigations
Oh, don't make me laugh
F.B.I. investigation
We stood up to that
[Verse 5]
Facts only
Everything real in my raps only
Every **** real in my clique really
Everyone's a movie star you got to film me, la familia
[Verse 6]
Head of the family
El Padrino
Welcome home to Emory
Let's get back to this dinero
[Verse 7]
Ready for that war
Ready for that war, ready
You ain't ready yo-you radio
You ain't really ready
Head of the family
El padrino
[Verse 8]
My brother is my brother like my brother is
My **** is my brother like my mother kids
Not just in good times that's that sucker shit
But in war times it's just what it is
Head of the family
All my **** bosses though
Y'all don't understand we
We talk that shit bosses know
[Verse 9]
Uh, triple fuckin' OG
What's up to my **** Juan
Tell there **** pull their fuckin' skirt down
I could see their ovaries
**** snitching switching teams
Out here telling bitches things
Industry talk behind your back
Ain't nobody got time for that
[Verse 10]
Facts only
Everything real in my raps only
Every **** real in my clique really
Even the girls keep it two hundred and trilly
It's la familia
[Verse 11]
Head of the family
El Padrino
Welcome home to Emory
Let's get back to this dinero
[Verse 12]
Ready for that war
Ready for that war, ready
You ain't ready yo-you radio
You ain't really ready
[Verse 13]
Head of the family
El Padrino
Written by: J. Harmon, Shawn Carter, Timothy Mosley

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