A Star Is Born (feat. J. Cole)

Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City, uh, yeah) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey I've seen Ma$e do it, seen Ye do it X came through, caught lighter fluid Still I came through it, clap for 'em But I'm the blueprint, I'm like the map for 'em I dropped another classic, make Puff pass it Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it Wayne's scorching, I'll applaud him If he keep going, pass the torch to him 50 came through like hurricanes do I thought I'd finish his ass at Summer Jam 2 I had the 'Illmatic' on bootleg Shit was so ahead, thought we was all dead Wayne did a milli, 50 did a milli Ye too, but what Em' did was silly The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him His flow on renegade, fucking awesome, applaud him Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City, uh-huh, yeah) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey Snoop Dogg did, Nelly came down Face Mobb, kept it ghetto for the H-town Luda, moved digits after he moved bitches Drake's up next, see what he'll do with it (uh-huh) 'Rule had a run, couple movie parts T.I. literally wanted to shoot up the charts Wadup Jeezy, what it do? Y'all remind me of us in early '92 (uh-huh) Outkast landed, 3-thou was ill Like a male version of Lauryn Hill Mobb Deep shook, it but Prodigy took it a lil' too far Can't fuck with Brooklyn Wu-Tang gangbang, Meth ate Rae' took on the date with the Purple Tape Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface They had a hell of a run, standing ova', hey Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City, uh-huh, yeah) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey And I am one of one, can't you see just along my front? My brain, new Lou sunshine, been a star since I was back in one time One time give it up for him, December 4th, a star was born, clap for him He went from moving that corner to this corner office is so enormous Hey, Pres' Carter, watch him get a Monica on all day Hey, got so many different monikers but only one Jay They come, they go, some real, some foe Some friends, some hoes, but, no, I goes nowhere, this Hov' Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey Every day a star is born (and you say, New York City, uh-huh, yeah) Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey And could I be a star Does fame in this game have to change who you are? Could I be the same one who came from a far-away life? Just to make it in these Broadway lights Now, shining in the broad day light, go figure A slow transition from a lil' broke nigga from the 'Ville Got a deal, a real life saver Dreams of being behind the wheel like Jada I chill now, couple of lil' ice later Cole, you got the glow like a lil' light saber So clap for him then applaud Hov', he gave him a platform Flow so sick, thought he wrote the rap for him, no, sir The flow cold as a shoulder of a gold diggin' hoes When a broke nigga approaches Told you, I'm focused, man I'll let you motherfuckers soak it in, clap for 'em (yeah, hey, and clap for 'em) Every day, a star is born (and you say New York City!) (Yeah, hey, and clap for 'em!) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em (I'm here now, Fayettenam) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em, ayy (J. Cole) Every day, a star is born