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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Steve Wyreman
Steve Wyreman
Guitar
Funk Inc.
Funk Inc.
Sampled Artist
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Songwriter
Jimmy Crosby
Jimmy Crosby
Songwriter
Dion Wilson
Dion Wilson
Songwriter
Gene Redd
Gene Redd
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Producer
No ID
No ID
Producer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recording Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Jimmy Douglass
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
I like that second one
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
[Verse 1]
O.J. like
"I'm not black, I'm O.J."
Okay
[Verse 2]
House ****, don't fuck with me
I'm a field ****, with shined cutlery
Gold-plated quarters, where the butlers be
I'ma play the corners where the hustlers be
I told him, "Please don't die over the neighborhood
That your momma renting
Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood
That's how you rinse it"
I bought every V12 engine
Wish I could take it back to the beginning
I could've bought a place in DUMBO before it was DUMBO
For like two million
That same building today is worth twenty-five million
Guess how I'm feeling? Dumbo
[Chorus]
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
[Verse 3]
You wanna know what's more important than throwing away money in a strip club?
Credit
You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America?
This how they did it
[Verse 4]
Financial freedom my only hope
Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke
I bought some artwork for one million
Two years later, that shit worth two million
Few years later, that shit worth eight million
I can't wait to give this shit to my children
Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, "It's fine"
But I'm trying to give to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99
I turn a 2 to a 4, 4 to an 8
I turn my life into a nice first week release date
Y'all out here still taking advances, huh?
Me and my **** taking real chances, uh
You're on the 'Gram holdin' money to your ear
There's a disconnect, we don't call that money over here, yeah
[Chorus]
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
Light ****, dark ****, faux ****, real ****
Rich ****, poor ****, house ****, field ****
Still ****
Still ****
Written by: Gene C. Redd, Jimmy Crosby, Nina Simone, No ID, Shawn Carter

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