Listen to Jail by Kanye West

Jail

Kanye West

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kanye West

Vocals

Dem Jointz

Additional Vocals

Sunday Service Choir

Sunday Service Choir

Choir

JAY-Z

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kanye West

Songwriter

Sean Solymar

Songwriter

Shawn Carter

Songwriter

Raul Cubina

Songwriter

Charles Njapa

Songwriter

Dwayne Abernathy Jr

Dwayne Abernathy Jr

Songwriter

Michael Dean

Songwriter

Warryn Campbell

Warryn Campbell

Songwriter

John Peter Moylett

John Peter Moylett

Songwriter

Mark "Oji" Williams

Mark "Oji" Williams

Songwriter

Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones

Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Kanye West

Producer

Ojivolta

Producer

MIKE DEAN

Mixing Engineer

Dem Jointz

Co-Producer

Sean Solymar

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Louis Bell

Editing Engineer

Jason White

Vocal Producer

N Grier

Vocal Producer

Josh Berg

Recording Engineer

Mikalai Skrobat

Mikalai Skrobat

Recording Engineer

Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton

Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton

Recording Engineer

Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson

Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson

Recording Engineer

Irko

Mixing Engineer

Will Chason

Recording Engineer

Ronald Lark III

Ronald Lark III

Recording Engineer

Chris Connors

Recording Engineer

Shane Fitzgibbon

Shane Fitzgibbon

Recording Engineer

Shelton Oliver

Recording Engineer

Tommy Rush

Assistant Mixing Engineer

88-Keys

Producer

E.Vax

Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Take what you want

Take everything

Take what you want

Take what you want

[Verse 1]

Better that I change my number so you can't explain

Violence in the night, violence in the night

Priors, priors, do you have any priors?

Well, that one time, I'll be honest

I'll be honest, we all liars

Let it go

[PreChorus]

I'll be honest, we all liars

I'll be honest, we all liars

I'm pulled over and I got priors

Guess we goin' down, guess who's goin' to jail?

[Chorus]

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

God gon' post my bail tonight

[Verse 2]

Don't you curse at me on text, why you try to hit the flex?

I hold up, like, "What?" I scroll, I scroll up like, "Next"

Guess who's getting 'exed? Like, next

Guess who's getting 'exed?

You made a choice that's yo' bad, single life ain't so bad

But we ain't finna go there, something's off, I'll tell you why

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight

What a grand plan to sell you out

I could scream and shout, let it out

[PreChorus]

I'll be honest, we all liars

I'll be honest, we all liars

I'm pulled over and I got priors

Guess we goin' down, guess who's goin' to jail?

[Chorus]

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

God gon' post my bail tonight

[Verse 3]

God in my cell, that's my celly

Made in the image of God, that's a selfie

Pray five times a day, so many felonies

Who gon' post my bail? Lord, help me

Hol' up, Donda, I'm with your baby when I touch back road

Told him, "Stop all of that red cap, we goin' home"

Not me with all of these sins, casting stones

This might be the return of The Throne

Throne

Hova and Yeezus, like Moses and Jesus

You are not in control of my thesis

You already know what I think 'bout think pieces

'Fore you ask, he already told you who he think he is

Don't try to jail my thoughts and think pre-cents

I can't be controlled with programs and presets

Reset

On my cell, in my cell tonight

Don't have to see you to touch you

This is what braille look like, it's on sight

If they take me to jail, call my girl, tell her send my mail

We know what Hell look like, still, it's a hell of a life, yikes

[Chorus]

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

Guess who's goin' to jail tonight?

God gon' post my bail tonight

Written by: Charles Njapa, Dwayne Abernathy, Dwayne Abernathy Jr, John Peter Moylett, Jonathan Kirk, Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Mark Williams, Michael Dean, Raul Cubina, Sean Solymar, Shawn Carter, Warryn Campbell

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