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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nas
Vocals
Chauncey Hollis, Jr.
Programming
Jesse Blum
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nasir Jones
Songwriter
Chauncey Hollis, Jr.
Songwriter
Jesse Blum
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hit-Boy
Producer
David Kim
Mixing Engineer
Mike Bozzi
Mastering Engineer
Jun Kim
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Get your eardrum de-virginzed
By the music, music, music
[Verse 2]
Eardrums de-virginized from the words of mine
Just a word of advice, you can't murder Nas
All my **** certified, we got certain ties
Streets was the office we didn't need a shirt and tie
M-I-A-M-I weather like the Virgin Isles
I ain't got no jewelry on 'cause I'm made of ice
Element surprised, move with the Passion of Christ
[Verse 3]
To Portofino sittin' high on the cliff
From a younger dude with a crew and we was working the shift
Y'all South Park cartoon characters, I'm convinced
They never been scared to death while stayin' calm in a twist
I creeped in a jean jacket, headband, and Nikes
I ain't like to dodge fights, as I rode my bike
And I was lookin' at these people thinkin' they just might
Make me come out my cool character
Break through the smooth barriers
[Verse 4]
Go Crazy, Cee-Lo Green, Gnarls Barkley
Before I even pulled to the spot, they tried to park me
I'm used to dark scenes that's why I spark green
Why I pour wine
They don't stock these, I gotta order mine
Malcolm X departed at The Audubon
Seen so many slaughtered I'm numb, never mortified
All black Audemars, you claim yours was one-of-one
We timepiece monsters, every season we be on the hunt
[Verse 5]
Jeepers creepers, America's a baby that's teething
Shitting on his-self, crying for its next feeding
As odd as it gets, it's not even a toddler yet
Gang members got nothing on these congressmen
Plus, Ray Liotta and James Caan died
Iconic actors who were redemption for these mob guys
We easin' on down the road for the third win
Who's bad? It's up and it's stuck, feel the whirlwind
Like young Quincy Jones stuck outside the club till Ray Charles snuck him in
Ah, to be young again
But right now it's like I got the power of a hundred men
Nas and Hit like Michael and Quincy on the run again
[Verse 6]
Eardrums de-virginized from the words of mine
Just a word of advice you can't murder Nas
All my **** certified, we got certain ties
[Verse 7]
I'm activated, my hair might spark flames
Aviator frames, bandages, laminates for stage
From a stretcher I wave
Even if I never had two arms full of Grammys
Or a sponsor from Pepsi, I'd still be honorary
Like Quincy on a trumpet, Hit-Boy on a drum kit
Nasty like Mike on the vocals, I overdub it
Bouncin' 'Off the Wall', always startin' somethin'
Behind the scenes of the 'Thriller' video, big budgets
[Verse 8]
Moonwalkin', Smooth Criminal talkin'
I'm changing colors right now till I'm dark skinned
Adam Clayton Powell's complexion to Baldwins
Annie are you okay? Watching me transforming
Pinky ring glitter like the socks and the glove
Know some money-gettin' thugs that can buy the Beatles pub
That's what I really call coppin' white, re'in up
Written by: Chauncey Alexander Hollis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Jesse Blum, Nasir Jones