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J. Cole - Pricey feat. Ari Lennox, Young Dro & Gucci Mane (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
J. Cole
J. Cole
Vocals
Ari Lennox
Ari Lennox
Vocals
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Vocals
Young Dro
Young Dro
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J. Cole
J. Cole
Songwriter
Djuan Hart
Djuan Hart
Songwriter
Radric Delantic Davis
Radric Delantic Davis
Songwriter
Courtney Salter
Courtney Salter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J. Cole
J. Cole
Producer
DZL
DZL
Producer
Wu10
Wu10
Producer
Daoud
Daoud
Producer
T-Minus
T-Minus
Producer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Mez
Mez
Mixing Engineer
Kuldeep
Kuldeep
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Reach for my dog 'fore his shit get dicey
Shinin' now, you never seen a clique get icy
Watchin' my step, tryna look just like me
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit—
[Verse 1]
Uh, climbed up out the trenches as a shorty with intentions
To switch my whip as much as Rick and Morty switch dimensions
Never really known for dressin' gaudy, bitch, 'cause listen
Where I'm from, the bullets feed the ones that's starving for attention
She say, "He hella smart, I woulda swore he went to Princeton"
Not quite, but it's the school of life that taught me death prevention
That's why I barely panic when the hammers, they be blammin'
No mechanics, but they snuck inside the party with the wrenches
I think fast 'cause **** that be tardy get detention
Your soul lookin' down over your body in suspension
The critics, they be on me, but they all be disingenuous
Bitch, I came up 'round addiction, seen like forty interventions
Your shit ain't addin' up, know you a phony, checked your image
Rappin' tough, but all them **** in your audience is bitches
And white boys mostly, **** know a verse from Cole
Be like a signed Michael Jordan rookie card in mint condition
The farthest thing from hard, but shit, be honest with me, listen
You know if I want it, I'd be John Gotti with the henchmen
Right? I mean, it's simple math, a bit of cash can get a **** bagged
But that don't make you big and bad, just mean you rich and mad
****, your pillow soft, so kill the boss talk
Me to you's a cyanide pill to a lil' cough drop
This the 'Ville, filled of hard knocks, they sellin' hard rock
More plugs than these **** use to fill a bald spot
And kill 'em all and fill a morgue up
I got bars forever, ****, never will a call drop
No hammer like a mall cop
Still the hardest **** on the planet Earth from January first until the ball drop
[PreChorus]
Yeah, he climbed out the great 'Ville, that's gangster
He missed meals to make mills, that's gangster
Then came back and gave back, that's gangster
Same chick from way back, he's gangster
[Chorus]
Reach for my dog 'fore his shit get dicey
Shinin' now, you never seen a clique get icy
Watchin' my step, tryna look just like me
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try—
[Verse 2]
Uh, just hit the paper and roll you a spliff, I'm lit, bitch, I'm lit
Just like the Vegas strip, blowin' through chips, I'm rich, bitch, I'm rich
David Chappelle on his latest Netflix, go 'head, try to cancel my shit
I'll still be on stage with my hand on my dick, seventeen thousand all jammin' my hits
These are ridiculous times, lately, my biggest addiction been lookin' online
Where somebody's always offended, I'm sick of this cryin'
**** is dyin', victims of time, self-inflicted, we sick in the mind
What's with the gossip?
If you really handled your business, then you wouldn't have so much interest in mines
[Verse 3]
Breakin' news, I've officially entered my prime
Which is real interesting, this is the point where a rapper would typically start to decline
Somehow I climb, right when you thought I was fine, we're runnin' a little behind
Nipsey was tryin' to tell you that this is a marathon, only listen to Minister Farrakhan
Oh my God, it just hit me, it's terrifyin', I'm a star like the shit on the sheriff sign
If time was really money, I could purchase like two thousand bricks with my spare time
All praises due to my God, dark days is too far behind
I part ways with the struggle, my hustle gon' always keep the squad paid
All labor, no off days 'cause the money don't sleep
And due to the focus, I couldn't even go broke if I spend like five hundred a week
And talk is cheap, I got a short receipt, can tell by your heart, you weak
One thing 'bout this money, it's easy to get it, but trust me, my ****, it's hard to keep
[PreChorus]
Yeah, he climbed out the great 'Ville, that's gangster
He missed meals to make mills, that's gangster
Then came back and gave back, that's gangster
Same chick from way back, he's gangster
[Chorus]
Reach for my dog 'fore his shit get dicey
Shinin' now, you never seen a clique get icy
Watchin' my step, tryna look just like me
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try, but this shit get pricey
****, you can try—
[Verse 4]
The trials and tribulations of creation
It's a quiet theme of those in dire need of elevation
One minute, infatuation
Next minute, hatin' every statement you makin'
Constant contemplation
Yearnin' for hooks uncanny, search every nook and cranny for inspiration
Step outside for better ventilation
Smoke somethin', hope somethin' comes from the stimulation
Through it all, stay patient
Get in tune with God
For when lightnin' strikes, it's He who decides
We from a crueler side where the youth get euthanized
Small fries get suicide for movin' pies
All our blind eyes get turned from suit and ties
The truth, it lies somewhere in the middle
Of half-ass rappers and cap-ass crackers on Capitol Hill
Ain't no protection for hearts that get spilled
When sharin' with this world with art can get killed
Use your discretion
To believe or not to believe? That is the question
Might Delete Later
Written by: Courtney Salter, Djuan Hart, J. Cole, Michael Holmes, Radric Delantic Davis, Tyler Williams
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