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PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Vocals
Andrew Coleman
Andrew Coleman
Programming
Minnie Ripperton
Minnie Ripperton
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Andrew Coleman
Andrew Coleman
Arranger
Hart Gunther
Hart Gunther
Assistant Arranger
Jason Thomas Wilkie
Jason Thomas Wilkie
Assistant Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Coleman
Andrew Coleman
Recording Engineer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recording Engineer
Fabian Marasciullo
Fabian Marasciullo
Mixing Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Mixing Engineer
The Neptunes
The Neptunes
Producer
Hart Gunther
Hart Gunther
Assistant Editing Engineer
Jason Thomas Wilkie
Jason Thomas Wilkie
Assistant Editing Engineer

Lyrics

Yeah (Blueprint shit) Three in the morning on the Westside highway (yeah) Top-down, baby (the motivation for me) (It's the Blueprint, baby), fuck y'all Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well (Hey!) Uh, yeah (hey! Oh! Hey!) Ay, this a special dedication (hey!) Thank y'all (Hey!) I wanna thank you for the fuel, no really, thank you (Hey!) Y'all gotta hear this shit! (Hey! Hey!) I felt so inspired by what my teacher said Said I'd either be dead or be a reefer head Not sure if that's how adults should speak to kids Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class I'll teach his ass Even better's what my uncle did (what he did?) I pop my demo tape in, start to beat my head Peeked out my eye, see if he was beating his (yeah) He might as well say beat it, kid, he's on the list It's like I'm searching for kicks like a sneakerhead He gon' keep pushing me until I reach the ledge And when I reach the ledge, I'll tell 'em all to eat a dick Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread Spread, spread The motivation (word up) for me (fuck y'all) Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well (hey! Hey!) I'm so ambitious (yeah) (hey!) I might hit two sisters (yeah) (hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (uh-huh) (hey!) No matter what the conditions (you get it?) (Hey!) Forget personal issues (that's right) (hey!) When you go what I been through (yeah) (hey!) Hey, if you believe it (then be) Then you could conceive it (you see?) (Yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah I had to lace up my boots even harder Father is too far away to father Furthermore all the kids either smoke reefer Or either move whites, there's few writers in my cipher So they made light of my type of Dreams seem dumb, they said wise up How many guys-a, you see making it from here The world don't like us, is that not clear? Alright, but I'm different, I can't base what I'm gon' be Off of what everybody isn't, they don't listen Just whispering behind my back No vision, lack of ambition, so wack! The motivation (word up) for me Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well (fuck all) (hey! Hey!) I'm so ambitious (yeah) (hey!) I might hit two sisters (yeah) (hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (yeah) (hey!) No matter what the conditions (I mean, you get it?) (Hey!) Forget personal issues (yeah) (hey!) When you go what I been through (yeah) (hey!) Hey, if you believe it (believe it) Then you could conceive it (you see?) Yeah, yeah, yeah Had a couple of meetings no offers yet Maybe I ain't good enough for these offices Back to the drawing board ducking officers It's all good 'cause the streets is A&R'ing this (yep) So with or without any of your involvement We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate I went from pauper to the President 'Cause every deal I ever made set precedent Niggas probably thought I'd fall without old buddy Oh buddy, what I do is make more money Dear Teacher, you're probably somewhere near a speaker I'm balling outta control, can you hear my sneakers Fuck y'all The motivation (word up) for me Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well (hey! Hey!) I'm so ambitious (yeah) (hey!) I might hit two sisters (hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (hey!) No matter what the conditions (you get it?) (Hey!) Forget personal issues (hey!) When you go what I been through (hey!) Hey, if you believe it (then be) Then you could conceive it (you see?) The motivation for me Was them telling me what I could not be
Writer(s): Pharrell Williams, Shawn Carter Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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