Kanye West & Jay-Z
official remix, not the one with some blended verse from that Blueprint 2 song.
check hiphopgame.com
[Kanye]
Good morning! This ain't Vietnam, still
People loses hands, legs, arms, for real
Little was known of Sierra Leon
and how it connected to the diamonds we on
When I speak of diamonds in the song
I ain't talking bout the ones to be glown
I'm talkin' bout Roc-a-Fella, my home
My chain, these ain't 'Conflict Diamonds'
Is they Jacob? Don't lie to me, man
See, a part of me say keep shinin'
How? When I know what a 'Blood Diamond' is
Though it's thousands of miles away
Sierra Leon connected to what we go through today
Over here, it's a drug trade, we die from drugs
Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs
The diamonds, the chains, the bracelets, the charms-es
I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless
'Til I seen a picture of a shorty armless
And here's the conflict...
It's in a black person's soul to rock that gold
Spend your whole life tryin' get that ice
Oh, the Polo rugby, you look so nice
How could something so wrong make me feel so right?
Right before I beat up myself like Ike
You could still throw your Roc-A-Fella Diamond tonight
Because...
<> ARE FOREVER
[Jay-Z]Yup! I got it from here, 'Ye, damn
The chain remains, the game is intact
The name is mine, I'll take the blame for that
The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gon' crack?
Pardon me, I had to laugh at that
How could you falter, when you the Rock of Gibralter
I had to get off the boat, so I could walk on water
This ain't no tall order, this is nothing to me
Typical takes a day, impossible takes a week
I do this in my sleep
I sold kilos of coke, I'm guessin' I could sell CDs
I'm not a business-man, I'm a business, man!
Let me handle my business, damn
Kanye-z, you got me, Freeway then Foxy,
YG's, Tearri Mari, Peedi, watch me
Bleek could be one hit away his whole career
As long as I'm alive, he's a millionaire
And even if I die, he's in my will somewhere
So he could just kick back and chill somewhere
Oh yeah, he don't even have to write rhymes
The Dynasty, like my money last three life times
Shirley Bassey in rear, saying "exactly''
Whatever, saying "practically" my whole career
The Diamond is forever, I be monumous forever
Now the Louis Vuitton Don is comin', couldn't be better
People lined up to see the Titanic sinking
Instead, we rose from the ashes like a phoenix
If you waitin' for end of the Dynasty sign
It would seem like forever, it's a mighty long time
I'm Young, bitches!
Goodnight!
p.s. Micheal Jackson is innocent! Woo! Teflon Don, what da fuck YOU on? he's just THAT dude...
June 13 2005, 22:36:19 UTC 6 years ago
As for Michael Jackson being found innocent... I officially lost all my faith in humanity. I can only pray that someone shoots him in the street tomorrow.
June 13 2005, 23:01:35 UTC 6 years ago
you are a fucking chump
June 13 2005, 23:07:02 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 23:08:22 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 22:36:46 UTC 6 years ago
as for MJ... as a lifelong fan and someone who didn't believe that stuff about him 10 years ago... i dunno. dude obviously has some issues and I hope he sorts them out. and I hope we never have to hear about it again.
June 13 2005, 22:48:25 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 22:47:28 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 23:00:54 UTC 6 years ago
http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=14UQ
its funny how jay-z basically dissed memphis bleek.. and the people who were complaining about kanye naming a song about diamonds after sierra leone can now shut up too.. ye's verse is just too fucking dope
June 13 2005, 23:08:29 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 23:36:59 UTC 6 years ago
And people just want a reason to hate.If Kanye wouldn't have sold as well, the same people would have been sayin shit like "See, this is whats wrong with hip-hop. An artist that aint a thug can't sell blah blah blah" Kanye verse is dope too.
Good lookin out.
June 13 2005, 23:43:09 UTC 6 years ago
cosign this to the fullest
June 14 2005, 01:14:37 UTC 6 years ago
June 14 2005, 02:53:02 UTC 6 years ago
just re-assuring him
its not like he can pretend that bleek's album has irreversibly flopped.
June 14 2005, 07:29:15 UTC 6 years ago
id be happy as hell knowing as long as jay-z is alive im set for life
June 13 2005, 23:14:50 UTC 6 years ago
June 13 2005, 23:18:11 UTC 6 years ago
June 14 2005, 02:21:12 UTC 6 years ago
but this remix is dope
June 14 2005, 04:13:47 UTC 6 years ago
June 14 2005, 05:57:23 UTC 6 years ago
finally someone popular enough says something about this. ms. dynamite don't count!
June 14 2005, 17:00:22 UTC 6 years ago
I never thought he had to apoligize for shit anyway but I guess this is needed when you're trying bring conscience to the mainstream.
I get excited for the opportunity to hear a new Jay verse and I was middled by this one.
June 18 2005, 00:58:17 UTC 6 years ago