Sur un sample de Nina Simone, Jay Z balance un son triste et chill
Jay Z parle dans The story of OJ de la culture hip hop. Il évoque cette volonté de faire de l’argent avec sa musique mais que finalement cet argent n’est rien. Si quelques choses doit rester, c’est pas un compte en banque mais la culture et la trace que tu ou qu’il laisse dedans. Enfin c’est ce que j’ai compris.
C’est donc extrait de son dernier album 4:44.
The Story of OJ from Jay Z ‘s 4:44 pic.twitter.com/XDaqdijAsO
— Unoriginal Trend (@unoriginaltrend) 30 juin 2017
lyrics :
Skin is, skin, is
Skin black, my skin is black
My, black, my skin is yellow
Choeur
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
I like that second one
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
O.J. like, « I’m not black, I’m O.J. » …okay
House nigga, don’t fuck with me
I’m a field nigga with shined cutlery
Gold-plated quarters where the butlers be
I’mma play the corners where the hustlers be
I told him, « Please don’t die over the neighborhood
That your mama renting
Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood
That’s how you rinse it »
I bought every V12 engine
Wish I could take it back to the beginning
I could’ve bought a place in Dumbo before it was Dumbo
For like 2 million
That same building today is worth 25 million
Guess how I’m feeling? Dumbo
Chœur
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
You wanna know what’s more important than throwing away money at a strip club? Credit
You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it
Financial freedom my only hope
Fuck living rich and dying broke
I bought some artwork for 1 million
2 years later, that shit worth 2 million
Few years later, that shit worth 8 million
I can’t wait to give this shit to my children
Y’all think it’s bougie, I’m like, it’s fine
But I’m trying to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99
I turned that 2 to a 4, 4 into an 8
I turned my life into a nice first week release date
Y’all out here still taking advances, huh?
Me and my niggas taking real chances, uh
Y’all on the Gram holding money to your ear
There’s a disconnect, we don’t call that money over here, yeah
Chœur
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga
Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga
Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga
Still nigga, still nigga