Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Lead Vocals
Demme Ulloa
Demme Ulloa
Background Vocals
Jackson 5
Jackson 5
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
DEKE RICHARDS
DEKE RICHARDS
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Berry Gordy Jr.
Berry Gordy Jr.
Songwriter
Freddie Perren
Freddie Perren
Songwriter
Fonce Mizell
Fonce Mizell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recording Engineer
Kamel Adbo
Kamel Adbo
Recording Engineer
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro
Mixing Engineer
Damon Dash
Damon Dash
Executive Producer
Kareem "Biggs" Burke
Kareem "Biggs" Burke
Executive Producer
Tony Dawsey
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing H to the izz-O V to the izz-A Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow o' the century.oh it's timeless.HOVE Thanks for comin' out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with me I appreciate that.uuunnnh H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was herbin' em in the home of the Terrapins Got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short wit' cheese I would work wit' them Boy and we got rid of that dirt for them Wasn't born hustlers I was burpin' em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' sheezy my neezy keep my arms so freezy Can't leave rap alone the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain't easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me is not real to me Therefore he doesn't exist So poof vamoose son of a bitch H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands UP Holla at me I do this for my culture To let 'em know what a nigga look like when a nigga in a roaster Show 'em how to move in a room full 'o vultures Industry shady it need to be taken over Label owners hate me I'm raisin' the status quo up I'm overchargin' niggaz for what they did to the Cold Crush Pay us like you owe us for all the years that you hold us We can talk, but money talks so talk mo' bucks H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands UP Yeah Hove is back, life stories told through rap Niggaz actin' like I sold you crack Like I told you sell drugs.no Hove did that so hopefully you won't have to go through that I was raised in the pro-jects, roaches and rats Smokers out back, sellin' they mama's sofa Lookouts on the corner, focused on the ave Ladies in the window, focused on the kinfolk Me under a lamp post, why I got my hand closed? Cracks in my palm, watchin' the long arm o' the law So you know I seen it all before I seen hoop dreams deflate like a true fiend's weight To try and to fail, the two things I hate Succeed in this rap game, the two things is great H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A What else can I say about dude, I gets bizzay H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya'll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands UP H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Writer(s): Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Berry Gordy Jr, Freddie Perren Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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