A Star Is Born (feat. J. Cole)

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

I seen Mase do it, I seen Ye do it

X came through, caught lighter fluid

Still, I came through it, clap for 'em

But I'm the blueprint, I'm like the map for 'em

I dropped another classic, made Puff pass it

Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it

Wayne scorchin', I'll applaud him

If he keep goin', pass the torch to him

50 came through like hurricanes do

I thought I'd finish his ass at Summer Jam 2

I had the Illmatic on bootleg

The shit was so ahead, thought we was all dead

Wayne did a milli, 50 did a milli

Ye too, but what Em did was silly

The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him

His flow on Renegade, fuckin' awesome, applaud him

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Snoop dogged it, Nelly came down

Face Mob kept it ghetto for the H-town

Luda moved digits after he moved bitches

Drake's up next, see what he do with it

Rule had a run, couple movie parts

T.I. literally wanted to shoot up the charts

What up, Jeezy? What it do?

Y'all remind me of us in early '92

Outkast landed, 3-Thou was ill

Like a male version of Lauryn Hill

Mobb Deep shook it, but Prodigy took it

A lil' too far, can't fuck with Brooklyn

Wu-Tang gang banged it, Meth ate

Rae took on a date with the Purple Tape

Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface

They had a hell of a run, standin' ovay, aye

Every day, a star is born

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Every day, a star is born

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

And I am one of one

Can't you see just how long my run?

My reign, Lulu's son-shine

Been a star since I was duckin' one time

One time, give it up for 'em

December 4th, a star was born

Clap for him, he went from movin' that corner

To this corner office, it's so enormous

Hey, Prez Carter

Watchin' to get a Monica on all day

Hey, got so many different monikers, but only one Jay

They come, they go, some real, some faux

Some friends, some hoes

But no, I goes nowhere, this Hov'

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

And could I be a star?

Does fame in this game have to change who you are?

Or could I be the same one who came from a far away life

Just to make it in these Broadway lights?

Now I'm shinin' in the broad daylight, go figure

A slow transition from a lil' broke **** from the Ville

Got a deal, I real lifesaver

Dreams of bein' behind the wheel like Jada

I chill now, cop a little ice later

Cole, you got the glow like a lil' lightsaber

So clap for him, then applaud Hov', he gave him the platform

Flow so sick, thought he wrote the rap for him, no, sir

The flow cold as the shoulders of gold-diggin' hoes

When a broke **** approaches, told you I'm focused, man

I'll let you motherfuckers soak it in, clap for 'em

Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City)

And clap for 'em, hey, hey, clap for 'em, I'm here now, Fayette-nams, J. Cole

Clap for 'em, clap for 'em, clap for 'em, hey

Every day, a star is born