can you explain rap lyrics?
Jay Z
Run This Town
The Blueprint 3
Jay-Z said in an interview on Hot 97 in NYC that he lost a coin flip for $5,000,000.00 on what he would pay Def Jam for the rights to one of his older albums. Don't remember which album it was.
Real As It Gets
The Blueprint 3
It's "money in the air if you ever hit a lick" hit a lick means to rob someone. So he's asking anyone who's ever done that to put their money in the air in celebration
99 Problems
The Black Album
The line is actually "bounce on the devil, put the pedal to the floor" Devil is a term used to describe white people, particularly ones who are in power.
D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
The Blueprint 3
I think he means... you don't have to go around saying.. yeah I'm from the hood... If you are you are... saying ain't go make you seem tougher...
Venus vs. Mars
The Blueprint 3
Like that other guy said, the whole line is "Thought Shawty was the truth, found out she was a cheater, we were supposed to takeover, I caught her bumping Ether." Well "The Takeover" is the diss song to Nas that Jay Z made and "Ether" was Nas' response
Run This Town
The Blueprint 3
Caesar as in Julius Caesar, and dark Czar as in haircut style or the clothing line he models for
Empire State of Mind
The Blueprint 3
referring to the previous line, hes comparing his clique(crew) to be as big as the crips( a large gang networked over the us),walking has a double meaning, crip walk (dance), and literally walking
99 Problems
The Black Album
the Bar exam is required for lawyers to legally practice. in context, HOVA is talking to a policeman about his property and search rights; he is telling him that he understands his legal rights and what illegal searches and seizures are
Run This Town
The Blueprint 3
you can call me Caesar is probably famed Roman emperor Julius Caesar, it makes sense that billionaire HOVA would identify with him. Could also be labor organizer César Chavez, since Jay has helped out so many young talents. I think CZAR is an automobile??
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