Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...
| Title | Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)... |
|---|---|
| Artist | JAY-Z |
| Album | American Gangster |
| Release Date | 2007-10-10 |
| Description | “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)…” is the second single from Jay-Z’s tenth studio album, American Gangster. On the track Hov celebrates street corner capitalism; and takes the chance to give a toast to his cohorts and his customers – in both the rap and drug games. The track peaked at #63 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart. Rolling Stone magazine named it the best song of 2007. Hov explained the celebratory-nature of the track in an interview with XXL magazine in October 2007: I represent hip-hop first and foremost. Like, when I go into a Biggie zone or Em zone or anybody else I mean, that’s what it’s about. I mean, I can rap. I’m not doing that ‘cause I’m at a lost for fuckin’ words. I’ve said a lot of words in my career. I got my words. I used vehemently in a rhyme, you know. I got a lot of words. I got a vast vocabulary. But when I heard the record, I was like, this shit sounds like a celebration, right. So that’s what it was. |
| Lyrics | [Produced by LV, Sean C, and Diddy] [Intro: Jay-Z] And the winner is Hov... My man! Speech! [Verse 1: Jay-Z] First of all, I wanna thank my connect The most important person, with all due respect Thanks to the duffle bag, the brown paper bag The Nike shoe box for holding all this cash (Okay!) Boys in blue who put greed before the badge (Okay!) The first pusher who ever made the stash (Okay!) The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh, what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) Thanks to the lames, niggas with bad aim Thanks to a little change, I tore you out the game Bullet wounds will stop your buffoonery Thanks to the pastor, rapping at your eulogy To Lil' Kim and them, you know the women-friend who Carry the work cross state for a gentlemen Yeah, thanks to all the hustlers And most importantly you: the customer [Chorus: Jay-Z & (Kanye West)] The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) You don't even gotta bring your paper out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) The Roc Boys in the building tonight Look at how I'm chilling, I'm killing this ice You don't even gotta bring ya purses out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) (We in the house, hou-, hou-, HEY) [Verse 2: Jay-Z] Let ya hair down baby, I just hit a score Pick any place on the planet, pick a shore Take what the Forbes figured, then figure more 'Cause they forgot to account what I did with the raw Pick a time, let's pick apart some stores Pick a weekend for freaking for figure fours I figure frauds never hit a lick before So they don't know the feeling when them things get across Put ya hand out the window, feel the force Feel the Porsche, hit defrost Ice-cold, jewels got no flaws Drop got no top, you on the top floor Pink Rosé, think OJ I get away with murder when I sling yay Her-on got less steps than Britney That means it ain't stepped on, dig me? You might also like[Chorus: Jay-Z & (Kanye West)] The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) You don't even gotta bring your paper out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) The Roc Boys in the building tonight Look at how I'm chilling, I'm killing this ice You don't even gotta bring ya purses out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) (We in the house, hou-, hou-, HEY) [Verse 3: Jay-Z] Rare Porsches, rare portraits Rare guns if you dare come near the fortress This apple sauce is from the apple orchard This kinda talk is only reserved for the bosses Which means I get it from the ground Which means you get it when I'm around Rich niggas, black Bar Mitzvahs Mazel tov, it's a celebration bitches! "L'chaim!" I wish for you a hundred years of success but it's my time Cheers, toast to crime Number one D-boy, shame he could rhyme [Chorus: Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Cassie & (Kanye West)] The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) You don't even gotta bring your paper out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) The Roc Boys in the building tonight Look at how I'm chilling, I'm killing this ice You don't even gotta bring ya purses out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) (We in the house, hou-, hou-, HEY) The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) You don't even gotta bring your paper out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) The Roc Boys in the building tonight Look at how I'm chilling, I'm killing this ice You don't even gotta bring ya purses out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) (We in the house, hou-, hou-, HEY) The Roc Boys in the building tonight (Hey!) Oh what a feeling, I'm feeling life (Hey!) You don't even gotta bring your paper out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) The Roc Boys in the building tonight Look at how I'm chilling, I'm killing this ice You don't even gotta bring ya purses out We the dope boys of the year, drinks is on the house (We in the house, hou-, hou-) (We in the house, hou-, hou-, HEY) [Outro: Jay-Z] Sweet! Let that ride out! Bring the horns back in, yeah This is black superhero music right here, baby American Gangster Taking flight, coming to a town near you Soon as I touch down, I just want y'all to start playing the horns like... Hovi's home! Lukey, baby! Hahahahaha... oww! |