Текст песни Jay-Z f Serena Altschul - Dope Man
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{*sound of a camera taking a picture*}[Jay] Millenium flow[MTV] Serena Altschul`s here live outside the criminal courthouse[Jay] This is {bullshit} y`all[MTV] in New York City for the first day in the trial of [Jay] I`m gone {*car speeds off*}[MTV] the State vs. Shawn Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z[Jay] Uhh, uh-huh-uh, uhh, uh-huh-uh, uhh[MTV] Whatever the verdict in this trial may be the effects will undoubtedly be felt worldwide[Jay-Z]Aiyyo, stand forward, `fore you take noticeor witness to me killin the trackTestify `til me spillin the smackNow they got me for traffickin, racketeerin, audio crack{Hook:} They call me Dope Man, Dope Man I try to tell em I`m where hope, floats man Ghetto spokes-manA broke man, approachin the bench with intentto bury me under the cell, fingered me as the toast manEvidence stemmin from ninety-sixThey say the world ain`t recovered from his fixWhile they was usin cut I was on some other shitGave it to you raw and they just discovered itNowaday, the jury got they brow raisedListenin to testimony about my foul waysExhibit A: "Reasonable Doubt"They say this was the first thing that turned the peoples out[MTV] You can feel the tension building here as an unprecedented number of people have turned out for what may be the "Trial of the Century"{Hook}[Jay-Z]How come, you label your brand of dope"Volume 1" and spread it through the slums?Fed it to the young with total disregardYour honor, the State seeks the maximum chargeAnd how could you, turn right aroundand release a lethal dosage called "Volume 2"And is true you operate the criminal enterpriseknown as Roc-a-Fella in charge of his meteoric rise?And do you deny you`re responsible for the demiseof record execs, and do you object?Your distribution`s Polygram, and through your connectsDef Jam, you pushed over five million SoundScanAnd not to mention, your co-horts and henchmenDame, Biggs, Lyor, Kev` and Russell SimmonsAnd we ain`t gon` talk about Murder, Inc.That just establishes a darker deeper criminal link[MTV] The State is seeking the maximum penalty and with the overwhelming amount of evidence the D.A.`s presented, things aren`t looking good{Hook}[MTV] Despite the grim outlook at this point the rapper has been known to emerge triumphant in the face of adversity{Hook}[MTV] Jay-Z is taking the stand[Jay-Z]Right hand on the Bible, left hand in the airBefore I spoke one word, made sure my throat was clearA-hem, I`m a prisoner of circumstanceFrail nigga, I couldn`t much work with my handsBut my mind was strong, I grew where you hold your blacks upTrap us, expect us not to pick gats upWhere you drop your cracks off by the Mack trucksDestroy our dreams of lawyers and actorsKeep us spiralin, goin backwardsAt age nine, saw my first hate crimeBlindfolded, expected to walk a straight lineMind molded, taught to love you and hate mineClimbed over it, at a early age, Jay shinedFuck the system at Lady Justice I blaze nineYour Honor, I no longer kill my people, I raise mineThe soul of Mumia in this modern day time[MTV] While the jury is inside deliberating outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation{Hook}[MTV] Well the verdict has just been announced: NOT GUILTY! It is complete pandemonium out here! {Hook; Serena keeps speaking} People are cheering and hugging - there he is Jay-Z is exiting the courtroom right now There is a swarm of cameras surrounding him {*pop bulbs flashing*} and people are just rushing up to him Let`s try and make our way over there, Jay-Z! Jay-Z! {*sounds of cameras keep flashing*, *music fades*}