Austin City Limits

-"Austin City Limits" presents an hour with critically acclaimed hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar. - If these walls could talk, they'd tell me to go deep Yelling at me continuously, I can see Your defense mechanism is my religion Knock these walls down, that's my religion Walls telling me they about to close in I suffocate, then catch my second wind I resonate in these walls I don't know how long I can wait in these walls I've been on these streets too long Now I run the game! Hands in the air! Hey! Cut the legs off him, Kunta Black man taking no losses Where were you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off Hands up right now! What! -Recorded live from The Moody Theater, it's "Austin City Limits." d funk, from Kendrick Lamar. This ain't free You lookin' at me like it ain't a receipt Like I never made ends meet Eatin' your leftovers and raw meat This ain't free Livin' in captivity raised my cap salary Celery, tellin' me green is all I need Evidently all I seen was spam and raw sardines This ain't free I mean, baby, you really think We could make a baby named Mercedes Without a Mercedes Benz and 24-inch rims 5% tint and air-conditioning vents Hell naw, this ain't free I need 40 acres and a mule, not a 40 ounce and a pit bull Bull-ish, matador, matador At the door knockin', let 'em in, who's that? Genital's best friend This ain't free Pity the fool that made the pretty in you prosper And kept me obnoxious Kept me up watchin' pornos in poverty -- apology? No Watch you politic with people less fortunate, like myself Every dog has its day, now doggy style shall help This ain't free Matter fact, it need interest Matter fact, it's nine inches Matter fact, see our friendship based on business Pension, more pension, you're pinchin', my consensus Been relentless, eff forgiveness, eff your feelings Eff your sources, all distortion If we eff, more abortion More divorce courts and portion My check, less endorsement left me dormant Dusted, doomed, disgusted, forced with Eff you think is in more ish? Porcelain pipes pressure, bust 'em twice Choice is devastated, decapitated the horseman Oh, America, you bad chick Picked cotton that made you rich Now, this thing ain't free

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- When the four corners of this cocoon collide You'll slip through the cracks hopin' that you'll survive Gather your way, take a deep look inside Are you really who they idolize? To pimp a butterfly I'd like to thank everybody for coming out tonight. We gonna have a good time, y'all.

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Thank you for having me out here. Give me some!

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They go by the name of Wesley's Theory, and we came to party. Ho! What money got to do with it When I don't know the full definition of a rap image? I'm trapped inside the ghetto and I ain't proud to admit it Institutionalized, I keep runnin' back for a visit Hold up Stop! I said I'm trapped inside the ghetto And I ain't proud to admit it Institutionalized, they could still kill me Hold up! - If I was the president - If I was the president - I'd pay my mama's rent - I'd pay my mama's rent - Free my homies and them -Ho! - Bulletproof my Chevy doors - I bulletproof my favorite car - Lay in the White House and get high, Lord - Who ever thought? Master, take the chains off me!

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Master, take the chains off me! -Ha! Hands up! Hands up! Here we go! Let's go! Unh, I said...

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Martin had a dream! -See, I said... Martin had a dream! -Who am I? Let's go! Kendrick had a dream! -One, two, three, sing! All my life, I want money and power Respect my mind or die from lead shower -Louder! I pray my get big as the Eiffel Tower - So I can cut the world for 72 hours Goddamn, I feel amazing Damn, I'm in the matrix Mind is living on cloud nine, nine is never on vacation Start up that Maserati and Vroom-vroom, I'm racing - Popping pills in the lobby Pray they don't find her naked Pray the homies is hating, shooters go after Judas Jesus Christ, live life on my knees No need to do this Park it in front of Lueders, next to that Church's Chicken All the homies is losers, all my homies is winners, sing All my life, I Want money and power - Respect my mind or Die from lead shower - I pray my Get big as the Eiffel Tower - So I can cut the world for 72 Goddamn, I got Damn, I got Damn, I got Wife and girlfriend and All my life, I want money and power I got 25 lighters on my dresser, yes, sir Fire to that, body cast on a stretcher Her body got that that a ruler couldn't measure It make me go fast, but I never get embarrassed I recognize you have been wanting since that record Adina Howard had a fast to impress her Rolling, holding, scrotum, posing Voice here golden, but that, let's go in and say All my life, I Want money and power - Respect my mind or Die from lead shower - I pray this here get Big as the Eiffel Tower - So I can cut the world for 72 Goddamn, I got Damn, I got Damn, I got Wife and girlfriend and mistress All my life, I want money and power - Respect my mind or -Help me out. I roll in dough with a good grind I run at what with a baton A relay race with a bouquet Say, "K, you going marry mines?" Beeotch - No way Beeotch - No way Beeotch - No way Beeotch Okay, I'm never living life confined Can feel you even if I'm blind Can tell ya who, what, when, where Sell your game right on time Beeotch - Go play Beeotch - Go play Beeotch - Say what, I look like O.J. Killing everything from what to a what Hit-Boy beat, she tell me what And I got options like an audible, I be C-O-M-P-T-O-N I win, then ball at your defeat C-O-M-P-T-O-N My city, mobbing through the street, yelling All my life, I Want money and power - Respect my mind or Die from lead shower - I pray this "d" get Big as the Eiffel Tower - So I can cut the world for 72 Goddamn, I got Damn, I got Damn, I got Wife and girlfriend and mistress All my life, I want money and power

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Are we gonna have some fun tonight?

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Let me see if I got a few day-one fans that's been rocking with me. Give me something.

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As I look to my left, look to my right, I see so many beautiful people that's rocking out tonight. Sing this with me. Here we go. Pour up Drank - Head shot Drank - Sit down Drank - Stand up Drank - Pass out Drank - Wake up Drank - Faded Drank - Faded Drank Okay, I grew up 'round some people Livin' their life in bottles They had the golden flask every day in Chicago They like the way it feels, they wanna kill their sorrows They wanna fit in with the popular What's my problem? I was in a dark room, loud tunes Looking to make a vow soon That I'ma get effed up, fillin' up my cup See the crowd mood Changin' by the minute and the record on repeat A sip, then another sip, then somebody said to me - "Why you babysitting only two or three shots? I'ma show you how to turn it up a notch - First you get a swimming pool full of liquor, then you - Dive in it - Pool full of liquor, then you - Dive in it - I wave a few bottles, then I watch 'em all flock All the girls wanna play 'Baywatch' I got a swimming pool full of liquor and they dive in it Pool full of liquor, I'ma dive in it" 'Cause I pour up Drank - Head shot Drank - Sit down Drank - Stand up Drank - Pass out Drank - Wake up Drank - Faded Drank - Faded Drank - Drank Okay, now open your mind up and listen me, Kendrick I am your conscience If you do not hear me, then you will be history, Kendrick I know that you're nauseous right now And I'm hopin' to lead you to victory, Kendrick If I take another one down I'ma drown in some poison, abusin' my limit Think that I'm feelin' the vibe I see the love in her eyes, I see the feelin' The freedom is granted the moment the vodka arrives This how you capitalize, this is parental advice Apparently, over influenced by what you are doin' Thought I was doin' the most 'til someone said to me - "Why you babysitting only two or three shots? I'ma show you how to turn it up a notch - First you get a swimming pool full of liquor, then you - Dive in it Pool full of liquor, then you dive in it - I said I wave a few bottles, I watch 'em all flock All the girls wanna play 'Baywatch' I got a swimming pool full of liquor and they dive in it Pool full of liquor, I'ma dive in it" I say pour up Drank - Head shot Drank - Sit down Drank - Stand up Drank - Everybody, pass out Drank - Wake up Drank - Faded Drank - Faded Drank -That's right.

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Right now if you don't know it, you stepped into the magical world. A magical world of "To Pimp a Butterfly."

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And sometimes, me and my crew, me and my band like to have jam sessions, freak you out. On the guitar, give me something a little bit -- a little bit vibed out.

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Go!

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Tony, give me some of that bass one time.

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Let's bring the chorus in. She just want to - Close her eyes and sway -She just want to close her eyes. - With you, with you, with you -With you. Exercise. - Her right to work it out -It's true. - It's true, it's true, it's true -I know somebody's birthday out there. Shout out to the - Birthday girl, say hey, hey Say hey, hey -All right, girl. - Everyone deserves a night to play Play And she plays only when you tell her no - If these walls could talk, they'd tell me to swim good No boat, I float better than he would No life jacket, I'm not the God of Nazareth But your flood can be misunderstood Walls telling me they full of pain, resentment Need someone to live in them just to relieve tension Me? I'm just a tenant Landlord said these walls vacant more than a minute These walls are vulnerable, exclamation Interior pink, color coordinated I interrogated, every nook and cranny I mean, it's still amazing before, they couldn't stand me These walls want to cry tears These walls happier when I'm here These walls never could hold up Time I come around, demolition might crush - If these walls could talk - I can feel your reign when it cries Gold lives inside of you - If these walls could talk - I love it when I'm in it, oh I love it when I'm in it, ho - Oh If these walls could talk, they'd tell me to go deep Yelling at me continuously, I can see Your defense mechanism is my religion Knock these walls down, that's my religion Walls telling me they about to close in I suffocate, then catch my second wind I resonate in these walls I don't know how long I can wait in these walls I've been on these streets too long Looking at you from the outside in They sing the same old song About how they walls always the cleanest I beg to differ, I must've missed them I'm not involved, I'd rather diss them I'd rather call on you, put your wall up Cause when I come around, demolition might crush, oh - If these walls could talk - I can feel your reign when it cries Gold lives inside of you, yeah - If these walls could talk - I love it when I'm in it I love it when I'm in it - Oh -Wait. Now, the record is called "These Walls" for a simple reason. Sometimes you may be institutionalized, sometimes you may be confined by the walls right in front of you. It may be a female. It may be a cell. Third verse. If your walls could talk, they'd tell you it's too late Your destiny accepted your fate Burn accessories and stash them on the yard Take the recipe, the Bible, and God Wall telling you that commissary is low Race wars happening, no calling CO No calling your homie to save you Homie to say you're reputable, not acceptable Your behavior is Sammy Da Bull like A killer that turned snitch Walls is telling me you a You pray for appeals, hoping the warden will afford them - That sentence so important - Walls telling you to listen to "Sing About Me" Retaliation is strong, you even dream 'bout me Killed my homeboy and God spared your life Dumb criminal got indicted the same night So when you play this song, rewind the first verse About me abusing my power so you can hurt About me and her in the shower whenever she horny About me and her in the after hours of the morning About her baby daddy that's currently serving life And how she think about you until we meet up at night About the only girl that cared about you when you asked her And how she did it with a famous rapper Walls could talk, hey - If these walls could talk -Hey! I can feel your reign when it cries Gold lives inside of you, yeah - If these walls could talk - I love it when I'm in it I love it when I'm in it like that, that, that, that Stop!

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So if you're having a good time on this side, make some noise.

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Up top, make some noise.

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On this side, make some noise.

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Sing with me. I am a sinner Sing! Who's probably gonna sin again -Sing! Lord forgive me -Say what? Lord forgive me Things I don't understand -Say what? Sometimes I need to be alone Trick, don't kill my vibe, sing Don't kill my vibe - I can feel your energy from two planets away I got my drink, I got my music -One, two, three, go! Don't kill my vibe Don't kill my vibe - Don't kill my vibe Don't kill my vibe Look inside of my soul and you can find gold And maybe get rich, holla Trinidad Jame$ in one week But now my album platinum, and so what Y'all keep the number I'm more than another statistic, my homie This courtesy of Compton - Courtesy of Compton - Go hard, mother Love me on the East like I'm Chuck D Dominicans wish that I was born there I'm lookin' to be the god MC You look at my hat and see thorns there I look at the game and see porn there I'm pumpin' this industry hard I'm bagging this money, tea-bagging your honey You thought I was fresh out the yard Back to me, dummy, you're a lightweight They tell me you're nice, and I'm like, "Wait" Go get me a knife, you're looking like steak When the stakes is high, stake out for days When the water reside, you're Bobby Boucher We ain't thirsty, killer, never alert me, killer Got a P89 in a suitcase I know you heard me, killer, this is a burpee, killer Lyrical exercise Right now, homie, I'm in the extra vibe Pipe down on the curb, heard I got these words The upper echelon, that's excellent Hands up! - I am a sinner Who's probably gonna sin again -We havin' a good time right now. - Lord forgive me Lord forgive me - Lord forgive me Things I don't understand - There's some things I don't understand - Sometimes I need to be alone -I need y'all to sing this with me. Don't kill my vibe Don't kill my vibe, ho I can feel your energy from two planets away Hands up! One, two, one two, three, go! - Don't kill my vibe Don't kill my vibe -Hey! - Don't kill my vibe -Hey! - Don't kill my vibe -Hey! Between me and you, turn naturally cool Homies pissed off Assuming that you are more in my front Leader of the new school, on my toes like a ballerina Who knew I'd be Black Swan World in my palms, ironically I am the Globetrotters' best, didn't drop the ball Told you when I was 16 that I'd write a 16 To put a one back on the big screen In the paddy wagon with six teens Should have been in the pen But now my pen write with morphine Heal killers, touch down with more fiends I kill killers, audio crack, khakis to meal ticket Cardio lap Running for dear life, but now I'm running the map I'm here, killer Picture little homie giving an eff For what an eff homie gotta say You'll never be Jay, never be Nas, never be Snoop nor Dre You ain't get killed in Vegas, in a Suburban Homie, Puff Daddy wasn't your favorite Many washed up with detergent I don't dry tears, I just aim at them on purpose Like blah, Mini-14 like blah Empty out another magazine like blah Let a young one get by Kill 'em all when they try to kill my vibe I am the bad, the good God, the last that would try To pass a good job, pass a good job If Shawn's a black Beatle Then I need a 10-second drum solo See you at Woodstock If you're having a good time, make some noise right now!

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If no one's killing your vibe, make some noise right now.

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Say, "Don't kill my vibe." Don't kill my vibe - Please don't kill my vibe Please don't kill my vibe - Please don't kill my vibe Please don't kill my vibe - Please, please, please don't kill my vibe

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- Money trees is the perfect place for shade And that's just how I feel Unh, me and the homies trying to get it, ya Hit the house lick, tell me is you with it - Ya bish - Home invasion was persu-sua-asive From nine to five, I know it's vacant, ya - Ya bish - Dreams of living life like rappers do - Like rappers do Back when condom wrappers wasn't cool - They wasn't cool - I bugged Sherane and went to tell my bros Usher Raymond "Let It Burn" came on - Came on Hot sauce all in our Top Ramen, ya beeya - Ya bish - Park the car then we start rhyming, ya beeya - Ya bish - The only thing we had to free our mind - Free our mind I freeze that verse when we see dollar signs - Dollar sign - Looking like an easy come up, ya beeya - Ya bish - A silver spoon I know you come from, ya beeya - Ya bish - And that's a lifestyle that we never knew - We never knew - Go at a reverend for the revenue, sing It go Halle Berry or hallelujah -Say what? Sing! Pick your poison, tell me what you doing -What you d-d-doing? - Everybody gonna respect the shooter - But the one in front of the gun lives forever One, one, one, one I see you, boy. And I been hustling all day, this-a-way, that-a-way Through canals and alleyways, just to say, hold up Money trees is the perfect place for shade And that's just how I feel Hey! A dollar might just That's just how I feel A dollar might say what, what, what, that you came with That's just how I feel Yo! Yeah! A dollar might just make that lane switch That's just how I feel Nah, a dollar might turn to a million and we all rich - That's just how I feel Unh, dreams of living life like rappers do - Like rappers do Bump that new E-40 after school - After school - You know big balling with my homies - My homies - Earl Stevens had us thinking rational - Thinking rational - Back to reality, we poor, ya be - Ya bish - Another casualty of war, ya be - Ya bish - Two bullets in my Uncle Tony head He said one day, I'll be on tour, ya be - Ya bish That Louis Burger never be the same - Won't be the same - A Louis belt will never ease that pain - Won't ease that pain - But I'ma purchase when that day is jerking - That day is jerking - Pull off at Church's with Pirellis skirting Skirting Gang signs out the window, ya - Ya bish We hoping all of them offend you, ya - Ya bish They say your hood is a pot of gold Hands up! And we gonna crash it when nobody's home - It go Halle Berry or hallelujah - Pick your poison, tell me what you doing Everybody gonna respect the shooter But the one in front of the gun lives forever - The one in front of the gun, forever And I been hustling all day, this-a-way, that-a-way Through canals and alleyways, just to say - Money trees is the perfect place for shade And that's just how I feel

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- If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me down by the end of this song Seem like the whole city go against me -Everybody, hands up right now! Here we go! One, two... - Yawk! Yawk! Yawk! Yawk! - "Man down, where you from?" -Hey! Hey! - "Who you know, where you from, my...?" -Hey! - "Where your grandma stay, huh, my...?" -Hey! - "This m.A.A.d city I run, my..." - Brace yourself, I'll take you on a trip down memory lane This is not a rap how I'm slinging crack or move cocaine This is cul-de-sac, plenty Cognac and major pain Not no drill sergeant The stress that weighing on your brain It was me, L Boogs and Yan Yan Lucky ride down Rosecrans Ugly, waving your hand out the window, check yourself, unh Warriors and Conans, euphoria can slow dance Society, society First one to get killed Seen a light-skinned with his brains blown out At the same burger stand where homie hang out And this is not a tape recorder saying that he did it But ever since that day, I was looking at him different Back when I was 9, Joey packed the nine Pakistan on every porch is fine, we adapt to crime Pack a van with four guns at a time With the sliding door What you doing for if you ain't walking up, punk? Picking up the unh pump, off you suckers Suck a what, die a sucker A wall of bullets coming from AK's, AR's, "Aye y'all, duck" That's what mama said - When we was eating the free lunch Aw man, God, all hell broke loose You killed my cousin back in '94, bump your truce Now crawl your head in that noose Wind up dead on the news No peace treaty, just pieces BG's up to pre-approve Bodies on top of bodies, IVs on top of IVs Obviously, the coroner between the sheets like the Isleys You hop on that trolley, make sure your colors correct You're corporate, they'll be calling your mother collect They say the governor collect Our taxes except In traffic, tragic happens, that thing ain't no threat You moving backwards if you suggest You sleep with a TEC Go call a doctor, have a doctor Hands in the air! Go! "Man down, where you from?" "Who you know, where you from?" "Where your grandma stay?" "This m.A.A.d city I run" If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me down by the - End of this song - Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" Unh!

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Won't nothin' kill our vibe tonight. You better believe that, y'all. So what's going on right now?

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I said before we left, we was gonna take this to the next level, so I'm gonna need everybody in the building right here. We're gonna run this hook back four more times. I need y'all to follow me. If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me Down by the end of this song - Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" - If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me Down by the end of this song - Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" - If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me down by the end of this song Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" Hands up! If Pirus and Crips all got along -- Hands up! They'd probably gun me -- Hands up! The end of this -- Last one! Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" Hey! Hey! Let's go! "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!" If Pirus and Crips all got along They'd probably gun me down the end of this song Seem like the whole city go against me Every time I'm in the street, I hear "Yawk! Yawk! Yawk!"

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-Aaaah! Aaaah! Aaaah! I place blame on you still, place shame on you still Feel like you ain't it, feel like you don't feel Confidence in yourself, breakin' on marble floors Watchin' anonymous strangers, tellin' me that I'm yours But you ain't it I'm convinced your tolerance nothin' special I blame you for I can name several Situations, I'll start with your little sister bakin' A baby inside, just a teenager, where your patience? Where was your influence? Where was the experience you speak of? You preached in front of 100,000 but never reached her I tell you, damn failure, you ain't no leader! I never liked you, forever despise you I don't need you! The world don't need you, don't let them deceive you Numbers lie, too, but your pride, too That's for dedication Thought money would change you, made you more complacent I hate you, I hope you embrace it I swear, loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you, loving you, not loving you And you the reason why mama and them leavin' No, you ain't ish You say you love them, I know you don't mean it I know you're irresponsible, selfish, in denial Can't help it Trials and tribulations a burden, everyone felt it Everyone heard it, multiple shots, corners cryin' out You was deserted, where was your antennas again? Where was your presence? Where was your support that you pretend? You ain't no brother, you ain't no disciple You ain't no friend A friend never leave Compton for profit Or leave his best friend Little brother, you promised you'd watch him Before they shot him Where was your antennas, on the road, bottles, and women You faced time the one time, that's unforgiven You even FaceTimed instead of a hospital visit Guess you thought he'd recover well Third surgery, they couldn't stop the bleeding for real Then he died God himself will say, "You effin' failed" You ain't try Loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated, huh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated, unh Loving you is complicated Loving you is complicated Loving you, loving you, not loving you 100 proof, oh - I can feel your vibe - And recognize that you're ashamed of me - You're afraid of me Yes, I Want you to hear me now, want you to feel me now Want you to hear me now, want you to listen now Tell me that you were feeling in my soul How you want it, how you know? If you need it, you can have it Lose control, lose your soul, yeah

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Make some noise for John on the keys right now, y'all.

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We gonna vibe out.

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Freaky Rob, yo, make some noise right now.

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Smooth Tony on that bass, y'all.

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Rico, y'all, make some noise!

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Thank y'all.

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Kings. I got a bone to pick, hold up Yeah! I don't want you monkey-mouth Sittin' in my throne again Yeah, yeah, yeah! Sing! - I'm mad - He mad! - But I ain't stressin', no True friends One question, hold up Tell me, where You when I was walkin'? - Now I run the game, got the whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, Kunta Black man taking no losses, oh Tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off him When you got the yams What's the yams? -Hey! The yam is the power that be, be, be, be You can smell it when I'm walking down the street - Oh, yes we can, oh, yes we can - I can dig rappin', oh! But a rapper with a Ghost writer? - Tell me, what happened to you? Oh no! - I swore I wouldn't tell Unh, but most of y'all sharing bars Like you got the bottom bunk, two-man cell - A two-man cell? - Yeah, something's in the water - Something's in the water Ho, and if I gotta brown nose for some bum I'd rather be a bum than a dumb-dumb baller Oh, yeah, tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off, Kunta Black man taking no losses, oh, yeah Tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off him When you got the yams What's the yams? -Unh! The yam brought it out of Richard Pryor Unh, manipulated Bill Clinton with desire 24/7, 365 days times 2, was contemplatin' gettin' onstage Go back to the hood, see my enemy and say Oh, yeah, tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, the whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, Kunta Black man taking no losses Tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', King Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs -- Stop!

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I was gonna kill a couple rappers But they did it to themselves Everybody's suicidal, they don't even need my help This is elementary, I'll probably go to jail I shoot at your identity and bounce to the left A flag in my city, everybody's screamin' "Compton!" Should probably run for Mayor when I'm done, to be honest I put that on my Mama and my baby boo, too - 20 million walkin' out the court buildin', whoo whoo! Ah yeah, bump the judge, past 25 and there I was A little nappy-headed homie with the world behind him Life ain't what but a fat vagina Annie, are you okay? Annie, are you okay? - Limo tinted with the gold plates Straight from the bottom, the belly of the beast A peasant, a prince, tell them I'm a king, oh, yeah Tell me, where you when I --

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-By the time you hear the next pop, the funk shall be within you.

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- Now I run the game, hands in the air King Kunta Cut the legs off him, King Kunta Black man taking no losses Tell me, where you when I was walkin'? Now I run the game, whole world talkin', Kunta Everybody wanna cut the legs -- Stop! Hands up right now! What! - Funk Funk, funk Funk, funk, funk, funk, funk - Funk - We want the funk -We want the funk, y'all. Sing! We want the funk Louder! Sing! We want the funk - Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it We want the funk - Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it We want the funk - Do you want the funk? -Louder! Sing! We want the funk - Do you want the funk? -Louder! Sing! We want the funk - Now, if I give you the funk, you gon' take it Sing! We want the funk

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- This is a world premiere - This is a world premiere -Here we go! I done been through a whole lot Trial, tribulation, but I know God The Devil wanna put me in a bow tie Pray that the holy water don't go dry, yeah, yeah As I look around me So many mother-unh wanna down me But an amigo never drown me In front of a dirty double-mirror, they found me I love myself When you lookin' at me, unh, tell me, what do you see? I love myself I put a bullet In the back of the back of the hand of the bully I love myself Illuminated by the hand of God, boy don't seem shy I love myself One day at a time, so Everybody lookin' at you crazy - What you gon' do? - What you gon' do? Lift up your head and keep moving - Keep moving Let the haunt you Peace to fashion police, I wear my heart On my sleeve, let the runway start You know the miserable do love company What do you want from me and my scars? Everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence How many times my potential was anonymous? How many times the city making me promises? So I promise this, go! I love myself When you lookin' at me, unh, what do you see? I love myself I put a bullet In the back of the back of the hand of the bully I love myself Illuminated by the hand of God, don't seem shy I love myself One day at a time They wanna say it's a war outside, bomb in the street Gun in the hood, mob of police Rock on the corner with a line for the fiend And a bottle full of lean and a model on the scheme, unh - These days of frustration Keep y'all on tuck and rotation -Aww, yeah, this side. - I duck these cold faces, post up fi-fie-fo-fum basis - Dreams of reality's peace Blow steam in the face of the beast Sky could fall down, wind could cry now Look at me right now, I smile I love myself When you lookin' at me, unh, what do you see? I love myself I put a bullet In the back of the back of the hand of the bully I love myself Illuminated by the hand of God, don't seem shy I love myself One day at a time Sun gonna shine, everybody clap - Walk my bare feet Walk my bare feet Down, down valley deep Down, down valley deep -Everybody clap! - Fi-fie-fo-fum Fi-fie-fo-fum Clap! - My heart undone My heart undone The world is... -I need to hear this side one more time, y'all.

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I love myself So I got to get up I love myself One day a time Sun gonna shine - I went to war last night With an automatic weapon, don't nobody call a medic I'ma do it 'til I get it right Went to war last night - Night, night, night, night, night I've been dealing with depression Duckin' every other blessin', I can never see the message I could never take the lead, could never bob and weave A negative and letting them annihilate me It's evident I'm moving at a meteor speed Finna run into a building, lay my

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Right now everybody scream - I love myself -If you're with your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your husband, your wife, your best friend, I need you to put your hands in the air like this. Hands in the air like this. One, two, one, two, three, what! - I love myself - I love myself I love myself

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-I need that bounce right now. I love myself I love myself Ho, I love myself, self, self, self, self, self Self, self, self

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Let's get it. Unh! - Everything black, I don't want black I want everything black, I ain't need black Some white, some black, I ain't mean black I want everything black - Six in the morn', fire in the street Burn, baby, burn That's all I wanna see And sometimes I get off watchin' you die in vain It's such a shame they may call me crazy They may call me crazy They may say I suffer from schizophrenia or somethin' But homie, you made me Black don't crack I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 Once I finish this, if you listen Then sure you will agree The meaning's bigger than me It's generational hatred It's genocism, it's grimy, little justification I'm African-American, I'm African I'm black as the moon, heritage of a small village Pardon my residence Came from the bottom of mankind My hair is nappy, my My nose is round and wide You hate me, don't you? You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture I say you're evil I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkey You vandalize my perception but can't take style from me And this is more than confession I mean, I might press the button Just so you know my discretion I'm guardin' my feelings, I know that you feel it You sabotage my community, makin' a killin' You made me a killer, emancipation of a real hitter - The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the bigger I shoot - I said they treat me like a slave 'cause me black Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain 'cause we black - And man a say they put me in chains 'cause we black - Imagine now, big gold chains full of rocks - How you no see the whip - Left scars 'pon me back - But now we have a big whip - Parked 'pon the block All them say we doomed from the start 'cause we black - Remember this Every race start from the black, remember this I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 Once I finish this, if you're listenin' Sure you will agree I mean, it's evident that I'm irrelevant to society What you're telling me Penitentiary would only hire me Curse me 'til I'm dead Church me with your fake prophesizing That I'ma be another slave in my head Institutionalized manipulation and lies Reciprocation of freedom only live in your eyes You hate me, don't you? I know you hate me just as much as you hate yourself Jealous of my wisdom and cards I dealt Watchin' me as I pull up, fill up my tank, then peel out Muscle cars like pull ups Show you what these big wheels 'bout, ah Black and successful, black man meant to be special Katzkins on my radar, how can I help you? How can I tell you I'm making a killin'? You made me a killer, emancipation of a real, ho - The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice The blacker the berry, the bigger I shoot - I said they treat me like a slave 'cause me black Woi, we feel a whole heap of pain 'cause we black And man a say they put me in chains 'cause we black Imagine now, big gold chains full of rocks How you no see the whip - Left scars 'pon me back But now we have a big whip - Parked 'pon the block All them say we doomed from the start 'cause we black - Remember this - Every race start from the black, remember this - I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015 Once I finish this, if you listenin' Sure you will agree This plot is bigger than me, it's generational hatred It's genocism, it's grimy, little justification I'm African-American, I'm African I'm black as the heart of a damn Aryan I'm black as the name of Tyrone and Darius Excuse my French but bump you -- no, bump y'all That's as blunt as it gets I know you hate me, don't you? You hate my people, I can tell 'Cause it's threats when I see you I can tell 'cause your ways deceitful Know I can tell because you're in love with that Desert Eagle Thinkin' maliciously, he get a chain and we gonna bleed him It's funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to war Two tribal armies that want to build and destroy Remind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next door Beefin' with Pirus, only death settle the score So don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the Panthers Or tell Georgia State, "Marcus Garvey got all the answers" Or try to celebrate February like it's my b-day Or eat watermelon, chicken, and Kool-Aid on weekdays Or jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsements Or watch BET 'cause urban support is important So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street When gang banging make me kill a hitter blacker than me? Hypocrite!

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Blacker the berry.

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-Louder!

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Louder!

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We gonna be all right.

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Alls my life I... Hard times like, "God!" Bad trips like, "Yeah!" Nazareth, I'm on one You on one, God We gonna be all right We gonna be all right -Yeah! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right Unh, and when I wake up I recognize you're lookin' at me for the pay cut But homicide be lookin' at you from the face down Mac-11 even boom with the bass down Schemin', and let me tell you 'bout my life Painkillers only put me in the twilight Where pretty unh-unh is the highlight Now tell my mama I love her But this what I like, Lord knows 20 of 'em in my Chevy, tell 'em all to come and get me Everything I know, so my karma come And heaven no preliminary hearings on my record Tell them I'm a gangster in silence for the record Tell the world I Boys and girls, I Drown inside my vices Won't you please believe when I Wouldn't you know We been hurt, been down before Unh, when our pride was low Lookin' at the world like, "Where do we go?" And we hate Wanna kill us dead in the street fo sho At the preacher's door Knees gettin' weak, my gun might blow We gonna be all right We gonna be all right -Sing! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right - What you want, you a house, you a car? A piano, a guitar? Anything, see my name is Lucy, I'm your dog Let me break it down for y'all. I can see the evil, I can smell it, I know it's illegal I don't think about it, I deposit every zero Diggin' in my pocket, put the candy, put it on the Regal Diggin' in my pocket, profit big enough to feed you Everyday my logic, another dollar just to keep you In the presence of your chico I don't talk about it, be about it, everyday I sequel If I got it, then you got it, heaven, I can reach you Pet dog, pet dog, pet dog, my dog, that's all Pick back and chat, I trap the back for y'all Rights, wrongs; write 'til I'm right with God Right, wrong, you know that I'm right with God Right now. At the beginning of the show, I told y'all... "This will be a party." And I kept my word. So everyone, put your hands up.

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One, two, unh! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right -Sing! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right Lovin' me is complicated Too afraid I'm all right Break it down. Wouldn't you know We been hurt, been down before When our pride was low Lookin' at the world like, "Where do we go?" And we hate po-po Wanna kill us dead in the street fo sho I'm at the preacher's door My knees gettin' weak Stop, stop, stop, stop. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait. Terry brought us all the way from California to perform this song. I need y'all to get it right. Stop. We're gonna go to the next song. All right, stop. Say one, two. We gonna be all right We gonna be all right -Yeah! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - We gonna be all right Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right -Yeah! We gonna be all right We gonna be all right Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gonna be all right We gonna be all right - All right All right, right, right, right, right, right We gonna be all right

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It wasn't just hip hop played at my house. It was a lot of soul a lot of funk, a lot of blues, R&B. Every day, almost, you know, in the household, and I think that gave me the idea to explore these sounds now and go back to these different arrangements of music and, you know, make little tweaks and make them to my own niche in my album. So I got to give that honor to my moms and pops, man. They played a lot of good music in the house. When you lookin' at me, unh, tell me, what do you see? I love myself I put a bullet In the back of the back of the hand of the bully I love myself Illuminated by the hand of God, boy don't seem shy I love myself One day at a time, so Everybody lookin' at you crazy - What you gon' do? - What you gon' do? Lift up your head and keep moving - Keep moving Let the haunt you Peace to fashion police, I wear my heart On my sleeve, let the runway start You know the miserable do love company What do you want from me and my scars? Everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence How many times my potential was anonymous? How many times the city making me promises? So I promise this, go! I love myself When you lookin' at me, unh, what do you see? I love myself I put a bullet In the back of the back of the hand of the bully I love myself Illuminated by the hand of God, don't seem shy I love myself One day at a time