What We Talkin' About

[Produced by Kanye West and No I.D.] [Intro: JAY-Z] Blueprint, trois Yeah, yeah [Verse 1: JAY-Z] What we talkin' 'bout? Real shit or we talkin' 'bout rhymes? You talkin' 'bout millions or you talkin' 'bout mine? What we talkin' 'bout? 'Cause I ain't got time For what people be talkin' 'bout all the time What we talkin' 'bout? Fiction or we talkin' 'bout fact? You talkin' 'bout fiction? Hold up, pardon my back I'm talkin' 'bout life (Life, life) And all I hear is, "Oh yeah, he keeps talkin' 'bout crack" I ain't talkin' 'bout profit, I'm talkin' 'bout pain I'm talkin' 'bout despair, I'm talkin' 'bout shame I ain't talkin' 'bout gossip, I ain't talkin' 'bout Game I ain't talkin' 'bout Jimmy, I ain't talkin' 'bout Dame I'm talkin' 'bout real shit, them people playin' What is you talkin' 'bout? I don't know what y'all sayin' People keep talkin' 'bout, "Hov, take it back!" I'm doin' better than before, why would I do that? Ain't nothin' cool 'bout carryin' a strap 'Bout worryin' your moms and buryin' your best cat I'm talkin' 'bout revenge while carryin' his casket All teary-eyed, 'bout to take it to a mattress I'm talkin' 'bout music, I ain't talkin' 'bout rap You talkin' 'bout who's hot, I ain't talkin' 'bout that The conversation is changed, let's yap about that I don't run rap no more, I run the map [Chorus: Luke Steele & JAY-Z] They talk, we live We see what they say, they say, they say I see what y'all talkin' about, ha ha They talk, we did Who cares what they say, they say, they say? [Verse 2: JAY-Z] Chyeah, still they can't focus on them, they be talkin' 'bout me Talkin' 'bout what I wear, talkin' 'bout where I be Yeah, check out my hair, these ain't curls, these is peas Peasey head still get paid, I'm combin' through G's Please, we ain't focused on naps 'Cause I don't run rap no more, I run the map A small part of the reason the President is black I told him I got him when he hit me on the jack Talkin' 'bout progress, I ain't lookin' back You know I run track, try not to get lapped People keep talkin' 'bout Hov left 'em flat Tryna rewrite history, let's talk about facts Dame made millions, even Jaz made some scraps He could've made more but he ain't sign his contract As far as street guys, we was dealin' crack That's just how the game goes, I don't owe nobody jack Grown men, want me to sit 'em on my lap But I don't have a beard and Santa Claus ain't black I repeat, you can't sit on my lap I don't have a beard, now get off my sack—scream at me! [Chorus: Luke Steele & JAY-Z] They talk, we live We see what they say, they say, they say They talk, we did Who cares what they say, they say, they say? Blueprint 3 [Verse 3: JAY-Z] And now that that's that, let's talk about the future We have just seen the dream as predicted by Martin Luther Now you could choose to sit in front of your computer Posin' with guns, shootin' YouTube up Or you could come with me to the White House, get your suit up You stuck on being hardcore, I chuck the deuce up Peace out Medusa Welcome to the Blue-ah-Print-ah tre-piece, Jay-Z your tutor Tooter of my own horn, beep beep, moo ya Rass clot when rude boy come through with the roof up So I could see the sky 'Cause everybody talkin' Hov, I think we know why [Chorus: Luke Steele] They talk, we live We see what they say, they say, they say They talk, we did Who cares what they say, they say, they say? [Outro: Luke Steele] They say They say