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N.A.S.A.

Gifted

Release date: 27th March 2009

From The Spirit of Apollo
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About This Track

"Gifted" is a track by N.A.S.A., from the album The Spirit of Apollo, released 27th March 2009. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

N.A.S.A.

N.A.S.A.

Lyrics

Gifted

[Verse 1: Kanye West]

Ayy, ayy

I'm known for running my mouth

I will not be accountable for what comes out, uh

I dunno, I might have said it

I was kinda gone and light-headed

And my jacket kinda fresh, bright red

And as usual, my pants tight-threaded

It seem like everybody dress tight now

And I just want my credit

Don't get it, twisted, or dreaded

I am the king and will not be headed

To the morgue no time soon, brethren

Being broke made my head hurt

So I need the bread or an Excedrin

That'll only get my engine revving

While y'all on 10, I'm on 11

I'mma make the news, be on at 7

Matter fact, I'm on this very second

I'm in first and y'all in second

And this verse only add to the freshness

Call to the club, tell them add to the guest list

What you think? Way more bitches?

I can never be too big for my britches

Y'all motherfuckers know who this is

I'm gifted

Merry Christmas

[Chorus: Lykke Li & Santigold, Kanye West]

I'm armed with pens, I've got my rhymes (Merry Christmas)

Whatever comes, I write it down

So knock me out and shoot me down

With mics in hand, we'll stand against the test of time

[Verse 2: Santigold]

You don't know my mind

Like I've said a thousand times

I gotta stay ahead

Know what I'm fighting for

I'll leave you to your talk

Never seen my kind before

And you're all so thick-headed

Follow and I know I let it

Part of me won't let me quit

Won't let me just not say shit

So much is there to be bored with

Can't be still, I can't afford it

Try to hold it in, but it makes me sick

So I spit it up, say to hell with it

I dream it and I build it tall

Make a way for when you fall

[Chorus: Lykke Li & Santigold]

I'm armed with pens, I've got my rhymes

Whatever comes, I write it down

So knock me out and shoot me down

With mics in hand, we'll stand against the test of time

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus: Lykke Li & Santigold]

I'm armed with pens, I've got my rhymes

Whatever comes, I write it down

So knock me out and shoot me down

With mics in hand, we'll stand against the

I'm armed with pens, I've got my rhymes

Whatever comes, I write it down

So knock me out and shoot me down

With mics in hand, we'll stand against the test of time

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Track details

From The Spirit of Apollo

2009
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The Spirit of Apollo
The Spirit of Apollo
N.A.S.A.
13th February 2009
Release year
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—The Mayor
  • —Intro
  • —Whachadoin?
  • —N.A.S.A. Music
  • —Hip Hop
  • —Strange Enough
  • —The People Tree
  • —Gifted
  • —Money
  • —Way Down
  • Girasol
  • Anotha Lifetime
  • Brooklyn Soup
  • Hazed
  • U68
  • Navegando en Tinta
  • Kush & Riesling (Bonafide)
  • Luciérnaga Artificial
  • On That
  • Chinatown
  • La Gata Negra
  • Cafés Clandestinos
  • tawa kasi
  • Mars Walk
  • Años
  • We Takin’ Over
  • Meltdown
  • Jihad Love Squad
  • Iko
  • I Shot the Sheriff
  • Virtual Reality
  • Hide (Tropkillaz Remix)
  • Hide (A. Skillz Remix)
  • Frequent Flyers
  • Overdrive
  • In Your Hands Now
  • Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix)
  • Gifted (Aston Shuffle Remix)
  • Gifted (Boombotz Remix)
  • Gifted (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Remix)
  • Way Down (Squeak E. Clean Jupiter Remix)
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  • Whachadoin?The Spirit of Apollo
  • Way DownThe Spirit of Apollo
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  • Hip HopThe Spirit of Apollo
  • The MayorThe Spirit of Apollo
  • N.A.S.A. MusicThe Spirit of Apollo
  • Strange EnoughThe Spirit of Apollo
  • The People TreeThe Spirit of Apollo
  • MoneyThe Spirit of Apollo
  • Nexterday
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Kanye West, Lykke Li, Sam i (DJ), Santigold, Zegon
    Producer
    N.A.S.A.
    Engineer
    Sam i (DJ)
    ARP 2600 Synthesizer
    Brent Nichols
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Christian Mochizuki, Gaylord Holomalia
    Engineered At
    Crack Alley Studios
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner
    Mixing Engineer
    Bob Power
    Moog Synthesizer
    Brent Nichols, Koool G Murder
    Produced At
    Crack Alley Studios
    Recording Engineer
    Andrew Dawson, Tommy Andersson
    Remixer
    N.A.S.A.
    Roland JUPITER-8 Synthesizer
    Brent Nichols, Koool G Murder
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