[Verse 1: J. Cole]
And could I be a star?
Does fame in this game have to change who you are?
Or could I be the same one who came from a far-away life
Just to make it in these Broadway lights?
Now I'm shining in the broad daylight—go figure
A slow transition from a lil' broke nigga
From the 'Ville, got a deal, a real lifesaver
Dreams of being behind the wheel like Jada
I chill now, cop a lil' ice later
Cole, you got the glow like a lil' lightsaber
So clap for him!
Then applaud Hov, he gave him a platform
Flow so sick, thought he wrote the rap for him—no, sir!
The flow cold as the shoulders of gold-digging hoes
When a broke nigga 'proaches, told you I'm focused, man
I'll let you motherfuckers soak it in, and clap for 'em!
[Chorus]
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[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Yesterday I was half the man you see (go)
Baby that's because you the other half of me
You my number one hit on the line of the charts
I'ma FedEx my love and have you sign for my heart
For my number one, I keep ya dumb fly
They fresh to death, you Life After Death
I resurrected my gold Jesus of Nazareth
Now we fresh as a prince while they Jazzy Jeff (Uh-huh)
And you don't be sayin shit when they askin quest-
A-a-and you be givin' me my space a-a-and
You don't be runnin' on MySpace a-a-and
You know some other shit I hate w-w-what
W-w-when they violate b-but
Tonight man, I ain't in the mood for it
Don't matter who wore it, you wore it
Look how ya co-or-dinated, man, that's my favorite—
[Chorus]
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Ohh hey
[Verse 3: JAY-Z]
Snoop dogged it, Nelly came down
The Face Mob kept it ghetto for the H-Town
Luda moved digits after he moved bitches
Drake's up next, see what he do with it (Uh-huh)
Rule had a run, couple movie parts
T.I. literally wanted to shoot up the charts
What up, Jeezy? What it do?
Y’all remind me of us in early '92 (Uh-huh)
Outkast landed, 3-thou was ill
Like a male version of Lauryn Hill
Mobb Deep shook it, but Prodigy took it
A lil' too far, can't fuck with Brooklyn
Wu-Tang gangbanged it, Meth ate
Rae took on the date with the Purple Tape
Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface
They had a hell of a run, standing ovay', ayy
[Chorus]
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