Artist: Jay-Z
Track: Run This Town
Lyrics
Feel it comin' in the air (yeah)
Hear the screams from everywhere (yeah)
I'm addicted to the thrill (I'm ready)
It's a dangerous love affair (what's up? Come on)
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now (what's up?)
Only thing that's on my mind (what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight? (Ah, what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight? (Yeah, what's up? Yeah)
We gon' run this town
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
Get your fatigues on, all black everything
Black cards, black cars, all black everything
And our girls are blackbirds ridin' with they Dillingers
I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
This is la Familia, I'll explain later
But for now, let me get back to this paper
I'm a couple bands down and I'm tryna get back
I gave Doug a grip and lost a flip for five stacks
Yeah, I'm talkin' 5 commas, 6 zeros, dot zero, here Doug
Back to runnin' circles 'round niggas, now we squared up
Hold up
Life's a game, but it's not fair (yeah)
I break the rules, so I don't care (uh-huh)
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain (what's up?)
Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now (what's up?)
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight? (What's up?)
Hey, hey, hey, hey (what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight?
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
You can call me Caesar, in a dark Caesar
Please follow the leader, So Eric B We are
Microphone fiend, it's the return of the god
Peace, God, ah, ah, and ain't nobody fresher
I'm in Maison, ah, Martin Margiela
On the table, screamin', "Fuck the other side, they're jealous"
We got a banquette full of broads, they got a table full of fellas
Yeah, and they ain't spendin' no cake
They should throw they hand in 'cause they ain't got no spades
Yeah, my whole team got dough
So my banquette is lookin' like Millionaires' Row
Life's a game, but it's not fair
I break the rules, so I don't care (what's up?)
So I keep doin' my own thing (uh, uh)
Walkin' tall against the rain (yeah)
Victory's within the mile (what's up?)
Almost there, don't give up now (uh)
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight? (What's up?)
Hey, hey, hey, hey (yeah, yeah, yeah, what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight?
It's crazy how you can go from bein' Joe Blow
To everybody on your dick, no homo
I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos
Next time I'm in church, please, no photos
Police escorts, everybody passports
This the life that everybody ask for
This a fast life, we are on a crash course
What you think I rap for, to push a fucking Rav4?
But I know that if I stay stunting
All these girls only gon' want one thing
I could spend my whole life Good Will Hunting
Only good gon' come is this good when I'm cumming
She got a ass that'll swallow up a G-string
And up top, uh, two bee stings
And I'm beasting off the Riesling
And my nigga just made it out the precinct
We give a damn about the drama that your dude bring
I'm just tryna change the color on your mood ring
Reebok, baby, you need to try some new things
Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?
"What's that 'Ye?" "Baby, these heels"
"Is that a May- what?" "Baby, these wheels"
You trippin' when you ain't sippin', have a refill
You feelin' like you runnin', huh? Now you know how we feel (what's up?)
Hey, hey (yeah, yeah)
Hey, hey (what's up?)
Hey, hey
Hey, we gon' run this town tonight
What's up?
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West & Rihanna) – Run This Town
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The three principal artists of Jay-Z’s newly-formed Roc Nation record label—Kanye West, Rihanna, and the Hov himself—announce to the world that they “run the town.” Jay explained
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JAY-Z – Run This Town (Live)
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[Intro: Rihanna & Jay Z] / Feel it comin' in the air / Hear the screams from everywhere / I'm addicted to the thrill / It's a dangerous love affair / Can't be scared when it goes
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[Intro: Mr. Peter Parker & Machine Gun Kelly] / MrPeterParker.com / Bitch, shout to Slim G'z, they shout to Dub-O / Shout-out to Ashleigh, 100 Words And Running, MGK, it's Machine
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[Intro: Rihanna] / Feel it comin' in the air / Hear the screams from everywhere / I'm addicted to the thrill / It's a dangerous love affair / Can't be scared when it goes down
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[Chorus: Ahmir] / Life's a game, but it's not fair / I break the rules, so I don't care / So I keep doin' my own thing / Walkin' tall against the rain / Victory's within a mile
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Miss May I covered “Run This Town” originally by Jay-Z, Kanye West, & Rihanna for the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 3.
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[Letra de "JAY-Z - Run This Town ft. Kanye West & Rihanna (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: Rihanna & Jay Z] / Lo siento viniendo en el aire (Sí) / Escucho los gritos en todos
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[Verse 1]: / When you thinkin' damn what is this - that's us! / Make your speakers bam when it hits like what / Give your summer jams with that west side stuff / Everybody hands in
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[Intro: Rihanna] / Sinto isso vindo no ar / Ouço os gritos de todos os lugares / Eu estou viciada na emoção / É um caso de amor perigoso / Não posso ter medo quando isso descer
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Lavell Jones – Rare Town
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Got a drop on one of my opps got round there tryna run him down (down) / Fucking clown, no jay z but I run this town / Why you man running come back and back your boy uhn / I ain’t
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[Verse 1: Night elf/Rihanna] / Friday night is finally here / Friends are out but I don’t care / I’m not addicted to this game / Just one more quest, I swear / Checking server
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