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PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Vocals
Blue Ivy Carter
Blue Ivy Carter
Vocals
James Fauntleroy
James Fauntleroy
Vocals
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Songwriter
Eddy Howard
Eddy Howard
Songwriter
Dion Wilson
Dion Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Producer
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No ID
Producer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Recording Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Jimmy Douglass
Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Daddy, what's a will? Take those moneys and spread 'cross families My sisters, Hattie and Lou, the nephews, cousins and TT Eric, the rest to B for whatever she wants to do She might start an institute She might put poor kids through school My stake in Roc Nation should go to you Leave a piece for your siblings to give to their children too TIDAL, the champagne, D'USSÉ, I'd like to see A nice peace-fund ideas from people who look like we We gon' start a society within a society That's major, just like the Negro League There was a time America wouldn't let us ball Those times are now back, just now called Afro-tech Generational wealth, that's the key My parents ain't have shit, so that ship started with me My mom took her money, she bought me bonds That was the sweetest thing of all time, uh Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellence baby, you gon' let 'em see Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellency, baby, let 'em see I've been listenin' to Wu-Tang and niggas like "Your seed, married his seed, married my seed" That's how we keep Carter money all in the family You see, my father, son of a preacher man Whose daughter couldn't escape the reach of the preacher's hand That charge of energy set all the Carters back It took all these years to get to zero in fact I hated religion 'cause here was this Christian He was preachin' Sundays, versus how he was livin' Monday Someday I forgive him 'Cause strangely our division led to multiple religions I studied Muslim, Buddhist, and Christians And I was runnin' from him, He was givin' me wisdom See how the universe works? It takes my hurt and help me find more of myself It's a gift and a curse That's called the red queens race You run this hard just to stay in place Keep up the pace, baby Keep up the pace You run this hard just to stay in place Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellence, you gon' let 'em see Legacy, Legacy, Legacy, Legacy Black excellency, baby, let 'em see Day, someday, someday we'll all Someday we'll all be free
Writer(s): Dion Wilson, Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard, Shawn Carter Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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