Keep It 100 Lyrics

[Intro]
Keep it a 100
Uhh, yo

[Verse 1]
Somebody told me money rules the world, I know you heard that shit
Money the root to all evil, blessings and murder shit
I slaved away for ten hours a day at work and just finally got my check
But the ATM isn't working, shit
Oh, there it go (oh oh oh oh oh) damn, it's hot as hell
Punched in a pin code and grabbed a hundred dollar bill
I snatched it up and went back to my wheels
Hit up the plug and said "I know you got some bud, I need that with some pills"
Meet me outside the gas station on Park Ave, I'll be waiting
Then put the cash in the glove compartment as I sat waiting
Damn, yo where's this nigga at?
Bout to light a cigarette while I-, oh, there he go
Opened up the glove compartment, told em to light this

Come around and drive inside and act normal like we ain't making a transaction
Take that (what up, what up?) I dapped him up and got to sliding
He crinkled it up, walked off then put it in his pocket
Off to the strip club with some drinks and some orders
He pull that hundred out his pocket, uncrinkled the corners
Stageside, watching this one bitch shaking and twirling
Busted it open all exotic and maybe she's foreign
She making eye contact, she got on eye contacts
She sees that Benjamin Frank, she keep her eyes on that
She's thinking "I want that", he takes a sip from his glass
She bend over, he slaps her ass and puts some ones in her crack
He whispered in her ear "How long are you here? Tell me you single
Oh, you got a man? Fuck, I don't care, tell him I'm queer
Save my name as Susan in your contacts, hm
And fuck your relationship, I ain't worried about that, heheh
Can I use that red marker, sir?
Let me write my number on this hundred for you
Make sure you hit me up when your boyfriend can't do nothing for you
(508)-507-2209"
She got home and opened her purse as soon as she gets to the door
Counting them dollars, smoking tree while she sit on the floor
I don't think she like how this shit make her feel
But you gotta do what you gotta do when it's time for paying bills
For real, she wanna get high now, uhh
Grab the Benjamin off the floor, she feeling alive now, uhh
Few grams of coke on the table, that's the right now, uhh
She rolled a hundred up and stuck it up her nose like
That's what she call Heaven's door
That's what she call Snow White, the white without seven dwarfs

She throw a hundred back at her purse and headed down to the store
She needed blunts for the gas, she needed gas for the Ford
She needed eggs and some dill, she needed cheese and some milk
She needed change

[Interlude]
"What what number is that?
I said what number is that on the bill, what is that?
Yes, in red, it's like a phone number
What is this? Never mind"

[Verse 2]
"Aye aye, don't you make one mothafucking move
Empty that register, I know you don't need my help
Hurry the fuck up, look, don't make me repeat myself
Gimme the cash, follow instructions, don't be fucking moving
Cause I'd hate to kill you over something stupid
Now hand me the bread and place your hands on top of your head
Take my tough advice
Turn around and count to a hundred if you love your life"

[Refrain]
Now keep it a 100
Uhh, keep it a 100
Yeah, keep it a 100
One hundred
Keep it a 100


[Verse 3]
Yo, somebody told me money rules the world, I know you heard that shit
Money's the root to all evil, blessings and murder shit
He put that hundred inside of collection plate on Sunday too
Hope that it'll take away your sins, maybe someday soon
But anyway, they covered the plate and just continued praying
After church, the pastor opened it up and started saying
"Lord forgive me but I need this, I've been really static"
And he grabbed the hundred off the top and started staring at it
Held it up to see if it's real or fake
Then looked around to make sure nobody was looking, and then he took it, damn
Off to the streets with the Lord, off to go find him a whore
A hundred bucks in the dash and now he riding the course
He see some bitch on the corner, he told her hop in the car
And then she opened the door
"Come on bitch, yo hurry the fuck up, I ain't tryna get caught up"
Then continued driving and stuff, looking for a spot in the cut
"How much for head?"
(A 100)
"Now how much for sex?"
(A 100)
"Damn, a 100?"
(Come on, that's not a lot)
"Fuck"
(Why you playing?)
"Nah, I'm just saying, that's a lot bitch, like gotta calm down, damn"
Now she making eye contact, she got on eye contacts
She see that Benjamin Frank, she keep her eyes on that
She's thinking "I want that", he pulls his dick out his pants
"Ooh God is good"
Transaction complete, and she went back to the streets
Back to the cash at the leash, she back to get back on her knees
And she don't like how this shit make her feel
But you gotta do what you gotta do when it's time for paying bills
For real, she wanna retire soon, she swear to God (*smack*)
She looked up and seen the hand of God, oh my God...
Forgot she had a pimp
That nigga been looking for her ass for days
Took every single dollar and left her eye black and gray
He be on the corner jamming, getting drunk that-a-way
7-Eleven gambling, throwing all his cash away, yup
Some say that money rule the world, I know you heard that shit
Money the root to all evil, blessings and murder shit
Yeah, that pimp just lost that hundred dollars in that dice game
He said "I should've just bet that shit on tonight's game, whatever nigga, nice game"
The homie who won it walked off with the hundred
Then opened up his wallet, stuck it inside and then put it in his pocket
Started stomping and running
Feeling so good, started hopping and jumping, money flopping and rumbling
His eyes is as big as his smile, no stopping him from the prow
He's jogging, skipping around, 'til his wallet fell on the ground
A hundred sticking halfway out, in the back of a halfway house
For like three weeks so don't even ask me how, check it
A homeless man walks by, sees a wallet, opens his eyes
And then grabs it, opens to check what's inside and to his surprise
It's money, a couple dollars, a hundred bill with some writing
A number written in red, if he had a phone he would call
But he doesn't, so he says "Fuck it, it's mine
And I'm really hungry and thirsty, I want some beer, a beef jerky
Maybe some ten percent juice, hm
And if the store's open, I need some cigarettes too", true
He walked into the same store on the block
Just so happen to be the same exact store that got robbed
What a coincidence, that shit is just as weird as I thought
The clerk rang him out and said, "That'll be 18.25"
And then he held that hundred out with the red number written on top
Then everything stopped

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A story with a 100 dollar bill being the central theme as “money is the root of all evil”, and the world of the song revolving around money. The motivations and goals of everyone in the song being money–the 100 dollar bill.

Q&A

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What did Joyner Lucas say about "Keep It 100"?
Genius Answer

How it all started.. convo went down a year ago between me and my partner. He gave me the idea and I ran with it. He was inspired by the intro scene to “lord of war”… I was supposed to do this record a year ago but decided to save it for the project.. this is the conversation that sparked the whole song and video. Just in case any washed up rappers wanna say I stole from them.. lol #thatsALLfolks #keepit100

What has Joyner Lucas said about the music video?
Genius Answer

I spent so much time on this video. Nine or ten days of shooting, this wasn’t a regular camera either. It took a long time to get those scenes right. So what happened was we dropped that video with the project. Now, I have a lot of YouTube subscribers and when we dropped it the video went under the radar because my team thought it would be a good idea to upload every record from the project to YouTube. That just saturated my channel too much and nobody saw the video. That record just hit a million views in a month, which is horrible.

How many characters have the $100 bill in this song?
Genius Answer
  1. The narrator
  2. His drug dealer (a.k.a. Joyner)
  3. A stripper
  4. A convenience store cashier
  5. A bank robber
  6. A pastor
  7. A prostitute
  8. Her pimp
  9. A gambler
  10. A homeless man
Credits
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Release Date
June 16, 2017
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