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?
Full Lyrics and Meaning
SongMeanings Interpretations
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Jay-Z - Run This Town Lyrics
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Genius Meanings
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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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Lil Wayne – Run This Town
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Weezy’s “super”-freestyle uses the beat from Jay-Z’s Grammy-winning sensation!
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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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Ahmir (Ft. Chilla Jones & Tim Chantarangsu) – Run This Town
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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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Trina (Ft. Lola Monroe) – Run This Town
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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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Childish Gambino – Run This Town (Bambi Remix)
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Off the mixtape I Do Not Talk and samples Jay-Z’s song “Run This Town” off The Blueprint 3
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King Los – Run This Town Remix
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In this freestyle, Los spits to the beat on Jay-Z, Kanye, and Rihanna’s “Run This Town”, from The Blueprint 3 album. This song appears on Los' mixtape, Zero Gravity, where “the
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Light Up
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On “Light Up,” Drake talk about his career, his riches and how he celebrates his success. Jay-Z, on the other hand, sticks to the same topics while also giving Drake advice about
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Genius Traducciones al Español – JAY-Z - Run This Town ft. Kanye West & Rihanna (Traducción al Español)
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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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Genius Brasil Traduções – JAY-Z - Run This Town ft. Kanye West & Rihanna (Tradução em Português)
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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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Spotify – This Is JAY-Z
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1. JAY-Z- Izzo (H.O.V.A.) / 2. JAY-Z & Kanye West- Niggas In Paris / 3. JAY-Z- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) / 4. JAY-Z- 99 Problems / 5. JAY-Z- Big Pimpin' (feat. UGK) / 6. JAY-
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Machine Gun Kelly – Run This Town
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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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Meek Mill – Run This Town
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[Verse 1: Meek Mill] / I'm screaming free my nigga TIP / Brought him from Atlanta to Philly like Mike Vick / Fighting charges lawyers say that they might stick / I was praying to
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Upper West – Run This Town
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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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Miss May I – Run This Town
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Jail
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Lavell Jones – Rare Town
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[Verse 1] / Rollin' round in my city / I swear they be eyeing us / Jones back up on his grizzy / So ain't no need in tryin' us / I said that I would do it what you thought I bluff
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Kanye West – Kanye West's Grammy Honors
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Grammy AwardsWon / 2005 Best Rap Album: The College Dropout / 2005 Best Rap Song: Jesus Walks / 2005 Best R&B Song: You Don't Know My Name by Alicia Keys / 2006 Best Rap Song
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AKTHESAVIOR & Leon Fanourakis – NO CAP
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[Leon Fanourakis] / ??? / [AKTHESAVIOR] / Old school mob shit, get a nigga whacked / Slice a nigga up like Samurai Jack / Don't give a fuck where you from where you at / I run this
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JAY-Z – Takeover
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Jay Z’s diss song aimed at Mobb Deep and Nas. The song is better remembered for its Nas diss as it catalyzed the long-running and epic Jay-Z/Nas beef.
The first 2 verses were
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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Spotify – This Is Kanye West
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1. Heartless / 2. Bound 2 / 3. Flashing Lights / 4. Ni**as In Paris (with Jay-Z) / 5. True Love (with XXXTENTACION) / 6. Violent Crimes / 7. I Wonder / 8. FourFiveSeconds / 9. All
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JAY-Z (Ft. J. Cole) – A Star Is Born
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This song chronicles everybody who has been a star in the rap game while Jay’s been in it. His point is that while everybody has had his time to shine and fade, Jay-Z has been the
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CollegeHumor – Run this raid ("Run this town" parody)
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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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JAY-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
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The Blueprint 3’s first single was a straight-up attack on the overuse of auto-tune in the music industry. The title is a play on the term D.O.A. which traditionally means “Dead on
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Nicólas Soul – Addicted to the Thrill (Prologue)
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[Intro] / Feeling it coming in the air / Hear the screams from everywhere / I’m addicted to the thrill / It’s a dangerous love affair / [Verse] / A sinner / Even in my brightest
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VIZION and Unofficial – Dream Team
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"YNK / Eyuhhh" / {Hook] / Living with you is like a P-P-Paradise / Living with you is like a... / Living with you is like a P-P-Paradise / Living with you is like a... / [Verse 1
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Jeezy (Ft. Yo Gotti) – All White Everything
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All White Everything is an obvious reference to the Coke Game
It is also intended as an obvious contrast to Jay-Z, who advocates “All Black Everything” in “Run This Town”.
The
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SK8 – Beyonce & Jay-Z
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[Intro] / Yeah, la-da-da, mm-mm, yeah / Text turned green, mm, yeah / [Chorus] / Hated when your text turned green / Took me off your private Stories (Yeah, ah) / Slammed the door
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Gotta Have It
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A lecture on success, money, the desire to get them both; and how you deal with those who try to take them from you. The song is one of many on Watch The Throne that addresses
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Beniton The Menace (Ft. Marvin Priest) – Who’s Gonna Smoke
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[Intro: Marvin Priest] / Who's gonna smoke some weed tonight? / [Chorus: Marvin Priest & Beniton The Menace] / Put your lighters in the air / If you smoke weed like you don't care
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JAY-Z – Song Cry
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“Song Cry” is an emotional ballad in which Jay describes the pain of a long-term relationship ending, caused by his professional schedule and personal philandering. Since his pride
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