- Murder to Excellence
- Jay-Z & Kanye West
- Jay-Z - Murder to Excellence
- Splendidyang
- Bloody Murder, murder murder
- Bloody Murder, murder murder
- Bloody Murder, murder murder
- Bloody Murder, murder murder
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- This is to the memory of Danroy Henry
- Too much enemy fire to catch a friendly
- Giving you respect, I expect the same thing
- I’m out here fightin’ for you, Don’t increase my stress load
- Power to the people, When you see me, see you
- And I’m from the murder capital, Where they murder for capital
- Heard about at least 3 killings this afternoon
- Lookin’ at the news like damn I was just with him after school,
- No shop class but half the school got a tool,
- And I could die any day type attitude
- Plus his little brother got shot reppin’ his avenue
- It’s time for us to stop and re-define black power
- 41 souls murdered in 50 hours
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder,
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder again
- Murder again…
- Is it genocide?
- Cause I can still hear his momma cry, Know the family traumatized
- Shots left holes in his face, Bout piranha-size
- The old pastor closed the cold casket
- And said the church ain’t got enough room for all the tombs
- It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from
- I feel the pain in my city wherever I go
- 314 soldiers died in Iraq
- 509 died in Chicago
- I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died
- Real niggas just multiply
- And they say 21 I was supposed to die
- So I’m out here celebratin’ my post demise
- If you put crabs in a barrel to insure your survival
- You gon’ end up pulling down niggas that look just like you
- What up blood? What up cuz?
- It’s all black, I love us
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- The paper read murder, Black on black murder again
- Black on black murder again
- Black on black murder again
- It’s a celebration of black excellence
- Black tie, black Maybachs
- Black excellence, opulence, decadence
- Tuxes next to the president, I’m present
- I dress in Dries and other boutique stores in Paris
- In sheepskin coats, I silence the lamb
- Do you know who I am Clarice?
- No cheap cologne whenever I “shh-shh”
- Success never smelled so sweet, I stink of success
- The new black elite They say my black card bear the mark of the beast
- I repeat, My religion is the beat
- My verse is like church, My Jesus piece Now please, domino, domino
- Only spot a few blacks the higher I go
- What’s up to Will, Shoutout to O
- That ain’t enough, We gon need a million more
- Kick in the door, Biggie flow
- I’m all dressed up with nowhere to go
- Yea it’s all messed up when it’s nowhere to go
- So we won’t take the time out til we reach the T O P
- From paroles to hold G’s, sold keys, low keys
- We like the promised land of the OG’s
- In the past if you picture events like a black tie
- What the last thing you expect to see, black guys
- What’s the life expectancy for black guys?
- The system’s working effectively, that’s why
- I’ll be a real man and take care of your son
- Every problem you had before this day is now done
- New crib, watch a movie
- Cause ain’t nothin on the news but the blues
- Hit the mall, pick up some Gucci
- Now ain’t nothin new but your shoes
- Sunday morning, Praise the Lord
- You the girl that Jesus had been saving me for
- So let’s savor this moment, And take it to the floor
- Black excellence, Truly yours
- [ti:Murder to Excellence]
- [ar:Jay-Z & Kanye West]
- [al:]
- [00:01.00]Jay-Z - Murder to Excellence
- [00:02.27]Splendidyang
- [00:03.48]
- [00:04.20]Bloody Murder, murder murder
- [00:06.68]Bloody Murder, murder murder
- [00:12.42]Bloody Murder, murder murder
- [00:18.95]Bloody Murder, murder murder
- [00:21.19]
- [00:22.64]The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- [00:28.02]The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- [00:32.24]
- [00:32.84]This is to the memory of Danroy Henry
- [00:35.24]Too much enemy fire to catch a friendly
- [00:38.19]
- [00:40.88]Giving you respect, I expect the same thing
- [00:43.61]
- [00:46.22]I’m out here fightin’ for you, Don’t increase my stress load
- [00:49.13]
- [00:51.60]Power to the people, When you see me, see you
- [00:53.88]
- [00:54.28]And I’m from the murder capital, Where they murder for capital
- [00:57.25]Heard about at least 3 killings this afternoon
- [00:59.77]Lookin’ at the news like damn I was just with him after school,
- [01:02.43]No shop class but half the school got a tool,
- [01:05.18]And I could die any day type attitude
- [01:07.88]Plus his little brother got shot reppin’ his avenue
- [01:10.46]It’s time for us to stop and re-define black power
- [01:13.16]41 souls murdered in 50 hours
- [01:15.40]
- [01:16.35]The paper read murder, Black on black murder,
- [01:21.82]The paper read murder, Black on black murder again
- [01:30.75]Murder again…
- [01:32.91]
- [01:35.26]Is it genocide?
- [01:36.98]Cause I can still hear his momma cry, Know the family traumatized
- [01:40.22]Shots left holes in his face, Bout piranha-size
- [01:42.76]The old pastor closed the cold casket
- [01:45.10]And said the church ain’t got enough room for all the tombs
- [01:48.12]It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from
- [01:50.96]I feel the pain in my city wherever I go
- [01:53.68]314 soldiers died in Iraq
- [01:56.84]509 died in Chicago
- [01:58.62]
- [01:59.12]I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died
- [02:02.08]Real niggas just multiply
- [02:04.07]And they say 21 I was supposed to die
- [02:06.66]So I’m out here celebratin’ my post demise
- [02:09.19]If you put crabs in a barrel to insure your survival
- [02:11.96]You gon’ end up pulling down niggas that look just like you
- [02:15.29]What up blood? What up cuz?
- [02:17.84]It’s all black, I love us
- [02:20.10]
- [02:21.05]The paper read murder, Black on black murder
- [02:26.57]The paper read murder, Black on black murder again
- [02:34.74]Black on black murder again
- [02:40.20]Black on black murder again
- [02:42.46]
- [02:43.23]It’s a celebration of black excellence
- [02:45.86]Black tie, black Maybachs
- [02:53.47]Black excellence, opulence, decadence
- [02:56.17]Tuxes next to the president, I’m present
- [02:58.64]I dress in Dries and other boutique stores in Paris
- [03:03.46]In sheepskin coats, I silence the lamb
- [03:06.41]Do you know who I am Clarice?
- [03:09.06]No cheap cologne whenever I “shh-shh”
- [03:12.31]Success never smelled so sweet, I stink of success
- [03:15.65]The new black elite They say my black card bear the mark of the beast
- [03:20.48]I repeat, My religion is the beat
- [03:22.83]My verse is like church, My Jesus piece Now please, domino, domino
- [03:28.86]Only spot a few blacks the higher I go
- [03:31.81]What’s up to Will, Shoutout to O
- [03:34.42]That ain’t enough, We gon need a million more
- [03:37.28]Kick in the door, Biggie flow
- [03:39.88]I’m all dressed up with nowhere to go
- [03:42.31]
- [03:42.91]Yea it’s all messed up when it’s nowhere to go
- [03:45.17]So we won’t take the time out til we reach the T O P
- [03:47.97]From paroles to hold G’s, sold keys, low keys
- [03:51.47]We like the promised land of the OG’s
- [03:53.66]In the past if you picture events like a black tie
- [03:56.64]What the last thing you expect to see, black guys
- [03:59.44]What’s the life expectancy for black guys?
- [04:02.40]The system’s working effectively, that’s why
- [04:04.99]I’ll be a real man and take care of your son
- [04:07.74]Every problem you had before this day is now done
- [04:11.02]New crib, watch a movie
- [04:13.46]Cause ain’t nothin on the news but the blues
- [04:16.46]Hit the mall, pick up some Gucci
- [04:19.06]Now ain’t nothin new but your shoes
- [04:21.75]Sunday morning, Praise the Lord
- [04:24.67]You the girl that Jesus had been saving me for
- [04:27.04]So let’s savor this moment, And take it to the floor
- [04:29.85]Black excellence, Truly yours
- [04:32.62]