[Verse 1: Jay-Z] I hustle from, night to morning, dawn to dusk Kidnap and robberies like, (c'mon nigga) "You goin' with us" I held roundtable meetings so we could go on and discuss Not only money but all the emotions goin' through us Why we don't cry when niggas die, that's how the street raised him Look in the air, say a prayer (hail Mary), hopin' God forgave him Cop liquor, twist it, tap it twice, pour it to the pavement We live dangerous, often findin' ourself in the eyes of strangers (Who the fuck is you?) My dream is big and in it my team is rich As seen through the eyes of a nigga who ain't seen shit Back to live action, I'm packin', I'm still in the mix Like new hits, I think I'm goin' over your head a lil' bit But I let you know I changed names when I roam through town Stay free and be who I'm professional known as now Jay-motherfuckin'-Z; and with that said Back to Shawn Carter the hustler, Jay-Z is dead, and I ahh
[Verse 3: Jay-Z] See my life is like a see-saw And until I move this weight it's gon' keep me to the floor Travel with me through my deep thoughts Y'all can't learn Jigga by the shit y'all be readin' in The Source It's deeper of course Follow the life of this reckless minor At sixteen in the 600, unlicensed driver Playin', cops and robbers, like shots can't stop us Flippin' a bird to the choppers (fuck you coppers!) Buck-thirty on the turns Reckless abandon, when I'm standin' on this pedal Hand on my metal, mind is on this time they tryin' to give me Lord help me, all I ever wanted to be was wealthy or Somebody to tell me that they felt me I tried to play the hand you dealt me But you gave me five funnies an' shit I was hungry I needed menage money Nothin' less than a 520; and with that said Back to Shawn Carter the hustler, Jay-Z is {*gunshot*}
[Outro: Alana Davis sample] {Think there's been a murder-errra-ahhh-hahh-ahhh}
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“There’s Been a Murder” is the twelveth track off of Jay-Z’s fourth studio album Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter. On “There’s Been a Murder”, Jay-Z attempts to kill his alter ego and go back to hustling as Shawn Carter.
It samples “Murder” by Alana Davis and a scene from the movie “Set It Off”.
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