Somebody’s Girl

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“Somebody’s Girl” is the ninth track on Jay-Z and R. Kelly’s first collaborative album, 2002’s Platinum-certified The Best of Both Worlds. Simply, the theme of the track… Read More

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Somebody’s Girl Lyrics

[Intro: Jay-Z & R. Kelly]
The sixty second assassin
Trackmasterrrrrrrrrrrrrs
Uhh, turn that music up!
Rocklaaaaaaaaand
Hovahhhhhhhhh
Woo! Yes, yes

[Chorus: R. Kelly (Jay-Z)]
Somebody's girl is at this party (woo!)
Shakin' that ass to this (uh-huh)
Somebody's girl is at this party (woo!)
Drink that glass of Cris' (that's right)
Somebody's girl is at this party (uh)
Sittin' in V.I.P
Somebody's girl (yeah) is at this party (that's right)
And she's comin' home with me

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
Ummmmmm.. I don't mean no harm
But your boy young Hov' got a mean ol' arm
Got all the young ladies wanna lean on him
And I don't turn them away, I'm like - bring them on
Now - where's her man is not my concern
It's not what I'm worried about, I'm just tryin' to hurry her out
Clear her whole area out
And bring this whole party little nearer to my house
Now - where's her spouse? I don't know
So, I don't ask, I don't probe
I just - get in 6, get out on Rov'
Let her, sip on Cris', go out on tours
Now - back at the lab, I'm actin bad
'Cause the, pool is warm, a booze is on
Just a - select few, the fools are gone
It's slow jams and the grooves is on, groove on

[Chorus: R. Kelly]
Somebody's girl is at this party
Shakin' that ass to this
Somebody's girl is at this party
Drink that glass of Cris'
Somebody's girl is at this party
Sittin' in V.I.P
Somebody's girl is at this party
And she's comin' home with me

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
Uhh, is it my fault they call me Young heat rock
Hardhead, go through walls like sheet rock
And she's comin' with me, when the beat stop
When the party is done, I party with hon
Now - is it my fault you neglect your broad
And she wanna party with me, no ex at all?
No ex-boyfriend, no ex involved
Just the highway exit that we exit off
And I - fall back, I let her talk
I inquire sometime, I admire her mind
I - like her wit, I'm lovin' her shoes
I'm a alternative rap, I'm playin' the blues
I'm a thorough street nigga never breakin' the rules
And her man's shortcomin' is turnin' me into somethin'
That of which she has never seen
So she wanna crossover where the grass is green, knahmean?

[Chorus: R. Kelly]
Somebody's girl is at this party
Shakin' that ass to this
Somebody's girl is at this party
Drink that glass of Cris'
Somebody's girl is at this party
Sittin' in V.I.P
Somebody's girl is at this party
And she's comin' home with me

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
The moral of the story if you love your bitch
You better - hold your ho, hug your bitch
You better - slow your roll, trick some bread
When she wanna go out, you like Craig and 'em said
"See ya when I see ya," now she's callin' me up
And I'm like, "Geah, of course I wanna chill"
Now she with the real, and you all fed
Like, "I'ma crack her motherfuckin' fo'head!"

[Chorus: R. Kelly]
Somebody's girl is at this party
Shakin' that ass to this
Somebody's girl is at this party
Drink that glass of Cris'
Somebody's girl is at this party
Sittin' in V.I.P
Somebody's girl is at this party
And she's comin' home with me

About

“Somebody’s Girl” is the ninth track on Jay-Z and R. Kelly’s first collaborative album, 2002’s Platinum-certified The Best of Both Worlds.

Simply, the theme of the track is that Hov and Kellz plan to go to the club just so they can take someone else’s girlfriend home. And, with all of their swagger, there is nothing anyone can do to stop it.

Jay-Z discussed the content of this track during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher in August 2009. Maher quoted the lyrics of the track, wondering why listeners don’t feel “put down” when they listen, knowing that [Jay-Z] is going “to fuck her.” The quick-witted Hov humorously replied:

It’s inspirational. [They feel like they can be Jay-Z.] … And, uh, I said she’s coming home with me… I didn’t say I was going to [fuck her…] People, when you listen to that song, you put yourself in the orator’s shoes. So you’re singing it to someone else as well, and that someone is singing it to someone else, so it never really gets on anyone’s clothes…