Okay, first things first.
I'm not going to answer any questions pertaining to :
A: The veracity of the origin of the transcript.
B: The specific details regarding the acquisition of the transcript.
I will say this though, the information being presented
here was first obtained by someone participating actively
as a member within the music industry.
My personal reason for posting this here,
is simply to provide the fans with some insight
into the lyrical tone of the upcoming Blueprint 4 album.
The other day I wrote a rather lengthy semi-tirade
concerning the rigid fixation on the overabundant
luxury consumerism prevalent across the entire
landscape of current commercially viable hip hop and rap.
Jay-z is one of the front-running leaders of this frame of mind,
as depicted consistently, in both the music and Jay-z
as a brand itself, throughout the entirety of his career.
Now, with this transcript unveiled, as well as other
leaked information hinting at an unprecedented
thematic 180 degrees turn compared the bulk of Jay-z
former releases,it looks like we might not only
get to experience a new Jay-z, but also experience
a new overall shift in hip hop, considering the immense
influence Jay-z has on the creative direction of the industry .
In conclusion, that makes me happy.
It makes me happy as a fan of Jay-z,
but also as someone caring about the culture
as a whole,from the basement to the corporate penthouse.
This could possibly signal in the beginning
of a new commercial hip hop scene.
A scene daring to look backwards.
Back to the days of mentally recording in the basement Wu-style, instead of solely stressing over which chain to wear to the penthouse cocktail party.
Those were the days.
And now we might get them back.
For that I'm happy and I'm hopeful.
And I'm out.
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Jay-Z (Blueprint 4) transcript
intro
jay-z :
yo gu,
my nxxxa
uh,
kill the protools
yeah
let's take this one from the beginning
beat 1
(talking)
uh,chea uh,uh
hovi ho-ov,
chea,you know
i just met this dude in the lobby
that um, that,
he told me, like
he said he was a new yorker like me
and um, he said he been listening to my shyt
for the past 10 years
and everyday when he um,when he woke up
he would put on the first blueprint
and tell himself that if i,um,if i could do it
you know, if i could make it like this
he could too,
then he told me that today he owns
5, yeah 5 million dollar businesses
that shyt was crazy man
and,um,he was black too
and from the projects
damn
we have come a long way my,nxxxxs
beat 2
yeah
how did we get here
hundred million bars and running
sonnin youngings with attitude problems
dumbin out
gunnin down
bums with puns,
little drummer boy
drummin now
parapa pum pum
but im not becoming numb
im just becoming loud
my conscience ways a ton
i got a lot to be humble bout
i dont come from money
i come from crumbs
without coming from
from a rumbling tummy
cuz mum's crumbs was yummy
now im coming out the slums
i come from with something loud
no more mumblin now
now im coming
to become somebody
not just some body
slumped in the slums
so dear summer
you are my summer now
some day
i know ima make my momma proud...
AND I DID
female voice singing :
Because (inaudible) becomes ( most likely nothing never )
anything at all
but something small
can snowball into something big
now aint that something
now aint that something
now aint that something
and when we (the rest of this part is inaudible)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
Jay-z feat Kanye West and Drake (mostly inaudible)
Jay-Z : (inaudible)
Drake : no jays not a satanist
hes just on top of the...pyramid
Jay-z : no drake is not a geisha bytch *
hes a popular....lyricist
so when you listen to take care
dont just listen to ...take care
Drake : and when you listen to jay
scare his listener when he says
??? CBS ??? nxxxxa ( this entire part is unaudible)
Jay-z : blueprint on how you take care of business
no the business aint fair,
but this is aint nothing new to a nxxxa
Kanye : no ye's not a crazy (the rest is inaudible)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Okay, now you have seen it yourself.
Take it for what is it, but know that it is real.
1
I'm not going to answer any questions pertaining to :
A: The veracity of the origin of the transcript.
B: The specific details regarding the acquisition of the transcript.
I will say this though, the information being presented
here was first obtained by someone participating actively
as a member within the music industry.
My personal reason for posting this here,
is simply to provide the fans with some insight
into the lyrical tone of the upcoming Blueprint 4 album.
The other day I wrote a rather lengthy semi-tirade
concerning the rigid fixation on the overabundant
luxury consumerism prevalent across the entire
landscape of current commercially viable hip hop and rap.
Jay-z is one of the front-running leaders of this frame of mind,
as depicted consistently, in both the music and Jay-z
as a brand itself, throughout the entirety of his career.
Now, with this transcript unveiled, as well as other
leaked information hinting at an unprecedented
thematic 180 degrees turn compared the bulk of Jay-z
former releases,it looks like we might not only
get to experience a new Jay-z, but also experience
a new overall shift in hip hop, considering the immense
influence Jay-z has on the creative direction of the industry .
In conclusion, that makes me happy.
It makes me happy as a fan of Jay-z,
but also as someone caring about the culture
as a whole,from the basement to the corporate penthouse.
This could possibly signal in the beginning
of a new commercial hip hop scene.
A scene daring to look backwards.
Back to the days of mentally recording in the basement Wu-style, instead of solely stressing over which chain to wear to the penthouse cocktail party.
Those were the days.
And now we might get them back.
For that I'm happy and I'm hopeful.
And I'm out.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jay-Z (Blueprint 4) transcript
intro
jay-z :
yo gu,
my nxxxa
uh,
kill the protools
yeah
let's take this one from the beginning
beat 1
(talking)
uh,chea uh,uh
hovi ho-ov,
chea,you know
i just met this dude in the lobby
that um, that,
he told me, like
he said he was a new yorker like me
and um, he said he been listening to my shyt
for the past 10 years
and everyday when he um,when he woke up
he would put on the first blueprint
and tell himself that if i,um,if i could do it
you know, if i could make it like this
he could too,
then he told me that today he owns
5, yeah 5 million dollar businesses
that shyt was crazy man
and,um,he was black too
and from the projects
damn
we have come a long way my,nxxxxs
beat 2
yeah
how did we get here
hundred million bars and running
sonnin youngings with attitude problems
dumbin out
gunnin down
bums with puns,
little drummer boy
drummin now
parapa pum pum
but im not becoming numb
im just becoming loud
my conscience ways a ton
i got a lot to be humble bout
i dont come from money
i come from crumbs
without coming from
from a rumbling tummy
cuz mum's crumbs was yummy
now im coming out the slums
i come from with something loud
no more mumblin now
now im coming
to become somebody
not just some body
slumped in the slums
so dear summer
you are my summer now
some day
i know ima make my momma proud...
AND I DID
female voice singing :
Because (inaudible) becomes ( most likely nothing never )
anything at all
but something small
can snowball into something big
now aint that something
now aint that something
now aint that something
and when we (the rest of this part is inaudible)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
Jay-z feat Kanye West and Drake (mostly inaudible)
Jay-Z : (inaudible)
Drake : no jays not a satanist
hes just on top of the...pyramid
Jay-z : no drake is not a geisha bytch *
hes a popular....lyricist
so when you listen to take care
dont just listen to ...take care
Drake : and when you listen to jay
scare his listener when he says
??? CBS ??? nxxxxa ( this entire part is unaudible)
Jay-z : blueprint on how you take care of business
no the business aint fair,
but this is aint nothing new to a nxxxa
Kanye : no ye's not a crazy (the rest is inaudible)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Okay, now you have seen it yourself.
Take it for what is it, but know that it is real.
1
watch out cause jigga might come after u bruh
