JAY-Z — A Star Is Born

[Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams + Jay-Z] Every day a star is born (And you say New York City! Yeah, yeah) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey Every day a star is born (And you say New York City! Uh-huh) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey [Verse 1: Jay Z] I seen Mase do it, I seen 'Ye do it 'X came through, caught lighter fluid Still I came through it; clap for him! But I’m the blueprint, I'm like the map for 'em I dropped another classic, made Puff pass it Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it Wayne scorchin', I'll applaud him If he keep going, pass the torch to him Fifty came through like hurricanes do I thought I finished his ass at Summer Jam too I had the Illmatic on bootleg The shit was so ahead, thought we was all dead Wayne did "A Milli," Fifty did a milli 'Ye too, but what Em did was silly The white boy blossomed after Dre endorsed him His flow on "Renegade": fucking awesome Applaud him! [Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams + Jay-Z] Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City!) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City! Uh-huh, Jay) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey [Verse 2: Jay-Z] Snoop dogged it, Nelly came down The Face Mob kept it ghetto for the H-Town Luda moved digits after he moved bitches Drake's up next, see what he do with it (Uh-huh) Rule had a run, couple movie parts T.I. literally wanted to shoot up the charts What up, Jeezy? What it do? Y’all remind me of us in early '92 (Uh-huh) Outkast landed, 3-thou was ill Like a male version of Lauryn Hill Mobb Deep shook it, but Prodigy took it A lil' too far, can't fuck with Brooklyn Wu-Tang gangbanged it, Meth ate Rae took on the date with the Purple Tape Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface They had a hell of a run, standing ovay', ayy [Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams + Jay-Z] Every day, a star is born Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey Every day, a star is born (Uh-huh, Jay) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey [Verse 3: Jay-Z] And I am one of one Can’t you see just how long my run? My reign, Lulu's son-shine Been a star since I was ducking one-time One time, give it up for him December 4th, a star was born Clap for him! He went from moving that corner To this corner office, it's so enormous Hey! Prez' Carter watching her get her Monica on all day Hey, got so many different monikers, but only one Jay They come, they go Some real, some faux Some friends, some hoes But, no, I goes nowhere, this Hov' [Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams + Jay-Z] Every day a star is born (And you say New York City!) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey Every day a star is born (And you say New York City! Uh-huh, yeah) Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Hey [Verse 4: J. Cole] And could I be a star? Does fame in this game have to change who you are? Or could I be the same one who came from a far-away life Just to make it in these Broadway lights? Now I'm shining in the broad daylight—go figure A slow transition from a lil' broke nigga from the 'Ville Got a deal, a real lifesaver Dreams of being behind the wheel like Jada I chill now, cop a lil' ice later Cole, you got the glow like a lil' lightsaber So clap for him! Then applaud Hov, he gave him a platform Flow so sick, thought he wrote the rap for him—no, sir! The flow cold as the shoulders of gold-digging hoes when a broke nigga 'proaches Told you I’m focused, man I’ll let you motherfuckers soak it in, and clap for 'em! [Hook: The World Famous Tony Williams, Jay-Z, & J. Cole] Every day, a star is born (And you say New York City!) Yeah, hey, and clap for 'em! Hey, hey, and clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! I'm here now! Fayettenam Clap for 'em! Clap for 'em! Ayy (J. Cole!) Every day, a star is born