Just Begun Lyrics

[Verse 2: Jay Electronica]
Smile on my face, tears of a sad clown
Feelin' out of place as I whistle the cab down
"If I tip extra, can I huff a cig?"
Blow my smoke out the window, droppin' ashes on the bridge, ugh

I'm in New York now, like Akeem and Semmi was
Tryna get the lobby door open from a semi-buzz
I just wanna go to the slum
And throw my money on the floor like the Notorious BUM, ugh

Build a home, teach a class, start a revolution
Free the mind, heal the body, talkin' evolution
This that Black Elohim Anunnaki rap
That Farrakhan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Qaddafi rap
I dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans
Rockin' black and gold stockin' caps, and fleur-de-lis Shockey hats

I'm in the courtroom screamin' "Who Dat?!" on the devil
Servin' gumbo with a shovel, dawg, I'm on another level
Me and Kweli come together like two pieces of metal
We magnetizin' the ghetto


[Verse 3: J. Cole]
Yeah! Now here's the memo:
I'm a rebel without a cause, a bezel without no flaws
And shawty, you straight, bet you look way better without no drawers
Let's sweat out this alcohol (Yeah), bet I'm about to ball
And never let up, look how I just crept up without applause
Fed up with all the frauds, and left y'all without a job
The center of attention, this is clever, I'm Pau Gasol
Really, though, I'm LeBron
Really, don't got my mind on this new school of rappers
I will really go Columbine (Uh-huh)

And throw up the diamond sign (Uh-huh)
Boy, you know I'mma shine (Uh-huh)
Flow is in Ramadan (Uh-huh)
'Cause couple years ago, the game had they pajamas on (Yeah)
But now they on my dick, man, I should throw a condom on

Ayy, 'cause a nigga comin' raw like I ain't got one on
And I ain't stoppin' nor coppin' no pleas
I just lock-and-load, squeeze

Dawg, I'm on a higher level, I'm on top of nosebleeds (Damn)
Niggas say they sick, but when they rock, they don't sneeze
Like that nigga on the block wavin' his Glock, but won't squeeze
Please... Hey!

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Genius Annotation

From the mixtape The Re:union and the Revolutions Per Minute album.

Samples “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Singers Unlimited, a cover of the famous Carpenters song.

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