[Bridge]
Rain, rain, rain, go away
Let the sun come out and all the children say
(Uh)
Rain, rain, rain, go away (Yeah)
Let the sun come out and all the children say (Yeah, yeah, yeah)


[Verse 3]
I woke up early this morning with a new state of mind
A creative way to rhyme without using nines and guns

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God
And keep your face to the risin' sun

All my niggas from the Chi' is my family, dawg
And my niggas ain't my guys, they my family, dawg
I feel like, one day, you'll understand me, dawg
You can still love your man and be manly, dawg

You ain't gotta get heated at every housewarmin'
Sittin' here, grillin' people like George Foreman

Why Uncle Ray and Aunt Sheila always performin'?
Second she storm out, then he storm in
Y'all gon' sit down, have a good time this reunion

And drink some wine like Communion
And act like everything fine and if it isn't
We ain't letting everybody in our family business, uh

[Chorus]
(All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring)
They don't mean a thing
(All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
They don't mean a thing
(All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality, real is what you lays on me)
They don't mean a thing, a thing
And I don't care about
(All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring)
They don't mean a thing (All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all is my weight in gold
(All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality, real is what you lays on me)
And all I know, I know all these things
[Outro]
All these things
CLK Mercedes Benz
All these things
A whole lotta money
All these things
Mommy and Daddy, can you please stop fighting?
All these things (And I don't care about)
All these things

Let's get Stevie out of jail

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Genius Annotation

The stories in this song are not actually all about Kanye’s family. Per Complex, Tarrey Torae (who sings “they don’t mean a thang” toward the end) helped Kanye with the stories for this song.

Kanye was like, ‘I need this to be about real-life family,’“ recalled Tarrey. "I’m the oldest of 48 grandkids on my mom’s side and I’m in the middle of 36 grandkids on my father’s side. So when he said, ‘I need material.’ I was like, ‘I got plenty of material.’” Tarrey went on to tell Kanye about taking baths with her cousins, sleeping six in a bed, and her auntie who was known for her bad cooking. In fact, at the end when Kanye says “Let’s get Stevie out of jail,” he’s actually referring to Tarrey’s godbrother.

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What certifications have this track received?
Genius Answer

On May 3, 2022, “Family Business” was certified gold by the RIAA.

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Recorded At
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
February 10, 2004
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