Party People Lyrics

[Intro: Jay-Z]
Guess who? Uh, uh-uh uh-uh
Jigga Man, ya heard?
Uh-uh, a-Timbaland, ya heard?
Uh, Misdemeanor ya heard? C'mon, c'mon
Uh-uh, uh-uh, g-ge, ge-geah
Yo.. yo.. ye-yea, ye-yea
Turn this up.. yo, yo, yeah

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
When the war's on, the 4's are drawn like pictures
'Til niggas is all gone when these triggers get witcha
Niggas before long you need stitches in your long johns
A.K. (t-t-t-t), heartbeat (t-t-t-t)
It figures you fictitious niggas can't stop (that)
Jigga, Twista, my nigga Timb on a hot track
How you gon' stop that? We can't be slowed
Niggas throw dog, look at your clothes
When I'm in crazy mode, .380 blow's like
Maceo, leave acey holes
That's just Jay-Z though, crazy flow
Rhyme great, dominate your radio
C'mon, get your gun on, your mask and gloves
I don't ask for love, I blast 'em up
Respect my gangsta dude, or your life's in danger dude
(Doctors pushin' on your chest tryin' to bring you through)
[Chorus: Timbaland & (Twista)]
All my party people gon' do what? (Gonna get buck)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up, make them get up
With somethin' the East and West gon' bump)
All my party people gon' do what? (Get crunk)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up
T got some gangsta shit, that's beatin' in yo' trunk)

[Verse 2: Magoo]
Fuckin' with Mag, nigga end up in a hospital
Sittin' on the corner of the bed, sick 'cause of what I said to him
On a track star beef take it in the kitchen
Cookin' MC's all niggas taste like chicken
Hittin' 'em high, bitin' they ear
Tyson on a muh'fucker vampire style, I'm a bloodsucker
You turnin' into a mad ducker, tellin' ya dog
I'm at the Rucker with a bad Puerto Rican chick
Fat as my cash and she a dick sucker, get up outcha car
You ain't goin' real far, see the chainsaw?
Breakin' the law, like turnin' a dyke
When it come to that man that just like Mike
I don't care what you like, I'll make you run in outer space
If you go to court man, only wish you got a case
For real, I'm fuckin' faced on a hill of ice
Mag hot now nigga 50 G's the price
[Verse 3: Timbaland]
Timbaland good for that - {*beat plays, he scats*}
{*scatting*} - I invented that
Hear the hi-hat, hear the bass line on the track
Remember One in a Million when I left ya back
Producers sayin', "How you get your sound like that?"
I don't know playa, I'm a creative cat
Got party people dancin' to dis and dat
Got party people sayin', "This a dope-ass track!"

[Chorus: Timbaland & (Twista)]
All my party people gon' do what? (Gonna get buck)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up, make them get up
With somethin' the East and West gon' bump)
All my party people gon' do what? (Get crunk)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up
T got some gangsta shit, that's beatin' in yo' trunk)

[Verse 4: Twista]
Timbaland hit 'em with the um, ah-um, ah-um-ahh, you gon' do what?
Stop frontin' you bumpin' the new cut
Like a shoe ah, um ah-um ah, hit 'em in the gut
Twitchin' and itchin' to get up, I hit 'em up
With some skanless to vibe to and ride to
With the stanky inside you - listen to while a freak lickin' you
Go on a bogus mission to
Somethin' you Crip-walk in the kitchen to
Somethin' you bump on the porch or the park
Or pump it while you displayin' yo' heart when you flex on a mark
You can play it to clear your head from drama with the Feds
And all the homies like down for when they in the dark
Used to rock up at the block club, players wasn't ridin slick
You can let your mind cruise for miles
They can't tell no sucker who's allowed, with a strap on the mic
I'm thinkin' how can I move the crowd, move the crowd
[Chorus: Timbaland & (Twista)]
All my party people gon' do what? (Gonna get buck)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up, make them get up
With somethin' the East and West gon' bump)
All my party people gon' do what? (Get crunk)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up
T got some gangsta shit, that's beatin' in yo' trunk)

All my party people gon' do what? (Gonna get buck)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up, make them get up
With somethin' the East and West gon' bump)
All my party people gon' do what? (Get crunk)
Get some liquor in the gut (so whassup?)
(Get them lighters lit up
T got some gangsta shit, that's beatin' in yo' trunk)

[Break: Timbaland]
.. bounce wit me, bounce wit me, bounce, ow ow ow
Ow ow ow-ow ah, shake wit me, shake wit me, shake wit me, shake..
.. bounce wit me, bounce wit me..
Shake wit me, shake wit me
Ow, one time, bounce wit me, bounce wit me
Yo, ahh

[Verse 5: Timbaland]
Remember when you first found me?
I was workin' at Burger King
Now take a good look around me
Look at all these cars, look at all these girls
Why you always tryin' to put down me?
Why you always tryin' to put down me?
You get 'round your friends and try to clown me
Why you always tryin' to pull that boo-boo?
I'm gettin' tired of all that bullshit
Always talkin' dis and dat
Your girls screamin', "We looove him!"
See girls, they LOVE me
Girl that's just, only Tim
Yes, it's only Tim
Whatchu talkin' 'bout that's only Tim?
Yeah whatchu talkin' 'bout that's only Tim?
'Cause

[Bridge: Timbaland]
I made it this far (this far)
Made it without yo' money (yo' money)
Made it without yo' car (yo' car)
Made it without yo' naggin' (what?)
Now look who's the star (woo!)
I made it this far (this far)
Made it without yo' money (yo' money)
Made it without yo' car (yo' car)
Made it without yo' naggin' (what?)
Now look who's the star (woo!)

[Outro: Timbaland]
YaknowhatI'msayin'?
Why it gotta happen to people like me, I don't get it
I don't understand it
That's why people like myself, only hang with self
Hahaha, and nobody else
Easy now

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Genius Annotation

“Party People” is the sixth track from producer and rapper Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley and rapper Melvin “Magoo” Barcliff’s second studio album Indecent Proposal. The track features frequent Timbaland collaborator Jay-Z.

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What did Timbaland & Magoo say about "Party People"?
Genius Answer

As told by Timbaland on Facebook in 2012:

Food for thought: Ya boy Jay-Z always used to come through the studio when I was working in New York City. So I said to him one day while he was sitting on the couch, ‘Yo I may got something for you.’ He said ‘Cool, where it at?’ So I played him the instrumental for ‘Party People.’ He bop his head said ‘Whooo!’ After [that] you just saw [him] mumbling, almost looking like he was possessed by something, then 15-20 minutes later he said ‘Yo I’m ready, can I go in the booth?’ I was like ‘Ready for what?’ He said, ‘You wanted 16 right?’ I said ‘Yeah, if you got it.’ He said ‘Yeah, I got it.”

The engineer played the track and [the verse] was his first take. No stopping, just pausing for the ad-libbing. Now, mind you, I’m sitting there like ‘Nah, no way, that had to be written!’ But then I thought ‘How [did he know] to go off that sound in [the] beat?’ He walks out and was like ‘Cool?’ I was like ‘Damn right [it was] cool!’ I just look at him like ‘Dude you think you’re good don’t you?’ He just replied with that famous laugh, and said ‘What else you got?’

So I played him this other beat and told him ‘Nah fool, I can’t put you on this one 'cause this is for Timbaland and Magoo.’ He said ‘Then nigga why did you play it?’ I said ‘Because I like to piss you off like that!’ I told him I was still working on my verse. He said ‘Play the track.’ This is no lie: he gets up, walks to the kitchen, grabs something to drink, and starts that mumbling again. I’m like ‘Why does this fool keep mumbling?’ Then out of nowhere you hear a loud ‘Whoooo!’ from him. I’m like ‘Whooo what?!’ He keeps mumbling after we loop the track for like 30 minutes. Around 45 minutes he said ‘Can I lay this?’ I said ‘Lay what?’ He said ‘Lay this verse!’ I said ‘Dummy, didn’t I just tell you this is for Timbaland and Magoo?!’ He said ‘[Don’t worry] I know this ain’t for me.’

He goes in and laid a verse that had nothing to do with him, but something about me. Then he said on the mic ‘Yo, how many verses you said you needed?’ I was like ‘What the hell is going on?!’ Me and my engineer Jimmy Douglass look at each other like ‘Wow!’ So, to make a long story short, he laid both verses, I learned them, and gave y’all [‘Indian Carpet’]. Now go back and listen to the lyrics. Just know that one of the greatest of all time will forever be Jay-Z.

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Recorded At
Manhattan Center Studios (New York City)
Release Date
November 20, 2001
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