[Hook: Jay-Z] Gotta reach the top (You gotta persevere) Can't wait another year I gotta reach the top (Ayo Jay your time is near) Fuck that my time is here Yeah!!!
[Verse 1: Jay-Z] I came up far so brothers can know my name I paid so many dues now I'm looking for change Too many years wasted Too many years on the set seeing the flavors but I never did taste it I gotta reach the top before I'm done with it So much hard work now its time to have some with it I got my eyes on the number 1 nigga Watch your spot on the charts, here I come nigga You hear the foot steps, you hear the sound The only way I got to go is up the only way you got to go is down Now relax on your laurels I ain't faking Jackson's With your $8.99 plus tax spent on my wax Your Freud, paranoid Brothers afraid to be unemployed because Jay-Zs ready to play with the big boys I gots to get it till then I won't stop Too many years rock bottom I gotta reach the top
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[Verse 2: Jay-Z] I gots to give them lots of rhythm When all hell breaks loose I'm performing exorcisms Lurking in the shadows Ready to put work in A hurtin on competitions is curtains I scheme like a coke fiend Keep brothers awake like codeine Cuz when you sleep I dream Deep right? Brothers better sleep light Cuz I keep sight on number 1, so go head sleep tight I put them out conspire like I won the house Things are looking up so brothers better be looking out I'm closing the gap like Hidy My shits selling more than Shea Whitey I'm coming for your spot nigga Ain't nothing calm about the things on my mind Shit I leave it sunny cuz I won every time You had your time now its my turn to rock And let my cream rise
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[Verse 3: Jay-Z] I just won't stop there I gotta maintain the status quo of being the baddest bro The world is watching Girls clocking my rhyming I cracked the oyster took the pearl but can I keep it shining? Too much passes the flame Too much knowledge to ascertain I made a mark but can I leave a lasting name? Well put this in your pipe and smoke it As long as I'm breathing I keep the world open I skip to the Lou so don't sip the soup Those your guys? Damn I gotta rip your crew My format is all that so skip the small chat If your all that then reach for the stars nigga! I recycle them bars hot like stolen cars ? please if anything brothers is holding off I got to have it till then I won't stop Soo many years rock bottom I gotta reach