所属专辑:Volume. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
歌手: Jay-Z
时长: 04:02
D**e Man - Jay-Z (杰斯)[00:00:00]
Written by:Jay-Z/Shawn Carter/Ernesto Shaw/Ken Supa Engineer Duro/Darrell Digga Branch/Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro/Darrell "Digga" Branch[00:00:00]
Serena altschul's here live outside the criminal courthouse[00:00:10]
In new york city for the first day in the trial of[00:00:13]
The state vs shawn carter a k a Jay z[00:00:15]
Whatever the verdict in this trial may be[00:00:19]
The effects will undoubtedly be felt worldwid[00:00:21]
Aiyyo stand forward 'fore you take notice[00:00:23]
Or witness to me killin the track[00:00:25]
Testify 'til me spillin the smack[00:00:27]
Now they got me for traffickin racketeerin audio crack[00:00:29]
They call me d**e man d**e man[00:00:33]
I try to tell em I'm where hope floats man[00:00:35]
Ghetto spokes man[00:00:37]
A broke man approachin the bench with intent[00:00:38]
To bury me under the cell fingered me as the toast man[00:00:42]
Evidence stemmin from ninety six[00:00:45]
They say the world ain't recovered from his fix[00:00:47]
While they was usin cut I was on some other sh*t[00:00:50]
Gave it to you raw and they just discovered it[00:00:52]
Nowaday the jury got they brow raised[00:00:55]
Listenin to testimony about my foul ways[00:00:58]
Exhibit a reasonable doubt[00:01:01]
They say this was the first thing that turned the peoples ou[00:01:03]
You can feel the tension building here[00:01:06]
As an unprecedented number of people have turned out[00:01:08]
For what may be the trial of the century[00:01:10]
They call me d**e man d**e man[00:01:12]
I try to tell em I'm where hope floats man[00:01:13]
Ghetto spokes man[00:01:16]
How come you label your brand of d**e[00:01:17]
Volume 1 and spread it through the slums[00:01:20]
Fed it to the young with total disregard[00:01:23]
Your honor the state seeks the maximum charge[00:01:25]
And how could you turn right around[00:01:29]
And release a lethal dosage called volume 2[00:01:31]
And is true you operate the criminal enterprise[00:01:33]
Known as roc a fella in charge of his meteoric rise[00:01:36]
And do you deny you're responsible for the demise[00:01:39]
Of record execs and do you object[00:01:42]
Your distribution's polygram and through your connects[00:01:45]
Def jam you pushed over five million soundscan[00:01:47]
And not to mention your co horts and henchmen[00:01:51]
Dame biggs lyor kev' and russell simmons[00:01:53]
And we ain't gon' talk about murder inc[00:01:56]
That just establishes a darker deeper criminal link[00:01:58]
The state is seeking the maximum penalty[00:02:01]
And with the overwhelming amount of evidence[00:02:03]
The d a's presented things aren't looking good[00:02:05]
They call me d**e man d**e man[00:02:07]
I try to tell em I'm where hope floats man[00:02:08]
Ghetto spokes man[00:02:11]
Despite the grim outlook at this point[00:02:12]
The rapper has been known to emerge triumphant[00:02:14]
In the face of adversity[00:02:16]
They call me d**e man d**e man[00:02:17]
I try to tell em I'm where hope floats man[00:02:19]
Ghetto spokes man[00:02:22]
Jay z is taking the stand[00:02:22]
Right hand on the bible left hand in the air[00:02:24]
Before I spoke one word made sure my throat was clear[00:02:26]
A hem I'm a prisoner of circumstance[00:02:30]
Frail ni**a I couldn't much work with my hands[00:02:32]
But my mind was strong I grew where you hold your blacks up[00:02:34]
Trap us expect us not to pick gats up[00:02:37]
Where you drop your cracks off by the mack trucks[00:02:40]
Destroy our dreams of lawyers and actors[00:02:43]
Keep us spiralin goin backwards[00:02:45]
At age nine saw my first hate crime[00:02:48]
Blindfolded expected to walk a straight line[00:02:51]
Mind molded taught to love you and hate mine[00:02:53]
Climbed over it at a early age jay shined[00:02:56]
F**k the system at lady justice I blaze nine[00:02:59]
Your honor I no longer kill my people I raise mine[00:03:02]
The soul of mumia in this modern day time[00:03:05]
While the jury is inside deliberating[00:03:08]
Outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation[00:03:10]
They call me d**e man d**e man[00:03:13]
I try to tell em I'm where hope floats man[00:03:15]
Ghetto spokes man[00:03:17]
Well the verdict has just been announced not guilty[00:03:18]
It is complete pandemonium out here hook serena keeps speaking[00:03:21]
People are cheering and hugging there he is[00:03:25]
Jay z is exiting the courtroom right now[00:03:27]
There is a swarm of cameras surrounding him pop bulbs flashing[00:03:29]
Let's try and make our way over there Jay z Jay z[00:03:31]