Jay-Z
"Imaginary Player"
From the album: In My Lifetime Vol. 1


Yeah
I mean like
I gotta be like the pioneer to this shit, you know
I was popping that Cristal
When all y'all niggas thought it was beer and shit, you know
Wearing that platinum shit
When all y'all chicks thought it was silver and shit
I got to be the pioneer of this shit
Bottom line
I'm going to show you how to do it
Check it


I spit that other shit
That's the nice motherfucker shit
Fed time follow me around, deep cover shit nigga
You beer money, I'm all year money
I'm popping, you ain't got to count it, it's all there money
I never change money 'cause niggas got strange money
N.A.R.C.'ed up, marked up, fucked up in the game money
I got bail money, XXL money
You got flash now, but time will reveal money
I spit the hottest shit, you need it I got it shit
That down South Master P, Bout It Bout It shit
I got blood money, straight up thug money
That brown paper bag under your mattress drug money
You got show dough, little to no dough
Sell a bunch of records and you still owe dough
I got 900 and 96 plus 4 more dough
You crazy, you full gazy, and loco with dough papo


Yea, I mean, these imaginary niggas man
Run up on you in the street and stick you
Roc-a-fella pounds
Big ryders
Like niggas knew you before rap or somthing
Shit you ain't got nothing to do with rap
You don't see my face
I'm uncomfortable dog
I don't know you


And now you got these young cats acting like they slung cats
All in they dumb raps, talking about how they funds stack
When I see them in the street, I don't see none of that
Bad playboy, where the fuck is the hummer at?
Where's all the ice with all the platinum under that?
Those ain't rolex diamonds, what the fuck you done to that?
Y'all rapping ass niggas, y'all funny to me
Selling records, being you but still you want to be me
I guess for every buck you make it's like a hundred for me
And still you running around thinking you got something on me
But I done did it
And y'all want to take my flow, and run with it
That's cool, I was the first one with it
Original, Jigga's the future flow digital
Still busting a gat when she gets critical
Sit it down, I don't want y'all to get it confused
I rip it down, like I ain't got nothing to lose


Ya knaw, what I mean, same shit different day
These cats sayin, I see these dudes in the street
The act like I owe them something
Like they gave me Roc-a-fella start up money
Right, right, feel me?


Groupies I leave them all fucked
Niggas, all struck
Your single was 99 cents, mine's was 4 bucks
Last year, when niggas thought it was all up
But this year I've done it again, Jigga!
What the fuck
Nigga stop whining, Jigga, still shining
Niggas kept complaining so I copped more diamonds
Rock more Versace, ain't nothing sweet
I still throw t'ree in your body, fleeing the party
Y'all can't go with me, nope, flow with me
Bet 50, not dollars either I brought some dough with me
I flow like the 5 series, in various areas
And blow holes in your weak niggas theories
It's funny how one verse can fuck up the game
You bought a 4.0 you better get your change
Ain't no platinum in those Cartiers, switch your frame
Ain't no manicures on board, then switch your plane


Yea, I mean be truthful
How you think your gonna feel right
You pull up in your 4.0 with your bitch
I pull up in a 4.6 with my bitch, the seatbacks pumpin some other shit
You know some other shit
You'd probably hop up on my dick right there
In front of your bitch
Ask me some stupid shit like
Yo, yo dog, what's the difference between a 4.0 and a 4.6?
Like 30 to 40 grand cocksucker beat it!
Does that shit's even got leathers?