Tell ’Em I Said That lyrics
by JAY-Z
[Intro]
Ay Ay Ay Ay for as long as I remember
I've been telling y'all, man, to pull these n*ggas resumes
You better check up on these n*ggas, these n*ggas be lying, man
These n*ggas ain't really kicking this sh*t they be telling y'all, man
They wanna see y'all get f*cked up out there, man
Keep your eyes on these n*ggas, don't believe what these n*ggas tell you patna
(I'm tryna tell you partner)
[Hook]
You n*ggas ain't cool what they rap about
These n*ggas ain't do
Hear 'em say it but it really ain't true
You n*ggas ain't true
You n*ggas ain't really totin tool
Don't be no fool, you better take yo ass to school
'Cause these n*ggas ain't G's
Gangsta's, something these n*ggas can't be
What you expect? These n*ggas ain't me
You n*ggas ain't rich
You n*ggas ain't really getting bricks
It's official man, you n*ggas ain't sh*t
Tell 'em I said that!
[Verse 1]
These n*ggas lying every time you hear 'em rhyming
Hear 'em talkin' about they diamonds and how they be out there shining
For the wrap, hey, we're trapping
Tell you all they be out there grinding
And I know they ain't about that action
I'm telling you I'm around 'em
They probably try to come in the hood and sell weed
Think it's all good 'til they run into some real G's
Holla, tell us where it is
And I promise we'll leave
Hesitate to say, and boy them llama will squeeze
Please pay attention to this part of the book
One time got robbed, got shot, got shook
Got a job, started rhyming, came up with a hook
Got a chain and some tats, came up with a look
Went and made a hit record
Talked tough in a book
f*ck the image and perception, they never tough as they look
They some motherf*cking suckers
Put it on whatever
Any real n*gga know better, man these n*ggas
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
You can't tell
Them n*ggas ain't surely
Get caught, bet a n*gga gon' tell
Them n*gga don't sell
The sh*t you ain't gotta put up on a scale
He ask you if it weigh enough, just tell 'em, yeah
You n*gga just yell
Pull the pistol, them n*gga gon' bail
If he got a pistol bet he don't spray it
They don't wanna go to jail
And they ain't no hell be walking on shells
Gladiator school, is you prepared?
I can see these n*ggas scared
Got a problem with me n*gga, just say it
We can play it how you want to play it
Better go 'head
'Fore the pistol be aimed at your head
All the way down is where you gon' lay
You ain't really on the edge
You ain't under suspicion of the feds
You just telling them you is instead
You ain't never bust head
But you get behind the mic and just say it
The people oughta know, I must say it!
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
You damn right
These n*ggas don't have rights
To rap about the sh*t I did every night
Did you win every fight?
You ever went to jail for selling white?
Made bond, back in the trap same night
You know these n*ggas lame, right?
I'm speaking on it 'cause it ain't right
n*gga died, I survived, I done earned my stripes
Went to jail, came home
Twenty times got it right
But still trying keep for shootin' sucker n*ggas I don't like
'Cause the game feel like the real n*ggas on strike
This sucker get a deal, now he living so sh*te
You n*ggas outta sight, acting hard, lying on they record
Know it when you see it, recognize it, don't respect it
Got every right to check 'em when you see 'em in your city
Run up on 'em and try 'em but you see that they some b*tches
n*ggas tell you what they want you to hear
Don't tell me, real recognize real, eventually they'll see
[Hook]
Ay Ay Ay Ay
Down Down Down [fades until song ends]