Dopeman
****man -Jay-Z
Millenium flow
Serena Altschul's here live outside the criminal courthouse
in New York City for the first day in the trial of
the State vs. Shawn Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z
Whatever the verdict in this trial may be
the effects will undoubtedly be felt worldwide
Aiyyo, stand forward, 'fore you take notice
or witness to me killin the track
Testify 'til me spillin the smack
Now they got me for traffickin, racketeerin, audio crack
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
A broke man, approachin the bench with intent
to bury me under the cell, fingered me as the toast man
Evidence stemmin from ninety-six
They say the world ain't recovered from his fix
While they was usin cut I was on some other *****t
Gave it to you raw and they just discovered it
Nowaday, the jury got they brow raised
Listenin to testimony about my foul ways
Exhibit A: "Reasonable Doubt"
They say this was the first thing that turned the peoples out
You can feel the tension building here
as an unprecedented number of people have turned out
for what may be the "Trial of the Century"
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
How come, you label your brand of ****
"Volume 1" and spread it through the slums?
Fed it to the young with total disregard
Your honor, the State seeks the maximum charge
And how could you, turn right around
and release a lethal dosage called "Volume 2"
And is true you operate the criminal enterprise
known as Roc-a-Fella in charge of his meteoric rise?
And do you deny you're responsible for the demise
of record execs, and do you object?
Your distribution's Polygram, and through your connects
Def Jam, you pushed over five million SoundScan
And not to mention, your co-horts and henchmen
Dame, Biggs, Lyor, Kev' and Russell Simmons
And we ain't gon' talk about Murder, Inc.
That just establishes a darker deeper criminal link
The State is seeking the maximum penalty
and with the overwhelming amount of evidence
the D.A.'s presented, things aren't looking good
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
Despite the grim outlook at this point
the rapper has been known to emerge triumphant
in the face of adversity
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
Jay-Z is taking the stand
Right hand on the Bible, left hand in the air
Before I spoke one word, made sure my throat was clear
A-hem, I'm a prisoner of circumstance
Frail *****, I couldn't much work with my hands
But my mind was strong, I grew where you hold your blacks up
Trap us, expect us not to pick gats up
Where you drop your cracks off by the Mack trucks
Destroy our dreams of lawyers and actors
Keep us spiralin, goin backwards
At age nine, saw my first hate crime
Blindfolded, expected to walk a straight line
Mind molded, taught to love you and hate mine
Climbed over it, at a early age, Jay *****ned
***** the system at Lady Justice I blaze nine
Your Honor, I no longer kill my people, I raise mine
The soul of Mumia in this modern day time
While the jury is inside deliberating
outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
Well the verdict has just been announced: NOT GUILTY!
It is complete pandemonium out here!
They call me **** Man, **** Man
I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
Ghetto spokes-man
Let's try and make our way over there, Jay-Z! Jay-Z!
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[00:01.22]****man -Jay-Z
[00:09.32]Millenium flow
[00:10.45]Serena Altschul's here live outside the criminal courthouse
[00:13.07]in New York City for the first day in the trial of
[00:16.12]the State vs. Shawn Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z
[00:19.42]Whatever the verdict in this trial may be
[00:20.86]the effects will undoubtedly be felt worldwide
[00:23.49]Aiyyo, stand forward, 'fore you take notice
[00:25.17]or witness to me killin the track
[00:26.88]Testify 'til me spillin the smack
[00:29.12]Now they got me for traffickin, racketeerin, audio crack
[00:33.11]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[00:34.87]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[00:37.71]Ghetto spokes-man
[00:38.07]
[00:39.04]A broke man, approachin the bench with intent
[00:41.86]to bury me under the cell, fingered me as the toast man
[00:45.35]Evidence stemmin from ninety-six
[00:47.72]They say the world ain't recovered from his fix
[00:50.12]While they was usin cut I was on some other *****t
[00:52.76]Gave it to you raw and they just discovered it
[00:55.75]Nowaday, the jury got they brow raised
[00:58.50]Listenin to testimony about my foul ways
[01:01.06]Exhibit A: "Reasonable Doubt"
[01:03.59]They say this was the first thing that turned the peoples out
[01:06.31]You can feel the tension building here
[01:08.15]as an unprecedented number of people have turned out
[01:10.47]for what may be the "Trial of the Century"
[01:12.55]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[01:14.00]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[01:16.27]Ghetto spokes-man
[01:17.39]How come, you label your brand of ****
[01:20.73]"Volume 1" and spread it through the slums?
[01:23.03]Fed it to the young with total disregard
[01:24.84]
[01:25.57]Your honor, the State seeks the maximum charge
[01:28.39]And how could you, turn right around
[01:31.15]and release a lethal dosage called "Volume 2"
[01:33.82]And is true you operate the criminal enterprise
[01:35.83]
[01:36.67]known as Roc-a-Fella in charge of his meteoric rise?
[01:39.70]And do you deny you're responsible for the demise
[01:42.27]of record execs, and do you object?
[01:44.91]Your distribution's Polygram, and through your connects
[01:47.78]Def Jam, you pushed over five million SoundScan
[01:50.88]And not to mention, your co-horts and henchmen
[01:53.57]Dame, Biggs, Lyor, Kev' and Russell Simmons
[01:56.16]And we ain't gon' talk about Murder, Inc.
[01:58.67]That just establishes a darker deeper criminal link
[02:01.52]The State is seeking the maximum penalty
[02:03.23]and with the overwhelming amount of evidence
[02:04.98]the D.A.'s presented, things aren't looking good
[02:07.14]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[02:08.75]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[02:11.33]Ghetto spokes-man
[02:12.78]Despite the grim outlook at this point
[02:14.47]the rapper has been known to emerge triumphant
[02:16.60]in the face of adversity
[02:17.95]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[02:19.70]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[02:22.30]Ghetto spokes-man
[02:23.60]Jay-Z is taking the stand
[02:24.49]Right hand on the Bible, left hand in the air
[02:26.43]Before I spoke one word, made sure my throat was clear
[02:29.06]A-hem, I'm a prisoner of circumstance
[02:31.60]Frail *****, I couldn't much work with my hands
[02:34.49]But my mind was strong, I grew where you hold your blacks up
[02:37.70]Trap us, expect us not to pick gats up
[02:40.11]Where you drop your cracks off by the Mack trucks
[02:42.85]Destroy our dreams of lawyers and actors
[02:45.87]Keep us spiralin, goin backwards
[02:48.58]At age nine, saw my first hate crime
[02:51.47]Blindfolded, expected to walk a straight line
[02:54.19]Mind molded, taught to love you and hate mine
[02:56.71]Climbed over it, at a early age, Jay *****ned
[02:59.67]***** the system at Lady Justice I blaze nine
[03:02.37]Your Honor, I no longer kill my people, I raise mine
[03:05.42]The soul of Mumia in this modern day time
[03:07.92]While the jury is inside deliberating
[03:10.15]outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation
[03:13.05]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[03:14.90]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[03:17.16]Ghetto spokes-man
[03:18.66]Well the verdict has just been announced: NOT GUILTY!
[03:21.85]It is complete pandemonium out here!
[03:24.13]They call me **** Man, **** Man
[03:25.90]I try to tell em I'm where hope, floats man
[03:28.49]Ghetto spokes-man
[03:29.95]
[03:31.96]Let's try and make our way over there, Jay-Z! Jay-Z!
