Can I Get A... (Live on MTV Unplugged, 2001) - JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel

Uh, uh, uh, uh, it's big pimpin' baby It's big pimpin', spendin' G's Feel me, uh huh uh, uh huh Ge-ge-geyeah, geyeah Ge-ge-geyeah, geyeah You know I thug 'em, fuck 'em, love 'em, leave 'em 'Cause I don't fuckin' need 'em Take 'em out the hood, keep 'em lookin good But I don't fuckin' feed 'em First time they fuss I'm breezin' Talki'n 'bout, what's the reasons? I'm a pimp in every sense of the word, bitch Better trust than believe 'em In the cut where I keep 'em Till I need a nut, till I need to beat the guts Then it's, beep beep and I'm pickin' 'em up Let 'em play with the dick in the truck Many chicks wanna put Jigga fist in cuffs Divorce him and split his bucks Just because you got good head, I'ma break bread So you can be livin' it up Shit I parts with nothin', y'all be frontin' Me give my heart to a woman Not for nothin', never happen I'll be forever mackin' Heart cold as assassins, I got no passion I got no patience and I hate waitin' Hoe get yo' ass in and let's r i i i i i d e Check 'em out now R i i i i i d e, yeah And let's r i i i i i d e Check 'em out now R i i i i i d e, yeah We doin', big pimpin', we spendin' G's Check 'em out now, big pimpin', on B L A D's We doin' big pimpin' up in NYC It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B Yo yo yo, big pimpin', spendin' G's We doin', big pimpin', on B L A D's We doin'. big pimpin' up in NYC It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B Nigga it's the big Southern rap impresario Comin' straight up out the black barrio Makes a mill' up off a sorry hoe Then sit back and peep my scenario Oops, my bad, that's my scenario No I can't fuck a scary hoe Now every time, every place, everywhere we go Hoes start pointin', they say, there he go Now these motherfuckers know we carry mo' heat than a little bit We don't pull it out over little shit And if you catch a lick when I spit, then it won't be a little hit Go read a book you illiterate son of a bitch and step up yo' vocab Don't be surprised if yo' hoe stab out with me And you see us comin' down on yo' slab Livin' ghetto fabulous, so mad, you just can't take it But nigga if you hatin' I Then you wait while I get yo' bitch butt naked, just break it You gotta pay like you weigh wet wit two pairs of clothes on Now get yo' ass to the back as I'm flyin' to the track Timbaland let me spit my pro's on Pump it up in the prozone That's the track that we breakin' these hoes on Ain't the track that we flow's on But when shit get hot, then the Glock start poppin' like ozone We keep hoes crunk like Trigger man Fo' real it don't get no bigger man Don't trip, let's flip, gettin' throwed on the flip Gettin' blowed with the motherfuckin' Jigga Man, fool We be big pimpin', spendin' G's We be big pimpin', on B L A D's We be big pimpin' down in P A T It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B 'Cause we be big pimpin', spendin' G's And we be big pimpin', on B L A D's 'Cause we be big pimpin' in P A T It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B nigga Uh, smokin' out, throwin' up, keepin' lean up in my cup All my car got leather and wood, in my hood we call it buck Everybody wanna ball, holla at broads at the mall If he up, watch him fall, nigga I can't fuck witch'all If I wasn't rappin' baby, I would still be ridin' Mercedes Chromin' shinin' sippin' daily, no rest until whitey pay me Uh, now what y'all know bout them Texas boys Comin' down in candied toys, smokin' weed and talkin' noise We be big pimpin', spendin' G's We be big pimpin', on B L A D's We be big pimpin' down in P A T It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B 'Cause we be big pimpin', spendin' G's And we be big pimpin', on B L A D's 'Cause we be big pimpin' in P A T It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C and B U N B nigga

You guys are here, the band's here And we're essentially celebrating Um, music that we, we both care about And uh, that's so, that um- So making the records can be really harsh and And very intense and kinda pull you apart but, um I look forward to celebrating it with you guys Which is the story of this song This is a song about loss and depression, anxiety and etc., etc. And we got to spend the last three years shouting it together It's called "I Wanna Get Better" Hey, I hear the voice of a preacher from the back room Calling my name and I follow just to find you I trace the faith to a broken down television, put on the weather And I've trained myself to give up on the past 'cause I Froze in time between hearses and caskets Lost control when I panicked at the acid test (I wanna get better) While my friends were getting high And chasing girls down parkway lines I was losing my mind because the love The love, the love, the love, the love That I gave was wasted on a nice face In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet Counting seconds through the night, I got (carried away) So I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself, hey (I wanna get better) Didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face I wanna get better and better, better, better I wanna get (better) Didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change I wanna get better and better, better, better I wanna get (better) To my room where there's girls on the ceiling Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling Of an 18 year old who didn't know what loss was Now I'm a stranger And I miss the days of a life still permanent Mourn the years before I got (carried away) So I'm standing on the interstate screaming at myself (Hey, I wanna get better) I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change (I wanna get better, better, better, better) I wanna get better 'Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi I'm screaming out my bedroom window Even if it's gonna kill me, hey You know that I woke up this morning early before my family From this dream she was tryin' to show me How a life can move from the darkness Yeah, she said to get better So I put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet And I crashed my car 'cause I wanna get (carried away) That's why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself (Hey, I wanna get better) Didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I love you Jersey I love you Stone Pony Thank you so much