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  • Skin is, skin, is

  • Skin black, my skin is black

  • My, black, my skin is yellow

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

  • I like that second one

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

  • O.J. like, "I'm not black, I'm O.J." …okay

  • House nigga, don't fuck with me

  • I'm a field nigga, go shine cutlery

  • Go play the quarters where the butlers be

  • I'ma play the corners where the hustlers be

  • I told him, "Please don't die over the neighborhood

  • That your mama rentin'

  • Take your drug money and buy the neighborhood

  • That's how you rinse it"

  • I bought every V12 engine

  • Wish I could take it back to the beginnin'

  • I coulda bought a place in Dumbo before it was Dumbo

  • For like 2 million

  • That same building today is worth 25 million

  • Guess how I'm feelin'? Dumbo

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

  • You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit

  • You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America?

  • This how they did it

  • Financial freedom my only hope

  • Fuck livin' rich and dyin' broke

  • I bought some artwork for one million

  • Two years later, that shit worth two million

  • Few years later, that shit worth eight million

  • I can't wait to give this shit to my children

  • Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine

  • But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99

  • I turned that 2 to a 4, 4 to an 8

  • I turned my life into a nice first week release date

  • Y'all out here still takin' advances, huh?

  • Me and my niggas takin' real chances, uh

  • Y'all on the 'Gram holdin' money to your ear

  • There's a disconnect, we don't call that money over here, yeah

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

  • Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga

  • Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga

  • Still nigga, still nigga

Skin is, skin, is

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JAY-Z - The Story of O.J.

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    VoiceTube posted on 2018/03/08
Video vocabulary

Keywords

property

US /ˈprɑpəti/

UK /'prɒpətɪ/

  • noun
  • Particular quality that someone or something has
  • A quality or characteristic of something.
  • A building or area of land.
  • A rule or fact in mathematics.
  • Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
  • A quality or characteristic of something.
  • An object used on stage or in a film.
  • An object used on the stage in a play or film; a prop.
  • other
  • Land and buildings.
  • The legal right to own something.
  • Something that is owned by a person or organization.
financial

US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/

UK /faɪˈnænʃl/

  • adjective
  • Involving money
  • Relating to accounting or financial records.
  • Relating to the management of money and other assets by businesses or organizations.
  • Relating to companies that manage money.
  • Relating to the economy.
  • Relating to investments.
  • Relating to money or finance.
  • Relating to money or the management of money.
  • Relating to the planning and management of finances.
  • Relating to finance or money.
  • Relating to money, investments, or the management of funds.
  • Relating to the reporting of a company's financial performance.
  • Relating to the provision of funds or resources.
  • noun
  • A person who provides advice on financial matters.
  • other
  • Money provided to support a person or activity.
field

US /fild/

UK /fi:ld/

  • noun
  • An area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.
  • Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • A battlefield.
  • A space in a form or record that is used to enter a particular item of information.
  • Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
  • Open area of land, especially without buildings
  • A region of space in which a force acts on a particular particle.
  • Grassed area where you play some sports
  • A piece of ground specially prepared and marked for sports.
  • other
  • To catch or stop (a ball) and prevent the batter or another runner from advancing.
  • To put (a team or player) into a game.
  • adjective
  • Used or done in the normal working environment rather than in a laboratory or office.
  • verb
  • To respond to something or answer a question
  • To catch or stop a ball during a game
worth

US /wɚθ/

UK /wɜ:θ/

  • preposition
  • Deserving of (a particular action).
  • noun
  • The quality that renders something desirable or valuable.
  • The quality of being good or deserving praise.
  • The monetary or material value of something.
  • other
  • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • adjective
  • Having a specified value.
  • other
  • having a particular value, especially in money
release

US /rɪ'li:s/

UK /rɪ'li:s/

  • other
  • To allow (something) to be available or to be made public.
  • To allow (something) to flow out or be emitted.
  • To allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
  • To allow (a substance) to flow out from somewhere.
  • To allow (a feeling or emotion) to be expressed.
  • To allow (someone) to be free from a duty or obligation.
  • To allow (something) to fall, drop, or escape.
  • To allow (something) to be available or accessible.
  • To make (something) available to the public.
  • To allow (something) to fall or loosen one's hold on it.
  • To allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
  • noun
  • The action or process of making a film, recording, or other product available to the public.
  • The easing of something painful or oppressive.
  • The action of setting someone free from imprisonment or detention.
  • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
  • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
  • Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
  • Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
  • A written statement giving up a legal right.
  • A catch or other device that allows a part to be freed or detached.
  • The action or process of allowing someone to leave a place where they have been kept or confined.
  • A version of a product that is offered for sale or distribution.
  • A public statement or announcement.
  • The action or process of making a product available to the public.
  • verb
  • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
  • To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
  • To let go of something you are holding
  • other
  • The action of setting someone free from imprisonment or constraint.
strip

US /strɪp/

UK /strɪp/

  • verb
  • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
  • To take property, dignity away from (someone)
  • noun
  • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
guess

US /ɡɛs/

UK /ɡes/

  • other
  • To estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.
  • Used to indicate that one thinks something is the case, but is not certain.
  • noun
  • Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
  • An estimate or conjecture.
  • An estimate or conjecture.
  • verb
  • To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • other
  • To suppose or assume (something).
break

US /brek/

UK /breɪk/

  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • A lucky opportunity.
  • A pause in activity; a rest.
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • other
  • To stop functioning.
  • To enter a building illegally, typically by force.
  • To start suddenly.
  • To escape.
  • To become known; to be revealed.
  • To interrupt an activity for a rest.
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • other
  • To put an end to.
  • To reveal or disclose (news or information).
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • To fail to observe the terms of (a law, promise, or agreement).
wanna

US /ˈwɑnə/

UK /'wɒnə/

  • verb
  • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
credit

US /ˈkrɛdɪt/

UK /'kredɪt/

  • noun
  • A unit of academic achievement.
  • System to buy something and pay for it later
  • Points earned instead of money
  • Quality of having a good reputation for a reason
  • Acknowledgement of a source of information or inspiration.
  • Points earned towards a university degree
  • other
  • Praise or approval; something that reflects well on someone.
  • An arrangement to receive goods or services now and pay for them in the future.
  • Recognition or approval for an act, ability, or quality.
  • other
  • To believe that someone has done something
  • To add money to an account.
  • adjective
  • Having a positive amount of money
  • verb
  • To add a certain amount of money to a total
  • To recognize someone's achievements or help