Bam

JAY-Z & Damian Marley * Track #7 On 4:44

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ALBUM

JAY-Z

2017

Bam by JAY-Z (Ft. Damian Marley)

Release Date

Fri Jun 30 2017

Performed by

JAY-ZDamian Marley

Produced by

No I.D.

Writed by

JAY-Z & Damian Marley & No I.D. & Roger Lewis & Jacob Miller & Winston Riley & Sister Nancy

About

In contrast to “Kill Jay Z” which features Jay seeking to kill his ego, “Bam” finds him acknowledging its importance to his success. The patois word that gives the song its title is generally used as an interjection for a sudden happening, though the phrase ‘bam bam’ usually refers to a contentious...

Bam Lyrics

[Chorus: Damian Marley and JAY-Z]
Now greetings to the world
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
Too much su, su, su, su, su
Them chatty, chatty, chatty
Them su, su, su, su, su
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV

[Verse 1: JAY-Z]
Shawn was on that gospel shit
I was on the total fuckin' opposite
Shit, stuff a million dollars in the sock drawer
That's a war chest in case you need your chest knocked off
Y'all be talkin' crazy under them IG pictures
So when you get to hell you tell 'em Blanco sent ya
I can't take no threats, I got a set of twins (Ah)
Those were just some words you'll never hear again (Uh huh)
For the final time you don't believe these fools
I've never seen a worker rock so many jewels (Never)
I've never seen the runner with so many cars (Never)
Y'all couldn't stop me, you're not as tough as you say you are
My advice is just don't be too nice to niggas
Just set your price on niggas and live your life, my nigga
Once upon a time in the projects
Shawn was in flight mode, I bought a Pyrex
I was in fight mode and now it's "Fuck me, mijo"
I was movin' them kilos, help you move your peoples
Sometimes you need your ego, gotta remind these fools
Who they effin' with, and we got FN's too
Before we had A&R's, we had AR's too
We the only ones really movin' like y'all say y'all do
We still movin' like y'all niggas say y'all did
Emory passed you niggas and he did a bid
Ty Ty jumped over niggas and he's like 5'6"
Got the heart of a giant, don't you ever forget
Don't you never forget, Jigga got this shit poppin'
I pulled out the pot when we was outta options

[Chorus: Damian Marley and JAY-Z]
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
Rude boy nuh live in a tenement yard
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
Them su, su, su, su, su
Too much chatty, chatty, chatty
And them su, su, su, su, su
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV

[Verse 2: JAY-Z]
Put that drum in your ear, don't get Srem'd
I'll Bobby Shmurda anybody you heard of
Niggas could not be further, I fathered your style
Birth of a Nation, Nat Turner style
Uh, y'all make me turn up all this talkin' down
Uh, niggas is skippin' leg-day just to run they mouth
I be skippin' leg day, I still run the world
I pressed ahead of your team with one finger curled
I'll line you all up with one finger wave
Make niggas weave, niggas is out here fake
Laced front to the back, don't front
Y'all gonna make me wig, I'ma give y'all what you want, uh

[Chorus: Damian Marley and JAY-Z]
Gangsta nuh live in a tenement yard
Dreadlocks nuh live in a tenement yard
Too much watchy, watchy, watchy
And them su, su, su, su, su
Too much chatty, chatty, chatty
And them su, su, su, su, su
Fuck all this pretty Shawn Carter shit nigga, HOV

[Outro: Damian Marley]
Can't you see it's my ambition
I come to nice up the whole nation
What a bam bam yeah, Lord
And mi seh what a bam bam (Do it, Jay!)
Can't you see it's my ambition
I come to nice up the whole nation
What a bam bam, what a bam bam
I don't give a God damn, I don't give a God damn
When mi come a dance and mi spliff and Guinness
Yow, crowd of people–go and mind yuh business
This a hunting season, mek I tell you hunting season
Well, I tell ya something season, yow this a hunting season
Cake and dumpling season, spinners and dumpling season
Don't play by the king, love is all I and I bring you know
Voice of the one pon gully banking
Top ranking, keep it skanking
Ooh wee, huh, hear me now

Bam Q&A

Who wrote Bam's ?

Bam was written by JAY-Z & Damian Marley & No I.D. & Roger Lewis & Jacob Miller & Winston Riley & Sister Nancy.

Who produced Bam's ?

Bam was produced by No I.D..

When did JAY-Z release Bam?

JAY-Z released Bam on Fri Jun 30 2017.

What did JAY-Z say about "Bam"?

The song ‘Bam’ with Damian Marley, it’s just jammin', it’s just like the song. But it’s secretly Shawn Carter saying, ‘Man, you need a bit of ego.’ It was because of me and the things that I’ve done, this is JAY-Z saying you needed a bit of ego for us to arrive at this point.

What has featured artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley said about the track?

What happened was I was going to LA to shoot a video, and he knew I was gonna be out there, and that’s where he was working. So he hit me up and asked if I have a few hours to stop by the studio. Some of the ideas he already had, like the hook he already had what he wanted [for it]. After doing the...

What has Jr. Gong said about his Roc Nation and TIDAL boss Hov?

[JAY-Z] is one of my favorites. The clarity, the lyrics are relatable. For example, even as a Jamaican and listening to hip-hop music you don’t really have to strain your ears to get what he’s saying. You get the point and I appreciate that. And I’m a fan of his music, you know what I mean?

What has producer No I.D. said about the song?

Hip-Hop is one of the one forms of life where we say ‘Listen to the kids.’ When people were like ‘Man, that Hov album is too adult’ I’m confused, like, ‘Being an adult is bad?’ When I look at the younger producers I saw they were outworking me. They work at a really fast pace. So I was like ‘Let me...

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