Kanye West & John Legend
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye West & DJ Boom
Kanye West
Kanye West
This is an early demo of Ye’s 2004 track Family Business. It is the 11th track on his 2001 Demo Tape. The song consists of unrefined production and is missing the second half of the second verse, as well as the entirety of the third verse.
[Intro]
Coming over?
How's your son?
(All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
He made the team this year?
Aight, they said he wasn't tall enough
(All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality, real is what you lays on me)
Ma', we here, we gon' cook this Sunday, okay? So come by
Damn, that's your new girlfriend?
[Verse 1]
This is family business
And this is for the family that can't be with us
And this is for my cousin locked down, know the answer's in us
This why I spit it in my songs so sweet, like a photo of your granny's picture
Now that you're gone, it hit us
Super hard on Thanksgiving and Christmas, this can't be right
Yo, you heard the track I did, man? "This Can't Be Life"
Somebody please say grace, so I can save face
And havе a reason to cover my face
I еven made you a plate, soul food, know how Granny do it
Monkey bread on the side, know how the family do it
When I brought it, why the guard had to look all through it?
As kids, we used to laugh, who knew that life would move this fast?
Who knew I'd have to look at you through a glass?
And look, you tell me you ain't did it, then you ain't did it
And if you did, then that's family business
[Chorus]
And I don't care about (All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring)
They don't mean a thing
(All, all, all, tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all is my weight in gold
(All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality, real is what you lays on me)
Now, all I know, I know all these things
[Verse 2]
This is family business
And this is for everybody standing with us
Come on, let's take a family Grammy picture
Abi, remember when they ain't believe in me?
Now she like, "See! That's my cousin on TV!"
Now, we gettin' it and we gon' make it
And y'all gon' hate it, and I'm his favorite
[Bridge]
Rain, rain, rain, go away
Let the sun come out and all the children say
Rain, rain, rain, go awa-a-ay
Let the sun come out and all the children say
[Verse 3]
This is family business
And this is for the family that can't be with us
And this is for my cousin right now-
[Chorus]
(All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring)
They don't mean a thing
(All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
All these fancy things
(All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring)
They don't mean a thing
(All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
A thing
And I don't care about (All, all, diamond ring, diamond ring) Woo!
They don't mean a thing (All, all, all tha-thang, thang, all, all tha-thang, thang, thang)
All these fancy things
I tell you that all is my weight in gold (All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality, real is what you lays on me)
And all I know, I know all these things
[Outro]
This is family business
Family Business (Demo) was written by Kanye West & Larry Wade & Terry Callier.
Family Business (Demo) was produced by Kanye West.
Kanye West released Family Business (Demo) on Mon Jan 01 2001.