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“Magnificent” was the first official single from Rick Ross’s third album Deeper Than Rap. It was the first of several eventual song collaborations with John Legend.
Samples “Gotta Make it Up to You” by Angela Bofill, which was also sampled in Prodigy’s “You Can Never Feel My Pain”
[Intro: Rick Ross]
Baby, you a true thoroughbred, a born winner
I expect you to be magnificent
It's the boss
It gets no better than this (Maybach Music)
[Chorus: John Legend]
Swimmin' in women, champagne sippin'
Gold emblem with, two M's in it (ha-hah)
This pimpin' is so magnificent
Stop dreamin' it, I'm livin' it!
Oh I, I can show you
Oh I, show you better than I can tell you (ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa)
Oh I, I-I can show you
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Verse 1: Rick Ross]
I'm the Magnificent with a sensational style
Far from bein' shallow 'cause she caught me with a smile
Try to figure out my style, baby that'll take a minute
But if all we got is time, you can't be actin' timid
So we back to playin' tennis, meanin' goin' back and forth
She the one that I adore, so I tried to enter raw
Conscience intervenes, concentratin' on my cream
I'm the king, make a move, pawns all the way to Queens
I'm a don, I'm a boss, I'm a profit, I'm a G
I'm a CEO, which means that I profit off of me
All white tees, still rockin' my Nike Airs
Fresh outta flight school, 'cause I'm fly right here
Ain't nothin' free, I'm chargin' to breathe air
If it's not on Maybach, really who the hell cares?
My money long, my nigga, my money strong
If you ain't gettin' money that mean you done somethin' wrong
Boss!
[Chorus: John Legend]
Swimmin' in women, champagne sippin'
Gold emblem with, two M's in it (ha-hah)
This pimpin' is so magnificent
Stop dreamin' it, I'm livin' it!
Oh I, I can show you
Oh I, show you better than I can tell you (ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa)
Oh I, I-I can show you
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Verse 2: Rick Ross]
I'm the Magnificent with a sensational style
Down to all of my automobiles, with no miles
Yellow Corvettes, black rally stripes
And I never phone ahead, all she do is hear the pipes
Project bitches, upscale kittens
Fuck her for a minute, that night we countin' digits
Maybach money so I always had a vision
I would always tell my niggas but, ain't nobody listened
Words work magic, haters wreak havoc
Ain't nothin' on my back but the delicates of fabrics
I made a transition from the thieves
To the biggest executive Def Jam's ever seen
Lyor's dream, Sean John suit
And a S. Dot ring, Chandon for my crew
Bad hoes in pursuit, Masspike on a two
Gunplay he a glue, goon with an attitude, holla
[Chorus: John Legend]
Swimmin' in women, champagne sippin'
Gold emblem with, two M's in it (ha-hah)
This pimpin' is so magnificent
Stop dreamin' it, I'm livin' it!
Oh I, I can show you
Oh I, show you better than I can tell you (ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa)
Oh I, I-I can show you
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Verse 3: Rick Ross]
I'm the Magnificent with a sensational style
When I decorate a home, marble flowin' like the Nile
Nigga you a clown, here's the number you should dial
Yeah it start with 305, but we end at four pound
"Sak pase" to Zoe Pound, for lifers in O-Town
All them Carol City killers, they're likin' it broke down
Money is a must, Tommy guns on a bus
Allan Zamren on the case so you know what you could suck
Wear red all the time, but really I'm color blind
Wanna catch my attention, nigga? Throw up a dollar sign
One time for the Crips, young G's buyin' cribs
And I smoke with Vice Lords when I visit Mississip'
The game never change, money still a focal
But it's time to rape the game, like Puffy did Total
Like Rev Run in the tub, still smokin'
In memory of Shakir, Boss gotta shout Oakland
[Chorus: John Legend]
Swimmin' in women, champagne sippin'
Gold emblem with, two M's in it (ha-hah)
This pimpin' is so magnificent
Stop dreamin' it, I'm livin' it!
Oh I, I can show you
Oh I, show you better than I can tell you (ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa)
Oh I, I-I can show you
Oh I, oh I, oh I
Magnificent was written by Rick Ross & John Legend & Kevin Crowe & Erik Ortiz & Angela Bofill & Jeffrey Cohen & Denny Diante & Narada Michael Walden.
Magnificent was produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.
Rick Ross released Magnificent on Tue Feb 24 2009.
Special Ed had nothing but praise for Rick Ross taking lyrical inspiration from his classic track I’m the Magnificent:
I loved what he did. At the end of the day when another artist shouts me out, that’s love. That’s showing me that I meant something to you.
Special Ed via Okayplayer.