Niggas in Paris

JAY-Z & Kanye West * Track #3 On Watch the Throne

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JAY-Z & Kanye West

2011

Niggas in Paris by JAY-Z & Kanye West

Release Date

Tue Sep 13 2011

Performed by

JAY-Z & Kanye West

Produced by

Kanye West & Hit-Boy & MIKE DEAN & Anthony Kilhoffer

Writed by

JAY-Z & Kanye West & Hit-Boy & MIKE DEAN & Reverend W.A. Donaldson

About

Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:

I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within the same hour. When we’re in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening to Jeezy. Jeezy in Paris, that’s wh...

Niggas in Paris Lyrics

[Intro]
We're gonna skate to one song, one song only
Ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me

[Verse 1: JAY-Z]
So I ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me
But first niggas gotta find me
What's fifty grand to a motherfucker like me? Can you please remind me?
(Ball so hard) This shit crazy
Y'all don't know that don't shit faze me
The Nets could go 0 for 82
And I'd look at you like this shit gravy
(Ball so hard) This shit weird
We ain't even 'posed to be here
(Ball so hard) Since we here
It's only right that we'd be fair
Psycho, I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick
Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6
(Ball so hard) Got a broke clock
Rollies that don't tick-tock
Audemars that's losing time
Hidden behind all these big rocks
(B-ball so hard) I'm shocked too
I'm supposed to be locked up too
You escaped what I escaped
You'd be in Paris getting fucked up too
(B-ball so hard) Let's get faded
Le Meurice for like six days
Gold bottles, scold models
Spillin' Ace on my sick J's
(Ball so hard) Bitch, behave
Just might let you meet Ye
Chi-Town's D. Rose
I'm moving the Nets, BK

[Chorus: JAY-Z & Kanye West]
Ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me
That shit cray, that shit cray, that shit cray
B-ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me
That shit cray, that shit cray, that shit cray

[Verse 2: Kanye West & JAY-Z]
She said, "Ye, can we get married at the mall?"
I said, "Look, you need to crawl 'fore you ball"
Come and meet me in the bathroom stall
And show me why you deserve to have it all
(Ball so hard) That shit cray, ain't it, Jay?
(B-ball so hard) What she order, fish fillet?
(B-ball so hard) Your whip so cold, this old thing?
(Ball so hard) Act like you'll ever be around motherfuckers like this again
Bougie girl, grab her hand
Fuck that bitch, she don't wanna dance
Excuse my French, but I'm in France, ahah, I'm just sayin'
Prince Williams ain't do it right, if you ask me
'Cause I was him, I would have married Kate and Ashley
What's Gucci, my nigga? What's Louis, my killer?
What's drugs, my dealer? What's that jacket, Margiela?
Doctors say I'm the illest 'cause I'm suffering from realness
Got my niggas in Paris and they going gorillas, huh

[Interlude]
I don't even know what that means
No one knows what it means, but it's provocative
No, it's not, it's gross
Gets the people going

[Chorus: JAY-Z]
Ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me
B-ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me

[Outro: Kanye West, JAY-Z & Both]
You are now watching the throne
Don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone
These other niggas is lyin'
Actin' like the summer ain't mine
(I got that hot bitch in my home)
You know how many hot bitches I own?
Don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone
Don't let me get in my zone
The stars is in the building
They hands is to the ceiling
I know I'm 'bout to kill it
How you know? I got that feeling
You are now watching the throne
Don't let me into my zone
Don't let me into my zone
(I'm definitely in my zone)

[Produced by Anthony Kilhoffer, Hit-Boy, Kanye West & Mike Dean]

Niggas in Paris Q&A

Why did they play this song multiple times in a row at concerts?

During the Watch The Throne tour, the duo would play this track multiple times. This was met with tumultuous applause, so they continued to escalate. By the time they reached Paris, it was played 12 times in a row, the most times anyone had performed a song in a row.

Why do people want to fine Jay for balling so hard?

This predates Jay’s “Roc Nation Sports,” so it’s likely a reference to him being fined $50,000 for “courting” potential draft picks in early 2011.

Was a video shot for this single?

The official video is taken from a live performance of the track, with trippy visuals.

Who appeared in the music video?

There were small cameo’s from Kid Cudi, Hit-Boy and King Chip.

Did anyone attempt to remix the song?

An official remix exists with rapper T.I. and unofficial ones by Chris Brown & T-Pain, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne.

What did JAY-Z & Kanye West say about "Niggas in Paris"?

I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within the same hour. When we’re in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening to Jeezy. Jeezy in Paris, that’s what it is.

How quickly did this song go platinum?

In October 2011 it was reported the track went platinum, just under two months after it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, and just over 2 months after the release of the record.

Has this track received any certifications?

“Niggas in Paris” was certified diamond by the RIAA on June 12, 2023.

How did this song perform on the charts?

The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of January 7, 2012. The song charted for 36 weeks.

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