J. Cole - The Blueprint 3 lyrics

1. WHAT WE TALKIN' ABOUT: JAY Z + LUKE STEELE (OF EMPIRE OF THE SUN) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978 and NO ID for Rich Daily Since 71. Written by S. Carter, K. West, E. Wilson, K. Randolph, F. Mercier. Keys: Jeff Bhasker and Kevin Randolph. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Stu-dio, HI. Luke Steele vocals recorded by Luke Steele at Kingdom Studios and The Holy Chateau, Perth, Australia. Engineered by Dom Monteleone. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Please Gimme My Publish-ing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI) / © 2009 Chrysalis Songs / NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved./ Stank Music (ASCAP). Contains a sample of “Spirit” written and performed by Frédéric Mercier P 1978. Used courtesy of Frédéric Mercier under license to Mellophonia Records. Luke Steele appears courtesy of EMI Music Australia/Astralwerks/Virgin 2. THANK YOU Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978 and NO ID for Rich Daily Since 71. Written by S. Carter, K. West, E. Wilson, M. Valle. Keys: Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Studio, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI) / © 2009 Chrysalis Songs / NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved. / Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Edicoes Musicais Tapajos Ltda. Contains excerpts from “Ele E Ela” as performed by Marcos Valle. Used courtesy of EMI Brazil under license from EMI Music Marketing 3. D.O.A. (DEATH OF AUTO-TUNE) Produced by NO ID for Rich Daily Since 71. Written by S. Carter, E. Wilson, G. DeCarlo, D. Frashuer, P. Leka, J. Nilovic, D. s**y. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Avex Honolulu Studios, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/© 2009 Chrysalis Songs/NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Per-mission. All Rights Reserved. Contains elements of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” (G. DeCarlo/D. Frashuer/P. Leka), Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved. Also contains a sample of “In the Space”, written and performed by Janko Nilovic & Dave s**y, used courtesy of APM Music o/b/o Creasound 4. RUN THIS TOWN: JAY-Z + RIHANNA + KANYE WEST Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978 and No ID for Rich Daily Since 71. Written by S. Carter, K. West, E. Wilson, J. Bhasker, R. Fenty, A. Alatas. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Avex Hono-lulu Studios, HI & Roc The Mic Studio, NYC and by Marcos Tovar at West-lake Studio, Los Angeles. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for Guru-Crates LLC at Roc The Mic, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI)/© 2009 Chrysalis Songs/NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved./All the Above Publishing/Sony ATV (BMI)/Annarhi Music LLC admin by EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI)/Athanasios Alatas Publishing. Contains a sample of “Someday in Athens” by Alatas Athanasios [The 4 levels of Exis-tence], used courtesy of Eikonaxos & Athanasios Alatas. Written by and used courtesy of Athanasios Alatas. Rihanna appears courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group. Kanye West appears courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group 5. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: JAY-Z + ALICIA KEYS Produced by Shux. Co-produced by Jane't “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Angela Hunte. Written by S. Carter, A. Shuckburgh, J. Sewell-Ulepic, A. Hunte, A. Keys, B. Keyes, S. Robinson. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC. A. Keys vocals recorded at Oven Studios, NYC by Ann Mincieli. Mixed by Ken ‘DURO' Ifill / The Chairman of the Boards at KMA Studios, NYC. Mix a**isted by Jordan ‘DJ Swivel' Young. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Al Shuckburgh/ Global Talent Publishing (PRS) / Foray Music/Masani Elshabazz Music (SESAC)/EMI April Music Inc./J Sewell Publishing (AS-CAP) / EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Lellow Productions (ASCAP) / Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music (BMI). Featuring samples from The Moments recording “Love On A Two Way Street”, produced under license from and by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company. Used courtesy of Robinson Music Group, LLC. Alicia Keys appears courtesy of J Records 6. REAL AS IT GETS: JAY-Z + YOUNG JEEZY Produced by The Inkredibles for Nasty Beatmakers/We The Best Management. Written by S. Carter, J. Jenkins, M. Carpenter, L. Elliott, J. Mollings, L. Mollings. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC, and Karl Heil-bron for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. at Lava Studios, Cleveland, OH. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/EMI Blackwood Inc o/b/o itself and Young Jeezy Music (BMI)/So Inkredible LLC (SESAC)/Irocnasty Music (BMI) administered by Kobalt Music/Mollings Music (ASCAP) administered by Kobalt Music. Young Jeezy appears courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group 7. ON TO THE NEXT ONE: JAY-Z + SWIZZ BEATZ Produced by Swizz Beatz for Swizz Beatz Productions. Written by S. Carter, K. Dean, G. Auge, X. De Rosnay, J. Chaton. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and by Miki Tsutsumi at Oven Studios, NYC. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/Swizz Beatz/Universal Tunes, A Division of Songs of Universal, Inc. (SESAC)/Irish Town Songs/Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Universal Music –MGB Songs (ASCAP). Featur-ing samples from the Justice recording “D.A.N.C.E”, produced under license from and by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company, used courtesy of Because Music 8. OFF THAT: JAY-Z + DRAKE Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions, Inc. and Jerome “Jroc” Harmon for Bronze and Brainz Productions/Timbaland Productions, Inc. Written by S. Carter, T. Mosley, J. Harmon, A. Graham. Recorded by Chris Godbey and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC. Mixed by Chris Godbey for Side By Side/ JVU Ent. at Record Plant, Los Angeles. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/Virginia Beach Music Publishing/Warner Chappell (ASCAP)/Jerome Harmon Publishing/Warner Chappell (BMI)/EMI Blackwood/ Live Write, LLC (BMI). Drake appears cour-tesy of Young Money/Cash Money Records 9. A STAR IS BORN: JAY-Z + J. COLE Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978 and NO ID for Rich Daily Since 71. Additional production by Kenoe for Nightrydas. Written by S. Carter, K. West, E. Wilson, J. Cole, M. Jordan, A. Goodman, G. Medoro. Keys: Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Studio, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI) / © 2009 Chrysalis Songs / NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved./ Songs of Univer-sal, Inc. / Kenoe Music Publishing (BMI) / Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music (BMI) / Dreamvillain Music/BMI. Featuring samples from the Mother Freedom Band recording “Touch Me”, produced under license from and by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company. Used courtesy of Robinson Music Group, LLC. J. Cole appears courtesy of Roc Nation 10. VENUS VS. MARS Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions, Inc. and Jerome “Jroc” Harmon for Bronze and Brainz Productions/Timbaland Productions, Inc. Written by S. Carter, T. Mosley, J. Harmon. Recorded by Chris Godbey and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC. Mixed by Chris Godbey for Side By Side/ JVU Ent. at Record Plant, Los Angeles. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Virginia Beach Music Publishing/ Warner Chappell (ASCAP) / Jerome Harmon Publishing/ Warner Chappell (BMI) 11. ALREADY HOME: JAY-Z + KID CUDI Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978. Addi-tional production by NO ID and Jeff Bhasker. Written by S. Carter, K. West, E. Wilson, S. Mescudi, H. Mudie. Keys: Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Studio, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Mu-sic (ASCAP) / Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI)/ © 2009 Chrysalis Songs / NO ID Music (BMI) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved. /Elsie's Baby Boy (ASCAP) / Mudies Music (BMI). Contains a sample of “Mad Mad Ivy”, written by H. Mudie and performed by Gladstone Anderson and the Mudies All-Stars, used courtesy of Moodisc Records and Mudies Music (BMI). Kid Cudi appears courtesy of Motown/Universal 12. HATE: JAY-Z + KANYE WEST Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978. Written by S. Carter, K. West, J. Bhasker. Keys: Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Studio, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Base-line Studios, NYC. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI) / All The Above Pub-lishing (BMI). Kanye West appears courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group 13. REMINDER Produced by Timbaland for Timbaland Productions, Inc. and Jerome “Jroc” Harmon for Bronze and Brainz Productions/Timbaland Productions, Inc. Written by S. Carter, T. Mosley, J. Harmon, N. Briscoe. Additional vocals performed by K. Briscoe courtesy of Out$yder Entertainment, Inc. Re-corded by Chris Godbey and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC. Mixed by Chris Godbey for Side By Side/ JVU Ent. at Record Plant, Los Angeles. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Virginia Beach Music Publishing/ Warner Chappell (ASCAP) / Jerome Harmon Pub-lishing/ Warner Chappell (BMI) / Out$yder Entertainment Music Publishing/Sony/ATV Sounds, LLC (SESAC) 14. SO AMBITIOUS: JAY-Z + PHARRELL Produced by The Neptunes. Written by S. Carter and P. Williams. Recorded by Andrew Coleman at South Beach Studios, Miami, FL and Midnight Blue Studios Miami, FL. Digital editing and arrangement by Andrew Coleman. As-sisted by Hart Gunther and Jason Wilkie. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC. Mixed by Fabian Marasciullo at Record Plant Studio, Los Angeles. Mix a**isted by Ramon Rivas. EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ More Water from Nazareth Publish-ing/EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP). Pharrell Williams appears courtesy of Interscope Records 15. YOUNG FOREVER: JAY-Z + MR HUDSON Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats Hip Hop Since 1978. Written by M. Gold, F. Mertens, B. Lloyd, S. Carter, K. West. Keys: Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton at Roc The Mic, NYC and Andrew Dawson at Avex Honolulu Studio, HI. Mixed by Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton for GuruCrates LLC at Baseline Studios, NYC. Budde Songs Inc. (BMI)/ EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o Carter Boys Music (ASCAP)/ Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood (BMI). Contains sample of “Forever Young” by Alphaville. Produced under license from Warner Music Germany by ar-rangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company. Mr Hudson appears courtesy of Mercury Records