Primetime
Jay-Z / Kanye West Lyrics

We in the time of our lives baby
We're at the peak of our success and living our best lives.

Turn the music up, Primetime
Let's celebrate our success and enjoy the moment to the fullest.

Yeah, Primetime, beat by Dion, our third eon
We're at the top of our game and our music is the perfect representation of that.

That's what the fuck we on
We're all about success, money, and fame.

Mo' money, forty-year-old phenom
Despite being forty years old, we're still killing it financially and professionally.

My fifteen minutes of fame has stretched beyond
My success has lasted far longer than just fifteen minutes.

At forty-two be better than twenty fours,
We're still thriving despite getting older and wiser.

I carried the four five, that's the forty eighth law
Carrying a weapon is necessary to protect oneself in our business.

Still wearing my twenty three's they can't fuck with the boy
I'm still the best and no one can compete with me.

Far as them sixteen's, I'm twenty three of it all
I'm always ahead of the game and leading the pack.

Primetime, riding that six deuce
We're cruising in style and enjoying our success to the fullest.

That nine eleven I only subtract the roof
I'm driving a convertible car and enjoying the open air.

Started in eighty eight, got warm in ninety two, landed in ninety six
We've been on the rise since the late 80s and made it big in the mid-90s.

I hit the club, ordered some gray Goose, switched it for Ciroc to give Puff's stock a boost
We're always experimenting with new things and helping our friends grow their businesses.

New money, I found the fountain of youth
Our newfound wealth has given us a new lease on life.

I'm headed to Miami to fuck up the Fontaine Bleu
We're going to party hard in one of the most luxurious hotels in Miami.

A case of Ace, make it two, nigga we rolling, beat the deuce
We're buying expensive champagne and having a great time with our friends.

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do (ooh)
We're going to keep partying and having fun because the night is still young.

Primetime, basking in the lime
We're enjoying our success in the spotlight.

Cassius in his prime, coloring out of the line
We're breaking the rules and doing things our own way just like Muhammad Ali did.

Cause they don't want nobody that's colored out of the lines
They fear those who rebel and break the status quo.

So I'm late as a motherfucker, colored people time
As a person of color, I'm expected to be late and I embrace that stereotype.

Damn Yeezy, they all gotta be dimes?
Kanye West is questioning why he's expected to only date attractive women.

Well, Adam gave up a rib so mine better be prime
Kanye is jokingly saying that if Adam sacrificed a rib to make Eve, then he deserves a beautiful partner too.

Niggas gon' kill me, I swear they better be lying
Kanye isn't afraid of anyone trying to take him down because he's confident in his abilities and success.

I never live in fear, I'm too out of my mind
Kanye isn't a person who worries or frets over things, he's in his own world and confident in his abilities.

Primetime, never hit these heights
We're experiencing success that we never thought possible.

I mean, it's like our first 1st class flight
We're still in awe of our success, as if it's our first time flying first class.

I'm trippin' on it, socks on marble floors
Kanye is overwhelmed and excited by his luxurious surroundings, even down to the details like marble floors.

I'm sippin' on it, champagne, I'm sippin' on it
Kanye is drinking champagne and reveling in his luxury lifestyle.

Shit taste different, don't it?
Kanye is noticing how his newfound wealth has changed his tastes and experiences.

You know what, you right
Kanye agrees with Jay-Z's observation about how their success has changed things.

"When you coming home" That's a text from my wife
Kanye is getting messages from his wife Kim Kardashian, who is waiting for him at home.

I told her, run a bubble bath and float in that motherfucker like a hovercraft
Kanye is instructing Kim to relax and take a luxurious bubble bath while he's out partying.

And soak in that motherfucker till I call you back
Kanye wants Kim to relax and enjoy her bath until he's ready to come home and be with her.

I mean, who says shit like that, and doesn't laugh? (un-huh)
Kanye is acknowledging how ridiculous and hedonistic his life has become, but he can't help loving it anyway.

The night is young, what the fuck you wanna do, huh
They're still partying and having fun, wondering what exciting things they can do next.

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do, huh
They're still partying and having fun, wondering what exciting things they can do next.

The night is young, what you really wanna do, huh
They're still partying and having fun, wondering what exciting things they can do next.