Primetime
Jay Z Kanye West Lyrics

We in the time of our lives baby
We are currently living the best years of our lives.

Turn the music up, Primetime
Let's turn up the music and enjoy this moment of success.

Yeah, primetime, beat by Dion, our third eon
We are at the peak of our careers, and the music production is flawless because we worked with the best producers.

That's what the fuck we on
This is our current state of mind, and we are unapologetically enjoying it.

Mo' money, forty year old phenom
We have made a lot of money, and we are still at the top of our game even though we are in our 40s.

My fifteen minutes of fame has stretched beyond
My fame was not short-lived, and I have managed to extend it for a long time.

At forty two be better than twenty fours
We are doing better in our 40s than we did in our 20s.

I carried the 4-5, mastered 48 laws
I have carried a gun and mastered the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene to reach the top.

Still wearing my 23s they can't fuck with the boy
I still wear Air Jordan 23 sneakers, and nobody can compete with me.

Far as them 16s, I'm 23 of it all
Even though I have surpassed the Air Jordan 16 sneakers in popularity, I am still 23, the greatest basketball player of all time.

Primetime, riding that six deuce
We are enjoying our best moments riding a 62 Chevy Impala, a classic car.

That 911 I only subtract the roof
I have a Porsche 911 convertible with no roof, giving me the ultimate driving experience.

Started in '88, got warm in '92
We started our music careers in 1988, and it picked up momentum in 1992.

I landed in '96, that's the year I came through
I became successful in 1996, and that is the year I made my breakthrough in the music industry.

I hit the club, ordered some Grey Goose
I went to the club and ordered Grey Goose Vodka, a high-end beverage.

Switched it for Ciroc to give Puff's stock a boost
I switched to Ciroc Vodka because it's owned by P. Diddy, and I wanted to support his business.

New money, I found the fountain of youth
I made a lot of money, and it makes me feel young and vibrant.

I'm headed to Miami to fuck up the Fontaine Bleu
I'm going to have a wild party at the Fontaine Bleu Hotel in Miami.

A case of Ace, make it two, nigga we rolling, beat the deuce
We have two cases of Ace of Spades champagne, and we are rolling in style, beating the odds.

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do? (Ooh)
We have all night to party and have fun, so what are we waiting for?

Primetime, basking in the lime
We are enjoying our prime years and basking in the limelight.

Cassius in his prime, coloring out of the line
We are like Muhammad Ali in his prime, breaking rules, and doing things differently.

'Cause they don't want nobody that's colored out of the lines
People don't appreciate those who break traditions and do things differently.

So I'm late as a motherfucker, colored people time
Black people are often late to events, so I'm not worried about being on time.

Damn Yeezy, they all gotta be dimes?
Kanye is asking if it's necessary for all the women around him to be perfect 10s.

Well, Adam gave up a rib so mine better be prime
Kanye is suggesting that he deserves a perfect partner like Adam's rib from the Bible story.

Niggas gon' kill me, I swear they better be lying
Kanye is aware of the haters and doubters and he is confident that they won't harm him.

I never live in fear, I'm too out of my mind
Kanye doesn't live in fear of anything because he is too confident and sure of himself.

Primetime, never hit these heights
Kanye has never been as successful as he is now, at his prime.

I mean it's like, it's like our first 1st class flight
It feels like a first-class flight for Kanye and Jay-Z, their success is soaring high.

I'm trippin' on it, socks on marble floors
Kanye is high on success, and he is walking on luxurious marble floors wearing socks.

I'm slippin' on it, champagne, I'm sippin' on it
Kanye is sipping on champagne and feeling tipsy from the success.

Shit taste different, don't it?
Success feels different, more refined, and luxurious.

You know what? You right
Jay-Z agrees with Kanye's statement about the taste of success.

"When you coming home", that's a text from my wife
Jay-Z's wife is texting him, asking when he is coming home.

I told her, run a bubble bath
Jay-Z told his wife to run a bubble bath for him when he comes home.

And float in that motherfucker like a hovercraft
Jay-Z wants his wife to relax and float in the bubble bath like she's on a hovercraft.

And soak in that motherfucker 'til I call you back
Jay-Z wants his wife to enjoy her time in the bubble bath until he calls her back.

I mean who says shit like that, and doesn't laugh
Jay-Z is joking about how romantic and cheesy his text to his wife was.