West's second and third studio albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), both debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, with the latter becoming his most commercially successful to date. Three of his subsequent albumsโ808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and The Life of Pablo (2016)โwere certified triple platinum, while Yeezus (2013) was certified double platinum. Although not as well-received critically as his previous works, Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) continued West's streak of consecutive number-one debuts on the Billboard 200. West has also released collaborative albums including Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z, Kids See Ghosts (2018) with Kid Cudi, and Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 (2024) with Ty Dolla Sign. In fashion design, he has collaborated with Nike, Inc., Louis Vuitton, and Gap Inc. on clothing and footwear, and led the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas.
One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint 11th-most of all time and the most awarded for any hip hop artist along with Jay-Z. His other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. West holds the joint record with Bob Dylan for most albums (four) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. West's first six solo albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020, with the same publication naming him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
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Buy You A Drank
Kanye West Lyrics
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Ah ho yea
Snap ya fingaz do ya step you can do it by yaself
Play pal what up
Excuse me but this
Verse has not been russel simmons approved
Na-ah, you wont see it on run's house
My new york nigga say he heard it as sun's house
Talking about how this hoe is pro as my low is
Baby it's my low-eds maby I'm just bogus
'cause she don't want you to buy her a drink
Swiss said she aint got no money in the bank
And she be standing there
'cause its camerous trying show your legs off
You aint amerie
If I fall in love the girls gone live on the day-o
Into the day-o, she take the mono rail
And I don't want no girl that will answer to ayo
Making more hard, and make me put some work in
You get the flirting, playa just perfect
Fuck a drink, imma buy the bar if you work it
Baby girl whats your name?
Lemme talk to ya, lemme buy you a drink
Im t-pain you know me convict music nappy boy oh wee
I know the club close at 3
Whats the chances of you roll'n with me
Back to the crib show you how I live
Lets get drunk 'n forget what we did
I'ma buy you a drink ooho wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh
Talk to me, I talk back
Lets talk money, I talk that
Crunk juice bombs, oakley shades
Shawty got class, oh behave
Lets get gone, walk it out (now walk it out)
Just like that that's what im talkin' 'bout
We gon' have fun you gon' see
On that patrone you should get like me
I'ma buy you a drink ooh wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh
Let's get gone
Let's get gone
Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Now rock rock rock rock
You can do it all by yourself
Let's get gone
Let's get gone
Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Now rock rock rock rock
You can do it all by yourself
I'ma buy you a drink ooh wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh
The song "Buy You A Drank" by Kanye West/T-Pain/UGK is a track full of braggadocio, suave pick-up lines, and smooth autotuned grooves. The intro starts with T-Pain encouraging the women in the club ("shawty snap, ah ho yea, snap ya fingaz do ya step, you can do it by yaself"), setting the tone for the rest of the track. The first verse, delivered by Pimp C from UGK, brags about his lavish lifestyle and the women who want to be with him. Pimp C boasts about his money, his cars, and his reputation with the ladies. After Pimp C finishes his verse, T-Pain takes over the second verse and offers to buy a girl a drink and take her home with him. Through clever wordplay and autotune-filled melodies, T-Pain uses his smooth talking and celebrity status to woo the woman and take her home for a night of fun.
The songโs lyrics are a series of pick-up lines aimed at wooing women in a club setting. T-Pain, a master of crooning over trap beats, offers to "buy you a drank" if you'll join him for a night of fun. He uses his trademark autotune to create a smooth, almost robotic sound that makes his pick-up lines even more seductive. Pimp C brags about his money, his cars, and his reputation with women. He wants to take the woman home with him and show her a good time.
Line by Line Meaning
Shawty snap
Shorty, snap your fingers to the beat of this song
Ah ho yea
This is a vocalization that means something like โyesโ
Snap ya fingaz do ya step you can do it by yaself
Snap your fingers and then do a dance move by yourself because you don't need a partner to dance
Play pal what up
A casual greeting to a friend or acquaintance
Excuse me but this
I apologize, but please note that this verse has not been approved by Russell Simmons
Verse has not been russel simmons approved
This verse of the song has not been approved by Russell Simmons
Na-ah, you wont see it on run's house
You won't see this song played on the television show Run's House
Na-ah, you wont see it on nuns house
You won't hear this song played in a convent
My new york nigga say he heard it as sun's house
My friend from New York heard this song and thought it said 'sun's house'
Talking about how this hoe is pro as my low is
The song is about a woman who is as professional as I am
Baby it's my low-eds maby I'm just bogus
Maybe I'm lying about my level of professionalism
'cause she don't want you to buy her a drink
The woman does not want me to buy her a drink
Swiss said she aint got no money in the bank
According to Swiss, the woman I am interested in does not have any money in the bank
And she be standing there
The woman is standing here, looking attractive
'cause its camerous trying show your legs off
She is standing there to show off her legs for the camera
You aint amerie
You are not the musician Amerie
If I fall in love the girls gone live on the day-o
If I fall in love, I will live with the woman and every day will be like the song โDay-Oโ
Into the day-o, she take the mono rail
We will take the monorail to get to our destination
And I don't want no girl that will answer to ayo
I don't want a woman who will respond to being called 'ayo'
Making more hard, and make me put some work in
She is making things more difficult for me, and I have to make an effort to impress her
You get the flirting, playa just perfect
You are great at flirting, you are a real player
Fuck a drink, imma buy the bar if you work it
I don't need to buy her a drink, I will buy the entire bar if she impresses me
Baby girl whats your name?
Excuse me, miss, may I ask what your name is?
Lemme talk to ya, lemme buy you a drink
Let me chat with you, and let me buy you a drink
Im t-pain you know me convict music nappy boy oh wee
I am T-Pain, you may know me from my music on the Convict record label, and my alias is 'Nappy Boy'
I know the club close at 3
I am aware that the club will close at 3 in the morning
Whats the chances of you roll'n with me
What are the odds that you would accompany me?
Back to the crib show you how I live
I will take you back to my place and show you how I live
Lets get drunk 'n forget what we did
Let's imbibe alcohol and then have a good time while forgetting what we did
I'ma buy you a drink ooho wee
I will buy you a drink; oh wow
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I'm going to bring you home with me
I got money in the bank
I have a significant amount of money saved in my bank account
Shawty what you think 'bout that
What do you think of that, girl?
Ill be in the grey cadillac
I will be driving my grey Cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We are getting intimate in the bed
Talk to me, I talk back
Speak to me, and I will reply in kind
Lets talk money, I talk that
Let's discuss money, as that is a topic of interest to me
Crunk juice bombs, oakley shades
I am enjoying drinking crunk juice and wearing Oakley sunglasses
Shawty got class, oh behave
The girl I'm interested in has a lot of class, so I need to be on my best behavior
Lets get gone, walk it out (now walk it out)
Let's leave now and walk outside (now walk it out)
Just like that that's what im talkin' 'bout
Exactly, that's what I'm saying
We gon' have fun you gon' see
We are going to have a great time, trust me
On that patrone you should get like me
We should drink some Patron together, you will like it
Let's get gone
Let's leave this place and go somewhere else
Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Let's walk outside (and think about it, aw snap)
Now rock rock rock rock
Let's dance to the music
You can do it all by yourself
You don't need a partner to dance, you can do it alone
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alphonso J. Bailey, Darryl R. Richardson, Earl T. Stevens, Faheem Najm, Isaac Hayes III, Jarvis Tremain Griffin, Jasiel Almon T. Robinson, Jonathan H. Smith, Miguel Deangleo Willis, Reginald Michael Jones, Richard Wayne Jr. Sims, Sean Paul Joseph
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@AmonsRealm
I miss kanye west and t pain collabs they used to go crazy
@Woodybelfortt
it's been 10 years!!! damm great beat!!
@1bandzzz
Now 3 yrs after
@robertochavez2509
From 0:40 - 0:55 pure gold, the rhyme, the beat, the perfection
@RD-NTN
0:17 - 0:30 for me, the flow of the first sentences is crazy bouncy.
@tylercouture216
the 2000s were the best
@breonkas
Whoever produced this deserves a grammy. I love how the beat changes at 3:44 ๐คฏ
@twisted1294
I was 14 when this came outโฆ still remember listening to the radio before bed.
@Stackz96
Ye was spitting ๐ฅ๐ฅ
@ItzEien
im bumping this at my funeral.